Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19


show" She has never had a drop OF
milk since she was four months old
and has never had a mouthful OF grain.
A gentleman who saw her made the
remark, "He bet that heifer had eaten
her head off with grain" but would
hardly believe she had never had any
grain.
This is a great country for growing
all kinds of vegetables and we are
certainly enjoying our garden. The
flavor of the green peas is especially
fine. Last season Mrs. G. canned lot
of them, and we have enjoyed them up
to the fresh crop.
am sorry l did not have time this
past season to attend to transplanting
trees, but will keep the land l had pre-
pared worked up for next seasons
planting. l received number of small
trees lash and maple) from the Gov
eminent Experimental Farm at Indian
Head. / put them around the edge of
the garden and they are doing fine.
also received quite lot of other seeds,
oats, wheat, potatoes and rhubarb
roots which were acceptable.
1t Is useless for us to bother with
garden flowers as wild ones grow in
profusion. We are located near fine
creek, the water of which Is soft and
fine for bathing and washing. We have
well of water near the house, 80
feet deep and 81 feet of water all the
time, though 1t is harder than the
creek water.
Land which could be bought for five
dollars per acre three years ago is
now worth s14 per acre and steadily
advancing each year.
All kinds of improvements are going
on. Steam plows and large threshing
outfits are already in. Roads are be-
ing graded, bridges being built across
rivers and creeks. Last year / took
my family, also wagon, across the Sas-
katchewan river in a row boat, swan
my team across and now the contract
has been let for $780, 900 bridge at that
place.
The G. n. r. have run their final
survey from Battleford to Calgary,
running west about one mile north OF
us. The G. P. r. have run a survey,
which runs northwest passes about 500
| feet from the northeast corner OF our
farm. The country will soon be COW
cred with a net work of railroads and
it will keep them busy hauling the out
| put of grain. 1t is certainly encourag-
| ing to us settlers.
Two years ago, Harry, my son, and
/ as you know unloaded our car at
| Saskatoon and drove 100 miles to our
! claim. Last fall we had only Is miles
to haul our wheat to railroad and as
! you see, the prospects are we will have
a railroad at our very door and a town
nearby. This district can support a
good town and 1t will be well patron
lied.
Harry arrived home at IL p. m. last
night after going fourteen miles to
blacksmith shop to get plowshares
beat out. The shop was full of work
and II was eight p. m. when Harry left
for home and parties still In line to
| have work done. We will need stores
nearer and good mechanics.
We are all enjoying the best OF
health which is a great blessing
When we left Chicago over a year ago
my youngest sons -four years Of age)
health was so poor that l almost de-
SPARED of raising him, but he is Ger.
tainly hearty, healthy little fellow
now. The pure fresh air has done him
worlds of good.
So to sum up the whole. Why
should we not be glad we made the
break? A good farm, stock increasing
health and an independent life. What
more can we expect?
Did we have to make an effort? You
can bet we did and hustle, too. Should
you pass this way with your shotgun
this fall, we should be pleased to lei
you shoot prairie chickens of our
grain stocks.
Respectfully yours,
CHAS. " aEA ~ AID FAMILY.