The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-09-20

would hold her own in any ''fat stock
show" She has never had drop OF
milk since she was four months old
and has never had 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 | had pre-
pared worked up for next seasons
planting. | received q 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. l
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
a we'll of water near the house, 81
feet deep and 81 feet of water all the
time, though it 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 threshine
outfits are already in. Roads are be
ing graded, bridges being built across
rivers and creeks. Last year l took
my family, also wagon, across the Sas
katchewan river in row boat, swan
] my team across and now the contract
has been let for $780, 600 bridge at thai
place.
The c. n. r. have run their fina
survey from Battleford to Calgary
running west about one mile north o.
us. The c. p. r. have run survey
which runs northwest passes about 5O'
feet from the northeast corner Of ou
farm. The country will SOON be GOV
cred with a net work of railroads ant
il will keep them busy hauling the out
put of grain. 1t is certainly encourag
ing TO us settlers.
Two years ago, Harry, my son, AM
/ as you know unloaded our car a
Saskatoon and drove 100 miles to on
claim. Last fall we had only Is mile
to haul our wheat to railroad and a
you see, the prospects are we will hav
a railroad at our very door and tow
nearby. This district can support
good town and 1t will be well patron
lied.
Harry arrived home at IL p. m. las
night after going fourteen miles t
blacksmith shop to get plowshare
beat out. The shop was full Of wor
and it was eight p. m. when Harry lei
for home and parties still in line
have work done. We will need store
nearer and good mechanics.
, We are all enjoying the best
health which is a great BLESSING
When we left Chicago over year ag
my youngest sons flour years of age
health was so poor that l almost d.
, SPARED of raising him, but he is ce
! tainly a hearty, healthy little fello
now. The pure fresh air has done hi
! worlds of good.
) So to sum up the whole. WI
should we not be glad we made II
! break? A good farm, stock increasin
| health and an Independent life. VIII;
2 more can we expect?
+. Did we have to make an effort? Yc
| can bet We did and hustle, too. Shou
r you pass this way with your shotgr
4 this fall, we should be pleased to /
4 you shoot prairie chickens off Of
grain stocks.
i Respectfully yours,
0 CHAS. M. GERTS AND FAMILY.