Washington telegraph., 1908-02-21
VOLUMES MIGHT BE WRITTEN
OF the Success That Awaits the Farm.
er in Western Canada.

The story of wheat FARMING fiiiis in in Wes.
tern Canada (that portion of Canada
lying north of Dakota and Montana)
has been frequently told, but it will
stand lot of telling, and still retain
lts touch OF interest. During the year
just closed 277,376 persons made their
homes IN Canada as compared with
2l5,9l2 for the year 1906, an increase
of 61,464. Those from the United
| States numbered 56,551. A writer in
Industry" recently said: To-day the
dominion of Canada is witnessing a
mishtfer movement of population
than ever stimulated Biblical writ
"er to pen a chapter of Scripture"
The same writer says: From the Rhine
and the Rhone river valleys; from
'the port cities of Germany and the
farms of the Fatherland, from the
peasant soil of Russia; and out from
the. grimy Lancashire and over-popu-
lated Yorkshire, the discontented
"and ambitious of every cline are
seeking to take advantage of the
opportunities afforded by the fertile
soil and exhilarating climate of the
Empire of the North"
Continuing the same writer says:
While million human beings throng
the shores of the United States every
year, the smaller number arriving in
Canada come with more well-de-
fined purpose" The question has
been asked why do these people come
to Canada? The available land be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific
has been exhausted, and the farmers
within that territory find that their
sons have to seek newer climes. Cana
da offers one hundred and sixty acres
OF land free to each. This land yields
from 20 to 40 bushels of wheat to the
acre. In Southern Alberta. the winter
wheat belt of Canada, as high as 60
bushels per acre have been harvested.
Less yields than the one mentioned
have netted the farmer as much as
S35 per acre. There are no words that
tell the tale SO effectively as those of
the farmer himself, the man who has
ploughed the fields, sowed the grain,
nature, bounteous in that country, in
less than three months, placed at his
hundreds of acres of ripened
grain. now waiting the arrival OF the
reaper. and therefore we reproduce
the following letter.
Any agent of the Canadian govern.
ment will be pleased to give informa-
"a fgtY tot
or any of any other that may be de-
sired
E. T. Holmes, Esq,
Canadian Government Agent.
Dear Sir r,ass-,s - sss .-zz.lszu.asss U5llIu
In 1905 | located on claim ABOUT
30 miles from the town OF Waneha'
on the Canadian Northern Railroad,
have lived on my claim most OIL tne
time since. l consider this to De one
of the best districts in the country
for grain growing. In l9oo "nea'
averaged from 80 to 5l busneis per
acre on some of my neighbors iarihs'
within 4 miles of my claim oats ~
from rs to 100 bushels. 1t is also
qood country for stock Where | am
there is plenty of fuel. Homesteaos
nearly all taken the settlement peihs
largely Germans, and Americans al
well-to.do. | left Wadena in FeDru-
arv. 1907. returning April 20, so thae
7 missed part of the winter, whicn tne
old settlers tell me was one Oh INC
worst they ever saw, but there was
no suffering, as the people are pretty
we'll fixed, and there are no pilzzarus
in that country, at least there never
has been known TO be one. Wlld lanu
sells at from $40 to SIS; closer 70
| town it is higher.
In the summer we have all sorts
of wild fruits very plentiful, ana
never saw better vegetables, and game
is so plentiful a man need not starVe
for want of something to eat. Plenty
of good water too. You need not
hesitate to recommend this district
but the homesteads are nearly all
taken. most of the homesteaders are
living right on their claims,
(Sieaed), FRANK MORREY,