The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-27
VOLUMES MIGHT BE WRITTEN
OF the Success That Awaits the
Farmer In Western Canada.

The story of wheat farming in West
ern Canada (that portion of Canada
lying north Of Dakota and Montana),
has been frequently told, but it will
stand a lot of telling, and still retain
it's touch of interest During the year
just closed 277,376 persons made their
homes in Canada as compared with
215,912 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 mightier movement of
Biblical writer to pen a chapter Of
Scripture" The same writer says:
"From the Rhine and the Rhone river
valleys; from the port cities of Ger
many and the farms of the Father
land; from the peasant soil of Rus
STA; and out from the grimy Ian
cashire and over-populated Yorkshire,
the disconnected and ambitious OF
every CLINE are seeking to take advant-
age of the opportunities afforded by the
fertile soil and exhilarating climate OF
the Empire Of the North"
Continuing, the same writer says !:
while a million human beings throng
the shores Of the United States every
year, the smaller number arriving III
Canada come with more well-detned
purpose" The question has been ask
ed, why do these people come to Gan
ada? The available land between the
Mississippi and the Pacific has been
exhausted. and the farmers within that
territory find that their sons have to
seek newer chimes. Canada offers one
hundred and sixty acres Of land free
to each. This land yields from 70
to 40 bushels of wheat to the acre.
In Southern Alberta, the winter wheat
belt of Canada, as high as 80 bushels
per acre have been harvested. Less
yields than the one mentioned have
netted the farmer as much as $50 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,
and with folded hands rests, while
nature, bounte Us in that country, in
less than threeS months, placed at his
disposal 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 gov( rnment, whose adver-
tisement appears elsewhere, will be
pleased to give information regarding
the district mentioned or any other
that may be in mind:
E. I. Holmes, Esq, Canadian Govern
lnent Agent, ST. Paul, Mimi:
Dear Sir-In 1905 1 located on a
claim about 80 miles from the town
of Wadena, on the Canadian Northern
Railroad, have lived on my claim most
of the time since | consider this to
be one Of the best districts in the
country for grain growing. In 1906
wheat averaged from 80 to 81 bushels
per acre. on some, Of my neighbors
farms, within miles of my claim.
Oats go from 70 to 100 bushels. 1t is
also a good country for stock. Where
l am there is plenty of fuel. Home
steads nearly all taken, the settle
ment being largely Germans and Amer
leans, all well-to-do. 1 left Wadena
in February, 1907, returning April %,
so that missed part of the winter,
which the old settlers tell me was one
of the worst they ever saw, but there
was no suffering, as the people are
pretty well fixed, and there are no
billiards. in that country, at least
there never has been known to be one.
Wild land sells at from $40 to SIS;
closer to town it is higher.
In the summer we have all sorts
of wild fruits very plentiful, and 1
never saw better vegetables, and game
is SO plentiful 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.
(Signed) FRANK MORLEY.
Remington, Sask.