Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-20
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 MoDtana)
has been frequently told, but it will
stand lot of telling, and still retain
its touch OF interest. During the year
just closed 277,376 persons made their
homes in Canada as compared with
215,9l2 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 mightier movement of
population than ever stimulated a
Biblical writer to pen a chapter of
Scripture" The same writer saws
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 in
Canada come with more well-defned
purpose" The question has been ask
ed. why do these people come to Can
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
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 so bushels
per acre have been harvested. Less
yields than the one mentioned have
Melted 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
and with folded hands rests, while
nature, bounteous in that country, in
less than three 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 government, whose adver-
| tisement appears elsewhere, will be
pleased to give information regarding
the district mentioned or any other
that may be in mind:
Z. T. Holmes, Esq. Canadian Govern
ment Agent, St Paul. Mimi:
Dear Sir-In 1905 | located on Il
claim about 80 miles from the town
of Wadena, on the Canadian Northern
Railroad, have lived ON my claim most
of the time since. l consider this to
be one of the best districts in the
country for grain growing. In 1906
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
| am there is plenty of fuel. Home
steads nearly all taken, the settle
ment being largely Germans and Amer
| leans, all well-to-do. | 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
Swas no suffering, as the people are
| pretty well fixed. and there are nc
| billiards. in that country, at least
| there never has been known to be one
| Wild land sells at from $40 to So
| closer to town it is higher
| In the summer we have all sorts
| of wild fruits very plentiful, and
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 moi
| hesitate to recommend this district, but
! the homesteads are nearly all taken
! most of the homesteaders are living
right on their claims.
| (Signed) FRANK MORREY.
Remington, Sask.