The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
VOLUMES MIGHT DE WRITTEN
Of the Success That Awaits the Farm.
er in Western Canada.

- SoSs000s
The story of wheat farming in Yves
tern 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 u 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
"mighter movement Of population
than ever stimulated a Biblical writ.
.er to pen a chapter of Scripture
The same writer says: From the Rhine
q 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 disconnected
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 a million human beings throng
'the shores of the United States every
year, the smaller number arriving in
Canada come with a 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
d offers one hundred and sixty acres
OF land free to each. This land yields
from 20 to 40 bushels of wheat to the
sore. 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
ave petted the farmer as much as
s35 per acre. There are no words that
cell 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, 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
he following letter.
Any agent of the Canadian govern
ment will be pleased to give informa-
ton regarding the district mentioned
or any of any other that may be de-
sired.
q. T. Holmes. Esq.
Canadian Government Agent,
81. Paul. MINI.
Dear Sir
In 1906 I located on a claim about
% mikes from the town of Wadena,
an the Canadian Northern Railroad.
have lived on my claim most of the
e1ni0 since. I 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 4 miles of my claim. Oats go
from Is to 100 bushels. 1t is also q
good country for stock. Where l am
there Is plenty Of fuel. Homesteads
nearly all taken the settlement being
Germans. and Americans. all
l left Wadena in Febru-
ary, 1907. returning April Is, SO that
], missed part Of the winter. which the
I'D settlers tell me was one of the
worst they ever saw. but there was
suffering. as the people are pretty
we'll hxed, and there are no billiards.
IN that country. at least there never
has been known to be one. Wild land
sells at from SO to SIS; closer to
Aown 1t is higher.
In the summer we have all sorts
0f wild fruits very plentiful. and I
never saw better vegetables. and game
q 30 plentiful . man need not starve
1or want Of something to eat. Plenty
q good water too. You need not
hesitate to recommend this district,
but the homesteads are nearly all
taken, most Of the homesteaders are
lv1ng right on their claims.
(Gigned), FRANK MORREY,
Remington. Sask.