Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
VOLUMES MIGHT BE WRITTEN
OF the Success That Awaits the Farm.
or In Western Canada.

The story Of wheat farming in Yves.
tern Canada THAT portion OF Canada
lying north Of Dakota and Montana)
has been frequently told. but 1t will
stand q lot OF telling, and still retain
ITS touch OF interest. During the year
just closed 277,37G persons made their
homes in Canada NJ 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 aver stimulated a Biblical writ
FER to pen n chapter OF Scripture"
The same writer says: From the Rhine
land the Rhone river valleys; from
'the port cities OF Germany and the
farms Of the Fathcrland, from the
peasant soil of Russia; and ont from
the grimy Lancashire and oyer.popu.
lated Yorkshire, the disconnected
'and ambitious OF every cline arc
'sceking to take advantage of the
Opportunities afforded by the fertile
'soil and exhilarating climate of tho
Empire Of the North"
Continuing the same writer says:
"While a million human beings throng
"the shores OF the United States every
"ycar, the smaller number arriving In
Canada come with a more wcll.dc.
fined purpose" The question has
been asked why do these people come
to Canada? The available land b..
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific
has been exhausted, and the farmers
within that territory find that their
sons have to seek newer cllmcs. 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 go
bushels per acre have been harvested.
Less yields than the one mentioned
have netted the farmer as much as
$35 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, bountcous in that country. In
less than three months. placed at his
disposal hundreds OF acres OF ripcned
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-
ton regarding the district mentioned
or any OF any other that may be de-
sired.
T.. T. Holmes. Esq,
Canadian Government Agent,
st. Paul, MINI.
Dear Sir
In 1906 | located on q claim about
30 miles from the town OF Wadcna,
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 10 81 bushels per
acre on some OF my ncighbOrs' farms,
within 4 miles OF my claim. Oats 30
from rs to 100 bushels. 1t Is also n
good country for stock. Where | am
o'~N
there IL plenty of fuel. Homcstcads
nearly all taken the settlement being
largely Germans, and Americans, all
well.to.dO. l left Wadena In Fcbru'
airy, 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 arc no billiards.
I'm that country. at least there never
has been known TO be M 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
never saw better vegetables, and game
IL SO plentiful a man need not starvt
for want OF something to eat. Plenty
OF good water too. You need not
hesitate to recommend this district
but the homesteads are nearly al
taken, most OF the homesteaders arr
living right on their claims,
(Signed). FRANK MORREY,
Remington. Sask