Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-20
VOLUMES MIGHT BE WRITTEN
OF tho success. That Awaits the
Farmer in Western Cnnndn.

The story of wheat farming in West
lying north of Dakota and Montana }, 4
has been frequently told. but IL Will
stand lot OF telling. and still retain
its touch of interest During the yea''
just closed 2TI,316 persons made their
homes in Canada as compared with
2l5,al2 for the Year 1906 IN increase
of 6l.46l. Those from the United
States numbered o6.55i
A writer in Industry recently said
TO day the Dominion OF Canada is
population than ever stimulated
Biblical writer TO pen chapter of
Scripture The same writer says:
From the Rhine and The khone 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 overpopulaied Yorkshire.
the disconnected and ambitious of
every CLINE are seeking to take advanl
fertile soil and eShiarating climate of
the Empire OF the North.
Continuing. The same writer says .
| While a million human beings thronS
| the shores of The United States every
| year the smaller number arriving in
| Canada come with IL more well-delinrd
| purpose" The question has been ask
| ed. why do these people come To Can
4 ada? The available land between the
| Mississippi aud the Pacific has been
exhausted. and The farmers within that
territory find that their sons have 10
4 seek newer t.llmes Canada 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 80 bushels
per acre have been harvested. Less
| yields than the one mentioned have
4 uetlpd the farmer as much as S.io pei
acre. There are no words that tel
the tne so effectively as those III III.
farmer himself. the man who has
plougled the fields. sowed the grain
and with folded hands rests, while
nature. hounteots in that country. Il
less than three months, placed Al hi
disposal hundreds oil acres OF lipene'
reaper and therefore we reproduce iii
following leticr. Amy agent of III
Canadian government, whose adNeI
llsemcnt appears eseM here. will b
pleased 10 give information irgarClin
the district mentioned or any ollic
hal may be III mind
u Il Holmes, ESQ Canadian Govern
meml Agent. 81 Paul MINI.
Dear Sir In 1905 located on
claim about 30 mics from the iow
Of Wadcna on The c;|nndfn Northel.
Railroad. have liked ON my elaul mos
Of the Time since / consider tllis !
be one Of The best districts III th
: country Tor grain growing Ia l'o
wheat averaged from 20 to 81 Dusicl
: per acre an some OF my neshbola
faruls, within 4 miles of my claim
Oats go from - to 100 bushels 1t
also a good country for itock Whcr
am there Is plenty Of fuel Home
steaGs nearly ali taken. the sett!'
menl being largely Germans and AIMEE
leans. all we'll to-do. J left MAIDEN
IN February. 1907 returning April 2
81 that missed part OF the Winic
which, The old settlers tell me was OF
of the worst they ever SOW. bnl ther
I was no suffering. as the people N
: pretty we'll fixed and there N" II
4 blizAardS in that country at lea
X there never has been known 10 be on
Wild land sells al from $40 10 81.
closer TO town 1t Is higher
In the summer We have ail surt
OF wild fruits very plentiful, and
never saw better vegetables. and ran
is so plentiful man need not star,
for want OF something 10 eat lcni
Of good water. too. You need u,
hesitate 10 recommend this district. ht
the homcsteads are nearly all take
most of the homesteaders are livir
!, right on their claims
(Signcd) FRANK MORRlY,
!, kelyington, Sask