Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-02-26
WELL PLEASED Win WESTERN
CANADA.
GOOD CROPS, SPLENDID CLIMATE
AND WELL ENFORCED LAWS.

AND WELL ENFORCED Laws.
Mr.. George r. Hunter is q Maid
stone. Saskatchewan Central Can.
ada), farmer. who writes to Cana
dian Government Agent n follows:
1t was the first week II November.
1907, when we arrived here. There was
very little snow OF cold weather until
after the holidays. then the snow and
cold increased, but to NO great extent.
/ think the coolest heard OF was 80
degrees below zero. but that degree Of
cold would not be felt here any more
than 10 degrees below zero would BE-
back home In Michigan, owing TO the
beAutiful dry, atmosphere Of this coun.
try. There cane good thaw every
month that, settled the SNOW, the fields
soon became bare, and on the 18th OF
April commenced ploughing. The
SNOW was then all gone and summer at
hand. This last season was some.
thing more than an average year
around here, with hne crops gathered
from large acreage. In parts the
crops were less than average. but gem
orally speaking they were above 1t.
The price OF wheat was quite good.
Some fine yields sold ct $l.10 per bush
Ell, while some were marketed ut much
lessy but hardly any went below about
go cents q bnshel.
"Oats started on the market at IS
cents q bushel, barley about so cents,
and max from 30 cents to 31.00 q
bushel.
"As this was my first year In this
country, It was hard year for my,
horses, owing to their being eastern
horses, and not used to the western
climate. but they will soon get eli
mati1ed
THE soil on my farm 10 = black
loan, about one foot in thickness, be.
low that we find about six feet Of
clay. and below that again gravel and
sand, with an abundance Of excellent
water. This was the condition Of the
ground az ! found II when ! dug .
well. can say that the water is as
sweet and as free from alkali and i'm
purities al I ever saw.
s.My opinion il that the man who
comes here with little means can do
no better than invest $500 or $1,000 In
cattle, after locating homestead ad-
Joining or near some hilly part Of the
country where 1t will not be taken up
as soon. There is plenty Of grass AMI
hay to be found in the billy country
and small lakes and sloughs will AFFORD
sufacient water for any amount Of cat.
tie. The bluffs with q few hay or
straw sheds will make sufficient shell
ter for them. There IL no need to
worry about the market for cattle. %
there 10 already great call for stock
Of all kinds to satisfy the continued
demands Of the large packing house ut
Edmonton. established by Swift and
Company. q
.The dairy business should By no
means be forgotten. II II one Of the
paying enterprises Of this great west.
The price Of butter seldom goes below
Is cents and reaches az high as
10 cents pound. Also the new cream
cries that are fast being erected along
the. lines of railroad are calling on the
farmers for their cream.
These creameries are greatly vel
coined In all communities, because sell
Inn cream Ii better than making but.
ter, even at an average price OF IS
cents q pound. For . new country the
railroad transportation facilities ars
good; not yet, Of course, what they
are in older countries, but the new
lines are swiftly gaining as the cour-
try gets more settled and supplies
them with produce to ship. It is hard
to say too much in favor Of this coun.
try. All one needs is little money
with grit and ambition. have seen
homesteads that we're filed on a little
over three years ago that the owners
have refused $4,000 for
There is much more tina. can be
said IN favor OF Western Canada. but J
think my letter has been long enough.
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