The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-30
EMPLOYMENT OF .
CENTRAL CANADA
THE STORY UF~RIG YIELDS OF
GRAIN COMES FRoMsEvERY.. =
SECTION. "

"uSu the udu III Iue states Wds
told that he could get 100 acres of
land":tf Central Canada-comprising
the provinces of Manitoba, 'Saskatche-
a and Alberta-that under 'eultiva-
ton would produce frbin 20 to 80 bush
els Of wheat to the acre, or If seeded
to oats the yield would be 40 to 60
bushels, :he was 'skeptical. The same
story. was told the, man who wished to
get nearer to existing lines of rail
way, and was only asked to pay $40
to $r2 ah acre. But many tried 1t,
some one. plan and. some, another. The
.xho' accepted the 100 acres as a
free. gift, as a homestead, and was
willing to put in the required resi-
dence duties Of three" years has now
q farm worth from fifteen to twenty
dollars an acre" The man who chose
to purchase, and did so, took up his
residence just the same. He has land;
that, in many cases; is worth twice
the money'he paid for 1t. Both have
found, that the story of splendid yields
a verified. They have had crops
~excee1ing that promised; they have
seen=.oats.. that yielded 100 bushels to
the acre. and have grown wheat that
averaged 40.and as high as so bushels
to the acre. Their wheat was not a
81 lb. to the bushel article but 81 and
So lbs. They have seen within the
past wear or two trunk, lines of rail-
way constructed through their district;
ond fhrnuyinn out hroroh l;-no 80 tho
gates Of their farm. They have seen
schools established in their neigh
bourhood and the Government con-
tributihgr largely to their expense.
Churc3yes> have been erected, villages
have been established, towns have
rapidly spriDging up, as If the magic
hand OF Some unseen conjurer was at
work.. But it was not; it was the le-
Ultimate offering of the wealth of the
field which made all these things come
about, naturally, and easy. The prais
RE that three years 6 was merely
prairie, a: patch of brown, just waiting
for the ploughman, is to-day dotted
with titled farms and splendid homes.
The line OF elevators with their glis-
ten1ng metalled fireproof sides and
roofs, indicate the location of the
town and the railroad: There is the
glow OF newness about 1t all, but the
elevator, the splendid stere buildings
and the comfortable hostelries denote
wealth. beyond that OF the strength
of the mar who fashioned and built
them bit the wealth of the soil, which
means that the newness will be fol-
lowed by a steady growth. The. writer
recently was a passenger over the
Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest fac.
tor In. this great marvellous field Of
development. The rapidity with which
towns were. being built Up, the farm
steads occupied, was something even
his experienced eye had not looked
for. =. Everywhere along the line of
this new transcontinental was the dis
tinguishing mark of progress. There
was not a mile of the length of the
road from Winnipeg to Edmonton and
west that did not bear token of its
ability to pay tribute to the revenue
of the road. Mention is made of this
line, not because it is the last in
the field, but because it is one of the
best built roads on the. Continent and
traverses n of the best districts
of an excellent country. 1t is well
operated; and already has gone into
active service as another means. of
making 1t possible to secure more
speedily transit from the grain fields
to the. shipping centres. 1t had been
the intention In this article to have
spoken of some of the yields of grain
that have made the farmers of Cen.
trail Canada contented. this year, but
space will not permit, so that delight
full task will be taken UP in another
issue, In the meantime it would be
well for the reader, if he is interest
ed, to put himself in touch with some
official of the Canadian Government
and get information that might be USE
full in making a selection for a home
in Central Canada and become one
Of those who will be instrumental in
building un a great country to the
north. In doing so, you will be as.
sisting the United. States. In a few
years time the United States will be
a wheat importer. Canada will sup.
ply the wheat and you will be n of
the producers.