Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-02-25
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AND WE'LL ENFORCED LAVE.


| Mr.. George +. Hunter IL . Maid
stone. Saskatchewan (Coutral Can
ada). farmer. Who writes 70 = Cans
dian Government Agent as follows:
Il was the first week in November
1907. when We arrived here. There va,
very little snow or cold weather unit
after the holidays. then the snow ans
cold increased. but to no great extent
think the coolest heard OF was 81
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 c0un
try. There came Z good thaw every
month that settled the snow, the fields
soon became bare. and ON the 18th OF
April commenced pl0ughing. The
snow was then all gone and summer al
hand This last season was some.
thing more than an average year
around here. with fine crops gathered
from large acreage. In parts the
crops were less than average, but gen.
orally speaking they were above it.
The price OF wheat was quite good.
Some fine yields sold at 31.1O per bush.
Ell. while some were marketed at much
less, but hardly any went below about
60 cents bushel
Oats started on the market at 35
cents bushel, barley about so cents,
and fax from 80 cents to 3l.OO q
bushel
AS this was my first year in this
country, 1t 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.
matized.
The soil on my farm is 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 as found it when I dug q
we'll. can say that the water is as
sweet and as free from alkali and i'm.
purities as ever saw.
My opinion 10 that the man who
,Omes here with little means can do
40 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
az soon. There is plenty Of grass and
hay to be found in the hilly country
and small lakes and sloughs will afford
SUFFICIENT water for any amount of cat
tie. The bluffs with few hay or
straw sheds will make sumcient shell
ter for them. There is no need to
worry about the market for cattle. as
there 10 already a great call for stock
Of all kinds to satisfy the continued
demands OF the large packing house at
Edmonton, established by Swift and
Company.
The dairy business should by no
means be forgotten. 1t Is one OF the
paying enterprises Of this great west.
The price of butter seldom goes below
Is cents and reaches as high as
10 cents q 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
ing cream is better than making but
ter, even at an average price of 25
cents a pound. For new country the
railroad transportation facilities are
good; not yet of course, what they
are in older countries, but the new
lines are swiftly gaining rs the coun.
try gets more settled and supplies
them with produce to ship. 1t 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 were fled on a little
over three years ago that the owners
have refused $1,000 for.
There is much more that can be
said in favor of Western Canada. but
think my letter has been long enough. :"
Got the Letters Mixed.
A young American. who is particular
about his washing. the other day wrote
. note to his laundress and one to his
sweetheart. and, by strange fatality.
put the wrong address on each envel-
Ope and sent them on The wash
Woman was delighted at an invitation
to take ride the next day, but when
the young lady read. IF you tumble up
my shirt bosom any more as you did
the last time, will go somewhere
else" she cried all the evening and
declared she would never speak to him