Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-28
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NJ Austin waD man who had
never had any previous experience n
farming but Western Canada had ar
lurcinents and he prohted He got u
low-ratc certificate from = Canadian
Government agent. and then moved
What he says is interesting
RanilnN. Alberta. May O0S.
y. \. Gilcye. EsQy.. Spokane. Wash
ington dear Sir After y dozen or
more Ncass of unsuccessful EFFORT In
the mercantile business in Western
Washinsten III August. 1903. decided
to come 10 Albcrta with gentleman
Who was shippins two cars hive stock
10 Edmonton assisted this man
with The Stock over one hundred
miles on, in the Birch Lake Country.
East OF Edmonton Indeed how sur.
prised. how favorably everything com,
pared with my droam of what want
cd 10 see IN a new country
Had never had any experience In
tanning. hut | Was Immediately CON
Verified into farmer And from that
moment | have prospvicd Selecting
Il homestead near Birch Lake, re.
TUNED ful wiie aud three small chill
'lrvn and itcightcd out from Edmonton
IN March following wear We shoveled
Il spot clear OF snow and pitched our
tent and commenced operations. at
that time we had no neishbols. Four
years have passed. the locality Is Well
x.ltf Lad
ton, with churches and schools, t.le.
phone and good road accommodations
We are enjoying the privileges
granted 10 any rural distric, In
WASHINGTON. The Birch Lake Coun.
Try Is no exception. this grca, trans.
formation is rapidly going on in every
distric in Western Canada.
Y estimate that every quarter sec
tion in every direction is capable OF
rrodncin. IA comfortable living for Il
family of ten forever After paying
Tor Two horses aud cow. had lust
$1,000 To 80 ON. Did my first plough,
| ing In my life I VAS very awkward IN
my work. but nature was glad and WAS
abundantly paid for my efforts. Our
cattle has increased to about fifty
head. which was very profitable on &c
count of the abundance of forage. To
farm was compelled to buy about four
hundred dollars worth of farm ma
chincry ON time, and the payments fell
due last fall, and You may wonder how
expected TO pay for them when we
had such bad year Twas little
bad for Western Canada or for Mis-,
sourian but is not % or 40 bushels
oats pretty good yield per acre in
many States? Then the price of
grain went out Of sight. 80 when hud
sold my crop found was able To
make my payments nicely. besides we
had lots OF feed. No one has any bust
ness raising cattle without growing
1 grain, or vice versa As to the winters,
did not feed my cattle. excepting the
calves. a fork of hay until In March
Have found the winters much more
pleasant than VIZ did in Western Wash
ington This is strange and hard tn
explain. hut It's true. nevertheless. at
40 degrees below zero we have more
| comfort 'Hdu you womb di " degrees
above so still and dry--with bright.
sunny days My wife says that the
only regret she has is that we did not
come here ten years ago, as We would
now certainly have been In u position
TO retire from hard work Most WON.
en- soon become satisfied as neigh
bors begin to come round them.
Have IS acres in crop this year
besides two acres potatoes, which
have always brought me a fair
price We find ready market for
everything we produce. To the Poor
Man-Ilere is "A chance to establish
yourself To the Rich Man--liere is a
chance to buy land for $1,000 to $500
per acre which will produce more crops
than half dozen acres OF your $50 90
10 $500 per acre land And II not
very much mistaken. this year will
prove an eye opener To those who are
a little sccptica The trouble with
me is that have so much TO say SO
favorable to Alberta lis hard to be
brief Respectfully.
(Signed) r. s. AUSTIN"
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