The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-31
DEVuO PllElyr OF
CENTRAL CANADA

the STONY or oIo YIELDS or
GRAIN COMES FROM EVERY
SECTION.
When the man in the States wss
told that he could get le0 acres q
land In Central Canada-eomprisins
the provinces u Manitoba, 0askatche.
wan and Alberta-that under cultiva-
ton would produce from 20 to 80 bush.
els Of wheat to the acre, or II seeded
to oats the yield would b 20 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 SO
to $12 IN acre. But many tried Il,
some one plan and some another. The
man who accepted the 1eo acres . .
free gift, a. . homestead. and was
willing to put In the required resi-.
dence duties q three years he's now
. farm worth from fifteen to twenty
dollars an acre. The man who chose
to purchase. and did 20. took up his
residence just the same. He has land.
that, In many cases. IL worth twice
the money he paid for II. Both have
found that the story Of splendid yields
was verified. They have had CROPS
exceeding that promised: they have
seen oats that yielded 100 bushels to
the acre. and have grown wheat that
averaged 20 and as high - 50 bushels
to the acre. Their wheat was not Q
81 ID. to the bushel article but 81 and
s. lbs. They have seen within the
past year or two trunk lines Of rail.
way constructed through their district.
and throwing out branch lines to the
gates Of their farm. They have seen
schools established In their neigh.
bourhood and the Government con.
tributing largely to their expense.
Churches have been erected, villages
have been established, towns have
sprung into existence and cities are
rapidly springing up. A. II the magic
hand OF some unseen conjurer was &C
work. But II was not: II was the 10.
climate offering Of the wealth Of the
neld which made all these things come
about. naturally. and easy. The prai.
tie that three years ago was merely
prairie. . patch OF brown, Just waiting
for the ploughman. Il to-day dotted
with titled farms and splendid homes.
The line Of elevators with their glis.
iening metalled fireproof sides and
toofs, indicate the location OF the
town and the railroad. There Is the
glow OF newness about It all. but the
elevator, the splendid store buildings
and the comfortable hostelries denote
wealth, beyond that of the strength
II the man who fashioned and built
hem but the wealth Of the soil. which
means that the newness will be fol-
lowed by steady growth. The writer
recently was = passenger over the
Grand Trunk Pacific. the latest fac
.or In this great marvellous nsld OF
development. The rapidity with which
towns were being built up, the farm.
Iteads occupied. was something even
his experienced eye had not looked
or. Everywhere along the line OF
his new transcontinental was the dis.
anguishing mark of progress. There
was not . 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 Ii made Of this
line. not because It II the last in
the field, but because II u one Of the
best built roads on the Continent and
traverses one Of the best districts
Of an excellent country. Il II well
operated. and already has gone into
active service ~ another means Of
making II possible to secure moro
speedily transit from tho grain fields
to the shipping centres. It 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. 80 that delight
(ul task win be taken up In another |
Issue. In the meantime It would bs |
well for tho reader. II he 10 interest.
ed. to put himself In touch with some |
omcial OF the Canadian Government |
and get Information that might be use.
Iul in making selection for . homo
10 Central Canada. and become one
of those who will be instrumental In |
building up . great country to the
north. In doing 20. ron win be ~
sisting the United States. In Q few
years. time the United States win b
! wheat importer. Canada win sun
ply the wheat and you win b one q
.hs producers.
Friendly 0lrds.
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