The wageworker., 1910-02-05
EIGHTEEN YEARS
AGO HE HAD LESS
THAN 3 DOLLARS
HE Is NOW ONE OF THE RICHEST
FARMERS IN SASkATcHEWAN,
CENTRAL CANADA.

Arriving in Canada in 1891, just
eighteen years ago, e. A. Guillomin
could speak but his native language
He is Frenchman. He had but
little over two dollars in his pocket,
thus being short over seven dollars of
the ten dollars required to secure ell
try for homestead of one hundred
and sixty acres. He eventually bor-
rowed the money and near Forget,
Saskatchewan, he started life in Can
ada on the homestead in which to-day
he is the fortunate possessor of fifty
quarter sections of land, or 5000 acres.
Now Mr.. Guillomin did not acquire
all these acres as result altogether of
his farming operations, which were
extensive. He looked with satisfac-
tion upon what he was doing on his
limited area, he was saving, careful.
and had foresight Surrounding land
could be had for about $500 per acre,
and he continued buying as his saw
ings would permit, until now he has
fifty quarter sections, some of which
he can sell at $500 per acre.
Threshed Fifty Thousand Bushels.
This year he was engaged in thresh-
ing on his place for 5413 days. He
threshed out $4,000 bushels of wheat,
of which he sold $4,000 bushels, one
| train load, at a price varying from "a
to 81 cents per bushel. He has on
hand still 10000 bushels. In addition
to wheat he raised 10000 bushels of
oats, 1000 bushels of barley and 500
bushels of fax. He owns 104 horses
and number of cattle, but since the
construction of the railway he has
been engaged chiefly in raising wheat.
| This year he bought his first thresh-
ing machine, paying for it the sum
of $2,100. He estimates that the ma
chine earned for him this fall $4,000,
thus paying for itself in one season
and leaving 5000 to the good. The
weather was very propitious for farm
threshing. not a single day being lost
in the two months which were spent
in this work. The wheat averaged %
bushels to the acre and graded No. l
and No. 2 Northern. In the past nine
years seven good crops have been har-
vested on this farm. For six success
sive years the returns were excellent,
that is in the years 1901, 1902, 1908,
1904, 1905 and 1906. In the two fol.
lowing years there was a partial fail.
ure. AS the years have passed the
quality of the buildings on the farm
have been steadily improved, and are
now as good as can be found in the
district. About $4,000 has been in
vested in this way by Mr.. Guillomin.
The farm consists of $3.50 acres, of
which about 5000 acres were under
crop this season.
Nil Desperandum.
Percy Parkington rose and brushed
the dust from his knees. Then, draw
ing himself up to his full height, he
gazed resentfully upon the form OF
Miss Muriel Muggins, who nonchalant
ly famed herself the while.
Very well, Miss Muggins," came in
bitter tones from Percy. "Oh. very
we'll! You have spurned me, it is
true! Indeed, you have spurned me
twice! But, though despair eats my
heart, l shall not die! 1 mean to &C
into the busy world. will fight!
will win! My name shall become
known, and my riches shall become
envied-"
Pardon me for interrupting you
Mr.. Parkington,'' interjected Miss
Muggins, "but when you shall have
accomplished all that, you may try me
again"