The Rich Hill tribune., 1910-09-15

as as bushels on acrea of 500 and 1000
acres, but thero are others which win
dron as low as rs. A safe average for
winter wheat will be 10 buahola. The
sample is exceptionally iine. excepting
IN few cases whore Il has been wrin.
kled by extreme heat
The northern section OF Alberta has
been naturally anxious 10 impress the
world with the fact that II has not
suffered from drought, and this Is quite
true Wheat crops run from 20 to 30
bushels to an acre. but In a report
such as this II Ia really only possible
10 deal with the province as a whole
and while the estimate may seem very
low TO the people Of Alberta. II is fair
to tho province throughout.
When the very light rainfall and
other eccentricities OF the past season
are taken into account Il seems moth
ing short OF a miracle that the Cana
dian West should have produced 102
million bushels OF wheat. which is
less than rs million bushels short OF
the crop OF 1909. It is for the West
generally a paying crop and perhaps
the best advertisement the country
has ever had, as II shows that no mat
ter how dry the year, with thorough
tillage. good seed and proper methods
of conserving the moisture. a crop can
always be produced.
AS some evidence OF the feeling Of
the farmers. are submitted letters
written by farmers but a few days
ago, and they offer the best proof that
can be given.
Maidstone, Sask., Aug 4. 10.
came to Maidstone from Menomi-
nee, Wis, four years ago, with my
parents and two brothers. We all 10.
Gated homesteads at that time and
now have our patents. The soil IS a
rich black loan as good as / have ever
seen. We have had good drops each
year and IN 1909 they were exceeding
ly good. Wheat yielding from % TO 40
bushels per acre and oats ffOm 40 70
so. We are well pleased with the
| country and do not care to return to
our native state I certainly believe
that Saskatchewan Is Just the place
for hustler to get a start and make
himself home. Wages here for farm
labor range from S35 to s45 per
month. Lee Dow.
Toheld. Alberta. July 10, 1910.
l am a native OF Texas. the largest
and one of the very best states OF the
Union. have been here three years
and have not one desire to return to
the States 10 live. There is no place
l know OF that offers such splendid
inducements for capital. brain and
brawn. / would like to say 20 all who
are not satisfied where you are, make
a trip to Western Canada: II you do
not like It you viii feel well repaid
/ for your trip Take this from one
who's on the ground. We enjoy splen-
! did government, laws, school, railway
facilities, health, and last. but not
least an ideal climate. and this from
a Texan o. L. Pughs
James Normur OF Porter, Wisconsin,
after visiting Dauphin, Manitoba,
says: Il have been in Wisconsin 25
I years, coming out from Norway. Never
have seen better land and the crops
in East Dauphin are better than I
1 have ever seen. especially the oats
/ There is more straw and Il has heaye
ier heads than surs in Wisconsin.
This is Just the kind OF land we
are looking for. We are all used TO
mixed farming and the hRd we have
seen is finely adapted to that sort OF
work Cattle, hogs, horses and grain
viii be my products, and for the live
stock. prospects could not be better.
have never seen such cattle as are
raised here on the Wild prairie grasses
and the vetch that stands three or
four feet high in the groves and on
the open prairie.
Sir Wiltred Laurler Talks 10 Amer
leans.
Sir Wilfred Iaurier, Premier Of
Canada. is now making a tour Of
Western Canada and in the course OF
his tour he has visited many Of tho
districts In which Americans have set
tied. He expresses himself as highly
pleased with them. 40 Craig. Sas-
katchewan. the American settlers
Joined with the others In an address
OF welcome. In replying Sir wilfred
said IN part;
u understand that many Of you
have cbme from the great Republic
10 the south Of uH--a land which IL
akin to us by blood and tradition ]
hope that IN coming from a free coun.
try you realize that you come also "a
another free country. and that a.
though you came from a republic sou
have come 20 what rs a crowned
democracy. The King our sovereign
has perhaps not so many powers aa
the President OF tho United states
but whether we are on tho one side
Of the line or the other ws are All
brothers by blood. by kinshlp. BY ties
! OF relationship. In coming here a,
you have come and becoming natural
b iEed citizens OF this country no one de
, slres you TO forget the land OF youl
ancestors Il would be q poor mar
! who would not always have In hii
. heart fond affection for the LAND
which he came from. The two greatest