The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-23

OlVlQual crops WHICH WALL KUN 40 A'6u
as IS bushels on acres of 500 and l,O00
acres, but there are others which WILL
drop as low as Is. A safe average Tor
winter wheat will be 10 bushels. The
sample is exceptionally fine, excepting
in a few cases where 1t has been wrin-
killed. by extreme heat.
The northern section Of Alberta has
been naturally anxious to impress the
world with the fact that it has not
suffered from drought, and this is quite
erue. Wheat crops run from 20 to 80
bushels to an acre, but in a report
such as this 1t Is really only possible
to deal with the province as whole
and while the estimate may seem very
low to the people Of Alberta, it is fair
to the province throughout.
When the very light rainfall and
other eccentriclties of the past season
are taken into account, 1t seems, moth.
Ing short Of a miracle that the Cana
dian West should have produced 100
million bushels Of wheat, which Is
less than IS million bushels short OF
the crop Of 1909. It is for the West
generally paying crop and perhaps
the best advertisement the country
has ever had, as 1t shows that no mat
ter how dry the year, with thorough
tillage, good seed and proper methods
Of conserving the moisture, 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 q
rich black loan as good as have ever
seen. We have had good crops each
year and in 1909 they were exceeding
! ~ good. Wheat yielding from 20 to 40
bushels per acre and oats from 40 to
80. We are well pleased with the
country and do not care to return to
our native state. l certainly believe
that Saskatchewan is just the place
for hustler to get start and make
himself home. Wages here for farm
labor range from $35 to $45 per
month. Lee Dow.
Tot1eld, Alberta, July 10, 1910.
| am native of Texas, the largest
and one Of the very best states Of the
Union. I have been here three years
and have not one desire to return tc
the States to live. There Is no place
l know of that offers such splendid
inducements for capital, brain and
Drawn. I would like to say to all who
are not satisfied where you are, make
trip to Western Canada; If you d.
not like 1t you will feel well repait
for your trip. Take this from one
who's on the ground. We enjoy splen
did government, laws, school, railwa.
facilities. health, and last, but no
least, an ideal climate, and this from
Texan. 0. L. Pughs.
Z James Normur Of Porter, Wisconsin
after visiting Dauphln, Manitoba
says: II have been In Wisconsin q
years, coming out from Norway. Neve
have seen better land and the crop
in East Dauphin are better than
have ever seen, especially the oats
There Is more straw and 1t has heay
ter heads than ours in Wisconsin.
"This is just the kind of land W
are looking for. We are all used t.
mixed farming and the land we hav
seen is finely adapted to that sort Q
work. Cattle, hogs, horses and grail
will be my products, and for the liv
stock. prospects could not be better
I have never seen such cattle as ar
raised here on the wild prairie grasse
and the vetch that stands three Q
four feet high in the groves and o
the open prairie.
Sir WlIfred Laurler Talks to Ame
r leans.
Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier {
! Canada, is, now making tour {
0 Western Canada and in the course {
. his tour he has visited many Of tn
q districts in which Americans have Sc
:, tied. He expresses himself as highl
Q pleased with them. At Craig, Sa
/ katchewan, the American settler
9 Joined with the others in an addres
9 Of welcome. In replying Sir Wilfre
s said In part:
II understand that many OF yo
l. have come from the great Republ
t to the south of us-a land which
d akin to us by blood and tradition.
q hope that in coming from free cou
It try you realize that you come also
O another free country, and that 8
o though you came from republic yc
j. have come to what is crowne
8, democracy. The King, our sovereig
q has perhaps not 80 many powers
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