The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-15

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Dear Sirss
Il somewhat amused me when
read the letter in your paper. dated
at Glennie, Michigan. November
25rd. and signed by W. z. Hoepp-
ner, saying that It takes a man and
team a whole season to clear from
20 to so acres Of land. OF course
this means slumps and brush. Yes,
! would like 10 see some Of you
Nezperce farmers that are used 10
the prairie pulling stumps. Just re-
member the good old times you had
in the East, and the good old back
aches you had from such work.
/ also notice that he raised on one
acre Of ground $50 bushel Of car
rois, 70 bushel Of sugar beets. ils
bushels Of potatoes, and 40 bushels
Of onions. OF course this may all
be true. Inever heard Of beels being
measured BY the bushel. We have
seen beets large enough that It only
required one ortwo to make 0ushel.
We do not raise this kind 10 Alberta.
This is a wheat country where We
raise only 40 bushels Of wheat to
the acre.
According to c. A. Johnston.
whom our friend speaks Of. he raising
81 acres Of wheat. which vent 40i
bushelsto the acre. The fact Of the
case is. We have sections Of land
growing 40 bushels Of wheat TO the
acre. instead Of 81. and do not take
time to figure the quarter bushel.
The people up here are farmers.
and not gardeners, as BY reports
given In the letter. they must be
down there. as the number Of acres
is given as from three ana a half to
thirty seven. OF course II We farmed
garden plots in Alberta and Nez-
perez, when Il takes the vhcle family
With the hoe and rake, We would be
lble 10 show the same number Of
bushels 70 the acre most anywhere
He also speaks about the nice 1
ZONES. and farm buildings You ]
viii find them IN any old country. I
"a fact. II a home Is all you want. I
Ehy 90 70 Michigan You may 70 }
o any Of the old country. How }
yer, What is our friends object in 5
writing this kind Of letter. He
avs there Is no land for sale, and r
dvises you to not get excited. but /,
imply 60 to Michigan. Is be a real
state man and afraid 10 say sol
/ Is different here In Alberta. where
'e can shov a man the opportunities Z
, own from one quarter section to p
N sections OF land. We are not s.
fraid 10 tell a mar that We are In n
al estate business. ! suppose at
le time our friend vent TO B. c.,
ON the tone Of the letter be wrote
that time, he did not find any
'porsunities or any place like he has 8
present. and hov could he in the =
,unsry be vas travelling in-nosh- 3
z but rocks. and mountains. You o
ave plenty Of them in Idaho, With
J. coming to B. c.
II our friend had taken a trip
rough Alberta. We could have he
own him something which would I'M
we opened bis eyes. People here an
e using thirty to fifty horsepower 20
eines and are pulling ten to Fe
elve plows. three discs and four
ction harrow One can farm
out four sections Of land.
hich would you prefer, to start -
Ii hoe and rake in Michigan on
I'm three and a half to thirsy-sev-
acres of land, or come to Alberta 10
d farm from two to three sections7 Of
course you will see there is no q
/ will give you the r =
ne advice as our friend does in
letters do not gst excited"
Il you are living in canyon on CO.
Clearwater river, or in a similar MIA
&c, such as the one our friend Sat
ne from, and are not trying 10 Sat