The Forrest City times., 1911-04-28
JILL LOOK TO
 CANADA FOR WHEAT
ONE REASON WHY AMERICANS
 CO TO CANADA.

n the Chicago Inter-Oeean of few days since reference was made to the fact that in 1909 the United States r-ised 7s7.1ss, 900 bushels of wheat, and last year grew only 695.443 900, a decrease of 41.746.e00 bushels. The article went on to say: True we raised last year more than enough wheat for our own needs. but 1t Is ap- parent that If production continues to decrease in that ratio we will soon De obliged to look to other countries for wheat to supply our rapidly in- -creasing population"
 The purpose of the article was to show that reciprocity was to be de- sired This Is question that do not propose 10 deal with. preferriGg to leave 1t to others who have made a greater study Of that economic ques- tion than I have. The pos,s. to be considered Is. with the high price of lands in the United States, and with the much lower priced lands of Can ada. and their ability to produce prob ably more abundantiy. Is 1t not we'll for the United States farmer to take advantage of the opportunity Canada affords with it's lower-priced lands and take part in supplying the needs of the United States. which 1t is quite apparent must come sooner or later. It fs probable there are now about 3o0. .0o0 American farmers in Western Canada. cuitiyajng large farms, and becoming rich. in the growing of 25- and 30-bushel-to-the-acre-wheat. fn pro- sducing large yields Of oats and barley, and in raising horses and cattle -cheaply on the wild prairie grasses that are there, both succulent and abundant. All these find a ready mar ket at good prices. Amongst the Americans who have made their homes In Canada are to be found colonies of Scandinavians, and all are doing well. II have before me a letter from an American Scandinavian. now a Cana alan, an extract from which is inter esting. Writing from Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan, he says:
 T came up here from Fergus Falls, Ginn.. October 24th, 1910. and thought II would let you know how I have been getting along. We had a very mild winter up to New Years, but since then 1t has been quite cold and lots of snow. but not worse than that we could be out every day working. even though we had 65 below zero a few times, but we do not feel the cold here the same as we did in Minnesota, SIS it is very still and the air is high and dry. This is a splendid place for cattle raising and mixed farming. There is some willow brush and small poplars on part of the land. which is rolling and covered with splendid grass in the summer. Not far from here there Is timber for building ma- terial. There are only Norwegians here, 6 Scotchmen, ? Germans. The lake is 20 miles long and full of very fine fish.
 There is lot Of land yet that has not been taken and room for many settlers, and we wish you would send some settlers up here, as there are fine prospects for them. especially for those who have little money to start with Send them here to Turtle Lake. and we will show them the land, if they have secured piats, showing the vacant lands. at the Dominion Lands office in Battleford Send us up some good Scandinavians this spring
 The Canadian government agents will try to meet his wishes.