The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-24
SUCCESS FOLLOWS
jUDIcIOUS FARMING
IN WESTERN CANADA az rs
CERTAIN.

H
The story Of the Big Farmer In
Western Canada, and the immense
profits he has made In the growing OF
grain, has been told and retold. He
has been found in all parts Of the
provinces OF Manitoba Saskatchewan
and Alberta. His splendid farm build
ings have been pictured, his traction
outfits described and his princely sur
roundings. resultant of hts Q In
growing grain have been portrayed by
letter, press and camera. II certainly
10 not to his discredit that by sue
cessfully applying common sense ard
upto-date methods to the conditions
that climate. a good soil, and splendid
market have placed at hand. that he
has made the best use OF them. He Is
not too proud To- admit that he came
to the couiiIry q very few years ago
handicapped az to money, leaving be-
hind him unpaid mortgages Ia his old
home land (Which are now wiped QUIT,
and he is still today the same good.
hearted fellow he was In the days that
he had to work for q nsighbor, while
the neighbor broke the land on his
homestead, which went to make up the
settlement duties.
Then, there, too, IL the farmer and
the farmers son, already wealthy, who
has bought large holdings In Western
Canada, In either Manitoba. Saskatche.
or Alberta. who has made forty
TO n hundred per cent. on his invest
rnent, whose big grain crops and
whose immense cattle herds are help
ing to improve the country. Health
and strength, energy and push, and
BUN dog grit are as essential in West.
ern Canada as In Ohio. Indiana, I'LL
nois. Iowa, or any OF the states from
which so many OF these people come,
and then, when you have added to.
that a fair amount OF means, with
which to make q start, the land which
Is only waiting for the skill Of the
husbandman will quickly respond.
But there is the smaller farmer, the
man who has not made sufficient In
four or Ave years, that he znight com,
fortably retire n he felt lille It, There.
are many Of them In all the three
Provinces. II is not the less to his
credit that he has earned His homes
stead by the three years residence
that he is free from debt and has a
reasonable bank account. He, too
came to the country handicapped by
debts. and with very little means: He
is contented, has agood home, land
free OF e~ncumbrancas some stock, and
with good prospects, One OF these
writes; Il formerly hvad near Day
ton, Ohio, on q rented farm, had as
good o chance as the average renter
but after ten years Of hard work, salts
fed myself that it ever expected to
secure a home.iI Nelld have to Under
take something else Hearing OF West
ern Canada. I investigated, and seven
years ago last Spring settled in a
homestead and purchased ION time)
an adjoining half section, arriving
with q carload Of household effects and
farm implements, including four;
horses and three COWS, and $1,000 In.
monsy7-myften yeara' work In Chic
'eeThe first year our crops gave us
feed, the second year 100 acres of
wheat gave us $500; no failure of
crop since starting here. ! Eaye now
% head OF horses, Is head or cattle.
and S5 hogs. We own I,120 acres OF
land, and have same all under .cnltisa-
ton. Was offered at IN time $500
per acre for a half section where we
live, and all the other land could be-
sold today on present market az $4,000
per acre. Should we care to dispose.
Of our holdings, could pay all debts
and have over $4,000 to the good; hit
the question is where could we go TO
invest u money and get as good re-
turns as here?
rWe have equally as good, IL notSbety
ter prospects for crops this year, as
we had. three years ago, wien our
wheat reached from 80 to As bushels
per acc never believed, such Drops.
could be raised until saw them my
self. ! had lis acres that year Hfr4
made SO bushels to- the acre Our h&rJ
vest viii be ready by the 18th. ~.
have this seaeon in. crop 400 aeres OF
wheat, 125 ,of coats, 80 or fax, and
run three biaders. with feur men to. dc
the stocking.
we certainly IKE this country; and
the winters, although the winters are
cold at times. but we do pot suffer as
one would think. What we have &C
complished here can be duplicated In
almost any OF the new dlstricts. il.
anyone doubts anything / have said
in this letter, tell them to. come here.
and / can prove every word i have
written
The name Of tho writer can be had
from the Superintendent Of Imniigra-
tion, ottawa, Canada, who can give
the names Of hundreds OF others
equally successful. Adv. VI.