The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-24
SUCCESS FOLLOWS
JUDICIOUS FARMING
IN WESTERN CANADA IT. 10
CERTAIN.

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 his success In
growing grain, have been portrayed by
letter. press and camera. 1t certainly
is not to his discredit that by suo
cessfully applying common sense and
up-to-date methods to the conditions
that climate, q good soil, and splendid
market have placed at hand. that he
has made the best use OF them. He 10
not too proud to admit that he came
to the country a very few years ago
handicapped as to money. leaving be-
hind him unpaid mortgages In his ola
home land (Which are now wiped out),
and he Is still today the same good.
hearted fellow he was in the days that
he had to work for q peighbor, while
the neighbor broke the land on his
homestead, which went to make up the
settlement duties.
Then, there, too is the farmer and
the farmers son, already wealthy, who
has bought large holdings in Western
Canada, in either Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan or Alberta, who has made forty
to one hundred per cent on his invest
ment. whose big grain crops and
whose immense cattle herds are help.
Ing to improve the country. Health
and strength, energy and push. and
bull dog grit are as essential in West
ern Canada as In Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois, Iowa, or any OF the states from
which 80 many OF these people come
and then. when you have added ia
that fair amount OF means. with
which to make 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 FIVE years. that he might com
fortably retire II he felt like II. There
are many OF them In all the three
Provinces. It is not the less to HE
credit that he has earned his home
stead by the three years residence
that he is free from debt, and has
reasonable bank account. He, too
came to the country handicapped by
debts, and with very little means II,
Is contented, has q good home, lane
free Of encumbrance, some stock, ant
with good prospects. One OF these
writes: Il formerly lived near Day
ton, Ohio, on q rented farm. had as
good chance as the average renter
but after ten years OF hard work, salts
fed myself that II ever expected tc
secure a home, would have to under
take something else Hearing of West
ern Canada, / investigated, and seven
years ago last Spring settled in q
homestead and purchased Ton time)
nm adjoining half section, arriving
with carload OF household effects and
farm implements, including four
horses and three COWS, and $500 In
money-my ten years work In Ohio.
Tie first year our crops gave us
feed. the second year 100 acres OF
wheat gave us s1.S00; no failure Of
crop since starting here. have now
% head OF horses. 10 head of cattle,
and 35 hogs We own 1920 acres OF
land, and have same all under cultiya-
ton. Was offered at one time $500
per acre for n half section where we
live, and all the other land could be
sold today on present market at $1,000
per acre, Should we care to dispose
Of our holdings, could pay all debts
and have over 100000 to the good, but
the question Is where could we go to
Invest our money and get as good re-
turns as here?
I'VE have equally as good, II not bet
ter prospects for crops this year, as
we had three years ago, when our
wheat reached from 30 to As bushels
per acre. never believed such crops
| could be raised until ! saw them my
self. had IS acres that year that
made so bushels to the acre. Our har-
vest will be ready by the 18th. We
wheat 1875 of oats. 30 OF fax, and
! run three binders, with TOUR men 10 co
the stocking
I'VE certainly like this country, and
the winters. although the winters are
cold at times, but we do not suffer as
one would think. What we have ac-
complshed here can be duplicated in
almost any of the new districts. II
anyone doubts anything l have said
In this letter, tell them to come here.
and can prove every word have
written"
The name of the writer can be had
from the Superintendent OF lmmigra-
tion Ottawa, Canada, who can give
the names of hundreds OF others
equally successful. Adv.
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