Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-24
SUCCESS FOLLOWS
JUDICIOUS Farming
IN WESTERN CANADA IT IS
CERTAIN.

IN WESTERN CANADA IT IS
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 retoId. He
has been found in all parts Of the
provinces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. His splendid farm build
fngs have been pictured. his traction
outfits described and his princely sur
r0undings, resultant of his success in
growing grain, have been portrayed by
letter, press and camera. II certainly
is not to his discredit that By sue
cessfuIIy applying common sense and
uD-t0-date methods to the conditions
that climate, q good soil, and splendid
market have laced at hand, that he
has made the best use Of them. He is
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 old
home land (which are now wiped OUT
ana he is still today the same good
hearted fellow he was in the days that
he had to work for a neighbor, while
the neighbor broke the lang 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
bun dog grit are as essential il West
ern Canada as in Ohio, Indiana, Hi
aOis. Iowa, or any of the states from
which 50 many of these. people come,
and then when you have added to
that a fair amount of means, with
which TO make a start. the land which
Is only waiting for the skill of the
husbandman viii quickly respond.
But there is the smaller farmer, the
man who has not made sufficient in
four or Eve years, that he might com
for6ably retire if ne felt like it. There
are many OF them in all the three
Provinces. It is not the less to his
credit that he has earned his home
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 a good home, land
free of encumbrance, some stock, and
with good prospects. One Of these
writes I formerly lived near Day
ton. Ohio. on a rented farm. had as
good a chance as the average renter
but after ten years Of hard work, salts
fed myself that if I ever expected to
secure q nome, I would have to under
take something else. Hearing of West
eTn Canada, I investigated, and seven
years ago last Spring settled in a
homestead and purchased ton time)
am adjoining half section arriving
with a carload of household effects and
farm implements, including four
horses and three cows, and $500 il
money-my ten years work in Ohio.
The first year our crops gave us
feed, the second year 100 acres OF
wheat gave us $18O0; no failure OF
crop since starting here. I have now
% head eff horses, Is head Of cattle
and So hogs We own 1,120 acres oil
land and have same all under Cultiva
ton. Was offered at one time $500
per acre Tor q half section where We
live, and I'll the other land could bc
sold today on present market at S30Gl
per acre. Should we care to dispose
Of our holdings. could pay ali debts
ana have over 100000 to the good, bu,
The question is where could We go tC
invest orr money and get as good re
turns as here2
We have equally as good, if not bet
ter prospects for crops this year, as
we had three years ago, when oul
wheat reached from 30 to IS bushels
per acre. IUever believed such crops
could be raised until [ saw them my
self. / had is acres that year thai
made SO bushels to the acre. Our har
vest will be ready by the 18th. We
have this season in crop 400 acres Of
wheat, I25 of oats. so OF fax, and
run three binders, with four men to dc
the stocking
we certainly like this country, anC
the winters. although the winters are
cold at times. but we do not suffer as
one would think. What we have ac
compIished here can be duplicated il
almost any Of the new districts.
anyone doubts anything I have sale
in this letter. tell JAem to come here
aud / can prove every word 1 have
written
The name OF the writer can be hat
from the Superintendent of Immigra
ton. Ottawa, Canada, who can giv,
the names OF hundreds of Others
equally successful Adv.