The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-25
SUCCESS FOLLOWS
JUDEI0US FARMING
IN WESTERN CANADA 1T IS
CERTAIN.

Western Canada, and the immense
profits he has made in the growing OF
grain. has been teld 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. IL certainly
ls not TO his discredit that by sue.
cessfully applying common sense and
up-to-date methods 10 the conditions
that climate good soil. and splendid
market have placed at hand. that he
has made the best use OF them. He IL
not too proud 10 admit that he came
10 the country very few years aao
handicapped as 10 money, leaving be.
hind him unpaid mortgages In his old
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 10 work for neighbor, white
the neighbor broke the land on his
homestead, which went 10 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
10 one hundred per cent. on his invest
ment, whose big grain crops and
whose immense cattle herds are help.
ing 10 improve the country. Health
, and strength. energy and push, and
bull dog grit are as essential In West.
ern Canada as In Ohio, Indiana, llli
nois. Iowa. or any OF the states from
which so many Of these people come,
and then, when you have added 10
that a fair amount Of means. with
which TO make a 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 I'm
! four or five years, that he might com.
| fortably retire il he felt like IT, There
are many OF them I'm all the three
| Provinces. IL Is not the less 10 his
credit that he has earned his home.
stead by the three years residence,
that he is free from debt, and has n
reasonable bank account. He, too,
came 10 the country handicapped by
debts. and with very little means. lie
is contented, has good home, land
free OF encumbrance, some stock, and
with good prospects. One of these
writes: Il formerly lived near Day.
ton, Ohio, on rented farm. had as
good a chance as the average renter,
but after ten years OF hard work, salts
fed myself that IL ever expected to
secure a home, | would have to under
take something else. Hearing OF West
ern Canada, | investigated, and seven
years ago last Spring settled in
homestead and purchased (on time)
an adjoining half section, arriving
with carload OF household effects and
farm implements, inclcding four
horses and three COWS, and $500 in
money-my ten years work in Ohio.
The first year our crops gave us
feed, the second year 100 acres OF
wheat gave us $500; no failure OF
crop since starting here. have now
! % head OF horses, Is head OF cattle.
and 35 hogs. We own 1,120 acres OF
land, and have same all under cultiva.
ton. Was offered at one time $500
per acre for half section where wo
live, and all the other land could be
sold today on present market at $4,000
per acre. Should we care to dispose
OF our holdings, could pay all debts
and have over $4,000 ia the good, but
the question is where could we 20 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, az
we had three years ago, when our
wheat reached from 30 to 4S bushels
per acre. never believed such crops
could be raised until 4 saw them my.
self had - acres that year that
made 90 bushels TO the acre. Our har
vest will be ready by the 18th. We
have this season in crop 400 acres Of
wheat. 125 OF oats. 90 OF fax, and
run three binders, with four men TO do
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-
complished here can be duplicated In
almost any OF the new districts. II
anyone doubts anything / have said
In this letter, tell them 20 come here
and can prove every word / have
written"
The name OF the writer can be had
from the Superintendent OF Immigra
tion, Ottawa, Canada, who can give
the names OF hundreds OF others
equally successful. Adv.