Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-10-25
SUCCESS FOLLOWS
jUDICIOUS FARNINe
IN WESTERN CANADA
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western Canada, and the ir,rl- Ia
profits he has made in the yro ,,rl'-ense
grain, has been told and reto,s 'Hs OF
has been found in all nartS ne
provinces of Manitoba Sasta.. - Ihe
ana Alberta His splendid farm Ivan Ivan
lngs have been pictured, his t. tr. Daiio-
outnts described and his princelv 0.aol
roundlngs, resultant of his s,,oo.- sur
growing grain, have been portravo5 y. -
letter, press and camera. II oo.. - W
IS not to his discredit thar -,
cessfully applying common sanso sue
up-to-date methods to the eondi,,a uu
that climate, good soil. and sn 1,r.gas
market have placed at hand tbo+ ~
has made the best use of them Nc
not too proud to admit that he oo.I .
to the country very few wears -l'
handicapped as to money. Ieavina eo
hind him unpaid mortgages in ~. p
! nome land (Which are now wiped ontI
1 and he is still today the same eoos 49,
hearted fellow he was in the dave ~.
ne mad to work for a neighbor Nil
the neighbor broke the land On ~
homestead, which went to make nm t i'S
| settlement duties.
Then, there, too, is the farnoo, -,
the farmers son, already wealthy VII
has bought large holdings in Westorr
Canada, in either Manitoba, Saskatcba'
wan or Alberta, who has made fortv
to one hundred per cent. on his invest
ment, whose big grain croDs ana
! whose immense cattle herds ara bo1n
ing to improve the country AeaIth
and strength, energy and push and
bull dog grit are as essential in West,
ern Canada as in Ohio, Indiana. mn.
nois, Iowa, or any of the states from
which so many Of these people come
and then, when you have added n
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 in
four or five years, that he might com.
fortably retire If he felt like it. There
are many of them in all the three
/ Provinces. 1t is not the less to his
credit that lie 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: Il formerly lived near Day
ton, Ohio, on rented farm, had as
| good chance as the average renter.
bur after ten years of hard work sats
fed myself that if I ever expected to
secure home, i would have to under
take something else. Hearing of West
ern Canada, investigated, and seven
years ago last Spring settled in a
homestead and purchased ION time)
an adjoining half section, arriving
with carload of household effects and
farm implements, including four
horses and three cows, and 81 800 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
70 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 a half section where We
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 to the good, but
the question is where could we go to
invest our money and get as good re
turns as here?
We have equally as good, If not bet
ter prospects for crops this year, as
we had three years ago, when our
wheat reached from 80 to 48 bushels
per acre. ! never believed such crops
could be raised until l saw them my
self 1 had Is acres that year that
made-50 bushels to the acre. Our mar
vest will be ready by the 18th. we
have this season in crop 400 acres OF
wheat, 1875 of oats, 80 OF fax, anu
run three binders, with four men TO 90
the stocking.
1--WE certainly like this country, ana
the winters, although the winters are
cold at times, but we do not suifer as
one would think. What we have ac-
complished here can be duplicated ID
almost any of the new districts. II
anyone doubts anything l have safd
In this letter. tell them to come mere
and car prove every word have
written"
The name of the writer can be had
from the Superintendent of Immlgra-
ton, Ottawa, Canada, who can give
the names of hundreds OF otheFS
equally successful Adv.
Will Soon Wake Up.
c,.s 5ao1.rao she has