Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-25
SUCCESS FOLLOWS
JUDICIOUS FARMING
IN WESTERN CANADA 1T ls
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 sue
oessfully applying common sense and
up-to-date methods to the conditions
that climate, 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 country very few years ago
handicapped as to 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 to work for neighbor, while
the neighbor broke the land on his
homestead, which went to make up the
settlement duties. Q
ThensS 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, 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 q fair amount of means, with
which to make start, the land which
is only waiting for the skill of the
husbandnan 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 IL he felt like 1t. There
ares 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 good home, land
free of encumbrance, some stock, and
with good prospects. One Of these
writes: "T formerly lived near Day
ton, Ohio, on rented farm, had al
good a chance as the average renter
but after ten years Of hard work, salts
fed myself that II ever expected t
secure home, would have to under
take something else. Hearing of West
ern Canada, I Investigated, and sever
years ago last Spring settled in
homestead and purchased Con time
an adjoining half section, arriving
with carload Of household effects an,
farm O implements, including o fou
horses and three COWS, and $1,000 II
money-my ten years work in Ohio.
THE first year our crops gave u
feed, the second year 100 acres o
wheat gave us $1.s0o; no failure o
crop since starting here. I have nov
20 head of horses, Is head of cattle
and 80 hogs. We own 1920 acres O
land, and have same all under cultivs
ton. Was offered at one time $3.50
per acre for half section where W
live, and all the other land could
sold today on present market at $500
per acre. Should we care to dispos
of our holdings, could pay all debt
and have over $4,000 to the good, bu
the question is where could we go
invest our money and get as good n
turns as here? @
I'VE have equally as good, if not be
ter prospects for crops this year, q