The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
WESTERN CANADA'S
PROSPECTS FOR 1914
Excellent Spring for Work and
Wheat Seeding About
Finished.

The writer has Just returned from
an extensive trip through the Prov
inces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, In Western Canada. The
crop conditions are the very best, and
no one locality seems TO have an ad-
vantage over another In this respect.
The uniformity In growth is remark
able, and in all parts Of the three
provinces spring wheat at the time
OF writing, May 10th, Is well above
the ground from two to three inches
Considerable fall plowing was done
last year, and this, with the summer
fallow, is already seeded, so that
practically wheat seeding is over by
this date. Everywhere the farmers
are busy and the whole country pre-
sents one great scene OF activity
three-horse, four-horse and five-horse
teams are busy preparing land for
barley, oats and fax On some of
the larger farms batteries OF steam
and gasoline outfits are at work, but
In a great many districts where these
have been operated In the past they
are being displaced by horses owing
no doubt partially to the difficulty
OF securing experienced men to oper-
ate them. Anyway, there is being put
into agriculture I'm Western Canada.
greater effort with more promise
than for some years past. The soil
is in the best possible condition;
moisture has been sufficient, there
have been no winds TO dry out the
soil, and If the farmers have had TO
lay Vp for a day or so now and again,
II was merely that the ground might |
have the advantage Of the rain and /
an occasional snow, which promise so /
much for the growing crop. With .
some warm weather the grain will .
come along in a manner that will
equal the best years Western Canada
has ever had.
1t must not be thought from this
that the farmers are full bent on Sc
curing a grain crop alone In nearly
every district there is more and more
the indication and inclination to 20
into mixed farming. Herds of cattle
now dot the plains that up to the
present had been fully given up to
grain growing, hogs and sheep are In
evidence. New buildings are to be
seen on great many places. these
being pig houses and COW stables, al
though protection of cattle is not regu.
larly required, excepting for calves
and such cows as it may be necessary /
to house from time to time.
The growing of alfalfa and other
fodder grasses is an Industry that is
being rapidly developed.
During this spring a splendid class {
If new settlers have gone in, many of
hem from the eastern states. These c
lave seen what success the western
md central states man has achieved
n Western Canada, and are now go e
ng in in hundreds. The movement /
rom Montana, Oregon and Washing
on to Canada continues without any
batement as to numbers and value of !,
fleets, while the central and eastern =
tates are still sending an excellent .
lass of farmers with means sufficient
begin farming on scale that will r,
ay from the start W
. Those who contemplate visiting the
anama Exposition next year will find
nat one of the most interesting trips Ia
ley can make will be via the Cana.
ian West. There will be three lines
railway they can use-the Canadian ppaT
acific, Canadian Northern and Grand
runk Pacific all of which will have
trough to coast lines completed Thus 81