Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-19
WESTERN CANADA'S
STRONG POSITION
@TtsE WHEAT eRANARr or THE
WORLD Al WELL AP-
Piled TERM.

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Western Canada occupies stronger
position today than II exer has Occur.
pied. Taking one year with another,
the efficiency OF It's lands 70 produce
has been well proved II has not been
said OF II that year 10 and year out
there we're bumper and hounteoue
crops. II such condition existed Il
would be phenomenal In the History
Of any country. with an extensive
territory producing grain, hogs, cattle
and sheer. of some 500 miles wide and
1000 miles long, Il ID easy 10 con.
ceiye Of vide variation III tetnpefa
ture and climate there lii variation III
rainfall and snowfall; every section II
not the best ID the diatriet aome are
better than others and some worse,
but as . general thing. the great per.
ceatage III better This past year
has shown that some portions are mol
altogether immune from periods an
drought. The same may he said Of al.
joining states tn the south But this
year haa also shown THAI In the
greater portion De Western Canada
drought does not appear. but even ID
the dronghtetrioken area 81 this year,
past years have shown thai the soil
produces wonderfully well and even
this year. with modern methods
known al "arytarning. good crops
we're harvested. The large number
OF Americans who during the past six.
teen years have boon attracted 10
Canada have not gone simply because
OF the advertising of that country. bat
because their friends and their old
time neighbnrs have done well there
and with careful and indiclous farm
Ing almost everyone has done vel.
Az result of the great infsux of
immigration the open Of prairie home.
stealing area In being rapidly taken
M The fact that This Ia SO Ii ayi.
dence that Western Canada lands Mre
productive. and on these open plalns
today are to- bs seen the homes of
successful farmers frsm almost everS
etais II the Union They have earned
their patents and now own outright
their 100 acres of land. together prob
ably with an adjoining 100 acres.
which they have purchased III pre-.
empted, al Of which Ia worth from
$2g To $50 per acre, They originally
started BY growing grains altogether
but they found that they could secure
better price Tor much Of their grain
by feeding II 10 hogs and cattle. and
the most successful ones are thoae
who have followed this course
nut to meet Che wants or the new
conner new homestead area has been
opened up, known al the park conn.
try In this park country are to be
found beautiful groves 81 poplar and
willow. small lakes and streams with
sufficient open ares 70 enable one 10
80 into immediate cultivation of crop,
and In due time when they wish more
land to be put under cultivation, they
may at small cost cut down come of
the groves, which IN the meantime
have been valuable In providing fuel
and In giving shelter e. cattle.
Notwithstanding the high character
of the open prairie lands and the ssnci
that farmers there have realized 10 a
splendid way, there ID the opinion
pas..ssssed t,p BIZ q LOT OF experience that
this parkliEs sssesssssrltry contains soil
even better than that on Inv S>aaia area
referred TO.
The opportunities. therefore. for
money making are az great today AZ
they ever were. The opportunities sor
carrying on farming successfully are
fully as great al they ever were. oil
this park area we have an Immense
quantity og land yet to Be settled. ii
Ii true that the railroads have not We,
penetrated these districts to the extent
that they have the open area, but tsiis
win core and as settlements advance
no will railroads build. For the pres
ent there ~ temporary Iull lii rail
road building, but Il Id always the
case that where there Is demand
there win come d supply, and ii will
not be long before the park country
will be penetrated by railroads that
viii give sufficient accommodation for
al rceda, but 20 those who prefer IL
there are lots Of opportunities for pur-
chasing land aearer Towns and vii
lagos ard at low prices and on easy
terms
WHISTLER one cares 30 purchase or
homestead 1t can better be done BY
paying q visit TO the country and II
will repay you to spend some litfIe
time visiting the different districts.--~
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