Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-23
WESTERN CANADA'S
PROSPECTS FOR 1914
Excellent Spring for Work an.
Wheat Seeding About
Finished.

The writer has Just returned ..
an extensive trip through the p,o-
inces OF Manitoba, Saskatchewan -,
Alberta, in Western Canada. The c,os
conditions are the very best and ~
one locality seems to have an adv.s
tage over another in this respect m.
uniformity in growth is remarksbIo
| and in all parts Of the three province
spring wheat at the time of wrtlns
May 10th, is well above the grounS
from two to three inches. Consdo,,
able fall blowing was done last YEA,
and this, with the summer faUow q
| already seeded, so that practica,lv
wheat seeding is over by this dats
Everywhere the farmers are busv ana
the whole country presents one grea,
scene of activity-three-hor sonr
horse and five-horse teams are buev
preparing land for barley, oats ana
flax. On some of the larger farm,
batteries of steam and gasoline mt,
fits are at work. but in a great MANY
districts where these have been oper.
ated in the past they are being di,,
placed by horses, owing no doubt mar.
TALLY to the difficulty of securing CT.
perienced men to operate them. ANY.
way, there is being put into agricul.
ture in Western Canada, greater ei.
fort with more promise than for soma
years past. The soil is In the bes,
possible condition; moisture has been
sufficient, there have been no wind,
to dry out the soil, and If the farmer,
have had to lay up for a day or 50
now and again, 1t was merely that tia
ground might have the advantage Of
the rain and an occasional snow.
which promise so much for the grow.
ing crop. With some warm weather
the grain will come along in a man.
ner 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 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 DO
seen on a 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
of new settlers have gone in, many Of
them from the eastern states These
have seen what success the western
and central states man has achieved
in Western Canada, and are now 60
ing in in hundreds. The movement
from Montana, Oregon and Washing
ton to Canada continues without any
abatement as to numbers and value Of
! effects, while the central and eastern
states are still sending an excellent
class OF farmers with means sufficient
to begin farming on scale that will
pay from the start.
Those who contemplate visiting the
Panama Exposition next year viii find
that one of the most interesting trips
| they can make will be via the Cana
| dian West There win be three lines
of railway they can use-the Canadian
Pacific. Canadian Northern and Grand
Trunk Pacific, all of which will have
through to coast lines completed Thus
will be given view of prairie, wood
land and mountain scenery unexcelled
in America.-Advertise