The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-08-28
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
inees OF Manitoba. Saskatchewan aud
Alberta. In Western Canada. The
crop conditions are the very best. and
no one locality seems TO have an ad-
vantage oyer another In this respect
The uniformity in growth Is remark
able. and In all parts OF the three
provinces spring wheat at the time
or writing. May 10th, Is well above
the ground from two 70 three luchCs
Considerable fall blowing 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
t~hree-horse. four-horse and fye-horse
teams are busy preparing land for
barley. oats and fax. On some a.
The larger farms batteries Of steam
and gasoline outfits are az 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
or securing experienced men 10 oper-
ate them. Anyway, there IS being put
into agriculture In Western Canada.
greater effort with more promise
han for some years past. The soil
Is In the best possible condition.
moisture has been sufficient. there
have been no winds 20 dry out the
soil. and II the farmers have had 70
lay up for a day or so now and again.
II was merely that the ground might
have the advantage OF the rain ana
an occasional snow. which promise So
much for the growing crop. With
some warm weather the grain SSH
come along In a manner thar win
equal the best years Western Canada
has w had.
IL must not be thought from HIS
that the farmers are full bent on se-
curing a grain crop alone. II nearly
every district there Is more AMI more
the indication and inclination 20 60
into mixed farming. Herds OF cattle
~ AAt IAoAAo AAaA ~ I'D |Ha
present had been fully given up 20
grain growing. hogs and sheep are On
evidence. New buildings are 70 DE
seen on a great many places. these
being pig houses and COW stables. OF
though protection OF cattle Is not regu-
larry required. excepting FOR calves
and such cows as IL may be necessary
10 house from time 10 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 nov go
ing In in hundreds. The movement
from Montana. Oregon and Washing
ton 10 Canada continues without any
abatement as TO numbers and value o.
effects. while the central and eastern
states are still sending an excellent
TO begin farming on a scale that will
pay from the start
Those who contemplate visiting the
Panama Exposition next year will find
that one OF the most interesting trips
they can make will be via the Cana
dian West. There will be three lines
OF railway they can use-the Canadian
Pacific. Canadian Northern and Grand
Trunk Pacific. all Of which will have
through 10 coast lines completed. Thus
will be given a view OF prairie. wood
land and mountain scenery unexcelled
in Observation-Disclosures