The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1914-11-27
WESTERN CANADA'S
STRONG POSITION
THE WHEAT GRANARY OF THE
WORLD" A WELL AP-
Piled TERM.

western Canada occupies stronger
position today than It ever has occu
| pied. Taking one year with another
tho efficiency OF its lands to produces
has been well proved. 1t has not beer
said Of 1t that year In and year Out
there were bumper and bounteoui
crops. II such = condition existed Il
would be phenomenal In the history
Of any country. With an extensive
territory producing grain, hogs, cattle
| and sheep, of some 800 miles wide and
1000 miles long, 1t II easy to con-
cedvs Of . wide variation In tempera,
ture and climate; there Ii variation In
rainfall and snowfall; every section is
not the best In tho district-some are
better than others and some worse,
but n = general thing, the great per
has shown that some portions are not
altogether immune from periods Of
drought The same may be said Of ad-
Joining states to the south But this
year has also shown that In the
greater portion of Western Canada
the drought-stricken area Of this year.
past years have shown that the soil
produces wonderfully well and even
this year, with modern methods,
known as "dry-farming," good crops
were harvested. The large number
of Americans who during the past six
teen years have been attracted to
Canada have not gone simply because
of the advertising of that country, but
because their friends and their old
time neighbors have done well there,
and with careful and judicious farm
ing almost everyone has done well.
As a result Of the great influx of
immigration the open or prairie home
stealing area is being rapidly taken
up. The fact that this is SO is evil
dence that Western Canada lands are
productive, and on these open plains
today are to be seen the homes of
successful farmers from almost every
state In the Union. They have earned
their patents, and now own outright
their $50 acres of land, together prob
ably with an adjoining 100 acres,
which they have purchased or pre-
empted, all of which is worth from
$25 to $50 per acre. They originally
started by growing grains altogether,
but they found that they could secure
a better price for much of their grain |
by feeding 1t to hogs and cattle, and |
the most successful ones are those |
who have followed this course.
But to meet the wants Of the new
conner new homestead area has been
opened up, known as the park coun-
try" In this park country are to be
found beautiful groves of poplar and
willow, small lakes and streams. with
sufficient open area to enable one to i
go 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 some of I
the groves, which In the meantime
have been valuable In providing fuel
and in giving shelter to cattle.
Notwithstanding the high character
Of the open prairie lands and the fact
hat farmers there have realized in a
splendid way, there is the opinion
packed up by lot of experience that
his parklike country contains soil
wen better than that of the. open area
'eferred to.
The opportunities, therefore, for
money making are as great today as
hey ever we're. The opportunities fo.
arrying on farming successfully are :
ully as great as they ever were. OF
his park area we have an immense y
uantity of land yet to be settled. 1t ,
true that the railroads have not yet
enetrated these districts to the extent
nat they have the open area, but this I
ill come and as settlements advance, Z
} will railroads build. For tho pres
ut there is temporary lull In rail-
bad building, but 1t Is always the
ase that where there Is a demand /
lere will come supply, and 1t will
OF be long before the park country
Ill be penetrated by railroads that I
i'll give sufficient accommodation for j
Il needs, but to those who prefer 1t F
lere are lots of opportunities for pur- L
lasing land nearer towns and vii
ges and at low prices and on easy
rms.
Whether one cares to purchase or
,mestead 1t can better be done by
lying a visit to the country and it
III repay you to spend some little
ne visiting the different districts \
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1t is quite possible for man to SIM
= spread himself without really hav-
g any broadening influence.