Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-06
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/. : CANADIAN LANDS.
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT;
ASKING FOR INCREASED ACRE.
AGE in GRAIN, TO MEET !.
EUROPEAN DEMAND. Z 1 i

jtInere are tnumDer Oh !uoiuehS u
land in Western Canada. living IN the
United States, to whom the Canadian
Government will shortly make an ap-
peal to place the unoccupied areas
they are holding under, cultivation.
The lands are highly productive, but
in q state of idleness they are not
giving any revenue beyond the nm
earned increment and are not OF the
benefit. to Canada that these lands
could easily be made. It lis pointed
out that tho demand for grains for
years to come will cause good prices
for all that can be produced. Not
only will the price of grains be at
fected, but also will that Of cattle,
hogs and horses, In fact. everything
that can be grown on the farms. When
placed under proper cultivation. not!
the kind that Is often resorted to-.
which lessons yield and land values.
many; farms will pay for themselves IN
two or. three years. Careful and In
tensive work is required. and II this
Ii given In the way 1t is given to the
high-priced lands of older settled
countries. surprising results Wila fol-
low. 81 =. 8. :.s5. >:,s a,s.4.
There are those who are paying rent.
who should not be doing SO. They
would do better to purchase lands IN
Western Canada at the present low
price at which they are being offered
by land companies or private indfvid-
uals. These have been held for the
high prices that many would have
realized, but for the war and the Imam:
cial stringency. Now 10 the time to
buy; or If it is preferred advantage
might be taken OF the offer OF 16O
acres of land free that is made by the
Dominion Government. The man who
owns his farm has a life Of indepen-
dence. Then again there are those,
who are renting who might wish to-
continue as renters. They have some
means as well as sufficient outfit to be-
gin in a new country where all the
advantages are favourable. Many Of
the owners Of unoccupied lands would
be. willing to5lease them on reasonable
terms. Then again. attention Is drawn
to the fact that Western Canada NUM-
bers amongst its most successful farm
ers, artisans, business men. lawyers,
doctors and many other professions.
Farming today Is a5profession. 1t 10
no longer accompanied by the drndg-
cry that we were acquainted with q
generation ago. The fact that man
ID not following farming life today.
does not preclude him from going on
Q Western Canada farm tomorrow,
NJ n III N$ ~ If hn IN
not in possession of Western Canada
land that he can convert into . farm
he should secure some. make It 9,
farm by equipping It and working IL
himself The man who has been hold
Ing his Western Canada land waitingl
for the profit he naturally expectettI
has been justified in doing SO, Itk1
agricultural possibilities are certain
and sure II he has not realized Inn
mediately BY making sale. heSshould
not worry But to let it lie idle is not
good business. BY getting It placed
under cultivation a greater profit will
come to him. Have 1t cultivated by
working 1t himself. or get some good
representative to do It. Set about get
ting q purchaser. . renter or some
one to operate on shares.
The department of the Dominion
Government having charge of the I'm.
migration, through Mr.. W.. d.. Scott,
Superintendent at Ottawa Canada. -
directing the attention Of nonresident
owners OF Western Canada lands to
the fact that money will be made out
OF farming these lands. The agents
Of the Department, located at different
points in the States. are rendering ~
sistance to this end.-Advertisemen