Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
EXCELLENT FARMING
CONDITIONS N CANADA
Letters from Settlers indicating
Growing Prosperity.

The present year will add another
proof that farming In Western Canada,
when carried on with the same energy
and system devoted to other lines OF
business, will bring about results fully
as satisfactory.
Mixed farming as tocsin has been
sounded for number of years. and
today 1t il being adopted pretty gen.
| orally throughout the Provinces OF
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta.
There are those who have made no
greater success OF II than they did
| when they pursued grain growing
| alone, but where one has failed to &C
complish what he had hoped to do.
dozens have scored success.
From Sedgewick. Alberta, we hear or
| Il. L. Deputy, for past twelve years
manager for Frye 4 Sons, packers,
Seattle, who during 1914 were the
largest buyers OF hogs on Alberta
markets. He is taking up active work
on his 1.200-acre farm near Sedge-
wick. Although he was one OF the
highest paid salaried officials on the
Pacific Coast, his frequent visits and
personal knowledge OF farming condi.
tons in Western Canada convinced
him there are greater opportunities In
farming Alberta land than In CONNER
cial life, with greater assurance Of
ultimate Independence and prospects
OF home-making under the most do.
sirable conditions.
Thomas Mckay, a farmer near Har.
disty, Alberta, has this tn say about
the country:
Il came to Hardisty from Usage
City, Kansas, nine years ago and took
up homestead here. This Is a good
district for the farmer who wishes TO
raise grain exclusively, and AZ a mixed
farming country II cannot be beaten
anywhere I'm the world to my knowl.
edge.
Il had ten cattle, which ranged out
side all last winter, and this spring
they were fat enough for the market.
this without being fed but one night
during the entire winter: they we're
fine fat cattle and looked beautiful. |
raised some winter wheat here which
weighed sixty-seyen and half pounds
to the bushel. government weight, and
which | shipped to Calgary. The mil
Ter who bought 1t said that 1t was the
best wheat that had ever gone into
Calgary Wheat In this district yields
az high as forty bushels TO the acre,
oats average sixty bushels Alfalfa
does we'll here.
"All I'm all think the farmers are
very we'll satisfied with the country.
and the farmer who farms his land
inteIligently is sure to make a sue
cess. The climate here IL the best /
have ever lived In the summers are
delightful and the winters are mild.
There has never been blizzard dur
ing the nine years ] have lived here
nor any cyclones or wind storms"
A settler i'm the neighborhood OF
Gleichen, Alberta, spent 81 900 in i'm
proving his quarter section. has 1875
acres ready for crop, keeps 10 head OF
stock, believes in mixed farming,
keeps two hired men, one all year, the
other I'm summer only. He miks IL
TO Is cows, and receives an average
monthly cream cheaue of $40 Last
June he sold $1,000 worth OF hogs and
i'm November two more carloads, be.
sides supplying his own requirements.
and Ia not only making money but
building mp a good home amid desir.
able surroundings. This is an example
of the possibilities open to the indus
trious In the Gleiehen district.
1t is stated in tbs last three months