The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-06-24
FARMING
CONDITIONS IN 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 q tocsin hp been
sounded for a number of years, and
today II 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, hut where one has failed to &C.
dozens have scored success.
From Sedgewick. Alberta. we hear OF
Il. l.. Deputy. for past twelve years
manager for Frye a. Sons. packers,
Seattle. who during 1914 we're the
largest buyers OF hogs on Alberta
markets. lie is taking up active work
ON his l.200acre 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.
tions 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 .he most de
sirablc conditions.
Thomas Mckay. farmer near llar
disty, Alberta. has this to say about
the country:
Il came to llarGisty from Usage
city. Kansas, nine years ago and took
up homestead here. This is good
district for the farmer who wishes TO
raise grain exclusively, and as "A mixed
farming country IL cannot be beaten
anywhere In the world to my knowl.
edge.
i 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 were
| fine tat 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 il said that IL was the
best wheat that has ever gone into
Calgary. Wheat in this district yields
as high az forty bushels to the acre,
oats average sixty bushels. Alfalfa
does we'll here
All In all think the farmers are
very well satisfied with the country
and the farmer who farms his land
intelligently 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 a blizzard dur
Ing the nine years | have lived here
nor any cyclones or wind storms"
A settler In the neighborhood OF
Gleichen, Alberta. spent $4,000 In i'm
proving his quarter section. has l2J
acres ready for crop, keeps 20 head OF
stock. believes In mixed farming
keeps two hired men, one all year, the
other In summer only. He milks /.
to Is cows, and receives an average
monthly cream cheque OF $ll0. Last
June he sold $1,000 worth OF hogs anC
In November two more carloads, be
sides supplying his own requirements
and Is not only making money but
building up good home amid desir
able surroundings. This is an exampl,
OF the possibilities open to the indus
trious in the Gleichen district.
II is stated In the last three months
s3s 100000 OF American capital ha,
been invested In Canada, shown.
that United States financial men ar,
satisfied OF the solidity Of Canadian In
stitutions. Western Canada has beer
heavy borrower and Western Can
ada's great resource is agriculture. L
s. hEanciers must be convinced tina
agriculture In Western Canada is sur,
and profitable or they would not b.
ready to invest so many millions II
the country. ADVERTISEMENT