The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-08
FARMERS GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
Demand for Canadian Cattle
After the War.


ada offers to the farmer have time and
again been placed before the public
through these columns. The cheap
price at which the very best lands can
be purchased, and the advantage that
is to be had in securing one of tho free
homestcads of 100 acres has appealed
to great many, and they have emf
braccd them. Many, in fact most OF
those who have done so are today Civ.
ing testimony to the good fortune and
the timely iorcthought that led them
to 30 to Western Canada, and embark
In an era Of farming that has placed
them away beyond the pinch of want
and given them reason to look into the
future with hopcfulncss that they
had not had the courage in the past TO
forecast.
Not only have they been able to Sc
cure good lands at low prices and on
easy terms but If they desire they
have been able to add TO this 100 acres
OF land free ON conditions that are
easy. 4 rcsidcn, In the Lloydminstcr
district IN Saskatchewan who had
been farming in the States FOR some
time. took up a homestead in 1910, and
commenced breaking with I oxen.
Two years ago he bought an adIon-
Ing quarter section and now has over
100 acres under cultivation. lite says.
AS my circumstances improved. | sold
the oxen and now have six head Of
horses, twelve head Of cattle, and have
always a bunch of hogs ON hand
ION an average have had Yields OF
- bushels of wheat. go bushels Of oats.
and 40 bushels of barley To the acre.
and last season from field of 2Sia
acres. thrcshcd 10iO bushels of
wheat. have made a success of
mixed farming and would have no hest
tatiou in advising all who contemplate
making new home to come to this
district | sell cream to the Govern
mcnt Creamery here. and find at all
times good market for live stock and
other produce"
This IS but n modest statomon, Of
what modest man can do in Western
Canada, and could be repeated of hun.
drcds of others.
Scores of eases could be r"cit"d
where much more has been accom-
plished. aud II Is believed that with
moderate investment at the present
time, the cattle industry of Western
Canada viii pay large interest
The Minister of Agriculture of Sas.
latchcwan. in a recent address, ven.
iur"d the prediction that the Sas,
ka,rhcwan farmer who developed his
land along the lines of general stock
breeding woUld make much more mon
cy and ind n far bigger return for his
efforts In ten years time than the
man who devoted his energies purely
and primarily TO grain raising This
was the coming golden age OF oppor,
tunity FOR the stIclSman and II was un
TO the Sasla'ch wan man to get in
on the ground floor and prepare him.
self for the coming demand.
The close OF The war would undoub,.
cdly see a grcni dcr,and for live stock
In Enrop" and II was only reasonable
To suppose that this demand would
have 10 be filed almost wholly by
American stoCkm"u. both In Canada
and the United States Europe was
slowly draining It's rural districts not
only OF its beef and dairy animals but
was also using the finer breeding ami.
mails and the end of the war would
sec condition of affairs which would
render necessary almost the rcpopula.
ton of the domestic animal kingdom
IN that continent
The opportunity Of Western Cana.
dian stockmon. therefore. lay in being
prepared for this demand when II
arose In view OF these facts which
must he patent to every student OF
economic conditions as related to tn.
stock industry, h" hoped To see within
III" next three years the stock raising
industry In Saskatchewan given an I'm.
m"nsc impetus forward. which would
put II in the forefront of Ia" producing
provinces Of the Dominion Advertise.
men,.
David may have hrpu RIGHT whom H..