River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-08
FARMERS GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
Demand for Canadian Cattle
After the War.

The opportunities that Western Cam
ada offers to the farmer have time and
again been placed before the pubilc
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 the free
homesteads of 100 acres has appealed
to a great many, and they have en-
braced them. Many, in fact most OF
those who have done so are today Civ
ing testimony to the good fortune and
the timely forethought that led them
to go 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 a hopefulness 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 16O acres
of land free, on conditions that are
easy. A resident in the Lloydminster
district in Saskatchewan who had
been farming in the States for some
time, took up homestead in 1910, and
commenced breaking with oxen.
Two years ago he bought an adJoln-
ing quarter section and now has over
100 acres under cultivation. He says,
"As my circumstances improved, sold
the oxen and now have six head OF
horses, twelve head of cattle, and have
always bunch of hogs on hand.
ION an average have had yields of
Is bushels of wheat, 65 bushels of oats,
and 40 bushels of barley to the acre,
and last season from a field of 28A
acres, threshed 1,040 bushels OF
wheat. / have made a success OF
mixed farming and would have no hest
tation in advising all who contemplate
making a new home to come to this
district. l sell cream to the Govern
ment Creamery here, and find at all
times good market for live stock and
other produce"
This is but a modest statement or
what a modest man can do in Western
Canada, and could be repeated of hun
ireds of others.
Scores of cases could be recited
where much more has been accom-
plished, and it is believed that with
moderate investment at the present
time, the cattle industry of Western
Canada will pay large interest.
The Minister of Agriculture of Sas-
katchewan, in a recent address, ven
tured the prediction that the Sas-
katchewan farmer who developed his
and along the lines of general stock
breeding would make much more mon
ey and find 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 stockman and 1t was up
10 the Saskatchewan man to get in
On the ground floor and prepare him
self for the coming demand
The close of the war would undoubt-
eddy see a great demand for live stock
In Europe and it was only reasonable
TO suppose that this demand would
have to be filled almost wholly by
American stockmen, both in Canada
and the United States. Europe was
slowly draining it's rural districts not
only of it's beef and dairy animals but
was also using the finer breeding ami
mails and the end Of the war would
see a condition of affairs which would
render necessary almost the repopula-
ton of the domestic animal kingdom
In that continent.
The opportunity of Western Cana
dian stockmen, therefore. lay in being
prepared for this demand when it
arose. In view Of these facts which
must be patent to every student OF
economic conditions as related to the
stock industry, he hoped to see within
the next three years the stock raising
industry in Saskatchewan given an i'm
mense impetus forward, which would
put it in the forefront Of the producing
provinces Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment.