Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-02
THE EVIDENCE
IN THE CASE.
Results Following Settlement
Show That Conditions in West
ern Canada Are Highly
Satisfactory.

AOuuduu liNcu a. Elulu6udlHy LII. Ilc
thought he would better his condition
in new country, where he would
have wider scope for his farming OPP
erations. 1t would not seem essential
to refer to Mr.. Lohmann, at this par
ticular time, as of German blood, but
for the fact that so many false state
ments have gone out as to i'll treat
ment of Germans in Canada.
Writing from Willmont, Sask., un-
der date of January 80, 1916. Mr.. Lob
mann says:
I'VE are perfectly satisfied in this
country, and doing well up here.
Il bought half section of land and
took up homestead, my three sons
also took homesteads, two of them
buying each 100 acres of land as we'll.
| sold my homestead, and and one OF
my sons own threshipg outfit.
The crop this year was good; the
oats went so to 80 bushels per acre,
and wheat went 40 to SO bushels and
the price is fair"
Sam Morrow, of Millet, Alta, in
writing to Mr.. j. nj. MacLachlan. Ca
madam government agent at Water
town, S. D., says: Il am we'll pleased
with the country. The climate is bet
ter than l ever thought it could be
so far north; ideal climate for stock.
have some colts and cattle that have
not been inside of stable in four
years. | consider this fine country
for mixed farming. | know of farm
ers around here who had AZ bushels
OF barley to the acre and SIS bushels
of oats to the acre"
Jacob Goetz of Piapot, Sask., had 40
acres of wheat from which he got
1000 bushels, and got an average of
SO bushels of oats to the acre.
Golden Prairie, Sask., is a district
largely settled by South Dakotans.
Horace Blake is one of those. He
says: THE crops of 1915 were i'm
mense."
Wheat in his locality went from 40
to 90 bushels per acre; oats about 80
bushels on an average. One hundred
bushels of potatoes were grown on a
quarter of an acre of land; twelve POI
tatoes weighed 80 pounds. His horses
run out all winter, and come in fat.
He raised excellent corn. and fat
tened hogs on it. He concludes an
interesting letter by saying There
are schools in every district. The
people here are most all hustlers and
are fast pushing to the front When
I 81,
half section stood little 12x14 shack,
now almost everyone has real modern
houses and barns"
Some Southern Alberta yields for
1915:
l. H. Hooker, SO acres, 1920 bushels
Marquis wheat No. l. GA pounds per
bushel.
l. |. Lee, 40 acres, stubble, 1,500
bushels; 40 acres summer fallow, g.
$50 bushels.
Peter Brandon, 1874 acres, 1851 bush
els Marquis wheat.
R. Marandi, 1876 acres. 1920 bushels,
GA pounds per busheI.
I. McReynolds, As acres. 1875. stub
ble
Ole Christensen, so acres, 2,647
bushels.
Arufhus Gavett, 1855 acres wheat, g.
642 bushels; 80 acres oats, 1000 bush
els.
Robert Mathews. 46 acres wheat,
2,016 bushels, machine measure.
D. Dunbar, 100 acres wheat, 1925
bushels.
Ingauld Hoppy, so acres wheat, a.
800 bushels, all stubble
Louis Kragt, so acres wheat, 1000
bushels.
w. J. Pate, rs acres wheat, $50
bushels.
w. Roeniche, $50 acres wheat, 5,337
bushels, so of this stubble.
]. c. McKinnon so acres wheat. O.
536 bushels.
Gordon Swinehart, 80 acres wheat,
LAO bushels.
Albert Hanson, IS acres wheat, $3.50
bushels.
Elmer Hamm, ITO acres wheat, 5,158
bushels; 80 acres oats, $3.50 bushels.
John Larson, so acres wheat, 5000
bushels; 80 acres oats, 1900 bushels.
John Hecklin, 81 acres, 1,4S4 bush.
els.
Vim. Hecklin, 100 acres, 1876, stub
BILE and breaking.
O. Salisbury, SO acres MARQUIS
wheat, 1000 bushels on breaking. -Ad-
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