Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12
FARM labor N DEMAND
N WESTERN CANADA
Extraordinary Inducements Being
Offered.

thHN NNSNSsA va tHosussU6 "e
titles of foods to feed the world dur
Ing this stress Of high consumption
aud paucity Of production. Instead Of
the condition Improving 1t Is growing
worse. and unless drastic and immedl'
ate action Is taken. prices will n
tinue tn climb higher. Ii Is hoped by the
Canadian government that by Offering
extra Inducements to secure a ON
stead Of 100 acres Of excellent land IN
the hOmesteading areas Of Western
Canada, with the combined effort of the
farmer In extraordinary preparation
Of tillage and bigger wages than ever,
that Western Canada, with :he assist
ance Of Il Diyine Providence. nlny pro-
ducc n greater number of million acres
Of wheat than ever in the past. The
farm laborer Gun 10Y secure n home
| stead on easier conditions than v
before. All the time thu! he works
for Il Western Canadian farmer dur
ing 1917. after he makes his entry or
filing will count as residence on his
homestead for that year, leaving him
but two additional years residence
before getting title to n piece OF land
that should then be easily worth
$1,000. The response to this oGef has
been wonderful, and hundreds have al
ready taken advantage OF 1t.
The climate of Western Canada Is
one that breeds energy, instils life and
buoyancy, and with the soil that the
country possesses, no greater asset
could he desired. The country is past
the pioneering stage: It's ability to grow
all the smaller grains better than any
other 'portion Of the continent has
been proven SO often that it seems Il
waste of time to speak of ii. The high
name that has been given the country
in the splendid class Of live stock tta,
1t raises, has placed 1t in the high col
umn with the best states Of tho Union
And then social conditions, something
that every housewife asks about, ar,
us nearly perfect as could be wished
for. Thousands of miles Of telephone
line onnect the remotest hainlet witt
the principal cities of the country nm
continent, miles Of excellent grade.
roads. as well as the perfect naturn
roads Of the prairie. make driving ant
hauling easy. G%ridironed az thes,
provinces are with railway tine:
bring the farm near to Atlantic or Pa
ciiic. or United States markets. rura
mail delivery brings the settler still
closer to the homes abroad. Rnra
and consolidated schools everywher,
are easy ndjuncts to the colleges mn,
universities. which are said to b.
among the best on the continent.
Taxation is light. and only applied
on the farm land. cattle, implements
etc, on the farm being exempt. Man.
farmers, having realized sntt'cien
from one crop of wheat to pay 70
their entire farm holdings, have in
stalled their own electric light an'
heating plants. have their automobile
and many luxuries they would no
have possessed on their old HON
abroad. Life Is comfortable and eS
i~ence enjoyable In Western Cnnnl:
In no country is there Il greater pc,
centage Of contented farmers, and Il
no part of the continent Is furlnin
easier or more profitable.
Land there will produce 30 bushcl
Of wheat to the acre, while there ar
many cases where the yield wa
higher. rs high as 20 bushels. VIVA:
this means TO the farm laborer 90.
not fully appear on the surface. II
will get good wages, he can ecure
homestead worth III the end of rhre
years about 1900. Willie working f..
wages he Il put in residence dntic'
and can also look around, and find
good location.
Besides the demonstrating attrartio
Of Western Canada. there remains tn
other fact that other lands cnn b
purchased mt from SO to $40, Will
improved farms may be had mt req
sonable figures.
The desire 10 have Il piece OF Ian
of ones own is u natural instinct j
the heart Of every properly dcyelopc
man and woman. In earlier years, %
account Of the great nreas Of lnn
available In the United States. n
great difficulty was experience
By any ambitious settler Of tim
country who wished to become hi
own landholder, but the rapid II
crease IN population, combined wit
the corresponding rise in the price q
lind, has completely changed this cor
} ditiOn. Land, which II generation NJ
might be had . for the homestendini
now commands prices ranging to $40
nm acre and over. At such prices 1t
quite hopeless for the tenant farmt
or the farmers nj IN moderate eli
|, cumstances, or the city man with In
tied capital, to attempt to buy Il farl
, Of his own. TO pay for 1t becomes
a lifelong task. and the probability
that he viii never do more than mce
, the interest charges. II he ~ serIO,
. In his desire TO ecure Il farm HON,
he must look TO countries where theT
. Is still abundant fertile land avnilnbl
ut moderate cost, md where thcs
lands are to be purchased on term
q. which make 1t possible for the settl.
with small capital to become II fur
owner ms the result Of a few years. !,
i. Dor. He will also want land IN II coul
try where the practices Of the pcopl
nrc simllnr to those to which he ha
been accustomed: II country with III
same language, same religion, sum