Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-26
BIG RUSH NOW ON
For Western Canada and the
16O-Acre Homesteads.

and serve effectively who till the fields
and gardens.
ut cannot be repeated too often that
the world needs every ounce of food
1t can produce this year, and that the
growers of that food are sure of good
prices. When men now Of middle age
were casting their first ballot, dollar
wheat was the farmers ideal of pros
perity. Today, we have two-dollar
wheat. with other grains and meats
and vegetables in proportion; and indi-
cations that any shift from these
prices is as likely to be up as down.
"Every acre must work. The farmer
who increases his crops is performing
a national service. as we'll as assuring
prosperity for himself. There cannot
be too much. and unless united and
consistent effort is made, there will
not be enough. "-Chicago Journal.
Now tfnt the United States has
Joined with the Allies. the sentiment
of the past has merged into the per-
sOnnl interest of the present. The duty
Of the loyal and patriotic citizen IS I'D
bend every effort to bring the great
Worlds War to Il satisfactory conclu-
sion. to assist in all ways the forces
that have been fighting at tremendous
odds the giant power OF aut"cracy.
Victory is now assured; the union OF
the great fighting force of the United
States navy, it's military, it's financial
co-Operation, it's full and complete SYM
pathy, will eventually bring about
peace that will be solid and lasting.
Canada, just across the border llne'
that has no mark of fortitcAtlon, no
signs of defense. welcomes the assist
ance that the United States is render
ing, welcomes this new partner into the
arena that is battling for a disruption
of the forces that breed and begct tyr
amy ami oppression, and lighting ior
IL democratic and free world. what
sight it will he to see the American
and the Canadian, with the Stars ana
Stripes and the Maple Leaf of Canada
embnzoncd in one fold and entwined
in their effort to rid the world OF an
incubus that has tlisregarded all laws
human and divine.
There is necessity for the greatest
effort ever was made. not only on the
battlctields of Europe. not only on the
mined and summarized seas, but IN
carrying out on the peaceful helds
of agriculture. the plans so urgently
requested by those at the head OF
the departments of resources. the
recent reports by the Government
show great falling off in the amount
of grain that may be expected from the
crop as of recent date. being only
little over GO per cent, IL per cent
less than the average. Every patriotic
American will bend all his effort
towards increasing this. He may not
shoulder Il musllet, but he can handle
a hoe, he can drive team ana nah-
age n plow. He will be doing yeom;ln
service in this way, and assist In u
wonderful manner the man VIII" IS
fighting in the trenches. Ii he does
not now own Il piece of land. by all
means get one-rent it, buy it-get 1t.
There is lot of vacant land that will
give ample return for his labor.
The desire to possess home, to i'm
prove it and to prosper, is natural TO
every American. and today unprece-
denied offers are being made to secure
the residence of the homehunter. The
war condition is draining the continent
of it's fOodstuffs and economists are
entleavOring to meet the rapid deple-
tion of the nations stores of grain and
other farm products. Western Canada
has proven her claim to being the n;ltu-
raj producer of economically grown
fOodstuffs and is cndeavoring to over
come Il worlds shortage in necessities
by Offering her lands, practically free,
to anyone who will take them and pro-
duce. Labor IS scarce in Canada. and
is now being bOnuScd. Good wages are
offered and the time Il farm hand Is
drawing pay in 1917, is considered by
the Canadian Government, the same as
residence duties on one of the free lGO-
acre farms, that this Government is
giving away, in order to settle the fer
tile prairies and bring about within
81 few years a half billion annual crop
Of wheat.
The most conclusive evidence is
available to any inquirer, that Western
Canada farm lands will produce more
wheat of Il better quality and ut Il
lower cost of production per acre than
has heretofore been known in grain.
growing countries. 1t is no idle state.
ment to say. that yields of fifty bushels
to the acre of wheat are grown in Can
ada; the statement is made in all seri
business and is backed up by the let
tiers and afiidavits Of reliable farmers
in Western CANADA. These farmers
are enjoying the same home comforts
that their neighbors to the south par
ticipate; they have the same gOot
houses, the same good horses ant
cattle, the same good roads and com
munication, as we'll as the same goo'
social conditions, and, best of all, the
own their land and what they earl
they own for themselves. being fOun
dalton for greater wealth and inds
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