Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-18
FARM LABOR IN DEMAND
IN WESTERN CANADA
Extraordinary inducements Being
Offered.

worse, and unless drastic and immedi-
ate action is taken, prices will con-
tinue TO climb higher. 1t is hoped by the
Canadian government that by offering
extra inducements to secure a home
| stead of 160 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 the assist
! ance of Divine Providence, may pro-
! duce greater number of million acres
| of wheat than ever in the past. The
| farm laborer can now secure home
| stead on easier conditions than ever
| before. All the time that he works
| for a 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 piece of land
that should then be easily worth
| $1,000. The response TO this offer has
been wonderful, and hundreds have al
ready taken advantage of II.
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 be desired. The country is past the
! pioneering stage: its ability to grow
all the smaller grains better than any
other portion of the continent has
been proven so often that II seems a
waste of time to speak Of It. The high
name that has been given the country
| in the splendid class of live stock that
II raises, has placed it In the high col
umn with the best states of the Union.
And then social conditions. something
that every housewife asks about, are
as nearly perfect as could be wished
for. Thousands of miles Of telephone
| line connect the remotest hamlet with
| the principal cities of the country and
continent, miles of excellent graded
roads, as well as the perfect natural
roads Of the prairie, make driving and
hauling easy. Grldironed as these
provinces are with railway lines
bring the farm near to Atlantic or Pa
cific, or United States markets. rural
mail delivery brings the settler still
closer to the homes abroad. Rural
and consolidated schools everywhere
are easy adjuncts to the colleges and
universities, which are said TO be
among the best on the continent.
Taxation is light, and only applied
on the farm land, cattle, implements,
| etc. on the farm being exempt. Many
farmers, having realized sufficient
from one crop Of wheat to pay for
their entire farm holdings, have in
stalled their own electric light and
heating plants, have their automobiles
and many Injuries they would not
have possessed on their old home
abroad Life is comfortable and ex-
istence enjoyable in Western Canada.
In no country Is there a greater per-
centage Of contented farmers, and in
no part OF the continent is farming
easier or more profitable.
Land there will produce 30 bushels
Of wheat TO the acre, while there are
many cases where the yield was
higher as high as 20 bushels. What
this means to the farm laborer does
not fully appear on the surface. He
will get good wages, he can secure a
homestead worth at the end of three
years about 81 900, while working for
wages he can put in residence duties.
and can also look around, and find II
good location.
- a rfF
Of Western Canada, there remains the
other fact that other lands can be
purchased at from SIS to $50. while
improved farms may be had at rea-
sonable figures.
The desire TO have a piece of land
of ones own is natural instinct in
the heart of every properly developed
man and woman. In earlier years, on
account of the great areas of land
available in the United States, no
great difficulty '.a7 experienced
by any ambitious set Ter of that
country who wished 20 become his
own landhOlder, but the rapid In
crease In population, combined with
the corresponding rise in the price of
land, has completely changed this con-
dition. Land which a generation ago
might be had for the homesteadlng,
now commands prices ranging to 500
an acre and over. At such prices IL is
quite hopeless for the tenant farmer
or the farmers son In moderate cir
cumstances, or the city man with lin
tied capital, to attempt to buy farm
Of his own. To pay for It becomes "A |
lifelong task, and the probability is |
that he viii never do more than meet |
the interest charges. If he Is serious |
IN his desire 10 secure a farm home, |
he must look TO countries where there |
IS still abundant fertile land available |
at moderate cost, and where these /
lands are to be purchased on terms |
which make IL possible for the settler |
with small capital TO become IA farm /
owner as the result Of few years la
Dor. He will also want land in a coun- |
try where the practices Of the people |
are similar 10 those TO which he has /
been accustomed country with the 1
same language, same religion. same
general habits Of living, with laws
currency, weights aud measures. etc.
based on the same principles as those
with which he is familiar. He wants
"a country where he can buy land from
$1,000 to 5000 an acre. which will
produce as big or bigger crops rs those
he has been accustomed 10 from lands