The Keota news., 1917-04-13
FARM LABOR IN DEMAND
N WESTERN CANADA
Extraordinary Inducements Being
Offered.


the necessity of producing extra guam
titles Of foods to feed the world dur
Ing this stress Of high consumption
and paucity Of production. Instead OF
the condition improving it is growing
worse, and unless drastic and immedi-
ate action Is taken, prices will con-
tinue to climb high. 1t Is hoped by the
Canadian government that by Offering
extra inducements to secure home
stead of 100 acres Of excellent land in
the homesteading areas of Western
Canada, with th@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 q greater number of million acres
Of wheat than ever In the past. The
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
fling will count as residence on his
homestead for that year, leaving him
but FIVE 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 1t.
The climate Of Western Canada IL
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 80 often that 1t seems q
waste Of time to speak of 1t. The high
name that has been given the country
In the splendid class Of live stock that
it 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 national
roads Of the prairie, make driving and
hauling easy. Gridironed 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 II 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 luxuries 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 greater per-
centage Of contented farmers, and In
no part Of the continent is farming
easier or more profitable.
Land there will produce 80 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. BE
win get good wages. he can secure a
homestead worth at the end of three