The Ordway new era., 1917-04-13
|}]N Demand
I|RN CANADA
|Exlr1 lnducement Being
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rrSvt6aS 2reieies have dealt with
ths nse9sstty x Droducing extra guam
tlt1ee cf foode ~ feed the world dur
Ing. tl1in 1et1sof high consumption
and pauc1tS - 1yFoductiOn. Instead Of
the condido1 lGbroving 1t is growing
worse, and ,1nlep drastic and immedi-
ate actioa = taken, prices Will con-
tinne to eltmb Nigh. 1t is hoped by the
Cansdja4 9teSnment that by Offering
extra in6lcenents to secure n home
stead q 10 acres of excellent land In
the hqspeSteading areas of Western
Canadn, With the combined effort of the
farmer In extraordinary preparation
Of t1llags and bigger wages than ever,
that Western ORnada, with the assist
ance Of q Divine Providence, may pro-
duce greater number of million acres
Of wheat than ever In the past. The
farm laborer can now secure n home
stead on easier conditions than ever
before. All the time that he works
for Western Canadian farmer dur
ing 1917, after he makes his entry or
hling 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
81, 600. The response to this offer 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 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 30 often that 1t seems II
waste Of time to speak of 1t. The high
name that has been given the country
In the splendid class of live stock that
1t raises. has placed 1t 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. Thousand8 Of miles of telephone
line conAect 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. Gridironed as these
provinces are with railway lines
oring the farm near to Atlantic or Pn-
,ific, or United States markets. rural
nail delivery brings the settler still
closer to the homes abroad. Rural
md consolidated schools everywhere
are easy adjuncts to the colleges and
universities, which nre said to be
lmong the best on the continent.
Taxation IL Light, and only applied
IN the farm hand. cattle. implements.
atc., on the farm being exempt. Many
farmers, having realized sufficient
from one crop OF wheat to pay for
heir entire farm holdings, have in
tailed their own electric light and
leating plants, have their automobiles
md many Injuries they would not
nave possessed ON their old home
abroad. Ldfs Il comfortable and ex-
stence enjoyable In Western Canada.
In no cQu1frY ~ there n greater per-
,entage X conteated farmers, and in
10 part Of ths continent is farming
easier or more profitable.
Land there VAL produce 30 bushels
If wheat to. the acre, while there are
many cases wdsre the yield was
higher, as high ~ 10 bushels. What
his means to the farm lnborer does
lot fully appear on the surface. He
will get good wages, he can secure II
homestead worth at the end of three
years about $1,000, while working for
wages he can put In residence duties,
and can also look around, and find II
sood location.
Besides the homesteading attraction
II Western Canada, there remains the
other fact that other lands cnn be
purchased at from $15 to $50, while
improved farms may be had ut rea-
,onable Agnre&
The desire to have Q piece of land
II one'a own is a no:ural instinct in
he heart Gf every properly developed
man md woman, In earlier years, on
seconnt d the great areas of land
lviiJ1b1G ln fhe United States, no
| reek crlty was experienced
| ~ 6hftious settler of that
sou wished to become his
ywu but the rapid in
sre40 3ation. combined with
he 0<1 : rise in the price of
and ELY changed this con-
lftiO4- ich Il generation ago
night b4 the homesteading,
low conn Eices ranging to 500
| IN acre a1 At such prices 1t Ia
/ lutta hOpe3@ q the tenant farmer
II the faf& eon in moderate cir
/ h0l4t&nneesS B4k Se city man with linn
~ 6bif6l fUY1xtempt to buy q farm