The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-06-13
EXPERTS TRIBUTE TO
WESTERN CANADA SOIL

That there is GOOD reason for the
wonderful crops Of grain grown In
Western Canada, which have made
thousands Of former residents Of the
United States wealthy. Is not always
given the thought that II deserves II
quite apparent. But that there must
be q reason Is quite evident. Proba-
bly, more than One-but the one that
requires emphasis-ls that the soil Is
Of the nature that will produce good
crops. II was not long since that the
farmer selected his land In the most
haphaZard way. He need not do so
today. He will select II on the soil
analysis plan. Soil from Western
Canada was submitted to Prof. Slew
ems, soil physicist Of the State College
Of Washington, at Pullman, Wash. His
report should no doubt further encour-
age settlement in Western Canada. It
reads as follows:
I'VE have analysed this sample and
find that It runs high in lime, very
high in potash. phosphorus and In nj
.rogen; that 1t has a splendid supply
Of organic matter and is in tlre best
Of physical condition. There Is moth
ing wrong with this soil from the
standpoint Of crop production, and ]
am satisfied that II will give splendid
results wherever put under cuitivs-
ton"
1t Is soil like this properly worked,
and OF scientific lines, as Is the
rule today, that gives the opportunity
to quote the experiences of farmers
who have increased their incomes
from $500 to $4,000 in two seasons
and whose story would read as fol-
lows:
"I have threshed altogether 1000
bushels of No. Northern wheat from
200 acres, which went from "a to SO
per acre-sOd breaking "a. spring
plowing SO, back setting SO bushels
the average being 35 bushels per acre"
The newspaper giving an account Of
this mans experience says: "When he
disposed Of his 1900 acres from north
of Brooks, Alta, to four Oak Harbor
men, he was worth $4,000. Two years
ago he came here with $500 and few
horses"
1t Is the soil Of Western Canada,
and the knowledge of what it will do
that brings to Canada the hundreds Of
settlers that are daily arriving at the
border. A growing enthusiasm for the
fertile prairie lands Of Western Can
ada is spreading all over the continent.
This enthusiasm Is the recognition of
the fact that sufficient food could bs
produced on these prairie lands to
feed the world. From the south, east
and west, hundreds of men, too old for
military service, are pouring into
| Western Canada to take up land OI
: to work on the farms. A great many
: Of the incoming settlers have arrived
! at such central points as Calgary, Ed
= monton, and Lethbridge, Alberta, an6
ar Regina, Moose Jaw, and Saskatoon
Saskatchewan. Judging from the bull
Of their household effects, the nunlbe
Of their horses and cattle, and tn
quantity Of Implements they are bring
ing with them, most Of the new al
rivals also seem well blessed with tn
worlds goods.
s Reports from North Portal, Sas
4 katchewan; Coutts, Alberta, and Kings
y gate, British COlumbia-the principa
p gateways into Western Canada frOI
n the United States-indicate that tn
e present influx OF farmers is in sue
l. volume as has not been witnessed 70
d many years. From Vancouver, Bri'
ish Columbia, people are going to tn
n prairies for summer farm work. man
y with the intention of taking up Ian
d themselves at the end of the gummel
IS The influence of this tide of farme
II settlers on greater food production wi
e be more readily appreciated when
le is considered that the average settle
-e takes up at least twice as much Ian
,r as he has hitherto been farming-an
If land which, acre for acre, produces be
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