Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-02
ADVANCEMENT IN
WESTERN CANADA
FARM LAND PRICES


have been told the reading public for
some years past The stories were told
when there were hundreds Of thou
sands Of acres of splendid land ada
cent to railways and projected lines, |
which could be had on the payment of |
mere $40 entry fee, and under cult
walton and living conditions. AS was |
prophesfed then, the day has come |
when these are few. There are still |
available thousands of these; they are |
some distance now from the railways. |
The land is as good as ever, but pio-
neering conditions will have changed. |
A great many are still taking advan-
tage Of this free offer from the govern |
ment. The story was told when good |
lands near lines of railway could be
bought for from $3 to $40 per acre
| and the prophecy made that these
prices. would double in few years, for
the intrinsic value was far more than
that. That day has come more quickly
than expected. The immense crops of
! grain that could be raised has brought
about the change, and the demand for
| low priced lands with maximum re-
| turns has prompted the keen pur
| chaser as well as the owner of higher
| priced land from which no greater re
| turn could be looked for. Prices of
| land in Western Canada are still ad
vancing, and will continue to advance
until, of course, the limit is reached
when returns will warrant no further
| increase. That day is not far distant.
But, in the meantime, there are large
| tracts of land owned by land compa
nies and private individuals that have
| not felt the advance that has been
shown in other districts. The oppor
tunity to purchase these should not
be lost sight of, and if there are those
amongst the readers of this article,
which is authorized by the Canadian
government, who wish cheap land,
such lands as produce from 25 to 40
bushels per acre, and will pay for
themselves out of one years crop, ad-
vantage should be taken Of the present
opportunity.
Coming to Alberta with his family
thirteen years ago, his assets consist
ing of small outfit and $40 in cash,
Mr.. o. T. Malmberg has accumulated
by farming and live stock raising as
sets to the value of more than $780,
600, and has a personal credit, worth
on demand, 100000. He has not specu-
lated in land, but bought only to farm.
Near Blackie, Alberta, he operates 81
100 acres of wheat land. He has just
purchased an additional 1850 acres
near Cardston, in Southern Alberta.
His personal credit enabled him to
finance this deal in Calgary in little
over three hours. The ranch just pur-
chased is fully equipped stock and
grain ranch. At the present time 1t
: carries a thousand head of cattle and
several hundred horses, and is fully
| equipped with buildings, machinery
corrals. sheep sheds, dipping watts, etc
That is a story from one district. Let
Us select one from district some hun
0red or more miles from that.
"Peter A. Klassen, who recent!
: moved to Herbert, Sask., from Kansas
has purchased a section of prairie lanc
in the Hillsboro district, about "a mile:
3 northwest of Herbert, for which ht
t paid $4,000 cash. He is erecting TEN
r porary buildings to live in while put
= ting the place in cultivation, and thi
summer plans to erect good building
on the farm and equip it for home
: Mr.. Klassen recently sold his S0-acr
3 farm in Kansas for $4,000 and is in
vesting the proceeds in Canada
With the proceeds of the sale of hi
land in Kansas, this farmer purchase
), in saskatchewan piece eight times a
large as he had previously been farm
ing, and had a balance with which t
purchase equipment, stock, etc, of So
000. Moreover as land in Saskatche
: wan may be expected to yield twice a
much grain per acre. he will be abb
= to produce sixteen times as much a
y formerly.
II The average value of farm land fO
/ the whole of Canada, including Ian
: improved and unimproved, togethe
I with dwelling houses, barns, stable
L and other farm buildings, is approx
y mately $44 per acre as compared wit
}. SAL in 1916, according to the latest r.
Il port of the Census and Statistic
branch at Ottawa. The average valu
of land in the Prairie Provinces is &
r follows:
A. Manitoba .............. .$31OO
~ Saskatchewan ....... 26.0O
Alberta ............... 26.1O
IL 1t is the low prices at which lar
n can be obtained in Western CanaG
S. which is rendering this country sue
l. an important factor in the productiC
Is of foodstuffs at the present time.