Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
IN THE
FARMERS LIFE
Making a Living Idea Has De-
veloped Into a money
Making Fact

A few years asa~s and not 80 MANY
at shat-snoss farmers ware satisfied
u they saw ahssad of sllsan fiss opnar-
tsiaEss 10 make d fsllr living, n reason
able eeianesnaee Iii tlsess falling ysars.
and aa assurance of an existence for
their families. They worked hard.
alssi titled shssr acres with this end In
view, Honest struggle, earnest Ell.
fers and 4 true conception ef upright
manhood, taressssr With the insrsAs.
ing knowledge that upon the truths ut
tlaelF endeasoT eestesi The structure of
the world, whose people hatl tu be fsd
and maintained. Es,anussiy Lii method.
improved conditions OF working. have
added IL the farmers possibilities and
tasiay sslss9aa af being d plodIer for
I'M existence wiiiels HIS early training
had bred iato him. he has becoiae the
ha6Wnrk ef the nation, and. rs Etcil.
hiis hecpsse elevated To d position
where his word and his work ssre recs
oElstxsu ss the fsiasaTa II WAS always
intended lhey should he. He is noW
The man Of husinexsof hsg business.
He has forced nm appreciation of his
work, aad the true value has been
piaeeti upon Ii, The big mem of the
eountry fasluy are The farnsars3 who,
with business aeninen and forensic
foreIhons1,t afe nhle TO tell ynu~~fratn
their hnoks.what II costs 10 produce
a hiHhel OF M,iieas or n pound of wool.
All Of which is intendel to prove
that farming ss 4 business. as much
6as banking or selling d suit Of clothes
It ~ mn industrial business, With more,
certain profits than accompany amy
other line OF trade, III lis ii nsanufac-
turing enterprise, devoid of any OF the
dangers that the frilis or fashions
failies ana desires force upon ordinary
pursuits. Food lis something that aIi
must have mud the farmer produces it,
The chsapei II Gun be produced the less
VIII be the cast 10 the consumer. And
this In one of the chief thoughts af the
farmer, Within the memory OF the
ten.yettrroid boy there have been I'm.
provements fn machinery. ciinnges In
methods, scientific discoveries of chem
irals MS adapted to agriculture. aii of
which has iesaened cost OF production
and made possible the cultivation OF
increased acres. In some parts these
{ things hnve brought about more inten-
siiied agriculture, growing heavier
crops on less acres. Improved inaeIins
cry and demand for greater production
have led another class la search Of
larger areas, where their ability may
cope with the growing of Ii greater
number Of bushels. That Lii one OF the
reasons why Western Canada lands
have recently come inte such demand,
These. at from twenty 10 thirty dol.
lars an acre, and producing the pro-
diglous crops that are cinimed for
them, have attracted thousands OF
American settlers, while other thou,
sands have gone OUT into the lands In
the Western states But, as to the Can
+ ada lands. there III this to say of them,
today they are cheap, and liz they will
yield sufficient In one year to pay the
cost Of tile entire purchase. why should
not there be a demand. The country
is well settled. and settlement Is In
creasing. AS evidence of the growth
OF the three Western Provinces INTO
whose territories the CANADIAN Govern.
ment invites settlers, recent reports
show the following increases from 1913
to 1917 Inclusive: tsss
Value Of Field Crops
1913 1917
Manitoba ...S 84.557 900 s137, ,470, $50
Saskatchewan Is29 ,3Te, 900 349.4s8, 200
Alberta 80. 46,T12,0OG I7G,9G5, 500
Total ..... .S24o, ,6a5,eo s663, ,924, 500
The total value of field crops for
191 4 was se63, ,g24, $50, produced on less
than. SO, 100000 acres Of land.
Further evidence OF prosperity and
progress Is found In the Government
estimate Of the value of farm lands,
and increase In value since 1905:
1908 1915
MdHilODd III .s5U sg33gs 1l.Ud
Saskatchewan .20.40 23.07
Alberta ...i. ........s.. 1920 e. IL
1t will be observed that the average
price of land has not kept pace With
their producing value. 1t Is therefore
pointed out that the opportunities fol
the purchase OF high-class land Is still
within the reach of those with linn
tied means. 81.
A good idea of advancement in 3
country's progress may be obtained b,
Q knowledge OF what has been done II
the production of cattle, and wher
these figures are studied In connection
with Western Canada, a country whoss
fame having been heralded as a grain
growing country, giving the idea tha
that was what 1t Was mostly adapted
to. IT will be realized that there Il
there vast storehouse Of wealth
awaiting those who choose to take ai
vantage of It. In the three province.
I'm 1912 there were- horses nliicIl cows
! other cattle, sheep and swine, four mil
4 lion head, while in 1917 the numbel
was seven million
III 1901 the entire population was