The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-20
MAKE YOUR
FUTURE SECURE
Easy Farming Methods IN West.
orn Canada and Certain
Financial Dsnofits.

keted. with the disposal Of your cattle
and hogs completed. you are ready to
prepare your financial statement for
the year. You will soon know what you
have gained. and II the gain made II
your farming operations has bssn uD
to your sxpectations and VIII nsee
your Requirements. Probably you nay
have besn the loser. Your land may
have been productive. but II may have
been too high priced. The cost Of pro-
duction has been too great r you
have had the remunerati ation you sought
and are satisfied this article may not
interest you. II your returns have not
been satisfactory. or II your ambition
leads you to the laudable desire Of bet
tering your condition. II you have d.
pendants for whose future you have
anxiety. you win naturally look around
for some place, some opportunity that
offers greater Advantages and brinss
sati6actory returns. To the north and
west Of you lie hundreds Of thousands
Of unbroken acres In Western Canada
awaiting the husbandman, and ready
to give of its richness to place you
~ss0AS yV4 N0oAA " ~ V18C0Os EVE
thousands Of farmers from nearly ~.
cry state In the Union the prairiss Of
Western Canada have afforded wealth
beyond what they had been led to a.
pect The excellence Of the soil Il
Western Canada, which comprises The
Provinces Of Manitoba, SaskatcAsws.
and Alberta. can only partially b. toad
BY the knowledge Of some factA
Every year for some years past he
worlds highest prises for wheat oats
and barley have bsen carried on b.
grain grown on Western Canaasan
Prair1es. Beef fattened On the erasDss
Of these same prairies recently beo1sAt
the highest prices ever paid On tAs
Chicago market ThrougAout ths e.
tire world the quality Of OanadiaA
grain, and Canadian beef ana mutteA
IL recognised. To recite what inda-
vidual farmers have done. tie rleAss
they have acquired would n1l volumeA
The case Of James Wiahart Of Portage
In Prairie IL not an exceptional one.
His wheat crop this past season yaead-
ed him forty-l,ve bushsls pr acrs. ana
the land upon which It was grown Was
broken forty-four years ago, and Il has
been continuously under crop excspt
for an occasional summer fallow, At
Moose Jaw. Saskatchewan. samples a
the wheat Of 1918 weighed @ poundD
to the bushel. others % and some 06k
pounds. Wheat crops at CoaldalA
Alberta, went a. high a. % busheas
acre, while wheat crops near BaroaA
Alberta, had yields Of from 8 % %
bushels.
Records such a. these speak In g1oW-
ing terms Of the excellence Of the sofl
Of Western Canada.
The war 10 over, and We are sfl
settling down to peace basis. Thses
Is q great world beyond the seas 70
feed and clothe, and thus II afforded
the opportunity to lend a hand in ths
great work. Aside from the philan-
thropy in which you can play q part,
there II the satisfaction Of knowing
you are amply providing for yourself
and for the future Of those who may
be dependent upon you. Greater proe-
ress can be made In this and your owa
by availinR yourself e6
the advantages that Western Canada
offers In its low-priced lands and high
values. There are sood
schools, desirable social conditions. low
taxation (none on improvement1>
with an enjoyable climate, and ths
Of possessing q well titled
soil capable Of producing abundant
crops for which good prices prevail, at
easily accessible marketing placss-