The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-12

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 IL deserves Is
quite apparent But that there must
be q reason is quite evident. Proba-
bly, more than one-but the one that
requires emphasis-is that the soil Is
Of the nature that will produce good
crops. 1t 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 10 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. IL
reads as follows:
1--WE have analysed this sample and
find that 1t runs high I'm lime, very
high In potash. phosphorus and in nj
trogen; that 1T has a splendid supply
Of organic matter and is In the best
OF physical condition. There Is moth
ing wrong with this soil from the
standpoint of crop production, and
am satisfied that 1t will give splendid
results wherever put under cultiva-
ton"
1t is sol. like this properly worked.
and on scientific lines. as is the
| ho
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:
81 have threshed altogether 1000
bushels of No. Northern wheat from
200 acres, which went from "a to SO
per acre-sod breaking "a. spring
blowing 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 1,600 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 ii 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 Cam
ada is spreading all over the continent.
This enthusiasm Is the recognition OF
; the fact that sufficient food could be
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 or
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. and
at Regina, Moose Jaw, and Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan. Judging from the bulk
|, Of their household effects. the number
{ of their horses and cattle, and the
I quantity Of implements they are bring
: ing with them, most of the new ar
\ rivals also seem well blessed with the
t worlds goods.
s Reports from North Portal, Sas
q katchewan; Coutts. Alberta, and Kings
e gate, British Columbia-the principal
$ gateways into Western Canada from
d the United States-indicate that the
= present influx Of farmers is In suci
= volume as has not been witnessed FOL
many years. From Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia. people are going TO thu
prairies for summer farm work, man!
r with the intention of taking up lan'
;. themselves at the end Of the summer
o The influence of this tide of farme
l. settlers on greater food production vii
8 be more readily appreciated when l
q is considered that the average settle
Y takes up at least twice as much lan'
as he has hitherto been birmingham
r. land which, acre for acre, produces BET
d ter and larger crops.-Advertiseme