Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-02-27

considerable source OF revenue In
the winter time. The Edmonton coal
fields under and around-fhe city have
an estimated content OF sixty thousand
million tons Farmers sell the coal
at 81 a ton for domestic use.
The pioneer of Western Canada
knew little of the enjoyments of life.
compared with the farmer in that
country today. The continual extern
sion of railway lines affords facilities
undreamed of few years ago, closing
up the gaps of communication, Great
ing immense business for the East In
the West and the West in the East,
and drawing the farmer all the time
nearer to the zones of commerce. In
creating wider markets the railways
are doing more than any other agency
can do for Western Canada and the
country as q whole The products OF
the farms, which are now readily mar
keted, and the vast train of employ
ment that follows the enlargement of
the farming industry. is creating new
agricultural centers and causing towns
and cities of Importance to grow all
along it's lines.
An admirable system of agricultur-
al instruction has been developed
through the efforts of the Dominion
government and the various provin-
ciaI Departments Of Agriculture. This
forms part of the educational system
of Western Canada and is doing much
for all branches of agriculture Elk
detrimental farms have been estab-
| lished at various points in the prov
| inces, which have done wonders in de
veloping improved methods of farm
| ing.
The result has been a great awaken
| ing to the necessity of better methods
| of tiI1age, scientific stock raising and
| dairying. Farmers are beginning to
realize that to get what they are en-
I
| adopt scientific methods, and as re-
| suit, careful seed selection, proper ro-
| tation and summer fallow is the order
| of the day. Under the favorable con-
| ditionS generally anticipated, prospects
| point to all round increase in pro-
duction that will leave a great deal
| of money in the hands of the western
| farmer this year, and prosperity for
| Western Canada whole. It will be
| years before Europe will make up ar
rears in agricultural production,
| caused by the enforced fdleness and
wholesale destruction. and Western
! Canada will play a big part in filling
the void.
The result of the continued shortag e
| in cattle, the future price of beef and
the solution of the perplexing problem
of feeding the world are vital Ques-
| tions uppermost in the minds Of many
| thinking people today.
| There is doubt that the wide
acI of Western Canada can, and will.
be made to play an important part in
bringing about a proper balance In
supply and demand. In the northern
parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
and in Alberta are many thousands
of acres of the richest pasture in the
world, well watered and treated by the
sunniest. of climates. These rolling
hills for the greater part are still un-
peopled and untrodden by the hoofs
| of domestic animals.
| One of the causes assigned for the
| decline in stock-raising is the reduc
ton in the areas available for grazing
on account of many big ranches be
ing converted into farms. Expert
ments conducted at Vermilion, Al
berta, would rather go to show tina
the old grazing grounds were too large
and that the feeding is really bette
when the animal is confined to com
parative1y limited area, providing tn,
. pasturage is of the right kind ant
!, there is plenty of water.-Advertise
ment.