Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-02-20

reserve is not as large. but even there
10000 900 tons is considered Il conSer-
vative estimate. At the present time
these deposits are opcy worked TO II
small extent, but there IS no doubt that
they will be Il great feature in upbuild-
ing the country and will exercise !;
powerful influence OF IS commerce..
1t is Il common thing in the coal dis
tricts for farmers to ger their coal
supply OF their own farm. Near Ed
monton. for example, ahe farmers not
only supply themselves. but they car
ry coal L" the city m..rket and lind ii
Il considerable sourc. of revenue in
the winter time. The Edmonton coal
fields under and arOt nd the city have
az estimated content Of sixty thousand
million tons. Farmers sell the coai
ut 81 IL ton for domestic use.
The pioneer Of Western Canada
knew little of the eMjoymcnts of life,
compared WIFI. the farmer in that
country today. The. continual extern
sion of railway lines affords facilities
undrcamcd of Il few years ago, closing
NJ, the gaps of columunication. Great
ing immense basin eSS 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 Il whole. The products of
the farms. which are now readily mar
lseted. 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 agriculture
al instruction has been developed
through the efforts of the Dominion
government and the various proyin-
cial Departments of Agriculture. This
forms part of the educational SYSTEM
of Western Canada and is doing murh
for I'LL branches of agriculture. In
detrimental farms have been cstab-
liShed at various points in HE prov.
inccs. which have done wonders in de-
veloping improved methods of farm.
ing.
The result has been IL great awaken
ing to the necessity of better methods
of 1illage, scientific stock raising and
dairying. Farmers are beginning to
realize TINT to get what they are on
titled to- out of the land, they must
adopt scientific methods, and as a re-
suit. careful seed selection. proper r6-
tation and summer fallow is the order
of the day. Under the favorable CON
ditions generally anticipated. prospects
point to an all round increase in pro-
tuc,ion that will leave a great deal
of money in the hands of the western
farmer this year. and prosperity for
Nestcrn Canada as :: whole. 1t will be
years before Europe will make up ar
rcars in agricultural production.
caused by the enforced idlcncss and
Wholesale destruction. and Western
Canada will play Il big part i'm film.
the void.
The result of the continued shortage
i'm cattle. the future price of beef and
the solution of the l.%erplexing problem
of feeding tho word are vital ques-
tiOnS uppciHmost in the minds Of MANY
thinking people toda.'.
There is no doubt that the wide
acres Of Western Ca-ada can, and will.
be made to play ar important pnrt in
bringing about IL proper balance in
supply and demand. In the northern
parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
and In Alberta are many thousands
of acres of the rio Est pasture i'm the
world. we'll wltered md treated by the
sunnicst nj clinlate.. These roll;n.
hills for the greater part are still uii-
pcopled and untroG.icu by the hnofs
of domestic animals.
Une of the cause resigned for the
decline in stock-raiNir.,, is the reduc-
tinn in the areas available for s~,nziag
On account of s % Macy iig ranches be
ing converted into farms. Expert
ments conducted at VermiIion. AL
berta. would rather 40 - show that
The old grazing grounds We're too large.
and that the feed.n" is y.ally better
when the animal is; curtined to >, com
p%arativeIy limited area, pru.idin. thu
iaSturage is of The l!ght kind and
there is plenty of wata--.AAvertise-
mcnt.
Ask the Chairman, !:c ksows.
The sweet young tliiI.g WIS visit