The state herald., 1919-02-28
Land IN DEMAND
Opportunities Of Western Canada
Becoming Known.
Fertile Soil on Which Can Be Pro.
dueed Record crops Offered to Set.
i, tiers at Prices Attractive to
Farm Seekers.

tafm seekers.
In the early months Of 1919 there
was demand for farm lands In West.
ern Canada. the greatest that has ever
been In the history of the country
This despite the fact that farm lands
have increased In price, as the value
Of the farm product has increased and
the virility and productive value Of
Western Canada farm lands have come
more and more into evidence. Farm.
ing there is no longer an experiment.
Good crops can be grown in all locali-
ties, some probably n little more ia.
vorable than others. but on the whole
a good-more than good-general nv.
erage. Land elsewhere on the conti-
nent is used for the developing Of one
hundred and twenty dollar steers,
thirty-f1ve dollar hogs, two dollar and
twenty cent wheat and eighty.five
cent oats. and its price is anywhere
from one hundred and fifty to three
hundred dollars an acre. Western
Canada land sells at from twenty to
forty dollars an acre. and the farmer
cultivating 1t gets one hundred and
twenty-five dollars for his steer, thirty
fve dollars for his hog, two dollars
and twenty cents for his wheat. and
eighty-five cents for his oats. And he
can grow corn. too, but Western Can
ada is saying no more about II than
North Dakota did fifteen years ago,
when 1t was an experiment there. and
see what North Dakota Is doing to-
day. The prediction is that in less
than decade corn will be grown sue.
cessfully In all parts Of Western Can
ada. 1t is, therefore. easy to account
for the Increased demand for West
sern Canada lands. The war is ended,
and the food that the American and
Canadian fnrmer sent across to the
soldier. holding up his strength and
maintaining his vitality. won the war.
No! II was Just factor in winning
II, as was the soldier Of Italy, Of
France. Of Belgium, Of Great Britain.
Of Canada and Of the United States.
An important factor. nevertheless.
People generally have begun TO real.
!ze what food means. means to every
body-and 1t Is grown on the farm.
So people today want farm lands. and
they want those that are good. The
great, wide, open stretches of wonder
fully productive soil Of Western Can.
ada are the chief attraction Of the
land seekers Of today. and It will be
so tomorrow. and of all days. until
these vacant inviting acres are brought
into fruition by the hand Of man and
the multiplied effort OF steam and gas
oline power. to the influence and op-
eration Of which these lands present
such splendid opportunity.
The pulse Of todny's.desire to secure
farm lands may be seen to beat in the
columns Of the local newspaper. re-
corGing sales Of many tracts Of lands.
ranging from 100 to 100 acres. A
Regina (Sask.) paper says. an farm
lands there II 90 brisk n business be-
Ing done that II might be considered
a BOOM" Another paper reports the
sale OF n section OF raw prairie seven
m,les east OF Regina for S35 an acre.
and 200 acres at $50 an acre. One
rea!-estnte firm handled In three
weeks time over $500 acres OF farm
lands. the turnover being upward OF
SIOO.0O0. An improved farm near Re
g'na changed hands at SAT an acre.
"For the first time In the history Of
the Moosejaw district farm land has
been sold for 500 nn acre. when J. 8.
Cameron. Of Victoria. b. c., sold half
a section. known ms the Lett farm. to
John Logan. The farm was bought a
year ago for $S5 an acre and Is locnt'
cd three miles from the city. II Ii
highly improved nnd has fine build.
ings."
An extrnct from . local paper says:
''The movement Of farm lands IL open.
ing up well this senson and there Is
every Indication that large area OF
prairie property will be turned over
during the months intervening before
seedtime.
'.rhc price received for farm lands
In ench Instance Is considered ms good.
particularly for unimproved raw prni'
tie. and shows considerable improve
Ment on prices for similar properties
sold during the years OF the war;
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