The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-20

a considerable source Of revenue in
fields under and around the city have
an estimated content of sixty thousand
million tons. Farmers sci! the coal
at 81 n ton for domestic use.
The pioneer of Western Gambia
knew little of the enjoy;nents of life.
compared with the farmer in that
country today. The continual exten-
sion of railway lines affords facilities
undreamed of II. 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 rs n whole. The products of
the farms. which are now readily mar
ke,ed. and the vast tfain 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 proviD-
cial Departments of Agriculture This
forms pnrt of the educational system
.,f L., 10, l,f,
for all branches of agriculture. tx
perimental farms have been estab-
lisbed at various points in the prov
inces. which have done wonders in de
veloping Improved methods of farm,
ing.
The result has been n great awaken
ing tn the necessity of better methods
of tillage, scientific stock raisin. and
dnirying. Farmers are beginning to
realize that to get what they are On
titled to. out of the land. they musr
adopt scientific methods. and rs II re
suit. careful seed selection. proper ro-
tation and summer fallow is the order
of the dny. Under the favorable con
ditions generally anticipated. prospects
point to- an all round increase In pro-
duction that will leave great deal
of money in the hands Of the western
farmer this year, and prosperity for
Cnnndn ns II whole. II will he
years before Europe will make up ar
rears in agricultural production.
caused by the enforced idleness and
wholesale destruction. and Western
CANADA will play big part in filling
the void.
The result of the continued shortage
in cattle. the future price of beef and
the solution of the perplexing problem
of feeding the world are vital Iues-
tions uppermost in the minds of many
people today.
There Is no doubt that the wide
acres of Western Canada can. and will.
be made to play an important part in
bringing about proper balance in
supply and demand. In the northern
purts OF Manitoba and Saskatchewan
und In Alberta nre many thousands
OF acres of the richest pasture in the
world. well wntered and treated by she
sunniest of climates. These, rolling
hills for the greater part are still un-
pcopled and untroddcn by the hoOfs
Of domestic animals.
One Of the causes assigned for the
decline in stock-raising is tlir retiuc-
riOn in the are,,s available for gr,ZIng
on account of so many big ranches he
ing converted into farms. Expert
ments conducted ut Vermilion. Al
herta. would rather go to show TINT
the old grnzlng grounds were too large.
and tina. the feeding Is really better
when the animal is confined to II com
parativelJ limited area. providing the
pasturags is of the right kind md
there is plenty of wnter.-Advertise
pent.