The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-03-06
LAND IN DEMAND

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Opportunities of Western Canada
Becoming Known.
Fertile Soil on Which Can Be Pro-
'dueed Record Crops Offered to Set
tiers at Prices Attractive to
Farm Seekers.
In the early months Of 1919 there
was q. 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 Vaipe
of the farm product has increased and
the vlrility and productive value OF
Western Canada farm lands have come
more and more into evidence. Farm
ing there is no longer ON experiment
Good crops can be grown in oil locall-
ties, some probably a little more ia
vorable than others, but on the whole
a good-more\ than good-general av-
erage. Land elsewhere on the CONT
nent Is used for the developing of one
hundred and twenty dollGs stee<
tfirty-flve dollar hogs, two dollar m"
twenty cent wheat and eighty-hve
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 it gets one hundred and
twenty-five dollars for his steer. thirty
i've dollars for his hog, two dollars
and twenty cents for his wheat, and
efghty-flve cents for his oats. And he
can grown corn, too, but Western Can
ada is saying no more about it 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. It is, therefore, easy to account
for the increased demand for West
ern Canada lands. The war is ended.
and the food that the American and
Canadian farmer sent across to the
soldier. holding up his strength and
maintaining his vitality, won the war.
No! It was Just a factor in winning
It, 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
lie what food means, means to every
body-and It is grown on the farm.
So people today want farm lands. ana
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 shall be
SO tomorrow, and of all days, until
these vacant inviting acres are brought
into fruition by the hand Of man ana
the multiplied effort Of steam and gas
oline power, to the influence and OPP
Grafton of which these lands present
such a splendid opportunity:
The pulse Of today's desire to secure
farm lands may be seen to beat In the
olumns of the local newspaper. re-
cordjng sales OF many tracts of lands
ranging from 100 to 1900 acres. A
Regina (Sask.) paper says, I'm farm
lands there Is so brisk business be-
Ing done that it might be considered
q boom" Another paper reports the
sale of a section of raw prairie seven
miles east of Regina for $35 an acre,
and 200 acres at $50 an acre. One
real-estate firm handled In three
weeks time over $500 acres of farm
lands, the turnover being upward OF
S1OO, 600. An improved farm near Re-
gina changed hands at $47 IN acre
ssFor the first time in the history OF
the Moosejaw district farm land has
been sold for 500 an acre, when J. 8.
Cameron Of Victoria. B. c., sold half
section, known as the Lett farm. to
John Logan. The. farm was bought q
yem ago for $S5 an acre and is locat-
ed three miles from the city. 1t Is
highly improved and has fine build
ings."
An extract from a local paper says
'aThe movement Of farm lands Is open
imp up wen this season and there IL
every indication that large area OF
prairie property win be turned over
during the months Intervening before
seedtime. ;
"The price received for farm lands
In each instance IS considered as good,
particularly for unimproved raw pEai'
RE, and shows a considerable improve
ment on prices for similar properties
sold during the years Of the war
advertisement.
ST. Often "a. s,. -
"Who IL the comptroaler Of the cur
rency par g..
"Your mother 10 Of mine"