Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-03-13

give twenty years to pay back this loan at percent in
terest The Canadian Pacific Railway is not real es-
ONE CROP OFTEN
Many farmer in western Canada has paid for his
farm with one crop Everywhere throughout Western
Canada you will comfortable farm homes surrounded
by barns and outhouses and wheat fields rolling to the
horizon. From small beginnings you can win to equal
greater prosperity.
YOUNG MAN, WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE, YOU
CAN DO
SOME SUCCESSFUL IRRIGATED CROPS
The crops that be grown successfully with irrigation
in Southern Alberta many and various and the devel
opmen of these lands to their full capacity will materi
ally increase the prosperity Of the province Experience
is showing that in addition to wheat and other grains
which form the bulk of the crop grown with rriga-
tion many other crops that are equally if not
muneratve to the grower be raised successfully Al
fafa il the chief of these This il of the most i'm
poraAt crops Of the province and many farmers have
sold their hay this year at prices which amount to twice
much a. what similar land be bought at the present
time Other fodder crops such olovers vetches tame
grasses, give remarkable yields on these lands.
Alberta this year peas At the government expert
mental farm there the Yield approximately 40 bushels
to the acre and they will bring about six dol
lars bushel it is easily that anybody who had few
acres of them would be satisfactorily remuneraed At
Lethbrdge, tomatoes grown two of irrigated
Land in July and August sold for 5OO0 and the
potatoes yielding 400 to 700 bushels TO the have been
taken off irrigated land in Southern Alberta Sugar
beets, too are successful crop. All kinds of garden
produce, including cantaoupss, water melons, pumpkins
cueumbers peppers, caulihowers, cabbage and other
kinds Of vegetables too to mention; together
with Strawberries raspberes, goseberres etc. also
grown and with equal The close proximity of
much Of this irrigated land to the railway will lead to its
being more extensively farmed than it has been many
crops that have hitherto been grown only compare
lively small scale will undoubtedly be produced in greater
Quantities.
AsPLENDID RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT
The experience ofDavid Mclean, who settled near
Glaohen Alberta eight years ago. should be inspira
ton to those who contemplate making their home in west
ern Canada. Coming from Montana with a team and
covered wagon, Mr. Mclean had little capital his dis
pcsal on his arrival in Alberta But he had plenty Of
grit and with this cannot help but succeed on the
fertile praries of Western Canada He built shack and
set to work to cultivate his land He did not make
fortune Immediately Gradually his success became APP
parent and he acquired more and more land He is
farming $40 acres His shack has given place to large
modern house, which many town dwellers would envy
But let Mr. Mclean tell his story himself Here it Isl
what have made during the have been
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Now 40 for feed with Walking
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Job, Il being dry that year.
I'm 1911 the rather
had fed hogs the believer
the hog business From 1910 1914
16e OF
trouble selling but the
walking crop
per ssG the ss
stubbls yielded about the
IN 1913, rented section bought gang
Pcw) broke 80 OF this Then 1914
bushels This cow
frem the C. r. which has given satisfaction
bull broke the balance in
AL Could be beat The stubble yielded
bushels in 1914 40 bushels
number of in the district
breaking 46 bushels /
home in summer falow that 60 bushels
aid
This push, giving 10000 bushels Now
90 aow yielded
has quite record for in 1916 stubble
beat. brought bushels per acre
"1n 1916 planted IL alfalfa another
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