The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-11
is FAVORED LAND
Western Canada Country OF
Great Possibilities.
Soil, Climate, and Weather Conditions
All Factors In the Production OF
Unrvaled Fruit, Vegetables
and Flowers as Well
as Grain.

As recently as last month-to be cor
rect. II was the 18th of October, time
of year when one naturally looks TOT
the frost upon the punkln,' ana IS
inclined to wander through the WOODS
I'm search of the ripened nuts, ana al
mire the beautiful colorings that the
autumn atmosphere has bestowed upon
the leaves when one goes to his closet,
or maybe his pawnbroker. to ma ms
heavy clothing-lt was that found
myself the guest of a Western Cahaua
housewife I'm her beautiful home on
the outskirts of the pretty little town
of Moosomln, Saskatchewan, The am
ner! That's what Mrs. Wilde caIleu
II. ! should have termed ii a banquet
There were maIlard duck, cooked 10
turn, baked pOtatOes-and such biE'
mealy fellows they were, too-rauI-
flower-and say. did you ever taste
one Of those Western Canada caull-
flower7-then dessert. What was the
dessert? ! can see II now. straw
berries strawberries that had been
picked that morning. Help yourself
10 the Greenland II was cream that
Is cream. But what / wanted to write
about was the strawberries picked on
the 18th Of October. As ] ate, ana
turned my back while second help
ing was placed in front Of me, ! could
not but think how this goes to refute
the once accepted idea that the ell
mate of Western Canada Is such that
the ripening Of strawberries at any
season IS one Of the things that might
be looked upon as next to impossible.
Fortunately IL Is rapidly giving place
TO one which acknowledges that our
sister nation to the north possesses a
climate that makes It quite possible to
develop and ripen Strawberries even
in October
But there is more TO add. On Oc-
tobcr H. just a few days previous Mr..
A. Il. Smith, near the same town,
pluckpd splendid mess Of green corn
from his garden. Near Rocauvllle,
Saskatchewan, wild raspberrics were
picked during the same week. The
fact Of ripnuing fruit at this date may
seem Of little moment but when you
are told that corn did not suffer from
any vagarIes Of weather more atten-
ton may be paid 70 Il. The question
of Western Canada's climate Is no
longer the bugaboo 1t once was, and
not so very long ago. either, when 1t
caused thinking people 10 think, and
uuquestionably prevented many from
going to Canada who under other con
ditions would have gone
In various parts OF this country, at
different state and county fairs, the
government Of the Dominion Of Can.
ada. during the past Few weeks, in
grasses grown In Western Canada and
At the same time showed fruits and
vegetables that were grown there
None Of these was placed IN competl.
to Judges and others there came the
full understanding Of what il would
mean 10 the local exhibitor II they
were. The Western C0nadian-and
many OF the exhibits were grown by
former Americans-do not lay claim
10 any special dispcnsatlon Of inteIll.
genco 10 the matter Of the culture Of
the articles placed ON exhibition, tut
Willingly gives credit to the soil the
climate and such other indigenous
conditions as the country ms "A whole
possesses as being factors that bring
nbout the largest yields Of the best OF
wheat, oats, barley, fax and rye, ms
well as vegetables As is pointed ont
by the gentlemen in charge Of these
exhibits, aud quite evident 10 all, the
possibilities Of growing vegetables and
grain such as are shown can only exist
where conditions such as have been
mentioned exist.
In speaking Of catIng fresh straw.
berries aud green corn I'm the middle
OF October ] should not fail TO refer
to the beautiful bouquets that adorned
the table. the sideboard the window
sIlls and almost every other available
vacant place I'm the room Flowers r.
there were nsters, phloy gladioli PEG.
MES, peoples. and can't remember
the names Of them aIl. but they were
there, Taken right from the garden
having fragrance that gave the room