The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-06-24
MEANS BIG CROP
Wheat in Western Canada Has
Excellent Start.
termination, in the Rich Soil Of That
Country, Is Speedy-Farmers
on Road to Wealth.

1t was on the 18th of May that the
writer received letter from a friend
In Western Canada dated the 18th Of
the same month. Information was
conveyed in the letter that its author
had travelled over a considerable pOr-
ton of Western Canada. he had COW
cred most Of the settled portions. and
from those he had not covered he had
secured information that amplified
his own observations OF conditions
throughout all the vast area OF that
country. He found seeding Of wheat
practically completed. and placed in
bed OF earth that was in a condition
that warranted speedy and healthy
termination. This was borne out by
evidence that he was a witness OF
wheat that had been IN the ground
four days that was already breaking
through, and that which had been
seeded for a week was well above the
ground, the field being as green as
a new pasture plot. Everywhere this
condition existed. 1t will be pleasing
information for those who have
friends in Western Canadian any
part of it, no matter where they may
be-to learn that conditions have
opened up in such a splendid way. and
to be advised that the prospects were
never brighter than now. When IL
becomes known that conditions are so
satisfactory, many who were waiting.
uncertain what 10 do Ia the matter OF
moving, will doubtless now come to n
decision. With the opening OF thou
sands Of homesteads, which took place
on the 1st of May, there was a rush
10 take advantage of the opportunity
TO secure 100 acres of excellent land
free, within speaking distance Of a
railroad. The low railway rates
granted by means of a certificate is
sued by Canadian government agents,
located at different points in the
States, make ii possible TO make a
trip of inspection at small cost.
Dat and barley farming are branches
that add considerable TO the wealth
Of the farmer who desires TO make
money quickly. That these grains can
be grown so successfully, and easily.
makes it possible to go into other
branches of farming industry, that
give stability to it, wherever they are
carried on. They are dairying and
cattle-raising. There is an excellent
market for the product, and the eli
mate aids materially in assisting 1t,
while the native grasses, as well as
cultivated varieties, bring the cost of
production TO a much lower figure than
Is possible on lands that are much
higher in price. with no better yield
ing qualities. Then, again, it is amply
shown that fodder corn can be grown
with great success, and that sunflow-
ers, which it has been fully proven
are little behind, If any, in food quail
| ty, thrive wonderfully. In fact, these
two folders, in addition to which may
be added that of alfalfa and sweet
clover, in which Western Canada
farmers are well apace with growers
elsewhere. have brought about a pc
riod of silo-building which promises
to eclipse any effort in this line made
anywhere on the continent. In Mani
toba alone, one firm is building two
hundred this year. In Saskatchewan,
many orders have been placed; in one
small district in Alberta, where fifty
were erected last year. another fifty
will be built this summer. That there
will be a thousand silos erected in the
three provinces this year seems TO be
q conservative estimate. To the farm
er in the States, who knows the ad-
vantage Of the silos, who Is interested
in the fodder to be grown TO fill them,
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