The Dolores star., 1922-05-26
ION EASY STREET"
Women "Farmerettes" Make
Money in Western Canada.
Many Are Taking Advantage OF the
Opportunity offered by the Fer
tile Land and Fine Climate.

In many parts of Western Canada
nre TO he found women owning and
running farms for themselves, ana
what Is more, making them pay. May
Hazlett. an English girl. who lived on
Il farm in the Touchwood hills. In Sns-
katChcwan. for the past four years,
looking after her stock and cultirating
her land Is one Of these. The farm
was originally her brothcr's homestead,
at which time Miss Hazlctt was
stcnngrnpher. Her brother was killed
while fighting with the Canadian forces
nt Vlmy Ridge. Neighbors advised
Miss Hazlctt to sell the farm, but she
decided that she was tired Of the
"eternal pounding" and became farm
ercttc.
Mrs. Mary J. Blackburn. n pioneer
woman farmer of Alberta. has Just
added 100 acrcs to her farm near
Hnrdisty. Coming from Eastern Can
ada. Mrs blackburn homcsteaded
quarter section in 1902. She had two
HoIstcln heifers II bull, and SIT In
cash. She lived In tent the first
summer and in sod shack In the
winter. Her first crop put her, rs
she tells the story. "on Easy street"
Tn ten years she had herd Of ca
pure bred lIoIstcin cattle and was op.
Grating prosperous dairy. 4 fine
residence has supplanled the sod hut
81 milkcd my COWS, raised my cattle
cut hay and stacked ii alt by myself"
said Mrs blackburn. 81 started on
bare prairie with no money, and made
good. | worked hard, but the expert
Cnre was wonderful"
1t has generally been conceded thai
Turning is q mans job. II has long
been considered that wonan's place
nu the farm was In the house with
few attendant duties looking after the
chickens and the garden. But times
urr changing.
DcmonStrutivc of the present femi-
nine initiative there are two young
ludics farming extensively and with
good profit too, in Western Canada
Some years ago family located 100
acre farm In the Oak Lake district.
Manitoba. Later the father died leav-
In" his two daughters and aged wife n
murtgaccd quarter section. Instead of
selling the effects and moving to town
to take employment, the girls decided
to work the place.
While the mother looked after the
household duties the daughters did the
farm work. They did The plowing. har-
rowing. seeding, hayIng. harvesting.
stocking. feeding and other farm Oper-
nti0nS. Except at threshing time the
getting out Of wood. the help of man
was never sought. Instead of 100
acre place. with seven horses and ten
cattle, which they started with, they
have E1.120-acre farm. twenty-five
head Of heavy horses and nearly hun
dred head of cattle. mostly pure-breds.
Their farm buildings. equipment and
well-kept fields would be objects OF
pride to the owners in any country.
Their accomplishment has not only
been profitable but pleasant, and they
have enjoyed every home advantage.
girls, and have all the feminine charm
of womanhood. Their manlike occupa-
tion has not given them masculine
character or appearance. as some of
the older generations might imagine.
Their gallant struggle for success sig
niiies the truth IN the Oft-repcated
maxim of Western Canada, "A little
assistance and the soil, with its natur-
al richness and Gods sunshine will
soon pay for the land itself"
If you wish to learn more of what
Western Canada can do, write for a
copy of Canada West" which will be
mailed I" You free by your nearest
Canadian government agent.-Adver.
tiSement