Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

was ~. Many farmers have non,
! some have two, etc. We find ther
Is more real money In hogs just nov
than any other line of business. The
are now paying $12 in Winnipeg
, Man, and oats selling at 80 and 81
cents per bushel. The market II
Girvin Is usually cent below tn
Winnipeg market. The farmers O
western Canada are looking forwar,
to what Is known as the whea
board form Of marketing wheat, ant
are counting on 1t being in operation
for the coming crop. Much like tina,
OF 1919 the government advanced us
~ per bushel and when the wheat
was sold into the world market IL 1,
brought more after operating ex-
penses, they sent the balance to us
We greatly approved Of such a plan.
The farmer usually knows a good
thing when he sees 1t. even II he
doesn't always get credit for 1t.
Some one might wonder II there
Is any great timber in this part of
Canada. No we are not located In a
timber part Of the country, nothing
but the plains, much like that Of
western Kansas, as near as can
tell what other people say. This Is
very level country. You can see
things at a great distance. We have
very few rivers and creeks in this
part. We might say there are no
creeks They are all called rivers.
There are also lots Of lakes. We are
20 miles from what Is called Lost
Mountain Lake. am told It is 4
miles wide and so miles long. lots
of fish In 1t. In the month of May
they come to the surface of the
water In the little inlet places. Many
people go and spear them. Some
people haul away wagon load. One
OF our neighbors went out to spear
some Of them few years ago, the
first summer we were here think.
They were kind enough to give us
wash tub full. Well I must say we
had lots Of fish. We wondered II
there is anything you can get sick
ened on as badly as fish. This Is a |
great fish country and most people
don't like to load their stomachs up
very much on fish. We have only |
been out to the lake once since we
landed In the country but there are
many fish peddlers going through the
country and they sell them so cheap
1t is a great temptation to buy some.
The kinds Of fish this country pro-
duces are white fish. bass pike pick.
erel and suckers. We have quite a
few Of the same kinds Of birds you
have In Kansas as the meadow lark
has found his way to this country,
also the robin, limited number of
swallows, very few wrens, black
birds, redwing black birds. crows,
ots OF hawks, owls, woodpeckers
are quite scarce, the Canadian guy
bird, they are a good little singer,
he Kill deers, king bird, night hawk,
'ea gulls, the sparrow Is also here to
us, ducks Of all kinds, geese,
swans, prairie chickens and grouse.
We have many more kinds of
Wild flowers than you have in Kan
'as. The roads are lined with wild
lowers all summer. Wild strawber-
les grow In abundance in many
PARTS, mushrooms are also very plen-
iful In some parts. We are not
roubled with the serpent in this
northern country. I have seen but
hree live ones all the time I have
ived here. We consider ourselves
pretty lucky not to see any more
han this number. The snake Is no
friend Of mine. Our family has in
'reased since we moved to this cOun-
ry as many Of you know, our home
las been blessed with one bright
little boy, whom we have named
lanes Erskine. The first name or
christian name suited the writer al
light but made strong protest
gainst the middle name, but a man
sually consents to his wife's wishes ,
0 avoid the disastrous outcome {
which usually follows. We certainly {
ppreciate the Reflector and think we r
iven read all the. advertisements +
your paper every success. t
ERSKINE N. MILLER
irwin, Sask "