The Meeker herald., 1922-05-27
''ON 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
are TO be found women owning and
running farms for themselves, and
what IL more. making them pay. May
Hazlett, an English girl, who lived on
fnrm In the Touchwood hills. In Sas-
kntchewan. for the past four years,
looking after her stock and cultivatlng
her land, Is one OF these. The farm
was originally her brothers. homestead.
at which time Miss Hazlctt was .
stenogrnpher. Her brother was killed
while fighting with the Canadian forces
at Vimy Ridge. Nelghbors advised
Miss Hazlett to sell the farm, but she
decided that she was tired Of the
"eternnl pounding" and became farm
erette.
Mrs. Mary ]. Blackburn. a pioneer
woman fnrmcr OF Alberta. has just
added 100 acres to her farm near
Hardisty. Coming from Eastern Can
ada, Mrs. Blackburn homesteaded
quarter section In 1909. She had two
lIOlsteln helfers. n bull, and SIT In
cash. She lived In tent the first
summer and In sod shack In the
winter. Her first crop put her. as
She tells the story, "on Easy street"
In ten years she had n herd Of co
pnre-bred Holstcin cattle and was op-
Grating II prosperous dairy. A fine
residence has supplanted the sod hut.
81 MIXED my cows. raised my cattle.
cut hay and stacked II all by myself"
said Mrs Blackburn. II started on
bare prairie with no money. and made
good. worked hard. hut the expert
ence was wonderful"
1t has generally been conceded that
farming Is a mans job. 1t has long
been considered that woman's place
OH the farm was in the house, with a
chickens and the garden. But times
are changing.
DemOnstratlve of the present femt-
nine Initiative. there nre two young
ladies' 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-
Ing his two daughters and aged wife a
Yultttl bCNS"us W
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 blowing. har-
rowing. seeding, haying. harvesting.
stocking. feeding and other farm oper-
atIons. Except Mt threshing time. the
getting out OF wood, the help Of man
was never sought. Instead OF a 100
acre place. with seven horses and ten
cattle, which they started with. they
have n 1,l2O-ncre farm. twenty-five
head of heavy horses and nearly hum
dred bend of cattle. mostly pure-breds.
Their farm buildings. equipment and
well-kcpt fields would he 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.
They are two entertaining and bright
girls, and have all the feminine charm
Of womanhoOd. Their manllke occupa.
tion has not given them a masculine
character or appearance, rs some OF
the older generations might imagine.
Their gallant struggle for success sig
nIfies the truth In the oft-repeated
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"
II You wish to learn more Of what
Western Canada can do. write for 4
cory Of "Cnnndn West" which will be
mailed to you free by your nearest
Canadian government agent.-Adver.
tIsement