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WESTERN CANADA
BEYOND THE
PIONEER STAGE
Liberty Loving People Have All the
Liberty the Heart Can Desire
Under Canadian Laws
The New York Commercial of April
19th contained an interesting article
on conditions in Western Canada The
followiag extracts will prove instruc
tive reading to those who contem
plate moving to Canada The writer
speaks of land at 8 to 18 an acre
As a matter of fact there is very
little land that can be had now at
less than 18 per acre but when one
considers the productive qualities of
this land it is safe to say that in two
years time there will be little avail
able land to be had at less than 30
an acre Already the free grant
lands in the open prairie districts
are becoming exhausted and the
homesteader has to go farther back
to the partially wooded areas This
Is no drawback however Some pre
fer this land to the open prairie A
recent publication issued by the De
partment of the Interior Ottawa
Canada and which is forwarded free
to applicants by mail by any of
the Canadian government agents
throughout the United States says
of the newly opened districts
Water Is always abundant wood and
fuel are plentiful and the soil that
can grow the poplar and the willow
as well as the rich grasses that are
to be found there can be relied upon
to produce all the small varieties of
grain with equal success The New
York Commercial article referred to
deals more particularly with condi
tions along the line of the Grand
Trunk Pacific but what is said of
one line of railway may with truth
be said of the land and the conditions
along both the Canadian Northern
and the Canadian Pacific The article
says
It would be no exaggeration to
say that practically all the land along
the entire distance traversed by the
Grand Trunk Pacific system is
ble of furnishing homes to those who
engage in farming The lands are of
three classes They may be desig
nated first as having special adap
tation to the production of grain
second as having such adaptation to
mixed farming of which live stock
will form an important feature and
third as being mainly adapted to the
production of live stock only On
the third class of lands the area is
not very large if the second it is
much larger anu of the first it is
by far the largest
As soon as mixed farming shall
be generally adopted land that may
now be obtained for from 8 to 18
per acre and even lands open now
to free homesteads will sell for 50
to 100 per acre This Is not an ex
travagant statement In natural fer
tility these lands fully equal those
of the American corn belt In vari
ety of production they excel them
and yet the latter sell for 100 to
200 per acre In addition to the
grain crops now grown of wheat oats
barley and rye much of the land will
grow winter wheat when properly
prepared Eighty per cent of the
land will grow clover and alfalfa A
still larger percentage will grow field
peas and the entire tillable area will
grow good crops of the cultivated
grasses timothy brome grass and
western rye grass With these ele
ments what can prevent this region
from becoming the main source of
food supply of the Empire and Im
perial dominions
Special stress is laid upon the edu
cational conditions The writer says
The foundation of the social fabric
of the agricultural country may be
said to rest on the efficiency of its
school system Liberty loving peo
pie have all the liberty the heart can
desire under Canadian laws In this
regard Western Canada has a system
of education based upon the best that
can be obtained from the United
States or Eastern Canada Its school
system and regulations are second to
none Every boy or girl has a school
house brought to his or her doorway
The government is most liberal in its
support of higher education In Win
nipeg Saskatoon and Edmonton are
to be found excellent colleges and uni
versities so that the problem of
higher education is solved The pro
vincial agricultural schools located
at Winnipeg and Saskatoon give
practical courses in scientific farm
ing preparing graduates to take up
the responsibilities of farm life
The newcomer settling in this
favored section will find the social
conditions far beyond a pioneer stage
He will find helps on every hand In
stead of his going to the jumping off
place as is often supposed when
thinking of Western Canada he will
find himself surrounded by wonderful
opportunities for social advancement
Jn a new country fraught with prom
ise
Getting On
Well little boy did you go to the
circus the other day
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Yesm Pa wanted to go so 1 had
to go with him
Whoever sincerely endeavors to do
all the good he can will probably do
much more than he Imagines or will
ever know Bowdler
Start afresh this Spring cleanse and
purify the system by a course of Garfield
Tea Herb laxative and blood purifier
It is difficult to convince the head
of the house that two heads are bet
ter than one
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You want a quick fertilizer for po
tatoes
The apple tree borer la a trouble
some worm
Get ready the lamb creep so they
can get a good start
Wood charcoal should always be
kept in the hog pen
A small threshing outfit on the av
erage farm will not pay
Let the grass get a good start be
fore turning the stock on it
The last of May is plenty early
enough to turn the calf out on grass
Working out buttermilk and work
ing in salt Is where the overworking
is done
The borer is the most common and
It is the most troublesome enemy of
the peach
It Is a good plan to have the horses
and cows clean up their mangers aft
er each feed
Have grass paddock for the calves
so they can graze at will and have the
exercise they need
A farm raised cow is much superior
In most every respect to the one
bought at the cattle yards
Dont forget the little ducks In case
of a shower for If you do one will
be apt to have dead ducks
Belgian or yellow carrots are hardy
malce large root growth and are the
best roots for horses and colts
The most inhuman measures are
often employed for breaking up hens
that nature prompts to set when their
owners dont want them to
Grading of cream is receiving more
attention by the dairy press and dairy
men than It possibly ever has in the
history of the dairy business
In squabs the flesh is whitish as
seen through the skin but in a year
old bird it takes on a light purple
hade and grows darker with age
Trim the young tree in the orchard
right from the start Low headed
trees are best there fore prune from
the top down and not from the bottom
up
It has been shown repeatedly on
demonstration farms that disking be
fore plowing is one of the most paying
operations in the preparation of a
seed bed
When the calf is two weeks old
mix one teaspoonful of linseed meal
and one teaspoonful of flour mid
dlings which should be thoroughly
scalded in each feed
Seeds of cauliflower cabbage let
tuce celery and tomatoes sown In the
cold frame about the middle of this
month will furnish good stocky plants
for the principal early summer crop
The litters of a gilt which is the
first litter of a sow are usually
smaller and slower in growth than
when the dam Is of more mature age
hence much profit must not be ex
pected
Cold frame plants are often better
than plants raised in the hotbed as
they are stouter thick stemmed and
have more fine fibrous roots and are
less liable to wilt when set out in
the open ground
Where prices are too low to feed
young pigs for porkers it is better to
sell them for sucking pigs although
this plan is seldom resorted to owing
to the better prices which are obtain
able for the former
August is none too early to decide
which plants shall be taken into the
window garden and their treatment
from the time of the decision should
be such as will fit them to make a fine
display during the winter rather than
get the finest present showing
In the newer methods adopted in
some of the largest dairies the milk
is not touched by the hands of the
workers from the time the cows are
automatically milked with a machine
to the time the fluid is placed in bot
tles ready for delivery
In the flower garden sow sweet
peas outdoors jut as early as possible
It is Important to get them in early
because the more growth made In cool
weather the more flowers there will
be Those from late planted seeds are
not nearly so successful
Hire what men you need eany
It Is very difficult to tell the ago of
ducks
That weed right in the hill is your
worst enemy
The farmer Is not much different
from anybody else
Home grown plants are much su
perior to bought plants
Cattle will never do well In the
same pasture with sheep
Land intended for spring crops
should be plowed in the fall
Have the holes for the trees to be
removed dug wide and deep
Squab raising Eeems to be a fa
vorite occupation with suburban peo
ple
Large trees should be taken up
when the earth is frozen around the
roots
A farmer can tell the value of corn
stover without making any serious
mistake
Land intended for roots should be
plowed as soon as the ground is dry
enough to work
Mix poultry droppings with an equal
quantity of fine earth and put one
handful to the hill
As soon as the calf learns to eat
hay place one handful of whole oats
In the feed box once a day
A beautiful hedge Is made by using
zinnias in the back row then calllop
sls with white phlox as a border
Mangles and sugar beets are the
best roots to grow for cattle sheep
and pigs and Belgian carrots for
horses
Asters can be planted in rows of
white and lavender with very pleasing
results provided the same kind is
used In each row
Young turkeys usually have black
feet which after two years turn gray
and dull and become paler and more
sickly as age advances
Surplus suckers In blackberry or
red raspberry patches should be treat
ed Just like weeds dont let the rows
get too wide nor too thick
Hens in good health having access
to the dust bath will usually keep
free from lice The house should be
swept clean every morning
In most all branches of business
competition is generally recognized as
a great stimulant but in the creamery
business it has been overdone
The storekeeper who keep3 eggs in
his cellar from a week to a month
needs to be looked after Eggs should
be shipped along as fast as possible
Let the calk suck the cow a few
days this milk is not fit for human
feed and is what the calf needs tc
cleanse the bowels and tone up the
system
It is said that naval oranges
sprung from a single tree that was
found growing on the northern shore
of the Mediterranean sea nearly 350
years ago
In dipping pigs great care must be
exercised to cover every part of his
body from tail to snout If a patch as
big as a thumb nail Is left untouched
it may contain the nuclus of a new
crop
Look well after the water Keep it
always before the fowls pure and
clean and renew it frequently Do
not allow them to eat snow Do not
let them drink water grown tepid in
the sun
More insects will be killed in a
greenhouse if fumigating apparatus
be placed near the roof so that the
fumes will descend rising vapors
leaving the lower part of a house par
tially fumigated
In careful tests made at the several
stations it is found that there is little
or no difference in the feeding value
of the dry matter of roots and ensi
lage and the general opinion is in
favor of the silage
Honey is the purest and the least
harmful of sweets The honey crop
Is mostly gain for no flowers need
necessarily be raised to pasture the
bees They aid in the fertilization oJ
fruit trees and the smaller clovers
Hog cholera is estimated to have
been the cause of losses of over 2
000000 to farmers of Illinois but Ic
the future this loss will be greatly low
ered it is firmly believed now that
serum Is being manufactured and used
extensively says the Swine Breeder
By far the best way to use manure
for grain is to spread and mix it witt
the soil before drilling the best waj
to top dress the grain early in the
fall nnil th fhlrrt Yioat fliirln trio -win
ter when ground is dry enough to haul
over
Clay is called a heavy soil and sand
a light soil Thi3 does not refer te
weight however Light and heavj
as applied to soils are terms whlcl
refer to the ease or difficulty witl
which they can be plowed or cult
vated
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Blessings on thee little man
Checkroom boy with subtle plan
To secure the tricksy dime
When I come at luncheon time
How thou smllst when I appearl
How thou seemst about to cheer
Deferential confident
Seeming not to care a cent
Whether ere I leave I slip
In thy palm the hard-wrung- tip
Though Id rather take my hat
With me thou wllst not have that
Firmly dost thou take the thing
As thoudat catch a bird on wing
Aye and how thine optics gloat
When thougrnbst my overcoat
Sometimes greatly do I fear
That some day when I appear
Xhou wilt check my coat and vest
Tie and shoes and all the rest
And thy blithe companion too
He whom we with trembling view
When we go to wash our hands
In the wash room there- he stands
With a whisk broom In his grasp
We cannot escape his clasp
Merrily he flicks his broom
Like a shuttle in a loom
How his whlskbroom Maps and blips
As he brushes out the tips
Blessings on thee little man
One of the tip getting clan
Couldst thou know the thoughts we think
Thou wouldst never even blink
For with checks for hatB and coats
Thou dost also get our goats
Blithely brush and gaily check
And take tips in by the peck
But some day I am afraid
Thou wilt cause a new crusade
The Amateur Gardener
The amateur gardener is a man who
has talked for four years of what he
was going to do with the lower end
of the yard Not only could he raise
enough vegetables for the family
table he argued but he could have a1
nice mess of peas or beans or corn
to send to friends occasionally Also
gardening was healthy Why it
opened the pores and made the blood
circulate instilling vigor Into the
muscles and bringing the ruddy glow
of health to the erstwhile anaemic
cheek
So he has been spading that piece
of ground this past week He went to
a department store and reposed his
confidence in a hollow chested youth
with his hair slicked right straight
back from his forehead and a knitted
tie and college trousers a young man
who was born and raised four stories
up in a flat and who thinks green
vegetables are manufactured in gro
ceries As a result he paid 3999 for
a splendid assortment of gardening
tools
Since spading the garden he has
also purchased a gallon of liniment
and thinks he has spinal trouble so
his wife has engaged a man to come
and plant the patch in flowers
The beans and such other things
as he bought for seed will be served
In a stew tonight
Modest Folk
I know a little country lass
Who blushes very red
When passing through the garden whera
Sweet William is in bed
Her brother is about the same
A very modest lad
Ho wont go near a pond for fear
Hell see the lily pad Exchange
Her uncle Is a jealous man
And sometimes loses hope
He wont go hunting hes afraid
Hell see the antelope
Her cousin is a shrinking girl
Who has the queerest whims
She wont go strolling through the wood
Where bold trees wave their limbs
Her Creed
To put it bluntly the lady Is skin
ny but to be polite about It we will
describe her as svelte
Well to get on with the story
She is telling about how hard she
Is working to acquire perfect knowl
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But argues her friend dont you
think you would be wiser not to work
so hard but to take some health
culture treatment that will make you
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Ah the svelte lady responds I
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