Show I 1 IN A PRAIRIE LAND editorial correspondence noose moose law jaw farmers Far nicra re review view chicago july 22 1903 must host or of tho the prairies la in the united calces states have ceased to exist man ilan has ha broken them up with orchards forests and farm buildings but in western canada the prairies still stretch grandly from horizon to horl ton as yet unmarred by the hand band of man save nave where the iron roal road ba has been laid to a city man Is something deliciously restful about the vast grassy solitudes numerous clumps of trees mark the course of the assiniboine river which keeps in sight eight of the railroad for some distance grass la is one of ahe he notable things about all the landscape ot of western canada it 19 a remarkable fact that the entire length of the canadian pacific railway from its caten terminus nus to the rocky mountains ins la Is over plains where glass grows the sage brush appears at some same points but never to the exclusion ot of grass there is thus not a mile ot of this country that cannot be used tor for some agricultural purpose elther either tor for tilling or ranching A moose foose jaw Is a town ot of over 2000 inhabitants and one of file he most important places in ili Assini tiola being tho the center ot at a very good farming country and a great grain and stock shipping point near moose jaw agriculture and ranching ra go hand band in hand for near tho the town haq seen A herd ot of beet beef cattle several hundred in number on another side was seen a good sized herd ot of dairy cows the property of 0 the citizens in the town in riding over the prairies so no saw many good fields of alfalfa the great need ol of the country Is timber which grows readily where planted as was visa demonstrated by the shelter belts on some of the farms and the trees on the residence lots in the town toan stories were acre toll told the writer ol of men who ho last year cleared from their wheat crop more than the land on which it was vlas grown originally cost them this Is easy to believe in view of 0 the large crop ind high price for wheat last year henry F thurston by sending yo your adif address feis to hay any agent of the canadian you ron will have mailed to you a copy ol of at an atlas rallay railway rates rate etc gl giving ing fullest information regarding western canada |