Show AN inheritance IN WESTERN CANADA indian mid other new dl ariot triot to be opened up year la tb great lauy atod the fertile of to the editor dear sir the past three or four years have demonstrated to a large number ot americana the value of the grain growing and ranching lands ot western canada thousands have taken advantage ol 01 the offer made by the canadian government as well as of the exceedingly low prices asked for lands by the railway colonization and other lee the experience of those who have been settled there tor some little time Is of a highly gratifying character bo much so that the canadian government who has control of the immigration into western canada has decided to open up some new districts this year in the well known saskatchewan valley and also in the fertile plains of these districts are probably the most productive in the entire west and in close touch to largely settled communities as well as being situated en some of the most important alnea of railway they are within easy reach of markets schools churan es and other social advantages la bome of these districts lands may be as well as purchased outright at very low prices now as to what can be done on these lands the evidence of the settlers in the neighborhood of the lands now about to be opened tor settlement some of them being located in one of the best indian reservations goes to show that the very best results have followed even most indifferent methods cases are given where farmers having gone there with most limited means barely enough to erect a small house and break up a little land have in three or tour years time become prosperous all debits paid and money in the bank the soil in the districts mentioned and saskatchewan Is a rich balack loam fit een inches to three feet fleek As a settler says it appears like the accumulation of decayed vegetation and ashes tor cen turlee athe sub soil Is a stiff putty clay on this boll it is poss ble to raise from 40 to bushels of wheat to the acre oata 76 to bushels all of which bring good prices at the local market for mixed farming these new dietric ts are probably among the best in western canada stock fatten easily a the wild grasses hay s plentiful aad prices splendid ano her settler writing to a friend in iowa says the climate Is all that could be desired plenty of rainfall in summer with no hot dry winds on the of september I 1 saw prairie flowers in fuu bloom sweet corn potato and tomato vines that had not been touched a fsr bicle with frost and the winters are milder than those in the state from which I 1 came after the holidays the winter sets in clear and cold with plenty of snow tor good sleighing no high winds or blizzards are known horses live out all winter and pie their own living while cattle live all winter in open sheds and around the hay ricks wheat oat oats s and barley are the principal grain crops potatoes and all other roots and vegetables do well the yield being enor moma ae compared to those in the states wild such as strawberries ries cranberries gooseberries and all varieties of currants yield in abundance As a reader of your valuable paper tor a number of years I 1 feel that 1 should inform you of the aa and advancement being made in canada within the past few years and the inducements and advantages that will follow settlement in canada those who desire information can do as I 1 did and apply to any agent ol 01 the canadian governa nt whose I 1 see appears in advertisement ftp elsewhere in the columns ot our paper and when writing ask particularly ticul arly about the saskatchewan valley or districts yours truly old reader |