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Show IN A PRAIRIE LAND. Editorial Coiretpondtnce Moose Jaw, Asslnlbola. Farmers' Review, Chicago, July 22, 1903. Most of tha prairies in the United States have ccsscd to exist Man has broken thorn up with orchards, forests for-ests and farm buildings. But In Western Canada the prairies still stretch grandly from horizon to horizon hori-zon as yot unmarred by the hand of nan, savo where the Iron road has been laid. To a city man thcie Is something deliclausly restful about the ast grassy solitudes. Numerous clumps ot trees mark the course of tho Asslnlbolne river, which keeps In sight of the railroad fur somo distance. "drnss Is one of iho notable things about all tho landscape of Western Canada. It Is a remarkable fact that the cntlro length of tho Canadian Pacific Pa-cific railway from Its eastern terminus termi-nus to tho Rocky Moantalns Is over plains where grass grows. Tho sago brush appears at some points, but never to the exclusion of grass. There Is thus not a mile of this country that cannot bo used fur somo agricultural purpose either for tilling or ranching. ranch-ing. "Moose Jaw Is a town of over 2,000 Inhabitants, nnd ono ot tho most Important Im-portant places In ABslnlbola, being tho center of a very good farming country coun-try and a great grain and stock shipping ship-ping point. . "Near Mooso Jaw agriculture and ranching go hand In hand; for near tho town was seen a herd of beef cattle several hundred In number. On another sldo was seen a good sized herd of dairy cows, tho property of tho citizens In tbo town. "In riding oer tho prairies wo saw many good fields ot alfalfa. Tho great need of tho country Is timber, which grows readily where planted, aa was demonstrated by the shelter belts on some of tho farms, and tbo trees on tbo residence lots In tho town. "Stories wero told tho writer of men who last year cleared from their wheat crop moro than tho land on which It was grown originally cost them. This is ens) to bcllcvo. In vlow of tbo largo crop ind high prlco for wheat last ear." Henry F. Thurston. By sending jour address to any Sgcnt of tho Canadian Government foil will havo mailed to ou a copy of an atlas, railway rates, etc., giving fullest Information regarding Western Canada. |