Show agriculture IN WESTERN CANADA it its grain fields fiela Fi elc ranching lands dairying the tha editor of the wisconsin agriculturist who was one of 0 a party ol of editors of 0 agricultural papers who took a trip through canada daring the past spring writes to his paper in the following strain the reason ot of his visiting canada called was to satisfy himself that the reports coming to his paper regarding tho the wonderful resources of that country were accurate in view of the wonderful settlement that was go going coins ing on there many from this country crossing the line in search of permanent homes and in view of what he had bad heard beard in regard to conditions of soil water climate topography fuel grasses rainfall markets etc and also tho the influx once ecce which these have dave had on the present and future of agriculture he deemed it necessary to make an extended trip through all of the above territory in speaking of the province of maul tola toba he be says the province of manitoba com within its limits the famed grain growing valleys of 0 the assal balne and red lied rivers although called the prairie province of canada manitoba has large areas offe of forests rests turner rumer lius rivers and vast water expansions the soil Is a rich deep mould or loam resting on a deep clay sub subsoil sol it Is welt wel adapted to wheat growing giving a bountiful yield of the finest finast quality known the world over as no I 1 hard wheat during the past ten years the growth of wheat and other grains has steadily elly increased until now the production by farmers reaches over bushels of the arable acres in manitoba probably not ore oce half of it Is occupied cultivated grasses yield about two tons per acre and native grasses a ton and a half there can be no question but that dairying will become a great industry throughout the northwest and especially cheese making as the climate Is favorable and similar to that of ontario crops grown aro are wheat barley oats flax rye peas corn for fodder brome potatoes roots etc the toll Is very fertile and moisture ample the climate Is good and the growing season while not quite so long its as in wisconsin matures crops as the sun shines much longer rising about 4 and shines until about 9 at night one can easily read a newspaper at 10 p in the long days make growth fast and push crops to maturity ahead of frost the ranching the wheat growing and the mixed farming belts all cross over the yield and the tha quality of wheat raised along the man line of the canadian pacific railway at such places as indian head and its allied districts have become famor its possibilities s are by the averages of tests made at the experimental farm in 1302 1902 when elevon eleven varieties of the most suitable cheit sown on april the were cut in days and yielded 1 4 pounds of straw and 43 bushels bushel sard aad 2 pounds of grain per acre its mixed farming area lg Is excellent its range cattle horses and sheep are the equals of any seen in the northwest and its treeless portion Is with coal the town of medicine hat Is heated and aad illuminated with natural gas there are abundant deposits deposit of brick pottery and fire clays agents of the canadian government will be pleased to mall mail an atlas to any one interested and also all other information re pr ir v rates etc |