| Show OPINION OF EDITOR OF THE NEBRASKA FARI ER he expresses his approval of american em grat on to canada during th winter months the head of the family consults with the other members as to the prospects tor the future and doubtless one 0 the most cilc dl doused used Is that ot moving to some district where it Is possible to more easily secure what ie necessary for a comfortable exist ence where it Is an easy matter to bome possess posse sd of sufficient farni land to assure a competence tor the future this not only interests the head of the family but every andl vidual member of it having before me the knowledge where he can secure a home with the expenditure of but little money it Is well for him to obtain all informs alon possible regarding the product ivaness ot the land in the country thai he may select for several years past a large number ot americans have removed to western canada and as nearly as it can be ascer tamed almost all of these have ex pressed themselves satisfied with the conditions that exist there during the past summer a number of the ed igors ot farm papers throughout tiie united states made a personal visit on a tour of and the re ports of these gentlemen prove inter esting reading mr H E heath ed aitor of the nebraska farmer a paper enjoying a wide circulation as well as the confidence 0 Us sub after giving some idea ol 01 the extent of this wonderful country says western canada Is the last un occupied and unimproved good agri cultural land in america available today he then discusses its possibilities for raising live stock and the addan it possesses for dairying farm ing and wheat growing and says what has been said about the coun try as to the abil ty of the soil the yield of wonderful crops of wheat is quite justified to quote further from mr heath he says referring to climate these people skeptical ones do not know or realize that altitude more than latitude makes climates that large bodies of water both fresh and salt that never freeze over ex ert a wonderful influence on climate another influence on climate more potent than those named above which applies more to the alberta district is the warm chinook breeze from the pacific ocean which Is or miles nearer than colorado or wyoming besides the rocky moun tain range Is not nearly so high nor halt so tar from the ocean as it Is down in the states in further considering the climate of the canadian prairies we should not lose sight of the fact of the in fluence of the rains the total aver ase rainfall for the season Is but 13 35 inches for the territories and 1734 inches in manitoba and that the amounts falling between april 1st and october 1st are respectively 9 39 aches and 12 87 inches or about three fourths of the entire rainfall from the middle of june to the middle of july there are over two hours more daylight in every twenty four hours than there Is in nebraska the main reason why western canada wheat rows to such perfection Is tho effect of solar light or longer period of sun shine it gets each day this is what makes seeds or grain more perfect grown in this country than elsewhere this extraordinary rapid growth ot vegetation under the influence of this long continued sunshine exceeds any thing known in lower latitudes we do not wish it understood that wheat alone Is the main product of this country it leads in that yet it la destined to become famous for its cat tie horses and sheep and for its dairy wo saw more and larger bands of cattle and sheep grazing in and alberta than we ever saw on the western plains of the united states one band of cattle numbering 5 head were grazing on the rich grass and sheep without num her the government of the dominion of canada is stilt using the same ener getic efforts which have been used for the past or 6 years to settle up these western prairies and on application to any agent of the canadian govern ment the settler will be able to secure a certificate entitling him to a low rate which will give him the eunity of visiting any portion of can ada s grain producing domain |
