Western Canada and its Great Resources
The Testimony of Settlers, farmer Delegates and high Authorities

17 AND ITS GREAT RESOURCES. are a splendid lot. I have oats that stand 5 feet 10 inches, and will yield on an average from 45 bushels to 55 bushels per acre, and much of the crop will, I believe, thresh o.ver 65 bushels per acre. My brother and myself have 1,500 to 2,000 head of cattle, principally three and four-year-old steers, a choice herd. I find cattle do remarkably well here. We have about 150 head of horses, and as a horse country I believe Alberta has no equal. We have also from 1,000 to 2,000 sheep near Calgary, and they do very well. In fact, taken all round, I know of no other country which can equal the Calgary district as a grain grow- ing, dairy farming and stock country. ö J J W. R. HULL. A Minnesota Man. Winnipeg, 21st November, 1891. Dear Sir,—Having returned from a flying trip to the Edmonton district, whither I went in quest of suitable land for settlement, I desire to inform you that I found the district all that it was represented to me to be—a first-class country for immigration. Going through there I found this to be a very fine country, good rich soil, good water in abundance, plenty of timber for all purposes, besides the immeasurable quantity of coal on the Saskatchewan. The yield of grain in the Edmonton district this season has been great, both as to quantity and quality. One farmer near the town threshed 12,000 bushels of grain from 275 acres, his wheat giving over 40 bushels to the acre. This trip so satisfied me that I intend at an early day to move my family and effects to Edmonton. Yours very truly, ‘ ROBERT REID. Jadis Post Office, Kittson Co., Minn. A Michigan Delegate said :— Having been delegated by a number of my neighbouring families in Michigan to inspect the western territories of Canada, I left Michigan late in August, arriving in Edmonton on the 11th September. From that time I remained in. the Edmonton district to acquaint myself as thoroughly as might be with the different localities. During two months I travelled a good deal in every direction from Edmonton, and speaking generally of that district, I may say, that for the purpose of mixed farming it has no superior and few equals under the sun. I visited farmers throughout the district, both when about winding up their harvest and when finished threshing. The sample of grain is excellent and the yield far exceeding the farmers own expectations; wheat went 40 to 50 bushels to the acre, averaging about 45 , barley 45 to 50 ; and oats 80 to 100 bushels per acre; while vegetables and roots showed a still more remarkable growth. I saw a farmer digging up 100 bushels of potatoes with his manure fork, and so did each of his assistants, and I saw many a cabbage weighing lo to 20 lbs. The soil is rich to an extraordinary degree, as above mentioned products amply verify. Water is plentiful and of first-class quality, small lakes being found in many places as well as running streams. Timber is plentiful for farm use and building pur- poses, and besides a never-failing supply of good coal, which a farmei can. take from the banks of the Saskatchewan and load his wagon free of charge. All these properties combined make the district all that can be desired for mixed farming. In conclusion, I may add that as soon as circumstances allow, I shall go to the Edmonton district to settle. WM. H. PAIGE, Spencer Creek, Antrim Co., Mich., U.S.