. A few facts about the city of Saskatoon : something of its past, present and prospects for the future, a city of opportunities. A railway centre. The hub of the great hard wheat area of Central Saskatchewan . Pepple in the eastern and soutliernprovinces will be surprised to learnthat in the broad and fertile valley ofthe Saskatchewans, the farmers ter-rible foes—Canadian thistles, bur-docks and potato bugs—are cultivated grasses — timothy,brome and rye—flourish in this newcountry. The raising of hogs and poultry of-fers a field of unlimited possiblity tothose who would engage in
. A few facts about the city of Saskatoon : something of its past, present and prospects for the future, a city of opportunities. A railway centre. The hub of the great hard wheat area of Central Saskatchewan . Pepple in the eastern and soutliernprovinces will be surprised to learnthat in the broad and fertile valley ofthe Saskatchewans, the farmers ter-rible foes—Canadian thistles, bur-docks and potato bugs—are cultivated grasses — timothy,brome and rye—flourish in this newcountry. The raising of hogs and poultry of-fers a field of unlimited possiblity tothose who would engage in these un-dertakings. .Small fruits, such as raspberries,currants and gooseberries, can be The soil in the immediate vicinityof the city is a sandy loam and canbe utilised for the growth of allcrops adapted to the temperate [Page Fourteen.] SASKATOON—TH E HUB OF THE HARD WHEAT B E L T—W E S T i: R X C A N A D A Natural fertilisers in the way ofniamires from the city can he liad inunlimited (.|uantities hy market sjard-eners for the mere haulin;j; awav. The present and rapidly increasingpopulation of Saskatoon demands avery nnich larjjer supply of farm ands^arden product; than is now heinij; produced and this opens up a most• i)rohtahle tield for those desirinj? to cn-Kaj^e in mixed farming, stock raising,market gardening and fruit growing. SASKATOONS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
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