. Farming in the north west of Canada [microform] : actual results. Agriculture; Agriculture. %re to be used for the on. Near the baru ouse an ice-house— r from two beautiful Ipkea use. tn addition to these, twb large sheds for implements, located on each side of the baru and eacli 20 x 150 feet in size, are to be THE SYSTEM OF FARMING lowed is as follows r—It is proposecl to divide the tract IS of 200 acres each. On each farm a eUme house and rill be erected. A mail with family will be put on each ./and will be paid $35 per month and have house rent free, '^ill also be provided with
. Farming in the north west of Canada [microform] : actual results. Agriculture; Agriculture. %re to be used for the on. Near the baru ouse an ice-house— r from two beautiful Ipkea use. tn addition to these, twb large sheds for implements, located on each side of the baru and eacli 20 x 150 feet in size, are to be THE SYSTEM OF FARMING lowed is as follows r—It is proposecl to divide the tract IS of 200 acres each. On each farm a eUme house and rill be erected. A mail with family will be put on each ./and will be paid $35 per month and have house rent free, '^ill also be provided with luel at cost. At the end of five years he will have the privilege of purchasing the farm he occupies if he wishes at a fair valuation. The farm houses. are one stor^ stone cottages, 25 x 30, plastered and nicely finished inside, and are erected at the astonishingly small cost of $300. A number have already been erected and more will be put up before the season closes. When tlie plaoe has been fully carried out there will be 200 houses, and all will be connected with the main office by tele- phone. Four deep </Oulee« (in ordinary seasons they are creeks, though this year they are dry), traverse the farm at intervals or from one to two miles, and run northward and empty into the Qu'Appelle River, furnishing such a perfect system of drainage that the entire tract of 56,000 acres can be properly cultivated without doing 100 fee)^ of ditching. The company an closing up with the squatters and appre- hend little further,^im6Hlty in Settling with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [S. l. ] : J. Dussault
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