. What settlers say of the Canadian North-West [microform] : a plain statement of the experiences of farmers residing in the country. Agriculture; Canadian immigration literature; Agriculture. PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE CANADIAN NORTII-WKST. 21 t I lost since I ther winter or year; none any amount. 1884. September. 1883 outbuildings, Btocjt dst. The Soil. The high average yield of crops in Manitoba and the Canadian Norlli-West,—more tlian double that of the United Siates—is in itself a jjractical ])roof of the rich ([uaUtv of the land, and of its adaptability to agricultural purposes. .Still
. What settlers say of the Canadian North-West [microform] : a plain statement of the experiences of farmers residing in the country. Agriculture; Canadian immigration literature; Agriculture. PLAIN FACTS AS TO THE CANADIAN NORTII-WKST. 21 t I lost since I ther winter or year; none any amount. 1884. September. 1883 outbuildings, Btocjt dst. The Soil. The high average yield of crops in Manitoba and the Canadian Norlli-West,—more tlian double that of the United Siates—is in itself a jjractical ])roof of the rich ([uaUtv of the land, and of its adaptability to agricultural purposes. .Still, it is to study the chemical properties of this extraordinary agricultural tract excelled by none and equalled only by the alluvial delta of the Nile. Dr. Stevenson Macadam, of Edinburgh University, an undoubted authority, says the soil is "very rich in organic matter, and contains the full amount of the saline fertilizing matters found in all soils of a good bearing ; The soil is in general a deep black argillaceous mould or loam resting on a deep tenaceous clay subsoil, and so rich that it does not require the addition of manure for years after the breaking of the prairie, and in particular places where the loam is very deep it is practically inexhaustible. The question asked on this point was : " Please state the nature of soil on your farm, and depth of black loam?" The description of one farm in each district only is given to economise space. Where, however, the description of lands in the same district differ, the answer of each settler is given. (For postal address of each settler, see pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or an( District. Pense, Pense. Moose Jaw, Hind Cafferata Jefferd Urton Rogers ! Moose Jaw, Beesley JMoose Jaw. Phillips ! Rapid City. Hutchinson ! Craven Proctor .. Answer. Lawrence. Orr Woodlands. Sidney Lake F
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