The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . of theprovinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, theDominion Government withdrew, leavingthe Governments of the respective Western While the Canadian West is probablybetter known as suitable for growing wheat, there arc large territories in each provincenot only suitable for dairying but quiteunsuitable for exclusive wheat , in the older settled portions thefertility of the soil has been taxed soheavily by straight wheat farming that cer-tain districts may now be assigned to thatportion of t
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . of theprovinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, theDominion Government withdrew, leavingthe Governments of the respective Western While the Canadian West is probablybetter known as suitable for growing wheat, there arc large territories in each provincenot only suitable for dairying but quiteunsuitable for exclusive wheat , in the older settled portions thefertility of the soil has been taxed soheavily by straight wheat farming that cer-tain districts may now be assigned to thatportion of the West generally designatedas being unsuitable for exclusive wheat condition exists, but in a slightly monlimited territory adjacent to the largercities. Outside of this the northern portionof Saskatchewan and Central Alberta arenaturally adapted to stock farming andparticularly to dairying. Splendid landcan be obtained at a price of anythingfrom 10 to 30 dollars per acre accordingto the location and on easy luxuriant growth of natural grass,the fertile soil admirably suited for. 1. A DAIRY FARM. 2. ROSALIND OF OLD BASING, CHAMPION DAIRY COW OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. provinces to adopt what course they sawfit to encourage this branch of farm province has now a well-organizeddairy branch in connection with the localgovernment, and each endeavours to meetthe local problems arising from circum-stances which constantly change as a resultof the rapid settlement of the country. These efforts are having the desired effectin stimulating dairy farming and buildingpermanently for the future, as well asin securing better markets and improv-ing the quality of the product. As aresult the industry is showing markedprogre. growing, and the preservation of whichdepends upon diversified farming. Farmerswho are in close proximity to the largecities have found it to their advantageto invest their earnings in dairy stockbecause of the remunerative prices to beobtained for milk, c
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