Canada west : 350,000,000 bushels wheat in 1915 : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta . of wheat to the acrefrom 200 acres. H. G. Stinson of Foremost, Alberta, gave an affidavit thathis 44 acres of wheat averaged 60 bushels to the acre. F. J. Morrison cf NewDayton. Alberta, signed a sworn statement that he had 51 bushels to the acrefrom 500 acres. Made $»5, in 10 Years.— I came here in 1903 and four years I t>ought another quarter and three years after that I boughtfour more quarter-sections, making now in all 960 acres of land. I had 6horses and 6 cows when 1 came here
Canada west : 350,000,000 bushels wheat in 1915 : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta . of wheat to the acrefrom 200 acres. H. G. Stinson of Foremost, Alberta, gave an affidavit thathis 44 acres of wheat averaged 60 bushels to the acre. F. J. Morrison cf NewDayton. Alberta, signed a sworn statement that he had 51 bushels to the acrefrom 500 acres. Made $»5, in 10 Years.— I came here in 1903 and four years I t>ought another quarter and three years after that I boughtfour more quarter-sections, making now in all 960 acres of land. I had 6horses and 6 cows when 1 came here. I now have 65 horses, 35 head 5 hogs. 1 have 75 acres in cultivation. 1 have made $25,000 since1 came here. I would advise anybody to come here. Andrew B. Nelson, Holden, Alta. Made $1?.0© Would Not Sell.— When I came here in 1903 I home-steaded One-quarter of railroad land. 1 had 3 horses. 8 head of cattle. Aftergetting settled I had only $25 in my pocket to start on. Now I have 140acres under cultivation. I have 30 head of cattle and have sold a number. Poultry Pays the Grocery Bill. every year. I have 100 chickens, 50 hogs. I have made money in theHolden District. I am now worth at least $12,000. The Holden Districtsuits me and I am going to stay in it. J. M. Andrews, Holden, Alta. FODDER CROPS Alfalfa.—Many ranchers in Alberta are sowing this crop on an extensivescale. At the Experimental Farms at Lethbridge and Lacombe an averageof three tons of cured hay per acre has been obtained from non-irrigated landsin one crop, and two or three crops can be obtained in a year. From thesestations alfalfa seed has been distributed. As an illustration of the success of this fodder, it was a Maple Creek,Alberta, farmer who carried off the first, second and sweepstakes prizes atthe Dry Farming Congress at Denver, in the fall of 1915, at w hich exposi-tion there was shown excellent samples of three cuttings in one year. Clover.—The little white clover grows pro
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