The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . s, four gang ploughs, onesulky, three discs and three sets of wagons and two buggies, with ablacksmith shop, a gas pumping-engine,and oat-choppers and drills make up avery complete farming equipment. Thevalue of the various implements owned by Mr. Winkler has been estimated toreach 87,600. Of the farm, 720 acres are under cultiva-tion, as follows : Wheat (Red Fife)Barley ... Oats (White Banner) ..Feed corn 450 acres5° ..30 ??10 „ The remaining acreage is the granaries,
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . s, four gang ploughs, onesulky, three discs and three sets of wagons and two buggies, with ablacksmith shop, a gas pumping-engine,and oat-choppers and drills make up avery complete farming equipment. Thevalue of the various implements owned by Mr. Winkler has been estimated toreach 87,600. Of the farm, 720 acres are under cultiva-tion, as follows : Wheat (Red Fife)Barley ... Oats (White Banner) ..Feed corn 450 acres5° ..30 ??10 „ The remaining acreage is the granaries, two contain 4,600 bushelsand 3,500 bushels respectively, whilst three portable granaries hold 1,100 bushelseach. About 10 miles of fencing havebeen erected, the entire farm, exceptingtwo sides of one half-section, having beencompleted. Good water is to be ob-tained from two wells, 42 and 46 ft. indepth. The farm owned by Mr. John Winklerconsists of 320 acres, situated about sevenmiles from Taber, purchased in 1911 ata cost of $30 per acre. It is entirely fencedand under BUFFALOES. 37-
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