Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1913 — "THE CLIMATE OF WESTERN CANADA” [ARTICLE]

"THE CLIMATE OF WESTERN CANADA”

AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CAN* ADA’S IMMIGRATION. A letter dated February 2,1913, published in a “People’s Voice” column in a Swedish paper, while dealing with other conditions in Canada, such as grain yield, social conditions, etc., says: "We have had fine weather until New Year’s, when some snow fell and it was odd for a few days, bnt daring the past few days we have lovely weather again.” The writer, who near Davidson, Sask., says they got from 30 to 36 bushels of wheat per acre, 60 bushels of oats and about 20 bushels of flax. All homesteads are taken id the vicinity, but wild land can be bought at reasonable figures. Word from Alberta gives the information that up to the 22nd of February there were eighty-four and a quarter hours of bright sunshine, but that did not come up to the corresponding month of 1912, when the meteorological department registered 120 hours for the 29 days. February was exceptionally fine all through, but 1912 went one better, and was a glorious month. However, taking the weather generally throughout the northern hemisphere, February has been marked by serious and severe disturbances resulting in heavy storms, bad weather and low temperatures In many other parts. The coldest temperature this week occurred on Tuesday morning, when the thermometer registered 23.6 below, and the coldest Wednesday was 11 below. During the last fortnight of shine spread its glorious rays over Edmonton, and this out of a possible total of about ten hours is something t.Q talk about.—Advertisement.