Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1914 — THOUSANDS OF AVAILABLE HOMESTEADS [ARTICLE]

THOUSANDS OF AVAILABLE HOMESTEADS

Western Canada’s Homestead Area Being Increased. The great ■" rush for homesteads whenever a reservation is opened by the U. S. government reveals the fact, that therd is a great desire on the part of the American people to get land. The fact that tens of thousands are on hand at every opening, and only a few hundred homesteads are available shows that the available agricultural lands which are 'in the gift of the government are rapidly diminishing. In addition to this agricultural lands that are of proved value have advanced in price to such an extent that it becomes a serious question to the man with moderate means who intends to go into farming, where he shall go. Fortunately there is yet to be had in Western Canada, either in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, thousands of free homesteads of 160 acres each, which may be had, by the simple process of filing, paying a ten dollar entrance fee, and living on it for six months each year for three years. There is no necessity to mjike a long, tedious and expensive journey, Only to find you have one chance in fifty of getting what you want Although this homesteading has been going on in Canada for a number of years, and hundreds of thousands of them, have been taken by hundreds of thousands of Americans, there remains sufficient to last for some time, and of as good land as any that has yet been taken up. In fact, in the opinion of very many, those that are. left are of the best. They comprise lands that give the opportunity’to indulge in the growing of grain, whether it be wheat, oats, barley Or flax, but in addition these lands are admirably adapted for mixed farming, a class of fanning that is certain to give better returns than that of all graingrowing. Cattle thrive and fatten on the nutritious grasses; dairying can be carried on successfully; timber for building is within reach, and water is easy to get These lands are located in the park districts of any of the three provinces; groves of trees intersperse the landscape and give it a beauty that can only be attained in the more open prairie sections by the planting of trees. Tree*Culture by the way is being carried on to a great extent. Besides these free grant lands there are lands which may be had by purchasing from railways and private companies ahd individuals. These lands have not increased in price as their productive qualities and their location might have warranted, and may still be had at reasonably low prices and on easy terms. The crop in West? ern Canada in 1913 was one of the best-.of the number ot good crops that that country has raised. Wheat has been reported with yields of from 30 to 45 bushels per acre, and other grain with like heavy yields—Advertiser meat