Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1917 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

EXCELLENT RETURNS FROM THE CAN ARIAN ■MJOF United States Settlers Becoming Rich on Western Canada Lands. The large number of United States settlers coming to the Western provinces of Canada are easily explained by the case of Mr. C. Lacy, late .of Wisconsin and later of Alberta. Mr. Lacy came to Canada from Wls„consin in the summer of 1914 with $1,500 available cash in his possession. He rented a half-section of partly improved land in Alberta and commenced summer fallowing. He broke 300 acres with oats, 20 with barley, and 2GO with wheat. Also he had two cows and 20 head of young live stock. He was fortunate in buying feed at a bargain and managed to rent the adjoiniiTg quartersection as pasture. A few weeks ago he decided to realize his profits—and they amounted to $6,000 absolutely clear from the crop and the stock. — W. J. Winstead, of Brooks. Alberta, says: — “I landed In Brooks, March 18th, 1916, with one car of household effects, and nine head of good horses, and less than SSOO in cash. I have put $1,500 worth of improvements on my farm. I have 31 head of cattle, 16 head of horses, debts all paid, a new automobile, and a good, stiff bank account. At present prices, I can cash in for $16,000. I am well satisfied, and expect to double this next year. I have threshed altogether 7,000 bushels of No. 1 Northern wheat from two hundred acres, which went from 24 to 50 bushels per acre. Seven thousand bushels of wheat, all No. 1 Northern, two thousand bushels of oats, 670 bushels of flax, 700 bushels of barley—all at market prices—well, figure this out for yourself at the market price. I sold 3,100 bushels ot wheat at $1.74%, am holding the remainder for $2.00. Also aIL the oats, barley and flax for higher prices.” Intelligent farming pays always according to Alex. Wattle, a prosperous farmer. Some figures to prove his contention that he has “made good.” In 1914 Mr. Wattle threshed 40 bushels to the acre from a 30-acre crop. This sold for $1.60% per bushel, which, after deducting seed, labor, twine, threshing and freight, left a clear profit of SSO per acre, or a total of $1,500. From last year’s crop of 324 acres, just sold, he received after freight had been deducted, $1,876.94. —Advertisement