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MANITOBA

I^oies of Progress

J889

ISSUED BY THE

Manitoba Government

(Emigration Office)

30 YORK STREET

TaRONTO. CANADA

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A. J. MCMILLAN,

Emigration Commissioner

If you require any information relating to Manitoba, write \

to above address, or to

HON. TH08. QREENWAY,

Minister of Agriculture and Immtcnrtton,

WINNIPEG, MUNITOBA

(llAU, Jea tvm.

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MANITOBA

So much has been written at various times regarding the geographical
and climatic conditions of Manitoba, it is not proposed to say anything here
with regard to those matters. These " Notes of Progress " are designed to
put before the farmers of Ontario, and others who may desire to make for
themselves new homes, in a concise form, some facts relative to the wonder-
ful progress Manitoba is making. We have nothing to hide in Manitoba,
and there is no need to exaggerate with regard to the country. The simple
truth b sufficient to induce settlers to go there. The figures are not yet
published as to the arrivals for '89, but far more bona fide settlers went into
Manitoba this year than ever before in one season. During the summer
months, three farmers' excursions were run from Eastern Canada to Mani-
toba, with the intention of allowing Canadians from other Provinces an
opportunity to see the Prairie Province for themselves. Nearly 1,000 more
persons went on these excursions than on corresponding ones last year.
This fall farmers' excursions of a similar nature are being largely patron*
i^edt ^nd the indications are that there will be a larger immigration next
year than there has been this. Many absurd statements have been circu-
lated in Eastern Canada and in the States relative to the harm done by
drought in Manitoba this year. During the month of June the weather was
very dry and hot, and much harm was jione, especially where indifferent
farming was carried on ; but this notwithstanding, on August ist the yield
ofi^leatiWas estimated dt 1 4« 8 bushels per acre, an amount which, though
cdMdered shiail in Manitoba, would be considered large in most other
countries, as the following figures will show. In 1887 (the last year for
which we have returns in Manitoba) the yield of spring wheat per acre was in

.manitOba .......,.: .32.4 bushels.

Ontario...... .i..i..i ij.6 "

Wisconsin ."^ ,;-•.»,*!<'* . . r »^<.>'t% . . « ^^r. , < 10.3 '•

Af?rM ,i&^--,M^n'"-' •••• '**•** •

Nebraska >r..?ai •'

Dakota ^4.3 «<

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Since harvesting and threshing commenced in Manitoba this year, it is
said the wheat will turn out much better than was reported on August ist

Manitoba is progressing beyond a doubt, settlers are flocking in, an'd
railroads are being constructed in every direction, so that in the words of
the Winnipeg Commercial^ " a new and active era in the development of the
country has set in." In almost every part of the Province there are churches,
schools, good roads and markets, so that most of the advantages of settle-
ment in the older Provinces are now enjoyed, and the settler who arrives in
Manitoba to-day, does so under much more favorable conditions than did the
pioneers of 7 or lo years since.

Young men who wish to strike out on their own account, and farmers
with families, should go to Manitoba, where they will meet hundreds of
their countrymen, who ten years since were poor, but who to-day arc wealthy,
and say tAey accomplished more in Manitoba in 5 years than they could have
done at home in is or 20 years.

The following figures culled from the Bulletins of the Department of
Agriculture, Winnipeg, Manitoba, published on June ist and August ist,
1889, are more eloquent than pages of descriptive matter could possibly be,
and reveal an amount of progress truly astonishing. These figures are based
upon returns supplied to the department by some 500 correspondents living
in all parts of the Province.

Total acrei^e prepared for crop.
Number of Horses

•♦' Cattle

•* Sheep

PiRt

** Entiie Horses

Acres of new prairie broken . . . .

1887

636,295

29.915
101,681

12,540

. 35.713

411

87,444

1889

893.402

45.746
148,209

31.341

51.657

642

135.649

Increase {0*89

257,107

15.831
46^528
18,801
15.944

48,205

The Canada North- West Land Company make the following interesting
announcement regarding the sales of their farm lands during the six months
ending 30th June last as compared with the corresponding period m i883 :

Acres Sold. Value.

1889. — ... 32,520 $191,40365

1888 20,630 ii3>43a 80

Increase...... .11,700. $77)09 85

These returns show that the amount of sales of farm lands has been
greatly in excess of the same portion of last year.

HARVEST REPORTS

The following reports relative to the harvest of 1889 are from conespon-
dents of the Winnipeg Sun, and from other Manitoba papers of recent
dates.

Portage LA Prairie, Aug 28.— Speal!ig of great farmers in Manitoba we think
McLean & McRobbie can lead in that line this year. They have 1,300 acres of wheat,
l20acresof oats and 80 acres of barley, in all, 1,500 acres of grain, most of which is
already cut. They have nine self-binders of their own, and have four more hired, making
thirteen in all hard at work. Their wheat will average fully twenty bushels to the acre,
Which they will probably sell for over 75 cents a bushel, making for the total crop of over
32,000 bushels of wheat, about $25,000. Their wheat is all No. i hard. The ether
crops are good . This enterprising firm of two young men are hard workers, and their
success is well deserved .

McGregor, Aug. 37.— Stacking is the order of the day now, the cutting being all
done excepting some small patches . Wheat is not so good a sample as was expected at
one time.

KiLLARNBV, Aug. 31.— Weather here^ very suitable for harvesting. A refreshing
rain visited us on Monday last, which beautified nature and made everybody grateful. It
has done good to the late grain and root crops, and has not delayed harvesiiog more than
a day or two.

Bridge Creek, Aug. 21. — The farmers are busy harvesting. Quite « number are
through cutting. The grain is a fine sample.

Craigilba, Aug. 37.— Farmers here are through cutting their grain, and stacking is
now the order of the day . The crops are much better than farmers anticipated . Although
the straw is short, the head is well-nlled, and the sample is the finest ever grown in this
district.

Delorainb, Aug. 36.— Harvesting is progressing, under favorable weather. Cutting
is about finished ; some have started stacking. Grain is turning out a good deal better
than was estimated some time ago, and the wheat is all a fine sample.

Manitou, Aug. 27. — Grain cutting is about finished, and stacking is the order of the

(From He Winnifeg Commtrcial. )

Harvesting commenced at Gladstone on August 5, writes a correspondent. The
wheat crop is excellent. Hopes of the season's crop are very high just now, owing -to the
early harvest and good weather. The hay crop, which was expected to be scarce, turns
out to be more plentiful than other years ; owing to the eiqwctea shortage, every one put
np a little more than they required to have.

(From the Brandtn Sun . )

Reports from every hand are to the efiiect that the wheat berry this year is plump, and
there is oo doubt the wheat will greatly make up any deficiencies in weight.

(Ftvm the Piltt Mound Sentinel.)

Binders have been started on hundreds of farms, and the fields are now becoming
adorned with stooka. The grain is unusually plump And will grade high. In many cases
the straw is short, but there is such an extent of ground under crop that, notwithstanding
all disadvantages, there will be a large amount of grain to send out.

{From the Minnedosa Iribtnu.)

It would astonish those who have heard so much about short crops in Manitoba, to
see the amount of farm machinery sold and and taken from Minnedosa by farmers firom
the surrounding country. It is stated by parties in a position to know, that in some dis-
tr:>ns near Minnedosa crops never were better, and that the sample of grain will be the
Lest in sevenl yea(»i ^ _

day.