Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 11, 1925, Winnipeg, Manitoba Dominion land boards m Saskatchewan inform free press that on Farmers have5reai. C. Land values arc farming is taking Lau Toba monthly review of Trade and published on the second saturday of every month free press receives reports of salts of farm lands from every District in Manitoba. New settlers Are arriving from agricultural districts of United states. Large Blades of land Are. Disposed of to groups of Mennon a i Rueday april 11, 1925 movement in farm lands widespread Over Prairie provinces _ j j i i Saskatchewan reports indicate More activity in farm properties fans Lor rental become scarce As newcomers arrive and Farmers extend and consolidate holdings Damion. An ammonia Cooling Plant will be part of the equipment. Vork on the foundations will begin As i soon As conditions warrant it. Of immigration col j meanwhile a dream buying station a cacti Viii great has been opened and this will be in Outlook in the West i is in ins territory have i v Ewart. District super in Southern Saskatchewan Ita land settlement Oranch of the numerous. The looks Forward in cure returning tide of Prosperity to the West brings new optimism and experienced Farmers to vacant lands of Western Canada comprehensive review of conditions Between Winnipeg and Rocky mountains indicates the beginning of activity in the farm arrivals Are coining in from the states and with them Many agriculturists from Europe 10 per cent increase m acre Iii the near future. Farmers Are optimistic Ami this Only the prices hut also to the Confidence a the new feeling of strength of Roar a of diversified brought Forth. Debts Bank Loans Are than at this Date or Gordon interviewed tic arcs press says Soulie n Saskatchewan to Hera Rainy evidences of Prosperity where adversity was the order of the Day by present morale of the in Oatlie farm is distinctly High at any time since Ivhon ind values firs experienced a Sharp Thoi of is not Rouch a Back to the land move in Southern Saskatchewan us ire is a serious Effort for the farm Terc to place his affairs on Kisbey sask. K. Stii ails. Of forget Lias disposed of Quarter sections of land in that District ranging from 518 to per acre in Price. The buyers were local men. At sask. Active interest Haa been shown in Roui Eai ate in the Kipling District during the past few months. Many i arms have changed hands. Prices Range from 512.50 per acre for unimproved land to 527 per Aero for improved land. A three Quarter Section was sold recently a new Miles from this town i or 525 per acre. John Sproat. Kipling s oldest real estate dealer reports the following sales South half ld-3 4-6, sold by Carl Pachal to j Ohn Rigg South West Quarter 7-1.5-5. Canadian Paci fic railway land sold to Lars pet Erson. William Thompson purchased for Cash the Northeast Quarter 1s-13-4, permanently prosperous basis. Rom the Colquhoun estate. Siefe Bave been numerous farm j r aits of late but it cannot be stated just things have developed to the that there is a decided move to to the land although the trend i Ter undoubtedly in that direction. Half. Farms Are in demand Quarter. 20-12 tha loan companies Here have i posed of an unusually Large num o. Harar caves barrel ser of Kip plug. Reports the following sales of real Esolato Northwest Quarter. 30 13-5, West 2nd Northeast Quad 12-13-6, West 2nd West 12-13-6. West 2nd South weal West 2nd North West Quarter 2-13-5, West 2nd Southwest Quarter. 13-13-6 East it of. Parcels in the few i half Northeast Quarter 10 Farmers hold 3-5, West 2nd riot Neal Quarter. 9-11-c, Wesl 2nd. Aalfs principally to land or to ranters who ire gathered sufficient capital to Tuach oui. On their own but it must x remembered that in most cases i a prices realized did not represent b True agricultural value of tie j Sperty and As Long As there Are Jor Sale at bargain figures or prices Only sufficient to cover i mortgage company s original in it will of some time be a basis of stable valuations morale on upgrade Ono Point however does stand with unmistakable clearness mud ii is with regard to the optimism Farmers generally. Very Ono is 4ki that the morale of the Man due land is decidedly on Tho up in the main this is duo to to things la Tho relatively High prices Rich but Winter prevailed for Scala All kinds. The hardware business of n. A. Vic to the increased development of Intyre of Langham. Other Deal Aore diversified production. Many Are under consideration but Are not Mennon sask Abram a. Funk has traded his i Coracle farm at Mennon to Peter for the latter s farm at Clarmount Alberta. The Transfer was made without Cash. Or. Funk assumes a mortgage of 522-2, while or. Schroeder takes Over a mortgage of Peter Relmer. Of Mennon has bought 160 acres from the Hudson s Bay company at Mennon for per cart. Abram b Ihler of mention has bought 160 acres from tile Hudson s Hay j company for 516.50 per acre. Jacob j Grasen of Hepburn. Sask., has sold j his store at Dalmeny sask., to Jacob i Gisbrecht. Of Hepburn. The Asti j mated Purchase Price for general j store Stock fixtures building and lot is about c. D. Cameron j it rom information Caeli Iii the free press during the later Winter months it became evident that a demand for farm lauds in l the Western Proy incas was becoming so Manifest As to be worthy of some inquiry As to the proportions the movement had reached. As a result inquiries were instituted among institution s who might have special knowledge of the situation the country correspondents of the free press were asked to Supply information secured on the ground and in addition the cooperation was secured of the Field staff of the land settlement Branch of the department of immigration who were asked to Supply any information which had come their Way. The results Are presented herewith and the review is a striking and Welcome commentary on the manner which business and development generally Are once More on the upward turn in the West. There Are several interesting features about the information considered As a whole. Undoubtedly the principal one is the fact that the sales of land Are not confined to any one District in any one province. North and South East and West f Amis Are being acquired the inevitable result of which will be increased acreage under cultivation and greater production in the country. It will be found As was to be expected that the bulk of the Laud Selling has been improved farms. This is quite natural. There will be no great demand for wild land until the Supply of adequate improved properties absorbed. Evidence tends to show that a proportion of these sales Are by Farmers who Are reducing their holdings others Are to Farmers who Are picking up the adjoining Quarter or so and frequently for sons growing up in the family. It is of distinct interest to note that already at this Early time in the year sales Are being made to new Comers from across he line showing that the work done during the past fall and water by the two railways and the Dominion government agencies is already bearing fruit. Of still More interest is the tact that apparently very few of the sales have been made by Farmers who Are leading the country or in the words of the propagandists being forced off the land. J there will be seen All through the reports the fact that the farms sold have on the whole been at a fair average Price. There seem to have been few transactions at what May be termed forced Sale prices. It is however to be hoped that the extent of the transactions which have been taking place will not Nave the result of starting anything like a Boom in farm lands. The steady absorption ii of the available Supply of Good improved farms must have a slightly stiffening effect on the Price of the remaining suitable places and so in time its reaction on unimproved land. To one however wants to see in values till the Natal situation is such that a general All round increase in values is warranted., the result of the inquiries by the free press can Only tend to confirm the belief that Western Canada As a whole has markedly taken the turn for the better. That Confidence in farming is once More in evidence. The transactions recorded Here Are probably Only a Small percentage of those which have actually taken place. Taken in bulk they do not represent More than the merest fraction of the land in the. Westill available for settlement. They do however indicate that the Ruff population is once More taking heart. A condition of affairs to Meh various factors have contributed arid which is As Welcome As it has. Been for several cars delayed. Number of sales have been during recent months by the Eric mortgage Corpora Tion several of them to United states Armera who have either already a or we arrive soon to take of Langham 3ask., has purchased i Possession of their Canadian farms now definitely broken from the once All too Preval yet completed. There is greater measure o con Farmers o than for practice of simply growing Grain tenement among the shout a. Proper system of crop to l Mennon and Vicinity and diversified production. Number of years and they Are not in introduction of some form of j anxious to sell. Good Grain prices Wisd farming which guaranteed the Winer at least part of his living exr see meant the turning of. The for a goodly number who pre followed the one crop system. There has been a decided improvement in interest payments on investments and Tho at of the Borrower towards his Ollit fes has undergone a decided Taase for the better. At one times Asia was More in evidence than "8 cared to admit but today in instances debts Are being without any pressure on the of Tho creditors. Furthermore is evidence that Farmers Are curtailing sex -3jea and economizing wherever a foreclosure and auction sales of no Means As frequent and have resulted in the paying off of much old debt. All land now for Sale has been bought and Young men starting themselves must with them Complete equip mint. Among these sales in the t of a Quarter Section at Lowe Ibarra to Sanford Peck of Atalissa Iowa. Or. Peck will not be Able to come until this fall but in the meantime a Mem Ber of the family is operating the farm. Two More Quarter sections in the same District have been sold to Clarence Lindle also of Atalissa la., and to George Klahn. Of Sunbury a. F. Fredericksop. Of Bennett la., has needs look elsewhere. There is a purchased a half Section farm at great Homestead movement on at Mennon among those who do not own land especially Young men who Are reaching their majority and Tho russian mennonites. About to teen families have left for Clarmount Berta to take up homesteads. Bank Loans arc considerably than at this Date last year. Local debts have either been a dated or substantially reduced Tai arrears Are being wiped off. Many Farmers have Learned a lesson and in View of the Fri Ozment of a sounder system of Toins. The mistakes of Trio past Likely to to repeated. _ a Short never were Tho Farmers a aurally speaking More at the present time and with prospects following the heavy of last Winter Southern now appears to be ears o towards a Moro lasting Era. Saskatchewan Nokomis sask. And Frank Isaak of Nave purchased a. Choice half in 0 land at Drake from a. A. In of Nova Scotia. The i be put by c. Sui Trifa eat at -. Of lock Wood 4 i representing tie Vun a too transaction. A sub Stan a. Payment made and the Jcj acre considered quite Miller. Of Nokomis. Has Purt a half Section of land South of. Tate i Price a neighbourhood of f1. Deal was made i lit be a Genii of w. A. Mac -11 Topping of Retina the owner or the farm by mrs. Juhuns Al having Acquar 3 j a Regina. Tui. Topping to Tho Operti. J. Young. Tis Yokom a schools t a Section of the to h. Has taken mops min Saak. Considerable farm property has changed hands during the past Throe months but much has been bought by local residents. Newcomers to this part of the province Are mainly from Ontario or the Western in ten states. Prices paid average 5-u an acre. The following transfers have been made within a radius or la Miles of the town of Moosomin. Northeast Quarter 3-15-31. Once Southeast Quarter Price Northeast Quarter 6-14-s2 Price. South half of Southwest Quarter 1-36-33 Price 200. North half of o6-la-33. Southeast Quarter Price s4800. Northeast Quarter in Ai Price 28-12-s3 Price 0-15-31 Price 13-15-30 Price. Quarter Quarter East halt South half Southeast 14-13-1, South _ 16-1 w3 u a 9t is 1 half 21-ld-l. Price Price West w2. East Price js.200. ,3n. Price Quarter Price North Quarter 17-Lo-l. A Price Onn a icon Price half Price ?2.000. A woe. Kane while at Fyrtle. Frank Gless of Calamus ia., has bought a half i Section. He too while unable to arrive in time for the commencement of this season s operations has sent a relative on ahead to Start work. Close to the town of Carman Dun Brothers of Pilot Mound have bought a. Half Section and have Al ready established themselves on the property. sales of farms of 240 acres each have been made at Fanny Stelle and the settlers to arrive on. These farms have a total of ten children Between them. One of the noticeable features in Almos t All of these sales is that All of the Pur chasers arc experienced and Success Ful Farmers and arc coming to Manl to engage in mixed farming. Average Orlens in these districts were 530 an acre. In the Souris District James Mote has purchased a Section of land on which he was previously a tenant of the mortgage company. At la Riviere a Sale has been made of a three Quarter Section farm with Good buildings on it. At Ste. Rose August Klaus has purchased a half Section farm on which he was previously a tenant. Another Quarter in Tho. Same locality has been sold to Francis Denis who purchased it for one of his sons. In the ochre River District a half Section of land Lias been bought for a danish settler and it is anticipated that at least sixteen danish families will move into this District most of whom will engage largely in Dairy ing. Another big Sale reported by the Huron and Erie mortgage Corpora Tion is that of the Greenway farm at Crystal City to Ebenezer Beavis. The Greenway farm was at one time the show farm of Manitoba and it is the intention of the new owner to re store it to its original state. The Canada permanent mortgage corporation reports substantial sales of farm lands in Many parts of the province during the Spring. These include almost acred sold in the Deloraine District Over Soo acres in the Carman District and to acres about Sifton. A list of their sales includes sales in 22 districts As follows Balmoral 160 a cres by Tendon 320 acres Carman s54 acres Carberry 160 acres Deloraine acres Dominion City 4so acres Glenella 320 acres Greenway 320 acres Killar nay 160 acres Melita 480 acres Moosehorn 160 acres Ila Cgregor 320 acres 160 acres Portage 314 acres Pine a River 160 acres Rosenfeld 320 acres Swan 160 acres Snowflake 462 acres Souris 160 acres Shell Mouth 160 acres Sefton 640 acres and Winni Peff 200 there a Good. Sale j tie general assets company is reported to Moo sold 14. 000 acres Between Var Den and Elkhorn to hungarian settlers and prospects of a settlement of tie same Dass Southeast of Virden in the near . Among the sales recorded is an improved Section five Miles South Oast of Virden fenced and with Good buildings sold by mrs. Roddy to of Cromer for this Price is reported to include equipment. J. J Nichol is reported to have purchased from j. E. Gardner a half Section Northwest Virden for Russell Gardner is reported to have purchased from l Lasiy a half Section near town for i Selkirk j and Funk real estate agents of Selkirk have recently sold six improved farms in this District at an average Price of around ?25 per acre for improved lands. A of to lid. Land has Ajeo changed hands at per acre. The firm find a. Marked improvement in the demand for both improved and wild lands and feel confident that Normal prices will obtain before the end of the year. As a matter of fact the majority of sales which have taken place have Beekil at prices considered much below the actual value of the property. One of the encouraging feat to ves the present movement is in the majority of cases inquiry leads of actual purchases whereas in the previous years inquiries frequently developed into nothing More substantial. Or. Blackert is now in Iowa closing out a number of other deals in this District. To. W Hull sold by Parker. Land values Erakly. And i changed months. Mos that owned b nites who Are Are Contemp la Many Purchase Noril Tes who a Russia. Proc ranged from although some sold for As Low land in the 560. I a Section an of Burns Ide. N formerly know Webster and owned by the Durance Compa by Sor Charles Regan or. Regan 1 the Kes Wilc f expected by m Matoba Gladstone a fair amount of activity in this District in the Sale of farm lands has resulted in a number of transfers and there arc a number of others pending. J. Stingi and three Sona Are arrivals from Iowa having purchased 960 acres from the great West life Assurance company at per acre. This Clear included the Stevens farm near Berton and part of the Drummond. Farm near Stream. Or. Oxtoby from a District in Saskatchewan is another new arrival purchasing. 320 of the Drummond farm at ?s-2 per acre w. C. Grantham bought a Quarter Section near Juir from Oliver Grantham at and. Clarence Armstrong of. Plumas purchased a Quarter Section from Thos. R Ose in the same District and at the same Price. J. Fleming of Medicine hat has purchased 320. Acres from de. Hyndman at per acre. Geo. Mccrae has secured the 240 acres belonging to n. T. Mclennan who is leaving to reside in the Portage District. In the town itself Jack Mcaskill has purchased the methodist parsonage for a residence and has. Moved into it while a. W. Smith manager of the Bank of Montreal is moving into the House formerly occupied by or. Active been Feiore or i Luff. The past f recently comp a ivw.1 of Trade months a few changed hands ton were sea made Between deals Are Pend Ness has beco Spring and a. N have been vac or two. Are no is a demand two Brick i in Melita. That struck Lon. Will i these Are Bell chants. Joe Fifie Lias sold his farm three Miles West of Altamont comprising s. Half Section to Dave Jerrard Wiah of Somerset at 525 per acre or. Olfie having moved with his family to Lena Man. Where he will farm. Sold a Quarter Section of land at per acre to we. Heather Brigton who comes from the Marilton. District. John Price is a new arrival from England and is moving on to a Soldier settlement farm two Miles East of altar int. Oak River the following real estate transactions have taken place in this District Quarter Section sold by g. H. Henderson to Joe of Brad Wardle. House up to the p been reported. 21-22-5 has be Pitko for Quarter of 7-2 by Thomas Lei for fron Virden Man. While the real estate Market cannot be said to be Bright yet a change from the last few years is quite apparent. The prices for the. 1924-.crop have put a new spirit in Green farm Morden Canadian pact Henry. Foresters 13. H. Glina to i i. Gretna have gone up Ndrews of acres have 3 during the last six the Laud sold was y old Colony Menno 5 either in Mexico or Ting emigrating there. Severe made by men. lately arrived from res of the land sold to per acre 2 of the poorer land. Per acre. Good District is valued at Burnside making up was As the Kes Wilc farms and the great West life in Sipany was recently Pur some americans named Melita y in real estate has is at a standstill Dur a years a. Few deals eted indicate a re during the past few portions of land have the blocks in ques 1, and the. Purchasers local people. Other no. Busl Ine very brisk this Amber of farms which int for the past year v occupied and there or More locks Are built summer and. Con Eriksdale sent two sales have the South half of i bought by. Charles and the. Northeast has been bought s of Waldeck sask j j Archibald minds of the producer. As. A result. Of this change thave is a brisk do estate of a Parker. Price Napinka of Green Bros. Fox i has purchased the Ifica railway land East of Here and adjacent to tile Iju Llo it Lill of Luis u mail. A Lilov us 1 it. A 1 a Winter and Mand for lands to lease arid Here House in. The town sold by Cooper continued 01 pass Yorkton Saik. Little Selling of when the Harvest starts on Western Prairies the s declare that scarcely changed hands. Money in some cases is slowly coming in pc Broadview sask. Ave been no sales of farm. R dl5 re i. This Spring Al easily rented by on adjacent lands. Some a their hold Way being encouraged improved prospects. Creamery company of to establish a this summer the need be a Frame building stories Vith. Cement foun. Section involved was ?20 per acre. Greater Alberta farm acreage expected to come under cultivation general trend1 of prices is upwards favourable Winter weather conditions indicate increased activity All Over. Province or. It. Gordon District sup Firin pendent of the land settlement Branch of the department of immigration and colonization consid ers that during the past two months there has been a distinct and encouraging tightening up of farm values. Past discouragement extend in Over three years was the of the severe depreciation in land values after Peak prices had been reached in 1920. Since then the bulk returns from Farris have been devoted to recouping the losses so sustained. The Purchase of a acre tract North of Vermil Ion by the. Scottish immigration Aid society and the Purchase of a fur ther tract of acres in blocks stretching from the Saskatchewan Border to Wab Amun on the West by another organization has done much to encourage the distinct upward trend of land values. Or. Gordon says Between october 1924, and the present time some 400 Farmers finally decided to move from the drouth stricken areas to the South to a District roughly within a radius of 100 mites of Edmonton where there were assured crop returns. These men while owners of Complete equipment were without Cash. In co operation with the provincial government authorities the land settlement Branch of the department of immigration and colonization made a Complete Survey of this District in order that every farm with habitable buildings and a minimum of 75 acres under cultivation which could be secured on a lease for one year on one third crop payment with the option of Pur Chase at the expiry of the year on the crop payment plan might be made available to these people no could not conceivably in any other manner re establish themselves on farms of their own. The result has been that. These men have All in Central and Northern Alberta. Today it is practically impossible to secure suit Able farms a this District on any such terms. Recently in this District there have developed at least two colonization enterprises on a Large scale the scottish immigrant Aid script v having purchased directly North of Vermilion a tract of 30.000 acres Anil plans Are under Way for the immediate colonization by Brit ish settlers of this area. Prominence has recently been Given in the newspapers to the. Pur Chase by another organization of a tract of extending from Tho. Saskatchewan Border on the East to Wab Amun on. The West and plans Are at present under Way with a. View to the colonization of this tract As Well. These two last mentioned factors possibly have had More bearing anything else on the upward trend of farm land prices in this District but while there is a distinct up Ward movement the prices do. Not appear to have approached the. Intrinsic Worth of the land where one and two years ago it was exceedingly difficult to imn buyers today the. Situation is entirely changed that applicants Foi Purchase of. Lands. Which have reverted to the Board Are numerous and among these applicants Are Many americans no Are up. present time pick ing up Innisfail District it is estimated that approximately fifty newcomers purchased land in this District during 102-1. There have Beirn Many applications to rent land especially Ironi banners in the drought at felled areas. A Tow sales have been recorded recently by local buyers who Are enlarging their hold Ings. The acreage under cultivation will to increased during tie next few years. It is pointed out that newcomers to this District Requiro More capital than they do in. Other districts. Red Deer not much movement in lands land and values stated to to stationary such sales As have gone through being to local Farmers arc reported to a More optimistic. Our supervisor Antici pates More land will be brought under cultivation this year As a result of the optimistic feeling and heavy precipitation during the Winter. Leslieville District newcomers have purchased approximately fifteen parcels of land in this area during the past sea son. Movement has been rather slight and land values Are just hold ing their own. Our supervisor expresses the opinion that the acreage under cultivation during tiie next f to or three years will be increased by one third. The Farmers Are feel ing very optimistic Over tb.3 heavy All during the Winter and a. Considerable Farmers have moved into this District from drought area. Most inquires from outside have been for. Farms to lease. There is still Good land lying Idle through this District and this area Lias the capacity to absorb several Hundred additional Farmers. Stettler District not Many sales recorded although a few forms have changed hands it Good prices. A slight Rise in values in noticed. Typical sales of recent Date Are East half of 25-29-20 sold to w. Streit at ?j3 per Aero South ii Alc anal Northeast Quarter 2s 39-1s sold to or. Ray at per acre South halt w4 sold to a. Or. At ?ii7.50 per acre Southeast Quarter of 32-3s--q Jav 4, sold -io.g. Woods at 520 per Aero there arc Many inquiries from Farmers in drought affected areas also a few inquiries from the United Stales. An . In acreage under cultivation is expected this year. Me Ali oils employed by Farmers Aro a howling , and mixed running Bung developed. An car Cellenti season is expected on account of Ilie heavy Winter precipitation. Merchants declare collections Aro distinctly better. S0umn Maberta y Survey of. Conditions and lamp sales in the Sutti half of Alberta Lias been provided by b cods District superintendent of the settlement Banch of the department of and Colonez Atin his Mcneial conclusions Are As follows it would appear that apart from the affected Asci. The South half of albeit is looking Loinal to a be currency of agricultural prob Peilte my reports indicate unit prospects for a Good crop Are better than they hav e been for some time owing to the heavy precipitation this Winter. High River and Calgary districts Xian sales to newcomers Aio not very great there has been a Large demand on the part of Farmers from the drought areas who wish to move out but few sales have re suited As they Are not financially Able to put up a Cash Deposit aver age valuation of land May be shown by such transactions As the Purchase by a. W Alker of Callej of an improved Larm at per acre Cash and the Sale of an. Improved farm1 Trio Miles from. Nanton also at 540 Pei acre three farms in the Vicin Ity of Ila Zeppa hav e been sold at per acre part Cash other purchasers Are Farmers we Are broadening out their holdings it ii expected that acreage under cult vation will increase rapidly during the two or three Hie opinion in expressed that land have increased. ?3 Losio an acre. About thirty farms have been to d to newcomers during the Post 3ear band values indicate a rising tend enc and Moie acreage Ifill be brought under cultivation during the next few 5 ears Bank Soilea ha1 to been exceptionally Well met at Tea Tuitto beverj.1 land sales Havo taken place at exceedingly i ices the Dow Les of have sold their. Farmr one and a halt Miles East of the town at per acre Cash the s property in very Well improved the Taylor Brothers of the same town have sold their Well improved farm for Ono half Cash at ?35 per acre. A half Section three Miles from bids Bury sold for j9.600 Cash. A Hall Section. 12 Miles East of Doss Burn sold for terms being Cash a four Miles of no improvement sex copy a. Fence. 90 acres tilled sold for 800 Cash payment Beltjr woo. Most inquiries from Bave drought Delia District not much movement in farmlands during the past year although seven or eight farms have been sold to newcomers Winco last september there Are. Many inquiries from Farmers who want to rent land in Tolje District. Values Are re ported As being slightly below Par though this condition will be Recti fied by year. To lire or four ipod farms have hands for Misli at a bargain thy two most recent deals of Morrin where two half Section i Arnis Well improved and close to Lovani. Sold at each Cash. At drum Hellri. Good were recently sold at and ?2.j per acre Wilh big Cash payments. Three four Faro Jis near Delia sold for from s20 to s2o per acre Host recent Deal i Section sold to renter at it r acre Good , Well irn Provoid and five Miles from a v Market sold by y. Mortgage Corn pan y. On half crop payments with to 5500 payment. Acreage in incr cultivation is expected to be by Siiter this year. Castor District no newcomers Are recorded As having moved in during . Past twelve months. Few sales Havo Laken place and land values Aro reported As stationary. There Are inquiries from the United states As to renting of buying later. One Sale of acres is recorded in the Gadsby District where prices have been fall intr a. Little due to drought. Listing.-, show that Well improved farms can be bought from to ?25 an acre and Cocopti orally. Well improved be purchased for 525 per acre. One. Or two. Sales by mortgage companies have Beec at rather Low prices e.g., the amount of tin Mort Gage interest taxes and foreclosure costs being and payments made easy. Consort District Sot in my Lam in coded ind land varies stated to if i Pai met s be Utti Miatto to the top ind it that i unil under Multi Vitin will be t incur used there will to a Large acreage under crop Ellis year. Kcf Ehbridge District in d stun District two nov thou find adc1, of land a wis sold Titbit the pict Jear real event ing on Hundred Lien settlers. In dip incl ice Creek there has also been considerable Niove Lent be presenting probably fifty unities approximate la thirty Uio Ved into Tnp Lethbridge isor Thern Rorri Gatioan project the tendency will be to -1 the acreage Tidei or ovation. Blur Lair uie next two or three years. 1 Ert generally Aio is rec Over Tho Prospect for Audi this car. There is More ind Sture i the Lanty than their Liaa Beiji foe Lacy a. The Clire Bolm and Gia aum districts about thirty farn.sr1 ave hands during Iro 1, ,1 ;