33 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



the oats were short in the straw. North of Fielding there were large crops of excellent 

 grain. There the land was lower and probably had a heavier soil. The town of Field- 

 ing is growing fast and there is a fine stretch of country about it extending for some 

 miles. 



Fielding to Eadisson, 9 miles. The town of Eadisson has also made excellent 

 progress. The land east of the town seems very good and a large acreage there is 

 under crop. The land on the west side is rather low and wet. This district is a 

 promising one, most of the land is very good and there is a large acreage of land 

 newly broken. 



Eadisson to Langham, 15 miles. The land through this district is somewhat 

 variable, much of it is good, but some sections are lighter and more or less sandy. 

 Land very similar from Langham to Warman Junction^ where the main line crosses 

 that from Eegina to Prince Albert. About the junction the soil is comparatively light 

 and the crops of wheat were only medium, the stooks comparatively few and the stiaw 

 shorter than the average. 



Warman to Clarkboro and Aberdeen, 11 miles. Before reaching Clarkboro the 

 Saskatchewan river is crossed on a fine iron bridge. After this the railway runs along 

 a stony ridge where stone lies on the surface on either side in great abundance. After 

 a few miles the land becomes free from stone but is light in quality. Passed a Douk- 

 hobor village in the distance between Clarkboro and Aberdeen. There is here a large 

 piece of open prairie with a few occasional small clumps of willow. About Aberdeen 

 many stacks of grain were seen. Much of the soil appears to be of good quality. 



Aberdeen to Vonda, 8 miles. Land variable, some* light, other sections fairly 

 heavy; not much crop in sight, most of the land unimproved. Depth of loam vari- 

 able and mostly of a dull, dark-reddish colour, sometimes ef a light sandy or light 

 coloured clayey character, and in some places gravelly. Within several miles of 

 Vonda the character of the soil changes to a good black loam and wheat fields again 

 appear. One very large field and several smaller ones were seen near Vonda, the crop 

 appeared to be good. Vonda is a thriving town which has been all built within about 

 a year. There is a Galician settlement north of this town. 



From Vonda to Howell, 9 miles, is an open prairie country where a few fields of 

 wheat were seen which looked rather light, probably due to imperfect preparation of 

 the soil. Howell to Dana, 9 miles. Howell is a new town about throe months old 

 and growing fast. It has a good farming country about it. Between Howell and 

 Dana there is some stony land, but ae Dana is approached it becomes less stony and a 

 considerable quantity of land has been broken. Before reaching Dana many bluffs of 

 poplar and willow were seen and the country became more rolling. Passed several 

 large lakes, two or three miles distant from the railway. 



Dana to Bt'iiuo, 8 miles. Land open and prairie-like with more or less stones 

 scattered over its surface, these are also quite numerous occasionally along ridges. 

 Saw a few fields of wheat in this locality which promised a good return. 



Bruno to Cajmel, 8 miles. Soil light, with a gravelly subsoil, looked very dry. 

 The surface loam was for the m.ost part a thin layer with a pale grey subsoil of a 

 sandy or clayey character. 



Carmel to Humbolt, 8 miles. Along this part of the line there were a few pieces 

 of breaking, but no crop worth mentioning until near Humbolt, where settlement is 

 more dense and a number of wheat stacks were seen. The town of Humbolt is very 

 badly situated on low land amongst several sloughs or ponds filled with stagnant 

 water. Pieces of land near the tovra which lie above the sloughs have produced some 

 good wheat. On land north of the town three or four miles where it rises gradually 

 some very fine fields of wheat were seen in stook. which, judging from the size and 

 ntimber of the stooks and the character of the stubble, would give a heavy yield. In 

 driving over the country an occasional field was met with which was quite stony. 

 Most of the land, however, seems to be free from stone and of very good quality. 



