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bush into my garden along the fence and trained on poles, bearing as full 

 and fine and as large as any I ever saw at Yalding and Staplehurst, in 

 Kent, England." — Louis Dunesing, Emerson. 



" The longer a farmer lives here the better he likes it." — Julius F. Gal- 

 braith, Nelsonville. 



" Now that we have the locomotive, we shall be able to compare with 

 anything in the Dominion, and take the lead with roots ; and I defy the 

 United States for samples of grain of all kinds. They have only the start 

 of us in fruits, but we are progressing well in that respect. If folks would 

 work four months in the year they might be independent in this country. 

 I came here in 1873 with only $30 in my pocket, $10 of which I paid for 

 my homestead of one hundred and sixty acres. It is going on two years 

 since I began to cultivate the place I am now living on, and I have seventy- 

 four acres under cultivation, with a suitable house and other fixtures, and 

 I could get $3000 for one of my quarter sections." — John A. Lee, High 

 Bluff. 



" Agricultural implements are reasonable here, and can be bought 

 cheaper than by individual importation." — John Fraser, Kildonan. 



" My claim is situated on the banks of the Assiniboine, and we there- 

 fore enjoy direct steamboat communication with Winnipeg. The land is 

 not flat, but rolling prairie, no need of drainage, but still it is well watered 

 by running springs. All crops look well. I planted potatoes on the 1st 

 June, and in eight weeks we had our first meal of them. I expect about 

 three hundred bushels to the acre. The climate of the country is all that 

 can be desired. Any man who wishes to furnish a home for himself should 

 try and locate in this country, and if he be a man of any energy he will 

 not be long in making a comfortable and profitable home for himself and 

 family. It was a happy day that I first landed on this soil." — Geo. C. Hall, 

 Portage la Prairie. 



" There is no person need be afraid of this country for growing. There 

 never was a better country under the sun for either hay or grain." — 

 A. V. Beckstead, Emerson. 



" Flax does extra well in this country." — Geo. A. Tucker, Portage 

 la Prairie. 



" Plough as much land as you can in the fall, and sow as soon as the 

 frost is out of the ground enough for the harrow to cover the seed. As far 

 as my experience goes, the ordinary vegetables, such as turnips, carrots, 

 cabbage, onions, beets, peas, beans, etc., grow well here. I have raised 

 as good vegetables since I have been here, with comparatively but little 



