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Identifier: rodguncan11cana (find matches)
Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. (etc.) Rod and Gun Pub. Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ipping a sports-man so completely that he is ready for game ofany size or description. The rifle has the regu-lation metal bead front sight, the only other liontsight adapted to it being the ivory beau at tneextra cost of $1.00. It can be supplied with anyof the regular standard rear sights. 20 ineh Round Barrel. Weight, 6V* lbs. Price $25.00.Extra Barrels $10.00. Grading of furs has given rise to much contro-versy and discontent and a number of trappersof Northern Minnesota have determined to gradetheir own furs. While the average trapper andhunter is not familiar with what has become thefind art of grading, they believe that with theirown knowledge of furs and the study of Slo-mans Encyclopedia of Fur Facts they maysoon become experts. The book, which is sup-plied for the asking to the clients of Messrs. M.Sloman & Company, fur dealers, Detroit, and toothers writing for a copy for 25 cents, explains ROD AND GUN IN CANADA 1239 A Farm in Sunny Alberta Will Pay Hand-some Dividends.
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The above scene is a very popular way of preparing the ground for crop in SouthernAlberta. In the foreground is a Gasoline Tractor drawing a gang of six plows, and in thedistance is a large Steam Tractor drawing ten plows with a packer or pulverizer attachedto the plows. Each plow in a gang will turn over two acres a day. We have over 50,000 acres of choice grain land from which to choose at pric^ranging from $9.00 to $30.00 per acre, on very easy terms of payment spread over a termof years. Money invested in good Alberta farm lands is a better and safer investment than afirst mortgage, as it has been clearly proven that it is the most productive grain land on thecontinent, and the quality of the grain is second to none. Thirty to forty dollars per acreis a very ordinary return to be realized from a grain crop each year, so you can see thatthis land is bound to advance very rapidly in price. Over 80,000 American farmers came into the North-West last season, and it is expectedthat over

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