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Pouce-Coupe district. -

The settlement of the Pouce-Coupe district is
of comparatively recent date. The first surveys there
were made in 1911. A few squatters were found then in
eccupation. One of these squatters had been on his
holdings for several years and had considerable stock
about him. He also had a good garden and a field of
ostse His grain always matured and he successfully
grew all kinds of vegetables. A little upland hay
sufficient for the work animals was put up with scythes,
the remainder of his stock wintercd out and apvesred to
ao well. Shortly after this countr was subdivided, a
large portion of the suitable lands werefiled on. The
settlers, very few of whom are foreigners are of a good
class, hard working ané industrious.

In the fall of 1921 some 1150 cuartersections
haé been taken up for agricultural and stock raising
purposes; of this area 490 quartersestions or forty-three
per cent are not patented lands. Host of the settlers
after proving up hare remained ox their places. Beth
stock raising and grein growing has been carried on success-
fully. Until recently the influx of incoming settlers
ereated a local market and all the produce wes generally
sold in the district for a greater price than could have
been obtained outside. Sut now so mich land is under
cultivation, some 25,¢50 seres all told, that it is inm-
possible te dispose of any large quantities of grain
Locally. Wheat, while the prevailing prices were high,
was a ready cash crop. THe grain was hauled to the ele-
vatore at Spirit River, and even after deducting the
cost of freighting, a fair profit was made thereon. Last
winter on account of the low market price of grain it was
not economical te haul out even wheat.

OA? FIELD, HE. SEC. 19 TP. 78 RGE. 13

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One of the best field of oats in the distric