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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