LANDS AVAILABLE

The Provincial Government offers for sale a large selec- tion of unimproved lands throughout the territory. Prices average from $2.50 to $5.00 per acre, ten per cent cash and the balance in nine years at four and a half per cent interest. Lands which have reverted to the Government for non- payment of taxes are sold on the same basis except that an initial payment of fifty cents per acre is required.

Raw and partially improved properties held by private owners are offered from $2.00 per acre, and upward, for raw land, and $7.50 and higher, per acre, for improved pro- perties. Liberal terms and low cash payments are obtainable on most of these properties.

Pre-emptions (homesteads) are still available in Central British Columbia, but most lands in this category are in remote areas or require heavy clearing. The pre-emptor is required to meet certain conditions as to residence, improve- ments and citizenship.

While this district is a free range area, leases may be obtained for grazing purposes. There is open range located south and west from Burns Lake. In this district the vacant land is park-like, carrying a light scattered tree-growth.

Taxes in the Central Interior are extremely low, amount- ing to one-half of one percent of the assessed value. Improve- ments to an amount of $1,500.00 are tax free. Taxes seldom exceed $25.00 annually per quarter section (160 acres.)

McBRIDE DISTRICT

The McBride farming district, which comprises the areas extending from Croydon on the east to Legrand on the west, is a narrow valley, approximately 35 miles in length through which flows the Fraser River. The valley is from four to ten miles in width. Soil is a heavy clay loam, very fertile, pro- ducing excellent crops of timothy and Alsike clover, both hay and seed, oats, barley, wheat, small fruits and garden vegetables. The farming area is sheltered on the east and west by snow-capped peaks. Abundant moisture for crop production is assured, in fact, the McBride area is rated as one of the most consistently good cropping districts in British Columbia. Farms are surveyed into 40, 80, and 160 acre tracts. A selection of very moderately-priced lands is available for immediate settlement, both raw and partially improved. Os

The town of McBride, 343 miles west of Edmonton, is a divisional point on the Canadian National Railways. It has a population of around 300 people. The main market for hay and feed is at Jasper, in the National Park, 107 miles east,

A good start, Prince George district.

Sheep raising is successful in Central British Columbia