Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-11
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ground overlooking the valley of the
Assiniboine river. After breakfast at
the hotels, which set very poor and
untidy tables, citizens provided car
riages for the entire party and took us
for a drive to the dominion expert
mental farm mile and one-half out.
Due mention has already been m.de Of
this pretty, well-kept garden spot We
only add here that if all farms in the
country are like the one in Brandon it
is safe TO say that no weeds grow III the
provinces.
COST OF AN ACRE OF WHEAT.
a careful estimate made by the super
intendent of the government expert
mental farm at Brandon Of the cost of
growing an acre of wheat is S9.S7 (c1 lbs.
4d.) This was the result of an actual
experiment Oh yield of twenty-nine
bushels. The items Of cost are: Flow-
ing once, $1.25; narrowing twice, 20
cents; cultvating twice, 40 cents; seed
IL bushelsJ, IS cents; drilling, % cents;
binding, 80 cents; cord, 20 cents; stock
ing, Is cents; stacking, 90 cents; thresh-
Ing, LAG; teaming to market, ( miles,
20 cents; two years rent or interest on
land valued at SIS per acre, at per
cent, Sl.SO; wear and tear of nipple
ments, 20 cents-a total of $751;
We learned that the average farmer
IN this country owns about $50 acres of
wheat land which gives him an income
of $1,000 to $1,000 yearly. Elevators
draw from a radius of about ten miles
and at small stations of 500 or 800 popu
lation they handle 100000 bushels of
wheat in a season. Of course these
figures are often varied, but an honest
farmer submitted them as a fair average
estimate.
Starting out of Brandon, our genial
host of the G. ?. R., VIII j. White,
suggested that it was proper to change
our watches from standard time to
"Mountain"-one hour slower. A stop
was next made at Souris, town of 300
population, p miles south of Brandon.
Here the citizens gave carriage ride to
their handsome large park where the
editors were seated at a dinner banquet.
The entertainment was of unusual
tneness. Two long tables were laden
with quantity and quality of good
things to eat and an abundance of flow
ers that you would scarcely expect pro-
duced IN place five times its size. For
pleasures here we were indebted to the
ladies of the w. G. 7. U. This feature
is mentioned merely in evidence of
what the good folks of the wheat fields
can and Will do when they take notion.
Several elevators standing near the
station tell the same old story.
Kind treatment of this day all along
the line made the editors more than
happy and contented, inspiring those
OF poetic mood to poetry and song.
One of such, the genial Halbert l..
Hoard of Fort Atkinson. composed the
following verses which were sung at
every station thereafter much to the
satisfaction of all residents within hear
Ing. This is the song:
Canada, Our Friend
A1R-MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA,
The Canadians are Number One, and strictly
up to date,
They give the hand to Uncle sam and never
hesitate
They even kill the atted calf for us to masticate.
NhlIe we are marching through Canada.
Hurrah! Hurrah! You people are the stuff!
nufTah! Hurrah! Well never get enough!
90 we sing the chorus from he Border TO the Sea-
Nhlle we are marching through Canada
Canada is stepping up and walking like man
soon she WllIdO everything that any nation can;
When you need friend indeed call on Uncle Sam
He will remember Victoria.
Hurrah! Hurrah! Victoria the Queen,
Hurrah! Hurrah! She's daily in our dreams!
so we sing the chorus from the Border to the Sea-
While we are marching through Canada
a rOuSlng association greeting and
farewell as submitted by your humble
servant was tackled to the end of the
song and yelled by the Press boys with
all the yigOr of a college class. 1t
must have been heard at times way
back here in the states, running thus:
Radger, Badger,
Good old State,
Wisconsin Press, '9S.
U-rah-rah-WiS-cOn-sin
U-rah-rah- Wisconsin
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