The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25
THE BUMPER WHEAT
YIELD OF CANADA.
100, 900, 900 Bushels Of Wheat
from 1000, 900 Acres
Of Land.

the reader to any special article that
Is brought before the public, It IL
often the custom to lead the reader on
by the introduction Of an interesting |,
story until, by one bold jump. he Il
introduced to the subject that 1t -
desired shall be brought to his notice.
This is not fair to the reader. ana
It is not the intention to do that IN
this article. 1t will discuss IN the
briefest way western Canada" ana
its possibilities for settlement. For
the past six or seven years the Gov
eminent of the Dominion Of Canada
has talked Of the resources OF West.
| ern Canada to the readers of this and
thousands of other papers throughout
the United States. The quality OF the
soil was spoken of. the large area OF
fertile lands was discussed, the pos
sibilities of the country as grain
growing district were talked OF, ana
the story Of the success Of farmers
from the United States was told. The
story is not yet an old one. The two
hundred thousands from the United
States. who have made Western Can
ada their home, who have taken advan-
tage of the 160 acres of land that the
Government gives free to actual set
tiers are telling the story to-day TO
| their friends. They have proven the
statements made through these col
umns. and by the Government Agents.
rhev have produced from their land
twenty, thirty. forty and more pusn.
els of wheat to the acre. and netteo
profits ranging from three to ten AND
more dollars on every acre thieo'
They have found the climate fully a.
good as they were told 1t would De
schools were convenient and easily or
xanized, railways were not far ois
tant and markets close at hand. Tns
social conditions were such as the!
chose to make them, and law ant
order were observed. Many OF then
|, bought land. because it was iow-price'
and good. and hundreds Of cases coui'
be cited where the purchase price o
! the land was paid out of the frst croT
! The writer knows Of cases this yea
where the farmer. as q result OF IN
Weld on his farm. was put In . pos
, lion that would enable him to increas
, his holdings three extra acres 70
8 every acre cropped and pay cash 70
I II. Is 1t any wonder that ono grow
enthusiastic when speaking apou
z Western Canada.
But what may be said Of this year
I We are now in position to speak =
. rarding it. The conditions throughos
: Manitoba and the new provinces OF A
Inertia and Saskatchewan have been =
: markedly favorable. Had condition
: been no better than in past yea
There would have been every cause Il
= CONCENTRATION. We lind. though. 9
!? previous records broken, and that FRO
n 4 four million acre crop OF wheat the
!" win be one hundred million bushe
81 4 yield-or rs bushels to the acs
Could anything better be desires
e Covering the entire country the san
+ splendid reports are being receive
e The following dispatch was sent
yt Mr.. F. w. Thompson, Vice Preside
r | Of the Ogilvie Milling Co., one OF {
fs. most careful grain men in America
We Have just returned from coveri
4. several hundred miles Of the CT
= district. never saw anything II
h II in this country before. The avera
r. yield and quality far exceeds 9
earlier expectations. 1t Is an immez
crop. The weather Is extremely
vorable." Up to three weeks 40
~ was Mr.. Thompson's opinion that
~ crop would not reach general e1pec
=. lions.
:. F. w. Thompson sends another =
- gram from winnipeg tonight, ~
!. that his estimate of the wheat G
$. is now one hundred million bush
- Before he went west he thought
"a would fall considerably short Of. {
"a figure.
"a The moral Of this story Is that th
should be no hesitation In maxim
decision II you wish to better ,
condition: or. II you have . family
DO. boys that you wish to become set
rty ON farms, 1t is safe proposition
rty call upon the nearest authorised {
10 adian Government Agent, and get
ss- tscuyara as Ia most suitable diStr