Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-11-07

before the present rush OF wheat TO the
market abates. The conversion Of the
crop Into money may be said to be pro-
ceedlng In most satisfactory way and
mere u no doubt that millions OF dollars
VIII have gone into the pockets OF the
farmers by the time navigation on the
Iskes closes. Even then only q small
proportion OF the wheat will have come
out. Experience has shown that the rail-
ways do not carry very much OF the
wheat to the Lake Superior ports before
the freeEe-up comes, and the propor-
uon will probably be smaller than usual
thiH year on account OF the latensas OF
the thrashlng season.
"on the whole the prospect n a p.o.,
cheerful one, the likelihood being that
the satisfactory returns for the past Few
days Will be greatly exceeded in the com
ing six or seven weeks. The fact thai
wheat OF any kind Is bound to bring a ro-
munsratiye price this season is the com
forting feature OF the situation and there
IL no occasion for concern over the nos
sibility or the general quality OF tho
grain being below that Of previous years.
The high standard OF the wheat raised
In the west In iSo6-iSos was undoubtedly
great advertisement for the country
and II would have been we'll 10 that ex-
eellaut record could have been continued,
but II IL not reasonable to expect that 50
per cent OF the wheat will be OF contract
grade every year a. II was In thu yeayn
mentioned. II IS per cent or even 80
per cent OF this seasons Yield be up
TO the contract standard there will be
from for congratulation. The west will
reap q large return of It's Investment OF
money. time and labor this year as Il dld
In any preceding season. and by 50 do
ing Il will have done lts whole duty to
those who have placed faith In its fertiI-
ity and resourcefulness. The breathing
ysFtn a.
tation companies and other elements in
the trade OF the country to catch up with
come OF their obligations and the inn
| provements effected by that means Will
moro than offset any Inconvenience which
will result from 4 relatively smaller
/ production. The general commercial out
/ look In bright enough and only depressing
factors are due to the position OF a few
| communities widely separated In which
there Is a small return from the crop,
1T II true the season has not boen
/ 40 favorable AZ other seasons but this
condition IL widespread. The corn eros
In the states OF the union. where II h
the premier crop OF the farmers Il sub
Ject 20 frost. Frost has undoubtedly mate.
| rally reduced the total yield 10 places
this year, but after every allowance has
been made for this and other cauAes the
fact remains that the total grain IN Al
berta will be the largest In history
while in the other provinces the Yield M
not fall far short OF other years.
'"rhs following extract from the nd.
| monitor Bulletin fairly describes the sltU.
alton In Northern Alberta and saskatohs.
wan:
Cutting is practically completed, stack.
ting IL in progress In some places, thrsah.
ing viii commence at once. A few lats
fields which were sown for green feoc
are being cut this week. The grain a al
In stock and everywhere the glow OF au,
tumn m.ngles with the glow OF harvest
A great number OF the oRt faIda show IN,
typical yellow % well ripened grain. Tn,
majority. however, are too pale a ysi
low to indicate full development ana per
s9ct ripening. Some late oats will Be fet
In the straw which Ia held BY good eattl,
feeders 10 be the hest way 20 iced oats
In no year In the history OF the sprinl
wheat Industry has there been q bette
growth and production OF plant and 4
the cFsp OF 1901 had been favored win
more propitiona condition during septsm
Der all previous records OF wheat pTo6nc
tion In this country would have boel
collapsed. on the farm known a. the Mae
Iced farm ~ miles northeast OF thu cit,
on the Fort Saskatchewan trail. sample
OF Rad Fyfe were taken that were UNI
fofmly plump and hard and Of eRooiiaa
color. Thiu naId should run . bunhNis .
me asFs