Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-31

before the present rush OF wheat to the
market abates. The conversion of the
crop into money may be said to be pro-
ceeding in a most satisfactory way and
there is no doubt that millions of dollars
VIII nave gone into the pockets OF the
farmers by the time navigation on the
lakes closes. Even then only a 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 freeze-up comes, and the proper
ton will probably be smaller than usual
thls year on account of the lateness of
the thrashing season.
"On the whole the prospect Is a most
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 that
wheat of any kind is bound to bring re-
munerative price this season is the com
forting feature OF the situation and there
is no occasion for concern over the pos
sibility of the general quality OF the
grain being below that of previous years
The high standard OF the wheat raised
i'm the west in 1905-1906 was undoubtedly
~ great advertisement for the country
and ii would have been well If that ex-
cellent record could have been continued,
but ii is not reasonable to expect that 80
H..
grade every year as it was in the years
mentioned If 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 large return of its investment of
money, time and labor this year as IL did
in any preceding season. and by so do
ing it will have done its whole duty to
those who have placed faith in it's fertil-
ity and resourcefulness. The breathing
spell IL IL comes will enable the transport
tation companies and other elements in
the trade of the country to catch up with
some of their obligations and the i'm
provements effected by that means will
more than offset any Inconvenience which
will result from relatively smaller
production. The general commercial out
look is bright enough and only depressing
factors are due to the position of few
communities widely separated in which
there is a small return from the crop.
1T is true the season has not been
so favorable as other seasons burt this
condition is widespread. The corn crop
in the states OF the union. where IL il
the premier crop of the farmers is SUBJ
ject to frost. Frost has undoubtedly mate
rally reduced the total yield in places
this year, but after every allowance has
been made for this and other causes the
fact remains that the total grain i'm AL
berta will be the largest in history,
while in the other provinces the yield Will
not fall far short of other years.
"The following extract from the Ed
monton Bulletin fairly describes the situ-
alton in Northern Alberta and Saskatche-
wan:
Cutting is practically completed stack
ing is in progress in some places, thresh-
ing will commence at once. A few late
fields which were sown for green feed
are being cut this week The grain is all
in stock and everywhere the glow OF au-
tumn mingles with the glow of harvest.
great number of the oat fields show the
typical yellow OF well ripened grain. The
majority however, are too pale a yell
low TO indicate full development and per-
feet ripening Some late oats will be fed
in the straw which is held by good cattle
feeders to be the best way TO feed oats.
In no year i'm the history of the spring
wheat industry has there been a better
growth and production of plant and IL
the crop of 1907 had been favored with
more propitious condition during Septem-
her ali previous records of wheat produce
ton i'm this country would have been
ecIipsed On the farm known as the Mac
leod farm AZ miles northeast OF the city
on the Fort Saskatchewan trail. samples
of Red Fyfe were taken that were uni
formly plump and hard and of excellent
color. This field should run % bushels to
the acre.