The Monticellonian., 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 d most satisfactory way and there is no doubt that millions of dollars will have gone into the pockets of the farmers by the time navigation on the lakes closes. Even then only 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 freezc-up comes, and the propor- ton will probably be smaller than usual this Year on account of the lateness of the thrashing season.
 "on tine 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
 sibiity of the general quality of thJ grain being below that of previous years.
 The high standard of the wheat raised in the west in 1905-l906 was undoubtedly a great advertisement for the country
 and it would lave been well If that ex- cellcnt record could have been continued. but it is not reasonable to expect that 90 per cent of the wheat will be of contract grade every year it was in the years mentioned. If 15 per cent. or even 90 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 it's investment of
 money. time and labor this year as it did in any preceding season. and by so do- ing it will have done it's whole duty to those who have placed faith in it's fertil- ity and resourcefulness. The breathing spell if Il comes will enable the transpor- tation companies and other elements in the trade of the country to catch up with some of their obligations and the im- proVements effected by that means will more than offset any inconvenience which will result from a 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. It is true the season has not been so favorable as other seasons but this condition is widespread. The corn crop in the states of the union. where it is the premier crop of the farmers isA sub
 ject to frost Frost has undoubtedly mate rialy 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 in 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- ation 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 arc being cut this week. The grain is all in stock and everywhere the glow of au- tumn mingles with the glow of harvest.
 A great number of the oat fields show the typical yellow of well ripened grain. The majority. however. are too pale vel 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 in the history of the spring wheat industry has there been better growth and production of plant and if the crop of 1907 had been favored with , more propitious condition during Septem- Der all previous records of wheat produc- tion in this country would have been eclipsed. On the farm known as the Mac leod farm 4ia 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 9 bushels to tine acre.