Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 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-
ceedlng 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 hat the rail-
ways do not carry very much of the
wheat to the Lake Superior ports before
the freeze-up comes, and the propor-
uoh VIII probably be smaller than usual
ms year on account Of the lateness Of
the thrashlng 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 Thar
wheat OF any kind is bound to bring a re-
munerative price this season is the com
forung feature of the situation and there
Is no occasion for concern over the pos
sibility of the general quality of tn.
grain being below that of previous years.
The high standard OF the wheat raised
In the west In 1905-l9O6 was ~undoubtedly
a great advertisement for the country
and 1t would have been well II that ex-
cellent record could have been continued.
but 1t is not reasonable to expect that 90
per cent. OF the wheat will be of contract
grade every year as II was In the years
mentioned. II rs per cent. or even 80
per cent. OF this seasons yield be I'D
to the contract standard there will be
from for cOngratulation. The west will
reap Il large return of Its Investment OF
money, time and labor this year as II did
in any preceding season, and by so do
ing It will have done Its whole duty to
those who rave placed faith In its fertil-
lty and resourcefulness. The breathing
ANAL ~ n PnnaR uin anahIa tho
tltlon companies and other clements in
the trade of the country to catch up with
rome OF their obligations and the i'm
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 a few
communities widely separated in which
there Is a small return from the crop.
ut Is true the season has not been
so favorable as other seasons but this
condition is widespread. The corn crou
In the states of the union, where II IA
the premier crop Of the farmers 10 sub
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 In Al
berta will he the largest in history,
| Wlllle IN tHe olucT provinces inc ylel0 Will
not fall far short OF other years.
1.-THE following extract from the Ed
monitor Bulletin fairly describes the stu
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 IL 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 This
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 In the history of the spring
wheat Industry has there been a better
growth and production OF plant and II
the crop of 1907 had been favored with
more propltious condition during Septem.
her ali previous records of wheat produc-
ton In this country would nave beer
eclipsed. On the farm known as the Mac.
leod farm ~ 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 Is bushels "a
the acre.