Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
WESTERN CANADA
A WINNER
THE CROP OF 1907 is AN EXCEL.
LENT ONE.
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta
Farmers Doing Well.

The interest that Western Canada
has aroused for sc &c years past Is
growing in intensity. The conditions
Of the crop of 1907 are such that re-
suits can be spoken OF with some de-
gree OF certainty. The yield of grain
will be about S0,000.000 bushels and
the price the farmers will realize for
1t will be upwards of seventy million
dollars. The oat crop was good in
most places, and the crop OF barley
will be very remuRerative. Those who
know of the generally unsatisfactory
conditions during the seeding, grow
ing and ripening period in the United
States during the past season, will
look with righteous distrast on any
statement intended to give the impress
sion that Western Canada conditions
were SO much different. Generally,
they were not, but the conditions of
highly recuperative soil, long and
continuous sunshine. are conditions
possessed by Westera Canada and not
possessed by any other country on the
Continent. This is why 1t is possible
to record today fairly successful
crop, when In most other places the
opposite is the case. The yield In all
grains Is less than last year, bot the
higher prices obtained more than Off
set any falling OF in the yield. Take
for instance the Province Of Sas-
worth $21, 900. Last year the
same crop was IS per cent. larger and
the quality better. The yield was
worth $24, 000. 900. Oats and barley are
very important factors in all three
central Provinces. At Gladstone, Man
itoba, returns from one farm were SGT
per acre from the wheat land, $35 per
acre from oats, and $50 per acre from
barley. The yield of wheat at Daaiphin,
Manitoba, was 90 to "a bushels to the
acre but not OF very good grade,
but the yield Of barley in that section
was good and SO was the quality and
price. At Meadow Lea. Manitoba, 10
to 20 bushels To the acre were
thrashed. bringing round dollar on
the market. At Oak Lake, Manitoba,
on some fields where Il bushels were
expected. twelve and fifteen was the
result; others again where twenty was
looked far gave twenty-five to twenty
five. One special patch south Of town
ON J. M. McFarlane's farm went as
high as thirty bushels to the acre. At
| Sheho. Saskatchewan. oats yielded
from go to 65 bushels to the acre. Sam
Wunder threshed $500 bushels from
forty acres. The sample is good and
| weighs we'll. At LlOydminster, Sas-
katchewan, w. Bibby threshed 81
bushels Of oats to the acre, and two
others were but little behind. Wheat
here reached 35 bushels. At Portage
Ia Prairie, Manitoba. from quarter
section all in crop. Alex. McKinnon Of
| Ingleside threshed an average Of 33
bushels No. Northern. /. j. Grant
had 199 acres, yielding G.00o bushels
of the same grade. These illustrations
taken from widely distant districts
land thousands of others could be
produeea) show that the year 1907 has
not felt the serious effects from severe
winter, late spring. or unfavorable
conditions during the growing season
that might have been anticipated. In
| order TO learn more about this country
write to the Canadian Government
Agent whose address appears else
| where. and get a copy OF the new
Last Best West, which he will be
pleased to mail you free.