West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29
CROP CONDITIONS IN
WESTERN CANADA
Latsness OF Spring Overcome by Ga,
eellent Growing Summer season.

cellcnt growing summer season.
once more the farmers OF Western
Canada rest al ease aud grow rich
while they slumber. Their season OF
anxiety Is over For a time IL looked
as though a backward season was for
once going 20 prevent the western
country from maintaining It's preomi.
nent position as leader OF the grain
growing countries OF the world The
unusual lateness OF the spring coupled
with the rapid advance In the price OF
food sturs gave the pessimiSts some
reason for their gloomy forebodings
and among even the optimistic West
erners imbued as they usually are
with a spirit OF buoyancy and hope.
there commenced TO glimmer fear
that perhaps this year their sauEuinc
expectations were not 10 be realized
On May day when large proportion
OF wheat had usually been sowu there
was this year very little seeding done
/ Finally however. winter which had
| tarried SO late In the lap OF spring in
all parts OF the Continent vanished
I before the vertical rays ot the sun.
and the hurry and hustle OF spring
work commenced ON the western prai
ries
by the 2Oth Of May $50 OF the
spring wheat was sOwn and the fall
wheat In the districts devoted 20 It's
/ cultivation was covering the fields
with mantle OF green Wheat SOW.
ing finished on May 80 aud by Juno
10 the CoarsCr Eraius were also IA
the ground The heavy snowfall dur.
ing the winter left the ground tn excel
lent shape when once seeding opera.
tons commenced and from the time
weather conditions permitted the com.
meucemcut of work until planting was
completed. tho farmers were busy
class The area In wheat is not
much larger than last year, but oats.
barley and naN are much In excess OF
past records. the farmers decming Il
wiser on account OF the latcncss OF
the season to put I'm a heavier proper
ton OF the Courscr grains From tho
/ most reliable reports To hand Il ap.
pears that the acreage as compared
with 1906 will show an increase OF l2oo
I'm oats. 1870 In barley aud 1870 In
/ OAK
Around Akotoks. High River, Nan.
ton. Claresholm and other winter
wheat ceuters. II the present weather
/ conditions continue. the winter wheat
! win ho In head 10y the middle of July.
Tho backward weather In tho early
| part OF May allowed the newly sown
| grain TO get flrm root In the ground,
aud now with an abundance OF moist.
ure and warm weather the growth In
| remarkable All danger Of injury
| from droughts is practically over as
the green crop covers the ground re.
taining the moisture required for its
growth and preventing the too rapid
evaporation which might otherwise
take place.
! Crops In Western Canada mature In
one hundred days OF good weather.
and az the weather conditions have
been ideal since seeding, and with
! spring wheat now from IA to rs inches
above tho ground. full average crop
IN confidently expected
In addition to the cheering pros
! poets OF this years Yield the farmers
are TO be congratulated on the fact
that they still have Ia their possession
hve million bushels OF wheat from last
years crop which they are now dis.
posing OF at high prices.
The splendid yield OF 10000 600
bushels OF wheat raised IN 1906 I'm
the three provinces OF Manitoba. Sas
katchowan and Alberta. together with
the almost certain assurance that this
| year win see "A considerable Increase.
is. as In the past. calling the atteu-
/ tion OF the world OF the Last Best
/ West" and thousands from the United
/ States and the agricultural districts
OF Europe are each month securing
| free grant lands or purchasing farms
| In the land which has proved Itself
/ peerless among the grain growing
/ Countries OF the world