The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-11-01

before the present rush OF wheat TO tho
market abates. The conversion of the
crop into money may he said to be pro.
ceedlng In most satisfactory way and
there is no doubt that millions OF dollars
WIZ nave gone into the pockets OF the
farmers by the time navigation on tho
Iakes closes. Even then only small
proportion OF the wheat will have como
Out. Experience has shown that the rail-
ways do not carry very much of tho
wheat to the Lake Superior ports before
tne treeze-up comes. and the propor-
uon Will probably be smaller than usual
thls year on account Of the latcness Of
the thrashin5 season
"On the whole tho prospect is a most
cheerful one. the likelihood being th,t
the satisfactory returns for the past faw
days VIII be greatly exceeded In the COM
Ing six or seven weeks. The fact that
wheat Of any kind u bound TO bring n re-
munerative price this season Is tho com
forting feature Of the situation and there
Is no occasion for concern over the pos
slbility OF the general quality OF this
grain being below that OF previous years
The high standard OF the wheat raised
In the west In l005-i905 was undoubtedly
n great advertisement for tho country
and II would have been we'll II that ex-
celcnt record could have been continued.
but It Is not reasonable 10 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 90
per cent OF this seasons Yield be up
to the contract standard there will be
from for congratuatlon, The west will
reap n large return OF It's Investment of
money. time and labor this year as II did
in any preceding season. and by 30 do
ing II will have done its whole duty TO
those who have placed faith in its fertil-
ity and resourcefulness. The breathing
spell II II comes will enable the trnnspor-
tatlon companies and other elements in
the trade OF the country to catch up with
come OF their obligations and tho i'm
provemcnts effected by that means will
more than Offset any Inconvenience which
will result from a relatively smaller
production. The general commercial out
look Ia bright enough and only depressing
factors are due TO the position OF a fow
communities widely separated in which
there Is small return from the crop,
1T Is true tho season has not been
80 favorable MS other seasons but thia
condition Is widespread. The corn crop
In the states OF the union where IL IA
the premier crop OF the farmers IL 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
lhCt refnHlns tnal inc tOtnl grain In Al
berta will he the largest in history.
while in tho other provinces the yield will
not fall far short OF other years
THE following extract from the Ed
monitor Bulletin fairly describes the stu
alton In Northern Alberta and Saskatcho-
wan:
Cutting In practically completed, stack
Ing ia 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 mlngcs with the glow of harvest.
great number OF the Dat fields show the
typical yellow OF well ripened grain. The
majority. however, are too pale a yell
low TO Indicate fun development and per-
feet rlpening. Some late oats will be fed
In the straw which is held by good cattle
feeders TO be the best way 20 feed oats
In no year in the history OF the spring
wheat industry has there been better
growth and production OF plant and II
the crop of 1907 had been favored with
more propitious condition during Septem-
her all previous records OF wheat produce
ton In this country would have been
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 to
the acre.