Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

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 most satisfactory way and
there is no doubt that millions OF dollars
VIII 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 90 not carry very much OF the
MiIeas 10 the Lake Superior ports before
lie 1feeZe-up comes, and the propor-
tion WIFI probably be smaller than usual
tiiiS year on account of the lateness of
the thrashing season
On the whole the prospect is y roost
cheerful one, the likelihood being that
the satisfactory returns for the past fev
days Will be greatly exceeded in the COM
ing SIX or seven weeks. The fact tina,
wheat of any kind is bound to bring a re-
munerative price this season is the com
forting feature of the situation and there
is no occasion for concern over the Dos
sibility of the general quality of TN.
grain being below that of previous wears
The high standard of the wheat raised
in the west in 1905-1906 was undoubtedly
a great advertisement for the country
and 1t would have been we'll if that ex-
| cel!ent record could have been continued
but 1t is not reasonable to expect that 30
| per cent. of the wheat will be of contract
> years
| mentioned. If Is per cent. or even so
! per cent. of this seasons yield be up
| to the contract standard there will be
| from for congratulation. The west will
reap a large return of its investment of
money, time and labor this year as it did
| in any preceding season. and by so do
| ing it will have done its whole duty TO
those who have placed faith in its fertil-
| ity and resourcefuhfess The breathing
| spell if it comes will enable the transpor-
| al, IL.
| the trade of the country to catch up with
/ some of their obligations and the i'm
| provements effected by that means will
| more than offset any Inconvenience which
/ will result from relatively smaller
(, production. The general commercial out
| factors are due to the position OF few
communities widely separated in which
there is small return from the crop
1T is true the season has not been
| so favorable other seasons but this
condition is widespread. The corn crop
in the states of the union. where 1t is
I the premier crop of the farmers is 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 be the largest in history.
while in the other provinces the yield win
j not fall far short of other years.
'The following extract from the Ed
monitor Bulletin fairly describes the situ-
alton in Northern Alberta and Saskatcie-
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 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 a yell
, low to indicate full development and per-
feet ripening. Some late oats will be fed
in the straw which issheld 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 II
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 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.
: | formIy plump and hard and Of exceIlen
: | color This field should run 8 bushels Il
the acre.