Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-31

pefore 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
Will have 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 that the rail-
ways do not carry very much of the
wheat to the Lake Superior ports before
the freeze-up comes, and the propor-
ton will probably be smaller than usual
this year on account of the lateness OF
the thrashing season.
con the whole the prospect in 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 70
munerative price this season is the com
forting feature of the situation and there
is no occasion for concern over the nos
sibility Of the general quality of thu,
grain being below that of previous Years
The high standard Of the wheat raised
in the west in 1905-1906 was undoubtedly
great advertisement for the country
and it would have been well if that ex-
cellent record could have been continued
but it is not reasonable to expect that 80
per cent. Of the wheat will be of contract
grade every year as it was in the years
mentioned If rs 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 large return of it's 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-
lily and resourcefulness. The breathing
| spell if it comes will enable the Transport
| tation companies and other elements in
| the trade of the country to catch up with
some of their obligations and the inn
| 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 q few
communities widely separated in which
| there is small return from the crop.
sit is true the season has not been
so favorable as other seasons but this
! condition is widespread. The corn crop
| in the states of the union, where it is
! 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 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 Saskatche-
wan:
4 Cutting is practically completed, stack
4 ing is in progress in some places, thresh-
ing will commence at once. "A few late
fields which were sown for green feed
A are being cut this week. The grain is all
| in stock and everywhere the glow of au-
4 tumn mingles with the glow Of harvest.
4 A great number Of the oat fields show the
typical yellow Of well ripened grain. Tho
I majority, however, are too pale a yell
4 low to indicate full development and per-
4 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
i wheat industry has there been a better
i growth and production Of plant and il
the crop Of 1907 had been favored with
more propitious condition during Septem-
Der all previous records Of wheat produc-
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 5 ouahsas y
Fl the acre.