The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-01

before the present rush of wheat to the
market abates. The conversion of the
crop into money may be said to be pro-
ceeding In most satisfactory way and
tnere Is no doubt that millions of dollars
VIII nave gone into the pockets of the
farmers by the time navigation on the
iaKes 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-
tion Will probably be smaller than usual
tnis year on account of the lateness of
tfe thrashing season.
"On the whole the prospect is a most
cheerful one, the likelihood being that
the satisfactory returns for the past few
days VIII be greatly exceeded in the COM
ing six or seven weeks. The fact that
wheat of any kind is bound to bring a re-
munerative price this season Is the COM
forting feature of the situation and there
In no occasion for concern over the DOS
sibility of the general quality Of the
grain being below that of previous years.
The high standard of the wheat raised
in the west in 1905-19O6 was undoubtedly
great advertisement for the country
and 1t would have been we'll IL that ex-
cellent record could have been continued
but 1t Is not reasonable to expect that 80
per cent. of the wheat will be Of contract
mentioned. II rs per cent. or even 30
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 its investment Of
money. time and labor this year as IL 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 fertii-
fly and resourcefulness. The breathing.
spell IL 1t comes will enable the. transpor-
| tation companies and other elements in
| 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 inconv enience 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 a few
| communities widely separated In which
there is a small return from the crop.
| 1T 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 1t il
| the premier crop of the farmers Is 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
fact remains that the total grain in AL
| berta will be the largest in history.
| while in the other provinces the yield will
| iot Aui 'oi ShohN VI otHci ycdIS.
"The following extract from the Ed
monitor Bulletin fairly describes the situ-
alton in Northern Alberta and skatche-
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 we'll 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 Is held 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 q better
growth and production Of plant and II
the crop of 1907 had been favored with
more propitious condition during Septem-
ber all previous records of wheat produce
tion in this country would have been
eclpsed. On the farm known a. 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 - bushels "a
the acre.
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