The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-11-02


before the present rush or wheat " tho
market abates The conversion og the
crop into money may be said to be pro-
eeedng IN most satisfactory way and
/ there is no doubt that millions Of dollars
VIII nave gone into the pockets of the
farmers by the time navigation on the
lakes closes, Even then only email
proportion 81 the wheat VIII have co.na
out Experience has shown that tie rail-
ways do not carry very much Of the
wheat to the Lake Superior ports before
tile ireeze-up comes, and the propor-
lon will probably be smaller than usual
MS year on account OF the lafeness az
the thrashing season.
"on the whole the prospect is 4 most
cheerful one, the likelihood being thar
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 a re-
munerative price this season Is the com
forting feature Of the situation ana tnera
ts no occasioa for concern over the nos
sibility Of the general quality of thai
grain being below that Of previous years.
The high standard OF the wheat raiseg4
in the west in l9o5-fso6 was undoubtedly
a great advertisement for the country
and il would have been well If that tx
cellent record could have been contfnued
but ii is not reasonable to expect thar Az
per cent. Of the wheat win be Of contract
grade every year as II was in the years
mentioned If IS per cent. or even So
per cent Of this seasons yield be -.
TO the contract standard there win ba
from for ronRratulation. The west wflA
reap a large return OF IT'S Investment of
money. time and labor this year as h ala
ia any preceding season. and by SO do
ing it win have done It's whole duty to
those who have placed faith IN its fertil
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spell If II comes Will enable the transpor-
tation companies and other Clements IN
the trade OF the country ID catch4up with
some of their obligations and tie inn
provenents effected by thar means win
more than Offset any inconvenience which
viii result from relatively smaller
production. The general commercial our--
look is bright enough and only depressiras
factors are due 70 the position Of few
communities widely separated Ii which
there is a small return from the croD.
1T IS true the season has not been
so favorable as other seasons but this
condition Is Widespread The corn crop
ia the states OF the union, where it is
the premier crop Of the farmers is SUBJ
iect to frost Frost has undoubtedly mate
rally reduced the total yield ia places
this year. but after every allowance las
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 viii
not fal far short Of other years
eThe following extract from the Ed
monton Bulletin fairly describes the stu-
alton in Northern Alberta and Saskatche-
wan:
Cutting IS practically completed. stack
ing is in progress in some places. thresh-
ing will commences sat once. a few late
fields which were sown Tor green feed
are being cut this week. The grain Is an
In stock and everywhere the glow OF au-
tunn mingles with the glow Of harvest
a great number Of the oat fields show tho
typical yellow Of well rpened grain The
majority however are too pale a yel-
low to Indicate fun development and per-
feet ripenlng Some late oats VIII Sc ted
ia the straw which Is held by coed caltl8
feeders to be the best way 70 feed oats.
In no year IN the history Of the spriug
wheat industry has there been better
growth and production Of plant ard II
The crop OF 1907 had been favored With
more propiuous condition during Septem-
Der an previous records of wheat proditt~
ton in this country would have ttau
ecInscd On the farm known as The 3Iac
leod farm 4ls miles northeast Of che 4liy
on the Fort Saskatchewan 1rail sarlples
Of Red Fvfe were taken that were uni-
forinly plump and hori and 81 excellent
color This held should run IS bashels 20
the acre.