The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-21
WESTERN CANADA A WINNER.
The Crop of 1907 Is an Excellent
One-Manitobs, Saskatchewan and

One-NIanitobs, Saskatchewan and
Alberta Farmers Doing Well.
The interest that Western Canada
has aroused for some years past is
growing in intensity. The conditions
of the crop of 1907 are such that re-
suits can be spoken of with some de-
gree OF certainty. The yield OF grain
will be about So 1000 bushels and the
price the farmers will realize for it
win be upwards Of seventy million dol
lars. The oat crGp was good in most
places. and the crop of barley will be
very ~remunerative. Those who know
of the generally unsatisfactory condi-
tons during the seeding, growing and
ripening period in the United States
during the past season WIN look with
righteous distrust on any statement in
tended to give the impression that
Western Canada conditions were so
much different. Generally, they We're
not, but the conditions of q highly re-
operative soil, long n continuous
sunshine, are conditions possessed by
Western Canada and not possessed by
any other country on the continent.
That is why it is possible to record to-
day q fairly successful crop, when in
most other places the opposite is the
case. The yield in all grain is less than
last year, but the higher prices OBJ
tanned more than offset any falling off
in the yield. Take for instance the
Province OF Saskatchewan, the wheat
=, -. S.n1 ~ nnn 7 n r4
, wear the same crop was 30 per cent
| larger and the quality better. The yield
| was worth S24. 100000. Oats and bar
ley are very important factors i'll all
| three central provinces. At Gladstone,
| Manitoba, returns from II farm were
S27 per acre from the wheat land, $50
| per acre from oats. and $50 per acre
| from barley. The yield of wheat at
Dauphin, Manitoba, was 20 to 24 bush
els to the acre, but not of 4 very good
grade, but the yield of barley in that
| section was good and SO was the quality
and price. At Meadow Lea. Manitoba,
Is to 20 bushels to b acre were
threshed. bringing a round dollar on
the market. At Oak Lake, Manitoba,
on some fields where 21 bushels were
expected, u and 10 was the result
others again where 20 VAS looked fol
gave 90 to %. One special patch south
of town on =. N. McFarlane's farm
went as high as 80 bushels to the acre
At Sheho. Saskatchewan, oats yielded
from 60 to 65 bushels TO the acre. San
Wunder threslled $500 bushels from AZ
acres. The sample is good and weigh:
well. AT L~loydlninster, Saskatchewan
w. Bibby threshed 81 bushels of oat.
to the acre. and two others were bu,
little behind. Wheat here reached 3;
bushels. AT Portage In Prairie. Mani
toba, from a quarter section all in crop
Alex. McKinnon Of Ingleside tireshe(
an average Of 33 bushels No. / Nora
ern. /. ]. Grant had 1870 acres, yield
ing 5000 bushels of the same grade
These illustrations taken from widel.
distant districts (and thousands Of 9th
ers could be produced) show that tn
year 1907 has not felt the serious eff
fects from severe winter, late spring
or ~unfavorable conditions during th
growing season thai might have beel
anticipated. In order to learn NOR
about this country write to the Cana
dian Government Agent, whose address
appears elsewhere, and get a copy o
the new Last Best West. which he vii
be pleased to mail you free.