The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-01

before the present rush Of wheat to the
market abatcs. The conversion of the
crop into money may be said to be pro-
ceeding 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 do not carry very much of the
wheat to the Lake Superior ports before
the freeZe-up comes, and the proper
ton will probably be smaller than usual
this year on account of the lateness of
tie thrashlnE season
ION the whole the prospect is n 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 Tho fact thai
wheat of any kind is bound to bring re-
nlunerative price this season Is the com
forting feature of the situation and there
is no occasion for concern over the pos
sibility of the general quality OF the
grain being below that of previous years.
Tie high standard of the wheat raised
in the west in lg05-1906 was undoubtedly
a great advertisement for the country
and it would have been well If that eX-
crllcnt record could have been continued.
but il is not reasonable 10 expect that 20
Der cent. of the wheat Will be of contract
grade every year as 1t was in the years
mentioned. II 10 per cent. or even 70
per cent. of this seasons yield he up
To- the contract standard there will be
from for coagratulation. Tho west will
reap \ large return of its investment Of
money. time and labor this year as 1t did
IN any preceding season. and by so do
ing fl will have done its Whole duty to
those who have placed faith in its. fertil-
-, ~
snou II ii comes will enable the transpOr
t9.ion companies and other elements in
tho. trade Of the country To catch up with
:,me OF their obligations and the i'm
nrovcnents effected by that means will
more than offset any inconvenience which
will result from a relatively smaller
! nroduction. 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 is
! the premier crop of the farmers is sub
| iect 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
| ber;a will DO 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 situ-
alton in Northern Alberta and SaskatcAe-
| wan:
Cutting is practically completed. stack
ing ia in progress in some places, thresh-
ing will commence at once. few late
Acids which were sown for green feed
are being cut this week. The grain is all
in stock and everywhere the glow of au-
! rnmn 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 yel-
| low to indicate full development and per
feot 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 wear In the history OF the spring
What Industry has there been a better
growth and production of plant and u
the crop Of 1901 had been favored Will
more propitIous condition during Septem'
her ALI previous records OF wheat produc'
,,on in this cosntry would have beer
eciipsed. On the farm known as the Mac
Ieod farm ~ miles northeast OF the cit,
on the Fort Saskatchewan trail. samples
| ~ Red Fyfe were taken that were uni
fo~nniy plump and hard and OF excellen
color. This field should run 3 bushels 4
the acre