Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-11-21
WESTERN CANADA A WINNER.
The Crop of 100. Is an Excellent
One-Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta Farmers Doing Well.

One-Manitoba, 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 100000 bushels and the
price the farmers will realize for it
will be upwards of seventy million dol
lars. The oat crop 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 will look with
righteous distrust on any statement in
tended to give the impression that
much different. Generally, they were
not, but the conditions of highly re-
operative soil, long and continuous
sunshine, are conditions possessed by
any other country on the continent.
That is why it is possible to record to-
day a fairly successful crop, when in
most other places the opposite is the
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
crop will be worth sd, $4,000 Last
year the same crop was 80 per cent
larger and the quality better. The yield
was worth S24,000,000. Oats and bar
ley are very important factors in all
three central provinces. At Gladstone,
Manitoba, returns from one 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 "a bush
els to the acre, but not of very good
grade, but the yield of barley in that
section was good and so was the quality
and price. At Meadow Lea, Manitoba,
10 to 20 bushels to the acre were
threshed, bringing a round dollar on
the market. At Oak Lake, Manitoba,
ON some fields where 81 bushels were
expected, Il and 10 was the result;
others again where 20 was looked for
gave % to %. One special patch south
of town on j. NJ. McFarlane's farm
went as high as 80 bushels to the acre.
At Sheho, Saskatchewan, oats yielded
from 60 to Go bushels to the acre. Sam
Wunder threshed $500 bushels from 40
acres. The sample is good and weighs
well. At LlOydminster, Saskatchewan,
w. Bibby threShed 81 bushels of oats
to the acre, and two others were but
little behind. Wheat here reached 80
bushels At Portage la Prairie, Mani
toba, from a quarter section all in crop,
Alex. McKinnOn of Ingleside threShed
an average of 33 bushels No. l North
ern. l. J. Grant had 100 acres, yield
These illustrations taken from widely
distant districts (and thousands of 9th
ers could be produced) show that the
year 1907 has not felt the serious eff
fects from severe winter, late spring,
or unfavOrable conditions during the
growing season that might have been
anticipated. In order to learn more
about this country write to the Cana
dian Government Agent, whose address
appears elsewhere, and get a copy of
the new Last Best West, which he will
be pleased to mail you free.