The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-13
WHAT WINTER WHEAT is DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops on the Former Ranch.
ing Plains of Canadian West.


ing Plains of Canadian West.
That portion of the country in Wes-
tern Canada formerly recognized as
ranching country has developed into
one of the best winter wheat districts
in the continent. Yields are quoted
running from 80 to so bushels to the
acre, and giving return to the farmer
of from s25 to $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $12 to
$40 per acre, and pay well at that
figure. H. Howes of Magrath, Alberta,
Western Canada, had so acres of land
in wheat, which averaged As bushels
to the acre; his yield of oats was 35
bushels. The value to him per acre
of wheat was $500. j. F. Haycock
Of the same place, says: Il had IS
acres of wheat, IS acres Of oats and
four acres of barley. My average yield
of oats to the acre was 80 bushels;
wheat-winter-60 bushels and red
fyfe, 33 bushels, and barley, so bush
els. The value to me per acre was,
wheat, $500; oats, $1,000, and bar
grath, had 1880 acres of wheat in crop
that averaged 1914 bushels to the
acre, his oats, 80 bushels; barley, So
bushels. He threshed $1,000 bushels
of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
ESQ tons of sugar beets from rs acres
worth $5.6215 per ton. w. s. Sherod,
of Lethbridge, says: Il came to Leth-
bridge from Souris, North Dakota, in
April, 1907, having purchased 900
acres of land in this district last fall
had 12S acres of Alberta Red winter
wheat which was put in on breaking in
the fall Of 1906, which yielded Az
bushels to the acre, for which I re-
ceived S71s cents per bushel, which
paid me $500 per acre. 1 had 100
acres stumbled in" that Is disced
in on the stubble, which yielded "a
bushels to the acre at STU cents per
bushel, which paid me $19.25 to the
acre. I also had $50 acres of strictly
volunteer crop, which it was intended
to prepare in the summer; but when it
was seen that it was a good looking
crop, it was allowed to go. From this
we threshed Is bushels to the acre,
which paid us at the rate of STU
cents per bushel or 1912 per acre.
Our total crop yielded us 1912 bush
els of first-class wheat. Taking it as
a whole, consider that had a first
class crop all through; and, taking in
to consideration the fact of part of the
crop having been stumbled in," and
part strictly volunteer (Which was
never touched at all until the binder
was put into it,, consider 1 had a
heavy crop. 1 might say that was
in North Dakota five years, and l
never grew as heavy a crop during
that time. This is the 25th day of
November, and my teams are still
ploughing, and, from the appearance
of the weather, will be for some time
yet" R. w. Bradshaw of Magrath,
says: Il had this year 400 acres in
crop, viz: 200 acres of wheat and 200
acres in oats. My average yield of
oats to the acre was so bushels, and
wheat, 22k bushels The value to me
per acre for wheat was $500, and
oats, $17.O0. The highest price OBJ
tanned by me this year or offered me
for my grain was for wheat 80 cents
per bushel, and $1.05 per hundred for
oats. l also had 100 tons of hay
worth $1,000 per ton, and will say my
wheat was all volunteer this year.
Lots of wheat is averaging from so to
so bushels per acre on summer fallow,
and on new breaking, when the break
ing was done early in the spring"
Writing from Spring Coulee, Alberta,
w. L. Thompson says: 81 had this year
5000 acres in crop, viz: 1000 acres of
wheat and 1000 acres of oats. My
average yield of oats to the acre was
80 bushels and of wheat 35 bushels.
The value to me per acre for wheat
was $27.00 and for oats $500"
Information regarding the districts
mentioned, best way to reach them,
low rates, certificates, etc., can be
secured from any agent of the Canadi
an government, whose advertisement
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