The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
WHAT WINTER WHEAT is DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops on the Former
Ranching Plains OF Canadian
West.

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West.
That portion Of the country in West
ern Canada formerly recognized as
ranchlng country has developed into
one of the best winter wheat districts
IN the continent. Yields are quoted
running from 80 to 60 bushels to the
acre, and giving a return to the farmer
of from $2J to 500 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $12 to
$40 per acre, and pay well at that fig
ure. H. Howes, of Magrath, Alberta,
Western Canada, had 80 acres Of land
in wheat, which averaged 40 bushels
to the acre; his yield Of oats was 80
bushels. The value to Kim per acre of
wheat was $50. j. +. ~lIaYcOck Of the
same place says, Il had 90 acres Of
wheat, 35 acres Of oats and 4 acres
Of barley. My average yield Of oats
to the acre was so bushels; wheat
wlnter-G0 bushels and Red Fyfe SO
bushels, and barley so bushels. The
value to me per acre was wheat, $2S;
oats, $50, and barley, $24." J. F. Brad
shaw, Of Magrath, had 1000 acres of
wheat in crop that averaged 1914 bush
els to the acre. his oats 80 bushels,
barley SO bushels. He threshed 81 1000
bushels Of wheat from $40 acres. He
also had $50 tons of sugar beets from
% acres worth $5.G2h per ton. W.. S.
Sherod, Of Lethbridge, says, II came
to Lethbrldge from Souris. North Da-
kota, 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 forty-One and n half bushels
to the acre, for which | received S712
cents per bushel, which paid me 5000
per acre. | had 100 acres "stubbled
In" that is, disced in on the stubble,
which yielded % bushels to the acre at
S7h cents per bushel, which paid me
$19.25 to the acre. l also had 800
acres Of strictly volunteer crop, which
it was intended to prepare in the sum
mer; but when it was seen that it was
a ~goOd-loOking crop, it vas allowed to
go. From this we threshed Is bushels
to the acre, which paid us at the rate
of 871 cents per bushel, or $13.12 per
acre. Our total crop yielded us 14,742
bushels Of first-class wheat. Taking it
as a whole, l consider that l had a
tirst-class crop all through; and, taking
into consideration the fact Of part Of
tho nron hOUinO hnnn ~IIcfrhh1oI L., ~ ,,l1
part strictly volunteer (Which was
never touched Mt all until the binder
was put into it, l consider | had a
heavy crop. l might say that l 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" X. w. Bradshaw,
of Magrath, says, II 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 bush
els, and wheat 2214 bushels. The value
to me per acre for wheat was $40 and
oats SIT. The highest price obtained
by Inc this year or offered me for my
grain was for wheat 80 cents per bush
el and $1.05 per hundred for oats. |
also had 100 tons of hay worth $12 per
ton, and will say my wheat was all
volunteer this year. Lots OF wheat is
averaging from 80 to 60 bushels per
acre on summer fallow, and on new
breaking, when the breaking was done
in the spring" Writing from
Coulee, Alberta, w. l.. ThOmp-
son says, II 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
IF wheat 80 bushels. The value to me
per acre for wheat was $27 and for
oats $15."
Information regarding the districts
mentioned, best way to reach them,
ow rates, certificates, etc, can be se-
cured from any agent Of the Canadian
government, whose advertisement APP
pears elsewhera-Ed.)