Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-19
WHAT WINTER WHEAT IS DOM
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.

FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops 0n tho Former
RnnchtnS Platns Ut Canadian
West.
That portion OF the country in West
ern Canada formerly recognized as
ranching country has developed into
one of the best winter wheat districts
in the continent. Yields are quoted
running from so to 60 bushels to the
acre, aud giving Il return to the farmer
of from $50 to $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $l2 to
$40 per acre, and pay well Mt that fig
urc. II. Howes, of Magrath, Alberta,
Western Canada, had so acres of land
in wheat, which averaged 40 bushels
to the acre: his yield of oats was 30
bushels. The value to him per acre of
wheat was $50. ]. L. Haycock of the
same place says. II had Go acres of
wheat. 35 acres of oats and 4 acres
of barley. My average yield of oats
to the acre was so bushels; wheat
wintcr-G0 bushels and Red Fyfc :S
bushels. and barley 80 bushels. The
value to me per acre was wheat, SOS;
oats. $50, and barley, $24." ]. Il. Brad
shaw, of Magrath, had 1000 acres of
wheat in crop that averaged 39lla bush
els to the acre, his oats 30 bushels,
barley 53 bushels. He threshed $1,000
bushels of wheat from $40 acres. lie
also had 25O tons of sugar bccts from
% acres worth $5.6olH per ton. w. s.
Sherod. OF Iethbridge, says, II came
to Lethbridge from Souris, North Da-
kota, in April, 1907, having purchased
500 acres of land in this district last
fall. l had 12S acres Of Alberta Red
Winter wheat, which was put in on
breaking in the fall Of 1906, which
yielded forty-one and a half bushels
to the acre, for which l received S71l@
cents per bushel. which paid me 5000
per acre. l had 1870 acres "stubbled
in;' that is, disced in on the stubblc.
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 g~ood-looking crop. it was allowed to
go. From this we threshed 10 bushels
to the acre, which paid us ut the rate
of S7A cents per bushel. or $13.l2 per
acre. Our total crop yielded us 14,742
bushels of tirst-class wheat. Taking it
us Il whole, consider that l had q
1irst-class crop all through; and, taking
into 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 / had a
heavy crop. might say that I was
IN North Dakota five years. and I never
grew as heavy q crop during that time.
This is the 25th day Of November, and
my teams are still plouglling, and from
the appearance of the weather, will be
for some time yet II. 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 80 bush
els, and wheat 2o1h bushels. The value
to me per acre for wheat was $40 and
oats ST.. The highest price obtained
by me this year or offered me for my
grain was for wheat 80 cents per bush.
ell and $1.O5 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 pei
acre on summer fallow. and on new
breaking. when the breaking was done
early in the spring" Writing from
Spring Coulec. 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 yicll
Of oats to the acre was 30 bushels ant
Of wheat 81 bushels. The value to me
per acre for wheat was So7 and FOL
oats $l5."
Information regarding the district.
J mentioned, best way to reach them
low rates. certificates, etc, can be q
cured from any agent Of the Canadian
government. whose advertisement up
pears elsewhere.-Ed.)