The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
WHAT WRITER WHEAT - ooiiio
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops or the Former Ranch
ino 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 60 bushels to the
acre, and giving a return to the farmer
of from SIS to so per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $l2 to
$50 per acre. ard 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 30
bushels. The value to him per acre
of wheat was $500. ]. F. Haycock
of the same place, says: Il had 90
acres of wheat, 35 acres Of oats and
four acres Of barley. My average yield
of oats to the acre was so bushels;
| wheat-winter-60 bushels and red
fyfe, 33 bushels, and barley, 80 bush
els. The value to me per acre was.
wheat, $500; oats, $1,000. and bar
ley, $24.00." ]. F. Bradshaw of Ma
grath, had 1000 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
$50 tons of sugar beets from 25 acres
worth $5.62k 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 1928 acres of Alberta Red winter
wheat which was put In on breaking in
the fall of 1905, which yielded 41h
bushels to the acre, for which / re-
ceived SIN cents per bushel. which
paid me $500 per acre. had 100
J acres stumbled in" that is disced
. in on the stubble, which yielded 20
bushels to the acre at 87h cents per
bushel, which paid me $19.25 to the
. acre. l also had $50 acres of strictly
volunteer crop. which 1t was intended
to prepare in the summer; but when 1t
was seen that 1t was 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
3 cents per bushel or 1912 per acre.
, Our total crop yielded US 1872 bush
+ els of first-class wheat. Taking 1t as
q whole, consider that had 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 I had 9
heavy crop. / might say that was
In North Dakota Eve years. and
never grew as heavy q crop durint
that time. This Is the 25th day o
November, and my teams are still
ploughing, and, from the appearance
of the weather, will be for some tim
yet" r. w. Bradshaw. Of Magrath
says: II had this year 400 acres Il
crop, viz: 200 acres of wheat and 20
acres in oats. My average yield. q
= oats to the acre was so bushels, an
| wheat, 22h bushels. The value to m
/ per acre for wheat was $500, an
! oats, $500. The highest price Of
l tanned by me this year or offered m
! for my grain was for wheat 50 cent
i per bushel, and $1.05 per hundred 70
/ oats. also had 100 tons OF ha
Il worth 1890 per ton, and win say m
wheat was all volunteer this yea
Lots Of wheat Is averaging from 80
| so bushels per acre on summer fallcv
| and on new breaking. when the breal
/ ling was done early in the spring
| Writing from Spring Coulee. Albert'
/ W. L. Thompson says: Il had this yes
/ 5000 acres in crop. viz: 1000 acres
i wheat and 1000 acres Of oats. M
III average yield of oats to the acre wa
II 30 bushels and Of wheat 80 busnei
II The value to me per acre for whe'
y Twas $27.00 and for oats $780,"
Information regarding the distric
OF mentioned, best way to reach ther
OF low rates, certificates, etc., can
~ secured from any agent Of the Canat
-" an government, whose advertisemel
appears elsewhere.-Ed.)