Mexico Missouri message., 1908-03-19
WHAT WINTER WHEAT 10 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
ranehing country has developed into
one OF the best winter wheat districts
In the continent. Yields are quoted
running from 30 TO 60 bushels to the
acre. and giving a return to the farmer
OF from s2b 10 $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $l2 to
NO per acre. and pay well at that
fgure. II. Howes Of Magrath, Alberta,
Western Canada, had so acres OF land
Yin wheat. which averaged IS 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, 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. 80 bushels. and barley. so bush.
els. The value TO me per acre was,
wheat, $500; oats. s32.00. and bar
ley, S2400." J. +. Bradshaw OF Ma.
grath, had 1890 acres OF wheat In crop
that averaged 39h bushels to the
acre. his oats, 80 bushels: barley, SO
bushels. He threshed $1,000 bushels
of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
200 tons OF sugar boets from rs acres
WORTH s5.62h per tCu. w. 8. Sherod
OF Lethbridge, says: II came to Leth.
bridge from Souris, North Dakota. in
April. 1907. having purchased 900
acrles of land In this district last fall.
had 12S acres of Alberta Red winter
wheat which was put in on breaking In
TOE fall OF 1906, which yielded AN
bhshels to the acre, for which / re.
Neiyed S7ls cents per bushel. which
paid me 5000 per acre. had 100
acres "stubbled in" that is dlsced
in on the stubble, which yielded %
bushels 10 the acre at SIN cents per
bashel, which paid me $i9.25 10 the
acre. also had $50 acres of strictly
volunteer crop. which IL was intended
to prepare in the summer; but when Il
was seen that Il was a good looking
crop. II was allowed to so. From this
we threshed 10 bushels TO the acre,
which paid us at the rate of SIN
cents per bushel or $13.l2 per acre.
Our total crop yielded us 14.742 bush.
els Of first-class wheat. Taking 1t as
a 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 III, consider l had .
heavy crop. might say that I wac
,tn North Dakota FIVE years, and
never grew as heavy crop during
that time. This is the 25th day OF
1 November, and my teams are still
! plonghing. 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 10 the acre was so bushels, and
wheat. 22h bushels. The value to mo
per acre Tor wheat was $500, and
oats, $1,000 The highest price OBJ
talned by me this year or offered mrs
kDN my biatA wan lOI WBGhl o. CtUlh
per bushel. and $1,05 per hundred for
oats. also had 100 tons OF hay
worth si2.O0 per ton. and will say my
wheat was all volunteer this year.
Lots of wheat is averaging from so to
90 bushels per acre on summer falIow.
and ON new breaking. when the break.
ing was done early in the spring"
Writing from Spring Coulee. Alberta,
w. L. Thompson says: II had this year
5000 acres in crop, viz: 1000 acres Of
wheat and Loco acres of oats. My
average yield of oats to the acre was
30 bushels and OF wheat IS bushels.
The value to me per acre for wheat
was s27.00 and for oats $1,000"
Information regarding the districts
mentioned. best way to reach them,
|. low rates, certificates, etc. can be
8kecured from any agent of the Canadi.
government. whose advertisement
hpears elsewhere.-Ed,1