Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-21
WHAT WIN-s eR WHEAT is DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops on the Former Ranch
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 so to 60 bushels to the
acre, and giving a return to the farmer
of from $25 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: 4 had 65
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, $1,000, and bar
ley, $24.O0.'' ]. F. Bradshaw of Ma
grath, had 1,030 acres of wheat in crop
that averaged 391a bushels to the
acre, his oats, 80 bushels; barley, So
bushels. He threshed 81 900 bushels
of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
$50 tons of sugar beets from 25 acres
worth $5.621A 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 1 re-
ceived S7H cents per bushel, which
paid me $500 per acre. / had 100
acres stumbled in that is disced
| in on the stubble, which yielded %
bushels to the acre at S71s 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 S71k
cents per bushel or $13.12 per acre.
| Our total crop yielded US 14.742 bush
| els of firSt-class wheat. Taking it as
whole, 1 consider that 1 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
|
| was put into it,, 1 consider / had a
heavy crop. 1 might say that 1 was
in North Dakota five years, and
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,
saws: 81 had this wear 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, 2214 bushels. The value to me
per acre for wheat was $500, and
oats, $500. The highest price OBJ
| tanned by me this year or offered me
| for my grain was for wheat 50 cents
per bushel, and $1.05 per hundred for
j oats. / 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
| 60 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 $780,"
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
| appears elSewhere.-Ed.)