Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-21
WHAT WINTER WHEAT Is DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.

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 80 to 60 bushels to the
acre, and giving a return to the farmer
of from $50 to $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $12 to
$50 per acre, and pay well at that fig
ure. H. 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 80
bushels The value to Kim per acre Of
wheat was $50. ]. E. Haycock 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 80 bushels; wheat
winter-60 bushels and Red Fyfe 80
bushels, and barley so bushels. The
value to me per acre was wheat, SIS;
oats, $50, and barley, $24." ]. f. Brad
shaw, Of Magrath, had 1,030 acres of
wheat in crop that averaged 3913 bush
els to the acre, his oats 30 bushels,
barley SO bushels. He threshed 81 900
bushels of wheat from $40 acres. He
also had go tons of sugar beets from
% acres worth $5.621a per ton. w. S.
Sherod, Of Lethbridge, says, Il came
to Lethbridge from Souris, North Da-
kota, in April, 1907, having purchased
900 acres of land in this district last
fall. 1 had 1913 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 / received S712
cents per bushel, which paid me $36.3O
per acre. l had 100 acres stumbled
in; - that is, disced in on the stubble,
which yielded % bushels to the acre at
S712 cents per bushel, which paid me
S19.25 to the acre. l also had $50
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 was allowed to
go. From this we threshed 10 bushels
to the acre, which paid us at the rate
of S71a cents per bushel, or $13.12 per
acre. Our total crop yielded us IA, 742
bushels of first-class wheat. Taking it
as a whole, 1 consider that l had
first-class crop all through; and, taking
into consideration the fact Of part OF
the crop having been "stubbled in" and
part strictly volunteer (Which was
never touched at all until the binder
was put into it) consider / had
heavy crop. might say that I 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, says, "T 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 221a bushels. The value
to me per acre for wheat was $40 and
oats SIT. The highest price obtained
by me this year or offered me for my
grain was for wheat 80 cents per BUSH
ell 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 so to 60 bushels per
acre on summer fallow, and on new
breaking, when the breaking was done
early in the spring" Writing from
Spring Coulee, Alberta, w. L. Thomp-
son says, 81 had this year 1900 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 80 bushels. The value to me
per acre for wheat was SGT and for
oats $15."
Information regarding the districts
mentioned, best way to reach them,
low rates, certificates, ETC., can be Sc
cured from any agent Of the Canadian
government, whose advertisement ap-
pears elsewhere.-Ed.)