The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12
WHAT WINTER WHEAT 70 Doimo
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops on the Former Ranch
lac Plains Of canadian West.

That portion Of the country 8n MCs-
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 30 20 60 bushels 20 the
acre. and giving a return 20 The farmer
o. from SIS 20 $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling az from 81 10
$40 per acre. and pay wen as that
figure. II. H0Wee 81 Magrath. Alberta,
Western Canada. had 50 acres Of land
In wheat. which averaged As bushels
to the acre. his yield Of oats Was s.
bushels. The value 20 him per acre
OF wheat was $500. J.. T.. Haycock
OF the same place. says: u had 6
acres Of wheat, 80 acres Of pats and
four acres Of barley. My average yield
Of oats TO the acre was 50 bushels:
wheat-Winter-G0 bushels and red
fyfe. % bushels, and barley. 50 bush
els. The value % me per acre was.
wheat. $500; oats. 932G0. and bar
ley. 424O0." J. r. Bradshaw Of Ma
grath. had 1890 acres OF wheat IN crop
that ayeraeed 39M bushels 10 the
acre, his oats. 30 bushels; barley. So
bushels. He threshed $1,000 bushels
Of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
$50 tons Of sugar beets from % acres
worth S562lA per ton. w. s. Sherod,
Of B~ethbridge. says: i came TO Leth-
bridge from Souris. North Dakota, ia
April. 1907, having purchased 600
acres OF land In this district last fan.
I had lbs acres Of Alberta Red winter
wheat which was put in on breaking in
the fan OF 1906. which yielded az
bushels 20 the acre. for which ! re-
ceiyed 671z cents per bushei. which
paid me $3.50 per acre. / had $50
acres stubbled in that Is disced
10 on the stubble, which yielded %
bushels 10 the acre al S7k cents per
bushel. which paid me s19.25 20 The
acre. I also had $50 acres Of strictly
volunteer crop. which IL was intended
20 prepare IN the summer; but when Il
was seen that &c was a good looking
crop. it was allowed 20 go. From this
we threshed IS bushels % the acre.
which paid % at The rate az sTh
cents per hushel or Si3.l2 per acre.
Our total crop yielded US I4.742 bush
els Of hrst-class wheat Taking IL as
a whole, I consider that I had a first
class crop all through; and. taking in
10 consideration the fact OF part OF the
crop having been "stubbled in" and
part strictly volunteer (Which was
never touched az an until the binder
was put into st.. ! consider ! had a
heavy crop. I might say that I was
IN North Dakota Eve years. and ]
never grew as heavy a crop during
that time. This IS the 25th day q
November. and my teams are SIN
ploughing. and, from the appearance
o. the weather. VII be FOR some time
yet" r. W. Bradshaw OF Magrath.
says: Il had this year 800 acres ih
crop. viz; 200 acres OF wheat and 200
acres IN oats. Ny average yield OF
oats TO the acre was 60 bushels. and
wheat 22h bushels. The value 20 me
per acre for wheat was $500. and
oats tl7-0o. The highest Price OBJ
tained by ne this year or offered me
for my grain was for wheat So cents
per buEhel. and SI,05 per hundred for
oats. I also had 100 tons OF hay
worth 2l2o0 per ton. and win say my
wheat was an volunteer this year.
Lots o. wheat Is averaging from 90 10
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
". l. Thompson says: i had this year
5000 acres In crop. viz: 2.000 acres Of
wheat and i.00o acres o. oats. My
average yield o. oats 20 the acre was
30 bushels and Of wheat IS bushels,
The value 20 me per acre for wheat
was S27oo and for oats Sl5o0"
Information regarding the districts
mentioned. best way 20 reach them.
low rates, certificates. etc. can be
secured from any agent Of the Canadl.
an government, whose advertisement
appears Clsewhere-Ed)