The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-23
WHAT WINTER WHEAT rs DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Cgops on the Former Ranon-
ing Plains Of Canadian West.

THAT portion Of the country in Yves.
tern Canada formerly recognized aa
ranching country has developed into
one Of the best winter wheat districts
In the continent. Yields are quoted
running from 80 TO 90 bushels to the
acre, and giving a return to the farmer
Of from S25 to $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from S12 to
$40 per acre, and pay well at thai
figure. ii. Howes Of Magrath, Alberta
Western Canada, had so acres Of LAM
In wheat which averaged As bushels
to the acre; his yield of oats was 80
bushels. The value to him per acre
Of wheat was $35.00 ]. F. Haycock
Of the same place, says: Il had 65
acres OF wheat, IS acres Of oats and
four acres OF barley. My average yield
Of oats to the acre was so bushels;
wheat-winter- bushels and red
fyfe, 80 bushels, and barley, so bush
els. The value to me per acre was,
wheat S2S00; oats, 5000, and bar.
ley, $24.00." j. f. Bradshaw Of Ma
grath, had 1890 acres of wheat in crop
that averaged 391s bushels to the
acre, his oats, 80 bushels; barley, So
bushels. He threshed 1000 bushels
Of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
$50 tons Of sugar beets from 25 acres
worth $5.62h 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 128 acres Of Alberta Red winter
wheat which was put in on breaking in
the fall Of 1906, which yielded 41h
bushels to the acre, for which / re-
ceived S7l5 cents per bushel. which
paid me SS6S0 per acre. had 1870
acres "stubbled in" that is disced
in on the stubble, which yielded %
bushels to the acre at S715 cents per
bushel, which paid me s19.25 to the
acre. also had $50 acres OF strictly
volunteer crop, which It was intended
to prepare in the summer; but when 1t
was seen that it was a good looking
crop, 1t was allowed to CO. From this
we threshed Is bushels to the acre,
which paid US at the rate Of S7h
cents per bushel or S13.12 per acre.
Our total crop yielded us 14,742 bush
els Of first-elass wheat Taking It as
a whole, I consider that ! had first
class crop all through: and, taking in
to 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 i), consider | had a
heavy crop, might say that | 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; Il 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 SO bushels, and
wheat, 22b bushels. The value to me
per acre for wheat was $500, and
oats, s1700. The highest price OBJ
tanned by me this year or offered me
for my grain was for wheat So cents
per bushel, and s1.05 per hundred for
oats. also had 100 tons OF hay
worth g1200 per ton, and will say my
wheat was all volunteer this year.
Lots OF wheat is averaging from so to
go bushels per acre on summer fallow,
and on new breaking, when the break
ing was done early in the spfibg."
Writing from Spring Coulee, Alberta,
w. L. Thompson says: Il 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 S5 bushels.
The value 10 me per acre for wheat
was S2700 and for oats $500"
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mentioned. best way to reach them.
low rates. certificates. etc. can be
secured from any agent Of the Canadi-
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appears elsewhere.-Ed)
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