The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
WHAT WINTER 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 30 to 60 bushels to the aLre, and giving a return to the farmer of from $25 to $50 per acre. These | lands are now selling at from SIP to | $20 per acre, and pay well at that | figure. II. Howes of Magrath, Alberta, | Western Canada, had 50 acres of land in wheat, which averaged 45 bushels
 to the acre; his yield of oats was 35 bushels. The value to him per acre of wheat was $35.00. J. F. Haycock of the same place, says: '1 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, 33 bushels, and barley, 50 bush els. The value to me per acre was,
 wheat $2S.00; oats, $3200, and bar ley, $24.00." J. F. Bradshaw of Ma grath, had 1,030 acres of wheat in crop
 that averaged 3912 bushels to the acre, his oats, 32 bushels; barley, 5 bushels. He threshed 31 000 bushels of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
 250 tons of sugar beets from 20 acres
 worth $5.621A per ton. w. s. Sherod, of Lethbridge, says: T 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 fl F
 bushels to the acre, for which 1 re- ceived S712 cents per bushel, which paid me $36.30 per acre. l had 190
 acres "stubbled in" that is disced in on the stubble, which yielded 22 bushels to the acre at S712 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 15 bushels to the acre, which paid us at the rate of STE cents per bushel or $13.12 per acre. Our total crop yielded us 4,742 bush els of first-class wheat Taking it as whole, l consider that l 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 it), I consider I had a heavy crop I might say that l was in North Dakota five years, and l 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 Magrati1, 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 50 bushels, and wheat, 221a bushels. The value to me per acre for wheat was $500, and oats, $1700. The highest price ob- tained by me this year or offered me 
 per bushel, and $1.05 per hundred for oats. also had 100 tons of hay worth S1200 per ton, and will say my wheat was all volunteer this year. Lots of wheat is averaging from 50 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: "I had this year 5000 acres in crop, viz: 2000 acres of wheat and 1000 acres of cats. My average yield of oats to the acre was 30 bushels and of wheat 35 bushels The value to me per acre for wheat was $2700 and for oats $15.00.
 Tnformation 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.)