The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-03-13
WHAT WINTER WHEAT is DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops on the Former Ranch
ing Plains Of Canadian West.


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That portion of the country in Yves.
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 80 to GO 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 $l2 to
$40 per acre, and pay well at that
figure. II. Howes of Magrath, Alberta,
Western Canada, had 80 acres of land
In wheat, which averaged 45 bushels
to the acre; his yield of oats was 80
bushels. The value to him per acre
of wheat was $500. j. L. Haycock
of the same place, says: IL had Go
acres of wheat, So 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, so bush.
els. The value to me per acre was,
wheat, $500; oats. $1,000, and bar.
ley, $4,000" j. i. Bradshaw of Ma.
grath, had 1880 acres of wheat in crop
that averaged 3912 bushels to the
acre. his oats, 80 bushels; barley, 50
bushels. He threshed $1,000 bushels
of wheat from $40 acres. He also had
$50 tons of 8 beets from % acres
worth $5.6212 per ton. w. S. Sherod,
of ~Lethbridge, says: Il came to Leth'
bridge from Souris. North Dakota, in
April, 1907, having purchased 800
acres of land in this district last fall.
l had 12S acres of Alberta Red winter
wheat which was put in on breaking in
the fall of 1906, which yielded 41la
bushels to the acre, for which l re-
ceived S7l2 cents per bushel, which
paid me 5000 per acre. | had 100
acres stumbled in" that is disced
in on the stubble, which yielded %
bushels to the acre AT STl5 cents per
bushel, which paid me sl9.25 to the
acre. l 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 coed looking
crop, it was allowed to go. From this
we threshed Is bushels to the acre,
which paid us at the rate of STla
cents per bushel or S13.12 per acre.
Our total crop yielded us 14,742 bush
els of first-class wheat. Taking it as
a whole. l consider that l had a 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 vas
never touched at all until the binder
was put into it,, l consider l had a
heavy crop. l 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, 22R bushels. The value to me
per acre for wheat was $1,000, 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 s1.05 per hundred for
oats. l 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 IN new breaking, when the break
ing was done early in the spring"
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 80 bushels.
The value to me per acre for wheat
was s27.00 and for oats $1,000"
Information regarding the districts
mentioned, best way to reach them,
low rates, certificates, etc, a be
secured from any agent Of the Canadi'
an government, whose advertisement
appears elsewhere.-Ed.)