Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-13
WHAT WINTER WHEAT rs DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops On the Former
Ranching Plains of Canadian
West

West.
That portion Of the country in West
ern Canada formerly recognized as
raIching 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 Sl2 to
$50 per acre, and pay well at that fig
ure. III. Howes, of Magrath, Alberta.
Western Canada. had 30 acres of land
in wheat, which averaged 40 bushels
to the acre; his yield Of oats was 81
bushels. The value 10 Kim per acre OF
wheat vas SD. j. Il. Haycock OF the
same place says, Il had 90 acres OF
wheat, 80 acres of oats and A acres
of barley. My average yield OF oats
to the acre was so bushels; wheat
winter-G0 bushels and Red Fyfe 33
bushels, and barley 80 bushels. The
value TO ME per acre was wheat, S2S;
oats, So, and barley, S24." j. +. Brad
SldN. VI NldSi dlu, udu l.ooo d'iNS VI
wheat in crop that averaged 1919 bush
els to the acre, his oats 81 bushels.
barley 53 bushels. He threshed $1,000
bushels of wheat from $40 acres. lie
also had go tons Of sugar beets from
% acres worth S5.G2la per ton. w. s.
Sherod, of Iethbridge. says, II came
to Lethbridge from Souris, North Da-
kota. iii April. 1907. having purchased
900 acres of land in this district last
fall. | had 1913 acres OF Alberta Re-
Winter wheat. which was put in on
breaking in the fall of 1906, which
yielded ~forty-one and n half bushels
to the acre, for which | received S112
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
S7h cents per bushel, which paid me
$19.25 TO the acre. | also had $50
acres of strictly volunteer crop, which
1t was intended to prepare in the sum
mer; but when ii was seen that 1t was
n good-looking crop, ii was allowed to
go. From this WI threshed Is bushels
to the acre, which paid us at the rate
OF SI1A cents per bushel. or $i3.12 per
acre. Our total crop yielded us 1912
bushels Of first-class wheat. Taking it
as a whole, ! consider that | had a
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'D | consider | had q
heavy crop. | might say that | was
In North Dakota FIVE years, and | never
grew as heavy Il crop during that time.
This Is the 18th day OF November, and
my teams are still ploughiDg, and from
the appearance of the weather. will be
for som time yet" II. w. Bradshaw.
Of Magrath, says, Il had this yea 400
acres i'm crop; viz, 200 acres OF wheat
and 200 acres in oats. My average
yield OF oats 10 the acre was 30 bush
els, and wheat Dbl. bushels. The value
TO me per acre for wheat was $40 and
oats ST.. The highest price obtained
by me this year or offered me for my
grain was for wheat 50 cents per bush
ell and $1.05 per hundred for oats. ]
also had 100 ons of hay worth $i2 per
ton, and will say my wheat was all
volunteer this year. Lots Of wheat is
averaging from 80 to 60 bushels per
acre on summer fallow. and on new
breaking, when the breaking was lone
early In the spring" Writing from
Spring Coulee. Alberta. W. l.. Thomp-
son says, II had this year 1900 acres
i'm crop: viz. 1900 acres OF wheat and
1000 acres Of oats. My average yield
OF oats to the acre was 30 bushels and
of wheat - bushels. The value 10 me
per acre for wheat was SGT and for
oats Sl5."
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