Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
WHAT WINTER WHEAT IS DOING
FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Splendid Crops ON the Former
RanchiDE Plains of Canadian


RanchiBg Plains of Canadian
West.
That portion of the country in West
ern Canada formerly recognized as
raBching country has developed into
one OF the best winter wheat districts
in the continent. Yields are quoted
running from 80 20 so bushels to the
acre and giving a return 10 the farmer
Of from $50 to $50 per acre. These
lands are now selling at from $l2 to
$50 per acre, and pay well at that fig
ure II. Howes, of Magrath, Alberta,
Western Canada. had 10 acres of land
In wheat which averaged 10 bushels
TO the acre: his yield of oats was 30
bushels The value 10 kim per acre OF
wheat was S3J. j. f. Haycock of the
same place says, II had 60 acres OF
wheat, 30 acres Of oats and 4 acres
of barley. My average yield of oats
TO the acre was 80 bushels wheat
winter-G0 bushels anu Red Fyfe 33
bushels, and barley 30 bushels The
value TO me per acre was wheat, $2S;
oats. So, and barley, $24.' j. +. Brad
shaw, of Magrath, had 1000 acres of
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. He
also had 80 tons of sugar beets from
% acres worth $5.62l2 per ton. W. $.
Sherod, of Dethbridge, says, Il came
to Lethbridge from Souris, North Da-
kota, in April, 1907, having purchased
900 acres Of land in this district last
fall. | had IDS acres of Alberta Red
Winter wheat which was put in on
breaking in the fall OF 1906, which
yielded forty-one and half bushels
TO the acre, for which | received S7l3
cents per bushel, which paid me $36.30
per acre | had 100 acres "stubbed
in" that is. disced in on the stubble,
which yielded % bushels to the acre at
S7l5 cents per bushel, which paid me
Sl9.25 to the acre. / also had 800
acres of strictly volunteer crop which
it was intended to prepare in the sum
( mer but when il was seen that ii was
a good-looking crop. ii was allowed to
go. From this we threshed 10 bushels
to the acre, which paid us at the rate
of S71@ cents per bushel or $13.l2 per
acre Our total crop yielded us 14,742
bushels Of first-class wheat Taking il
as whole, | consider that | had
frst-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 al until the binder
was put into it) | consider | had a
heavy crop. | might say that | was
in North Dakota five years, and ! never
grew as heavy 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" X. w. Bradshaw,
of Magrath, says, II had this year 400
acres in crop; viz, 200 acres Of wheat
and 200 acres in oats. Ny average
yield OF oats to the acre was 80 bush
els. and wheat 22la bushels. The value
10 me per acre for wheat was SO and
oats $l7. The highest price obtained
by me this year or offered me for my
grain was for wheat 50 cents per bush
el and $1.O5 per hundred for oats.
also had 100 tons of hay worth Sl2 per
ton, and will say my wheat was all
volunteer this year. Lots of wheat is
averaging from 80 to GO bushels per
acre on summer fallow. and on new
breaking when the breaking was done
early IN the snring. Writing from
Spring Coulee. Alberta. W. L. Thomp-
son says. Il had this year 1900 acres
in crop; viz, 1000 acres OF wheat and
/ 1000 acres of oats. My average yield
of oats to the acre was 80 bushels aui
/ of wheat 81 bushels The value to ne
| per acre for wheat was $27 and for
/ oats $l5."
] Information regarding the districts
I 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)