The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
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 forLheriy 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
 acre, 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. H. 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 $3500. J. F. Haycock
 of the same place, says: "I 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, $32.00, and bar | ley, $24.0O." J. F. Bradshaw of Ma. grath, had 1,03O acres of wheat in crop
 that averaged 3912 bushels to the | acre, his oats, 32 bushels; barley, 5 | bushels. He threshed 31, 1000 bushels
 of wheat from $40 acres. He also had 25O tons of sugar beets from 25 acres worth $5.6212 per ton. w. $. Sherod l 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
 1 had 12S acres of Alberta Red winter wheat which was put in on breaking in the fall of 1906, which yielded 411a bushels to the acre, for which I re-
 ceived STE cents per bushel, which | paid me $36.30 per acre. 1 had 190 | acres "stubbled in" that is dsced
 in on the stubble, which yielded P | 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 S71a cents per bushei or $1312 per acre. Our total crop yielded us 14,742 bush | els of firstclass wheat. Taking it as a whole, l consider that I had a 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 heavy crop. I might say that 1 was in North, Dakota, five years, and I 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" R. w. Bradshaw of Magrath, 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, $17.00 The highest price ob- tained by me this year or offered me for my grain was for wheat S2 cents per bushel, and s1.05 per hundred for OdlS. dlSO udU 1OO lOHo Ol nay worth $12.00 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: T had this year 5000 acres in crop, viz: 2,O00 acres of wheat and 1000 acres of oats. 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.O0."
 Onformation regarding the districts mentioned, best way to reach them, low rates, certificates. etc, can be secured from any agent of the Canadl' an government, whose advertisement appears elsewhece.-Ed.)