Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-21
WESTERN clNlDl's 1908 CROP,

WESTERN clNlDl'S 1905 CROP
WILL GIVE TO THE FARMERS or
WEST a sPLENDlD RETURN.
The following interesting bit OF in.
I oorniasssss;a appeared. In Montreal
paper:
Last December. in reviewing the
year 1907 we had to record a wheat
harvest considerably smaller in vol
ume than in the previous year Against
ninety millions In 1905 the wheat crop.
OF West In 1907 only totaled some
seventy-one million bushels, and much
Of this Of Inferior quality. But the.
4 price averaged high and the total re.
suit to- the farmers was not uaprofit-
able. This year we have to record by
Tar the largest wheat crop In the coun-
trys history. Estimates vary as to
the exact figure. but 1t Is, certainly not
less than one hundred million bushels,
and In all probability 1t reaches one
hundred and ten million bushels. The
quality, moreover, is good, and the
price obtained very high, SO that in
all respects the Western harvest of
1908 has been a memorable one. The
result upon the commerce and finance
OF the country is already apparent.
The railways are again reporting in
creaseB In traffic, the general trade of
the community has become active
after twelve months quiet, and ne
banks are loosenfng their purse stri...,s
to meet the demand for money. The
prospects for 1909 are excellent. The
credit Of the country never stood as
high. The immigrants of 1907 and / 9O8
nave now been absorbed into the in
dustrlal and agricultural community,
and wise regulations are In force to
prevent too great an influx next year.
Large tracts Of new country will be
opened up by the Grand Trunk Pacific
both In East and West. II the seasons
are favorable the Western wheat crop
should reach one hundred and twenty
million bushels. The prospects for
+ next year seem very fair" An inter.
esting letter is received from Cardston,
Alberta western Canada), written to
an agent Of the Canadian Government,
any 6ofsWhomEw will be pleasedsto advise
correspondents Of the low rates that
may Reeallowed intending settlers. l.t,.
,Carrdston, December 21st, 1908.
Dear Sir: Now that my. threshing
is done, and the question What viii
the Harvest BE. 4 has become Ger.
tainty, | wish to report to you the re.
suits thereof, believing it will be OF In.
terest to you. You know am only
I novice in the agricultural line, and
do nottwfsh you 10 think Fam boasting
because OF my success, for some OF my
neighbors have done much better than
4 have, and expect to do much bet
ter next year myself. My winter wheat
Went 90 bushels per acre--and graded
No. Ny spring wheat went 4sMl
bushels per acre, and graded NO. I'll
My oats went 90 bushels per acre, and
are line as any OATS IsteYerG saw. My
stock is all nice and fat. and are, outf
~ the field: picking their !. own three
square meals a day. The, weather is
nice and warm, no snow7-and very
little frost. This, In short, Is ali ideal
country for farmers and stockmen
The stock requires no shelter or win
ter feeding. and cattle fatten on this
grass and make the finest kind OF beef,
better than corn fed cattle In Ills.
Southwestern Alberta will soon be
known as the farmers paradise; and I
am only sorry did not come here Ave
years ago. Should famine ever
strike North America, viii be among
the last to starve-and you can count
on that &
thank you for the personal assist
3ance you rendered me while coming
An here. and 4 assure you | shall not
soon forget your kind Offices.