The Forrest City times., 1909-01-22
WESTERN CAHsDA'S 1903 CROP
WILL GIVE TO THE FARMERS OF
 WEST A SPLENDID RETURN.

oEo s SFEENDiO hE V IN.
 The following interesting bit of in- formation appeared in Montreal paper
 Last December. ia reviewing the year 1907, We had 10 record a wheat harvest considerably smaller fn vol ume than in the previous year. Against ninety millions in 1906 the wheat crop of the West ia Is07 only totaled some seventy-one million bushels. and much of this Of inferior quality But the price averaged high, and the total re- suit to the farmers was not unprodt- able. This year we hare to record by far the largest wheat crop in the coun- tryfs history Estimates vary as to the exact figure. but t is certainly not less than one hundred million bushels, and in all probability it 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- ereases in traffic, the general trade Of the community has become active after twelve months quiet. and the banks are loosening their purse strings to meet the demand for money The prospects for 1909 are excellent. The credit Of the country never stood as high. The immigrants Of f907 and 1908 have now been absorbed into the in- dustrial 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 ID by the Grand Trunk Pacific both in East and West If the seasons are favorable the Western rksat 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 tWestern Canada1. written to an agent of the Canadian Government, any of whom Will be pleased to advise correspondents Of the low rates that may be allowed intending settlers.
 "Cardston, December 2tst. 1908
 Dear Sir: Now that my threshing is done. and the question What VIII the Harvest Be. has become a cer- tainty. wish to report 10 you the re- suits thereof. believing 1t will be Of in. terest to you. You know I am only novice in the agricultural line. and do not wish you to think I am boasting because of my success, for some of my neighboFs have done much better than l have. and I expect to do much bet. ter next year myself. Ny winter wheat went 5 bushels per acre-and graded No L My spring wheat went 4s2. bushels per acre and graded No l. My cats went Q bushels per acre, and are fine as any oats I ever saw My stock is all Dice and fat, and are out in the field picking their own three square meals q day. The weather Is nice and warm. no snow-and very little frost. This, in short. is an 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 am only sorry I did not come here five years ago. Should a famine ever strike North America, will be among the last to starve-and you can count On that.
 T thank you for the personal assist ance you rendered me while coming in here. and I assure you l shall not soon forget your kind offices