The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18

rr,-. 20 The Tribune.
eSroN. Alberta Sept. Ian
sr.ary plain, a plain that
ss,r the forests Of Genesis on
4 = rho mountains of Kingdom
\ ~ IT,, west-such is the worsd S
u IN haskell. For a century, dry
~ ua,,,jcel economists have been
p;,h poh seemingly convincing
~, the world would soon be
tn W. lock OF bread. These
q III" n, had no conception OF the
s oi oi.i,,;es OF the Canadian north
-.y wears ago the man who
fo.G rnntured TO suggest that
nAs -,ion of the great arctic
a XII pTd in generation produce
., Z" "Vy, yh,rsheIs of wheat in a single
~ ,a hove been laughed at even
p9'a as a Al candidate for the
'n'siiIT Today the Canadian view
soazjbilIties Of the region is Well
jn a cartoon that represents
I'm and Uncle Sam riding out
w 1, blackboard 10 view the
s,s think OF II. Sam" asks
,,bSins his hands in front OF his
en us a ene looking country.
sem. but durn 1t all. you
/, /, for the wheat
(. ,hera Is some eXaggeration, Jake
'hss initiated his Yankee cousin
III, NJ brag and mas beaten him
r,o He can give pointers to
esIc,n boomer VINO ever sang the
'st ,ha golden west and sold town
sIrnI lakes and on the tops of
ID pinnacles,
Cereal Empire.
vhen all allowance is duly made,
mains solid substance TO the
Plnre a pair Of compasses with
IN Inc boundary between Canada
limited States and the other leg
Wsst Fla. Then swing the lower
,he northwest and II Will not
ts limit of the agricultural land.
'iy,e provinccs OF Manitoba. Sas-
an an and Alberta contain %5O.000.-
] of land. good part Of which Is
orsl As vet only about 10. 600, 900
,ve come under cultivation.
'nropot:ion Of this great domain
psIly prove arabic Is still prob
4 Personally ] think from what
rsen or IL that the canadian es-
are much too sanguine. Long
of arid. stony hills, vast stretches
llnable marshes and muskegs, and
Of acres impreguated with al
al be deducted from the grand
an afier all deductions are made
4 found that there remains a vast
n canable OF supplying cereals
re part OF the world.
las been successfully grown
Providence on the Mackenzie
10 nor,l, by latitude of Winni-
eycn al Fort Simpson, SIS miles
seD up toward the land OF the
/ nln. Men who know the Peace
lley west Of Lake Athabasca say
alone contains as much wheat
land as Is now unGer Cultiva-
lhe whole of the three provinces.
the valley contains only few
but the Eudson's Bay company |
n mills In successful operation. |
[ few wears will witness a great |
this region, the last great block |
ultural land OF The last best |
rful Yields Of "Corn- Wheat.
Winnipeg, government officials |
me specimens OF corn wheat
yielded 40 bushels per acre In
ey. Corn wheat" makes whole |
not "eyeable" bread. and hence,
esent luxurious standards prevail, |
def Tor fg-gnA n shan
excellent In milling qualities, in !
ses Weighing as much as sixty
;Dds 10 the bushel, are remark
'cessful. Scientific experimental
al work evolving quicker ripen-
;ties tnat will require shorter and |
periods 10 attain maturity. AS |
beIant richness of the soil is |
i lessened By cultivation. the |
pen more rapidly and thereby !
|e dreaded frost. This was the
&C Of Manltobl. and IL is being |
IN the other provinces. The |
1 The summer days In Canada
'edingly long is the chief factor |
dpening of wheal in such high |
Here ct Edmonton, at the end |
the night is only about four
-. 's-oSh- SdSEbdi. quilts DtS Ib /
oclock.
as the Canadian provinces COM
vorably with the wheat states |
'onth The average Weld per acre
tcheTan last year was 2o.1 bush |
OF Minnesota was t6.S bushels: |
Dakota, 1871 bushels: and that |
United States as A whole, 15.S
Mani,oba's acreage was 1917 !
and Alberta's WELD OF winter
'as not averaged less than IS
~ seven years. in 1905 il was
neis These are all Canadian |
enl figures and are entitled 10
lght. The thought will creep Into |
'tgaung mind. however that in |
y,,d such immensity acres" may |
aily be trl0e large,
astonishing individual yields are
N Inc face Of tourists and pros |
tettIe!s. Otto Fettinc OF sc unny
! Alberto" claiIns TO have raised
''s OF wheat per acre in 1903 and !
leS Of oats. Another farmer IN
" section admitted that he is
os'ce In the agricultural lirc. bus !