Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
THRESHING RETURNS
FROM WESTERN
CANADA.
They Reveal Larger Averages Of
Wheat and Oats Than An
ticipated.


OF western Canada as revealed by the
work OF the Threshers, show mich
larger yields than were expected as
the crop was ripening, 1t is little
early yet to give an estimate of ,ba
crop as a whole, but individual Yields
selected from various points througb.
OUT Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al
berta SHOW that the farmers there as /.
RUE nave mad reason to be thank gnl
over the results. Excellent yields are
reported from many portions of Mani
toDa and a large district of Saska,o,
eMan mas turned out well, while the
central portion Of Alberta is splend;d
mere VIII be shown at the land ex.
pos1tlon at st. Louis a sample nj tho
marques Wheat-a new variety and
one mat appears to be well aaanted
70 the soil and climate of Wes,ern
Canada-that yielded SO bushels i, ,ho,
acre. Inc exhibit and statement vii,
oe supported by atfidavits from ths
growers This wheat weighs well
and being a hard variety will find
ready market at the highest prices eb-
49,
lalnaDle for a irst-class article n ia
interesting to point out that a fold
u one hundred acres of this wheat
would give it's producers $500 bus!.-
els. Sold at IS cents bushel vo,,h
give him $45 an acre. Counting all
the cost OF interest on land at 500 am
acre, getting the land ready for eyep
SEED sowing, harvesting and market
ing. the entire cost of production
would not exceed SIS an acre, leaving
lhe handsome net profit of SGT an
acre. Is tnere any crop that wsu;a
Yield a better return than this. with
the same labor and initial expenses
Cotton fields will not do it, apple Or
chards with their great expense OF cul
tivation and the risk to run from the
various enemies OF the fruit cannot
oegln to do it. While what is consld-
cred an exceptional case Just now il
presented, there is no doubt that this
mans experience may be duplicated
by others who care to follow his ex
ample. As has been said the growing
OF this wheat is but in it's infancy. and
wheat growing is still largely ce.-
fined to other older varieties that do
not yield as abundantly. Even with
these we have records before us Of
farmers who have grown 40 bushels
to the acre, others 35, some 80, and
others again Is bushels. Taking evan
20 bushels, and some farmers report
that amount, it Is found that the re-
turns from such yield would be SIT
an acre. This wheat will cost to get
to market, including all expenses,
about So an acre, and the farmers
will still have net profit of about
So an acre. Certainly the provinces
OF Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani
toba are progressing, settlement Is In
creasing and there is general con
tentment all over the country. Tbs
social conditions are splendid, the eli
mate is excellent, and there is every
condition to make the settler satisfied.
at the farming congress, held at Spe-
kane in October, wheat shown by the
Alberta Government, took the silver
cup, awarded by the Governor Of
the State. 1t completely outclassed
all other specimens on exhibition, and
it was but an ordinary selection.
hundreds of fields in Alberta and Sas-
katchewan being able to duplicate It,
There are still available thousands Of
homesteads, as we'll as large areas of
first-class land-that is being offered
for sale at low prices. The agent ef
the Canadian Government from whom
the above facts have been learned ex-
poets that the rush to Canada will
next year largely exceed the numbers
who have gone this year.