The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
[1HRESHlNG RETU RNS.
FROM WESTERN
CANADA.
They Reveal Larger Averages Of
Wheat and Oats Than An.
d sticlpated. z5z 80. 49, Z.


The returns from the grain fields
Of Western Canada as revealed by the
work Of the Threshers, show much
larger yields than were expected as
the crop was ripening. It is q little
early yet to give an estimate Of the
crop as a whole. but individual yields
selected from various points through
out Manitoba, Saskatchewan and AL
berta show that the farmers there as a
rule have had reason to be thankful /
over the results. Excellent yields are
reported from many portions of Mani j,
toba and a large district Of <Saskatch-
evan has turned out well, while the
central portion of Alberta is splendid,
There will be shown at the land ex-
position at st. Louis a sample Of the
Marques Swheat-a new variety and
one that appears to be well adapted,
to the soil and climate of Western
Canada-that yielded IS bushels to the.
acre. The exhibit and statement will
be supported by afidavits from the
growers. This wheat weighs we'll,
and being a hard variety will find a
ready market at the highest prices OBJ
tainable for f1rst-class article. It is
interesting to point out that a field
OF one hundred acres Of this wheat
would give it's producers $500 BUSH
els. Sold at IS cents bushel would
give him $45 an acre. Counting all
the cost Of interest o. land, at $40 an
acre, getting the land ready for crop.
SEED sowing, harvesting and market
ing, the entire cost of production
would not exceed So an acre, leaving
the handsome net profit of SGT an
acre. Is there any crop that would
yield a better return than this, with
the same labor and initial expense?
Cotton fields will not do it, apple or
chards with their great expense of. cul.
tivatton and the risk to run from the
various enemies of the fruit cannot
begin to do it. While what is consid-
cred an exceptional case just now is
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 con-
fined to other older varieties tbst do
not yield as abundantly. Eveu with
these we have records before us Of
farmers who have grown 40 bushels
to the acre., others IS, some 30, and
others again Is bushels. Taking even
p0 h11Cholo for
that amount, it is found that the re-
turns from such q yield would be ST
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
50 an acre. Certainly the provinces
of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani
toba are progressing, settlement is in
creasing and there is a general con-
tentment all over the country. The
social conditions are splendid, the eli.
mate is excet1ent. and thershls every
condition to make the settler satisfied.
At the farming congress. held at Spo-
kane in October, wheat shown by the
Alberta Government, took the silver
cup, awarded by the Governor of
the, State. It 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 well as large areas of
first-class land-that is being offered
for sale at low prices. The agent of
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.