Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-16
EXCELLENT GRAIN
FIELDS. IN WESTERN
CANADA
YIELDS OF WHEAT 40 HIoH 40
"a BUSHELS PER ACRE.

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the farmer have taken stock, and
both, II they are keen In business do
tail and interest, know exactly their
financial position. The farmer OF
Western Canada IL generally a busl-
ness man, and in his stock-taking he
will have found that he has had q
successful year. On looking over Q
number Of reports sent from various
quarters, the writer finds that in spite
Of the visitation Of drouth in o small
portion of Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba, many farmers are able to
report splendid crops. And these re-
ports come from different sections,
covering an area of about $4,000
square miles. As, for instance. at
Laird, Saskatchewan the crop returns
showed that ]. B. Peters had 1880
bushels from 800 acres, or nearly 40
bushels to the acre. In the Blaine
Lake district the fields ranged from
10 to 30 bushels per acre, Ben Crews
having 1,150 bushels from "a acres;
Edmond Trotter 1900 bushels of 30
acres, while fields of 80 bushels were
common. On poorly cultivated fields
but IL bushels were reported.
In Foam Lake (Sask.) district 100
bushels Of oats to the acre were Sc
cured by Angus Robertson, D. McRae
and c. H. Hart. while the average
was So. In wheat 30 bushels to the
acre were quite common on the newer
land, but OF IL acres Of land cult
waited for the past three years George
e. Wood secured 496 bushels. Mr..
James Traynor, near Regina (Sask.)
is still on the shady side Of thirty.
He had $4,000 bushels Of grain last
year, half Of which was wheat. Its
market value was $4,000. He says
he IL well satisfied.
Arthur Somers of Strathclair
threshed 100 acres, averaging rs BUSH
els to the acre. Thomas Foreman, Of
Milestone, threshed 1000 bushels Of
wheat, and 5000 bushels Of fax OF
600 acres Of land. W. Weatherstone.
Of Strathclair, threshed 5000 bushels
Of oats from SO acres. John Con-
EIlla, Of Gillies, about twenty-five miles
west Of Rosthern, Sask., had $50 BUSH
els from 8 acres Of wheat. Mr.. Con-
xilla's general average Of crop was
over 40 bushels to the acre. Ben
Cruise, q neighbor, averaged 45 bush
els to the acre from % acres. w. A.
Rose, OF the Walderheim district.
threshed 5000 bushels Of wheat from
240 acres, an average Of rs bushels,
100 acres was on summer fallow and
averaged SO bushels. He had also an
average Of 50 bushels Of oats to the
acre on 60-acre field. VIM. Lehman.
who has q farm close to Rosthern.
had an average Of q bushels to the
acre on 60 acres Of summer fallow.
Mr.. Midsly. Of Rapid City (Man.)
threshed 1000 bushels Of oats from
Z acres.
The yield Of the different varieties
Of wheat per acre at the Experimental
Farm, Brandon, was: Red Fife, %
bushels; White Fife; 81 bushels; Pres
ton, 80 bushels; early Red Fife. ~
bushels.
The crops at the C. P. r. demonstra-
ton farms at Strathmore (Alberta)
proved up to expectations, the Swedish
variety oats yielding 10 bushels to
the acre. At the farm two rowed bar
ley went 4sh bushels to the acre.
Yields Of from so bushels to 100 BUSH
els Of oats to the acre were quite
common in the Sturgeon River Settle
ment near Edmonton (Alberta). But
last year was uncommonly good and
the hundred mark was passed. VIM.
Craig had q yield Of oats from q meas
ured plot, which gave 107 bushels and |
20 lbs. per acre.
Albert Teskey, Of Odds (Alberta) |
threshed a 100-acre field which yielded
lO1 bushels Of oats per acre. and JO'
Soph Mccartney had q large field
Equally good. At Cupar (sask.) oats
80 bushels to the acre. On
The TraCuairs farm at Cupar, q five
lcro plot Of Marquis wheat yielded 81
bushels to the acre, while Laurence
Barknel had 81 bushels Of Red Fife to
he acre. At Wordsworth, Reeder
Bros wheat averaged 8SK bushels to
he aeFey and w. McMillan's 80. VIII
lam Kraft Of Alix (Alberta) threshed
.,0l2 bushels Of winter wheat OF 19x Il
lcres, or about So bushels to the acre.
Iohn Laycroft Of Dinton, near High
diver, Alberta had over LOO BUSH
IL Of spring wheat from 80 acres.
4. +. Knipe, near Lloydminster.
Saskatchewan, had 800 bushels Of
Wheat from 20 acres. w. Metcalf had
yer 81 bushels to the acre, while 8.
who was hailed badly,
ad An average return Of 50 bushels Of
Vheat 70 the acre.
McWhirtor Bros. and John McBain.
{ Redvers, Saskatchewan, had Is
ushels Of wheat to the acre. John
east Of the Horse Mills
istrict fear Edmonton, from 20
cres Of spring wheat got 1,767 bush
b, or a bushels to the acre.
J. p. Yanderburgh. near Dayslow,
.Ibsrta, threshed four thousand BUSH
h of wheat from 40 acres. Mr..
fArcy, near there, thr0shed ten thou