Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-11
WESTERN CANADA
COUNTING IT'S GOLD
THE GRAIN CROP OF 1910 WAS A
GOOD PAYING ONE


of Canada were not ideal, but notwith-
standing there were excellent crops
Reports come from different parts to
the agents of the Canadian govern
ment, whose literature tells a good
part of the story, that the crops in
most places were splendid.
At Castor, Alta, F. Galloway's oat
crop threshed 80 bushels to the acre.
machine measure. and A bushels by
weight. Alex Robertson of Deiisle.
Alta, had 20 bushels to the acre on
SIS acres. w. & H. Clark, II BUSH
els to the acre on "a acres. Sheldon
Ramsey, 20 bushels on 160 acres
J. Lane threshed $500 bushels or 200
acres; ]. Hamilton, $500 bushels on
264 acres. Mrs. Headley had an ay-
erage of 25 bushels per acre on $50
acres. Chambers Bros. got 1920
bushels of $50 acres.
Fertile Valley district, G. Rollo, had
an average of 25 bushels to the acre
on a total crop of 10000 bushels. e.
Brown of Pincher Creek had a yield
of So bushels on his winter wheat;
w. Walker, Miss Walker and John
Goberts all had an average yield OF
25 bushels; Mr.. Fitzpatrick, %, and
Mr.. Freebairn, 20. Charles Nelson
his crop of 5000 bushels of grain,
wheat, oats and barley. from 210
acres of old ground.
VIM. Logan of Bon Accord is re-
ported to have threshed 400 bushels
of wheat from 9 acres Of new break
ing His oats it is said yielding over
100 bushels to the acre. Robert Mar
tin of Belbeck, Sask., from 100 acres
got 3,740 bushels of wheat. Geo. A
Campbell of Caron, Sask-, from $50
acres summer fal1ow got 40 bushels
per acre, and from so acres stubble
got "a bushels per acre. One of the
farmers of Colonsay threshed out SO
bushels of wheat per acre from $50
acres summer fallow, and another 33
bushels per acre. James Glen Of
Drinkwater, Sask-, had 361s bushels
per acre; 40 acres summer fallow,
81 bushels per acre; 40 acres stubble,
81 bushels per acre; total, $3.50
bushels of 200 acres. Abe Winters
Of Fleming has SO bushels of wheat
per acre. At Govan, Benjamin Arm
strong had SO bushels to the acre
John Glum1in, "a bushels. Charles
Latta, 35 bushels. J. K. Taylor, 35
bushels W. Small, 1850 bushels on
80 acres J. f. Moore, $500 bushels
. D.
els on 63 acres. W. Hopwood, 1,750
bushels on SO acres. w. Gray. $50
bushels on 80 acres. W. Curtin. $50
bushels on 80 acres. John Meyers,
Jr.. of Grand Cou1ee, reports 34A
bushels to the acre. P. P Epp of
Langham, Sask, has 35 1-3 bushels per
acre. ]. J. Thiessen, 81 bushels per
acre. Chris Dear, 25 bushels per
acre from 80 acres. VIM. Thiessen,
1919 bushels from 100 acres P. P.
Schultz, Is bushels per acre from 100
acres. Robt. H. Virgins of Manor,
Sask., had SO bushels wheat and 10
bushels of oats per acre. Fred Cobb,
so bushels of wheat and rs bushels Of
oats per acre. Jack Robinson, 80
bushels of wheat per acre. VIM Kin
del of Milestone, Sask-, had 50 bush
els of wheat per acre. R. J. Moore,
40 bushels of wheat per acre. Martin
Roddy, 50 bushels of wheat per acre.
J. D. Sifton of Moose Jaw had 81
bushels wheat per acre; oats, so bush
els per acre; fax, IL bushels to the
acre. John L. Smith of New Warren
had 80 bushels of wheat per acre. At
Regina H. w. Laird had 80 bushels
to the acre; w. H. Duncan, wheat, %
bushels to the acre, fax, 16 bushels;
acre, oats, 20 bushels; o. E. Rothwell,
25 bushels to the acre; J. McKinnis,
wheat, So bushels summer faIlow; 20
bushels stubble; oats, 80 bushels; J.
S. Mooney, 81 bushels of wheat; so
bushels oats on stubble. At Tessies,
VIM Nesbitt had A bushels wheat to
the acre Sep Latrace, "a bushels.
Thos- Miller, 81 bushels. These were
all on summer fallow. Major Bros
stubble went IA. At Tuxford, Sask,
C. B. Dunning had 81 bushels. James
Balm, Al bushels summer fallow. At
Yellow Grass, VIM Robson, off one
| half section, had Is bushels wheat to
the acre, and 40 bushels off another
averaged 81 bushels to the acre Geo.
Steer, off twenty-acre field, threshed
| half NJ. A. Wilkinson, off $50 acres,
| 81 bushels wheat to the acre His
| whole crop averaged over 40. Jas.
| A. r. Cameron's half section averaged
over 36 bushels to the acre. d. Nc
| Nevan, who has two farms, averaged
Al bushels to the acre off II acres;
| his whole crop went about 40. John
| Murray, 35 per acre off $50 acres.
Hockey Bros, 35 per acre of a half
section. w Ransom, 35 per acre of
| the Cathcert farm. N. Dunno, SO to
the acre s. C. Hart, 80 per acre.
T. Murray, Jr-, 36 to the acre. A E.
| McEwan, 80 to the acre. Mayor Tay-
| 1or, 80 to the acre