Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-07-26
SPLENDID OUTLOOK
FOR CROPS IN
WESTERN CANADA
RELIABLE INFORMATION reo,.
THE GRAIN FIELDS sHow
THAT THE PROSPECTS
ARE GOOD.

This Is the time Of year when ~.
siderable anxiety is felt in all N.
northern agricultural districts a.
the probable outcome of the groT,1O
crops Central Canada, comnris,ns
the Provinces OF Manitoba g.
katcbewan and Alberta, with ~
100000 acres of wheat. oats bo.
ley and fax, OF which Conn am
acres may be said to be sown ~
wheat alone, has become a great fan
tor in the grain markets of the world
Besides this, government return.
show that every state In the Union
has representatives in these nrov.
inces, and naturally the friends .,
these representatives are anxious 10
hear of their success. It has nevo,
been said of that country that II !.
absolutely faultless. There are and
have been, districts that have exnerl
enced the vagaries of the weather
the same as in districts south of tbs
boundary line between the two conn.
tries, but these are only such as arc
to be expected in any agricultural
country. The past has proven that
the agricultural possibilities Of thi,
portion of Canada are probably mora
attractive In every way than most
countries where grain raising is ths
chief industry. The present yea,
promises to be even better than past
years, and in month or six weeks
1t Is felt there will be produced the
evidence that warrants the enthus,.
assn of the present Then these great
broad acres will have the ripened
wheat, oats, barley and fax, and the
farmer, who has been looking forward
to making his last payment on his
big farm will be satisfied At the time
of writing all crops give the prom.
Use of reaching the most sanguine ex.
pectations
In the central portion Of Alberta.
it is said that crop conditions are
more favorable than in any previous
year. Heavy rains recently visited
this part, and the whole of this grain
growing section has been covered. Re.
ports like the following come from
all parts:
Splendid heavy rain yesterday.
Crops forging ahead. Great prospects
All grains more than a week ahead
of last year. Wes>her warm last
week. Good rains last night"
From southern Alberta the reports
to hand indicate sufficient rain. Crops
in excellent condition. Labor scarce,
Throughout Saskatchewan all grains
are looking well, and there has been
sufficient rain to carry them through
to harvest.
From ali portions of Manitoba
there comes an assurance Of an
abundant yield of all grains Through
out southern Manitoba, where rain
was needed a few weeks ago, there
has lately been abundant precipita-
ton, and that portion of the province
will in all probability have crop to
equal the best anticipations. A large
quantity of grain was sown on the
stubble in the newer west, which Is
never a satisfactory method of farm
ing, and may reduce the general av-
erage.
Taken altogether, the country Is
now fully two weeks in advance Of
last year, and in all grains the acre
ages sown are much larger than in
1911. This means that with aus
picious weather the west will have
the grandest harvest in it's history
Two hundred and fifty million bushels
of wheat has been mentioned as an
estimate of the present growing CROP
and it looks now as if that guess viii
be none too large.