The state herald., 1915-12-31
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
HE PAID FOR HIS LAND
|NWESTERM CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports Of
the yields of wheat in Western Canada.
tho marketing of which is now under
way. they are none the more interest
ing than are those that are vcuchod
for as to the value Of this grain crop
to the farmers Of that country.
Some months ago the Department
of the Interior. at Ottawa. Canada.
wrote to those in the United States
who were owners Of land in Western
Canada that was not producing. ad-
vising that It be put under crop. Tho
high prices Of grain and their probable
continuance for some years should
be taken advantage Of. Cattle and all
the produce of the farm commanded
good figures. and the opportunity to
feed the world was great. while the
profits were simply alarming. The
Department suggested that money
could be made out of these idle lands.
lands that could produce anywhere
from 25 to IS bushels Of wheat per
acre. A number took advantage OF
the suggestion. Ono Of these was an
Illinois farmer. He owned large
quantity of land near Culross. Mani
toba. He decided to put one thousand
acres OF 1t under wheat. His own
story, written to Mr.. c. ]. Broughton.
Canadian Government Agent 1t Chi
cago. is interesting.
II had 1000 acres In wheat near
Culross. Manitoba. l thrashed $4,000
bushels. being an average Of "a bush
els to the acre. Last Spring l sold
my foreman. Mr.. F. l. Hill. 240 acres
Of hnd for $1,000, or $3.50 per acre.
He had saved up about $1,000. which
he could buy seed with. and have the
land narrowed. drilled and harvested.
and put In stock or shock.
'As a nrst payment I was to taxe
all the crops raised. When he
threshed he had $500 bushels Of
wheat, which is worth in all S1.0o per
bushel. thereby paying for all the hand
that was in wheat and more. too. there
being only 200 acres in crop. n the
$40 acres had all been in wheat hs
could have paid for II all and had
money left"
That is n story that will need no
corroboration in this year when. no
matter which way you turn. you karn
OF farmers who had even higher yields
than these.
ba. had 30 acres of breaking and II
acres older land. He got e.1S6 bush
els Of wheat. over ~ bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner of DarlIngford. Man
itoba. had 3.514 bushels on q 90 aero
field. or over 5sls bushels per acre.
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow.
VIM. Sharp. formerly Member Of
Parliament for Lisgar. Manitoba. had
so acres OF wheat on his farm near
Manitou. Manitoba, that went 53 bush.
els per aero.
One Of the most remarkable yields
in this old settled portion Of Manitoba
was that OF p. Scharf OF Manitou. who
threshed from Is acres the pheuom.
email yield OF 70 bushels per aero.
These reports are but from ono dis.
trict. and when II Is known that from
almost any district in . grain belt
OF $4,000 square miles, Yields while
not ~ largo generally as these Quoted.
but in many cases AZ good. In n any
wonder that Canada IL holding It's
head high In the air In Its conquering
career as the high wheat yielder OF
the continent? when Il is pointed out
that there are millions Of acres Of the
same quality OF land that has pro
duced these yields. yet unbroken. and
may be had for filing upon them as n
homestead. or in some cases may be
purchased at from si2 to $50 an acre
from railway companies or private
land companies, II is felt that the op
portunity to take part In this marvel
Gus production should bo taken nd.
vantage OF by those living on land
much higher in price. and yielding
Infinitely observation-disclosures