Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-07-02
.BOUNTIFUL PROMISE
FROM WESTERN CANADA
Average Increase of Acreaco !.
Wheat Over q Per Cent u"
Wheat A..

pro>-noa Wheat Acreage
ot'nco' Increase.
saskatchewan .........25 Der cs,.
AlDerta ............... 32h Der Gov.
ManitoDa ..............1 per cen,
Average for prairies. .22k Der csn.
Saskatchewan.
| The growth of the crop during -.
past week was very satisfactory pa 40
fell in many places during the esrr
part of the week, followed by war;,
weather, which has been most bana
tcial to the grain. Breaking and sum
mer-fallowing we're well under wa1
and conditions generally vera NJ, 49,,
promising.
The following reports have been "a
ceived by the department from tho
various centers: Denholm-A Btt,o
RAIN needed in the northern mart tn
start late grain; remainder Of distr,o.
plenty of moisture. Davidson-Ideo,
growing weather; a few farmers bar'
rowing grain to conserve moisture nv
breaking crust formed since last rain
North Battleford to Prince Albert
Good growing weather; crops lookiny
well. Slight damage near North Rat
tleford from cutworms; recent rains
beneficial. Kindersley-Cr Crops looking
line and prospects good; plenty OF
moisture, with prospects of more rain
Every slough in this country is fun
| Prince Albert-Crops in fair condition
though cutworms and light frosts
have done damage in some sections
Have had moderate quantity of rain.
Owing to prompt marketing of the
harvest of 1914, the farmers were en-.
abled to devote more time than usual
to cultivation in the autumn. under
conditions which were decidedly ia.
vorable, and that, combined with the
opportunities for soil preparation pre-.
sented by an early spring this year.
has resulted in the seeding of a wheat
area estimated at twenty-five per cent
greater than last year Areas sown
to oats and fax may be less than last
year, because of the concentration
upon the cereal in greater demand for
export. Wheat seeding was completed
eight days earlier than the average,
under almost ideal conditions
Alberta.
Prospects excellent. Abundant
moisture throughout the province fol.
lowing rain. Area thirty to thirty.fye
per cent greater. Crop generally two
weeks earlier"
Attention is drawn to the fact that
the land has not been in such fine con-
! dition to work for years; neither has
| there been as much moisture as Their
was last autumn This was protected
during the winter by little more than
the average snowfall, which remained
on the land, not being removed by the
warm chinook winds, as is usually the
case There never has been more
optimistic feeling than exists today,
judging by the information received
from various parts of the province We
feel justified In saying that the crop
never went In under more favorable
circumstances; weather splendid and
land particularly well worked
While 1t is true that the acreage will
be greatly increased, it is pleasing to
learn that despite the high price Of
feed, the receipts of milk and cream at
the diaries continue to keep up and
that the output of the creameries has
increased in quantity.
One of the most encouraging things
in last years work was the increase Of
practically thirty per cent in the out.
put of cream and butter south of Cal
gary.
Manitoba.
Owing to the exceptionally early har-
vest last year and favorable fall
weather, much larger acreage OF
land was prepared than usual. and
partly for the same reason and the
prospects of high prices for all kinds
Of grain, farmers took more pains in
the preparation of land, so that the
spring opened up with 1,235,000 acres
of fully prepared land above the pre-
vious year. Seeding was general by
the It'll of April. some days in advance
of the average. Since that time the
weather has been exceptionally favor
able for the sowing of wheat, and the
farmers have taken full advantage OF
it. Much of the crop is now above the
surface. There has been very gen
eral and liberal rainfall; this viii
hasten the termination Of the recently
sown wheat. and will prevent the soil
from drifting off the later sown crop.
The area sown in wheat is fully 10 per
cent greater than last year.
To sum up the agricultural situation
generally, the Department of AgricuF
ture says: THE area is larger thah
usual, the land has been well prepared
and the wheat has been sown at the
right time; not so early as to run the
risk of being killed off by frost, OuI