Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

Inc IMPRESSION one gets IN BOluB
through Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba" said a traveller from the
East, els that all the horses and teams
and all the threshing machines en-
gagged make no impression on the
crops, and that 1t will take six months
to thresh the grain out; but two
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail-
way we're having a daily shipment Of
LOO cars of wheat from the three
provinces, and a week ago they had
got up to 2,100 cars a day. And be-
sides this there is the Canadian North
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa
cific, so an enormous quantity must
be being shipped out of the provinces.
The Weather farmers are building
large granaries on their farms, while
there is great Improvement in the
storage facilities provided by the gov
eminent"
1t is therefore no wonder that the
greatest interest was shown by those
who attended the Soil Products Elk
position held at Denver short time
ago, when it was demonstrated that it
was not only in quantity that Western
Canada still occupied the primary po-
sition. 1t was there that Western
Canada again proved it's supremacy.
In wheat, it was early conceded that
Canada would be a winner, and this
was easily the case, not only did it win
the big prize, but it carried off the
sweepstakes. What, however to those
who weres representing Canada at this
exposition, was of greater value proba-
bly,, was winning first and second prize
for alfalfa. The exhibits were beauti-
full and pronounced by old alfalfa
growers to be the best they had ever
| seen. First, second and third cuttings
of this years growth were shown.
At this same exposition, there were
shown some excellent samples of fod-
der corn, grown in the Swift Current
district.
Topping the range cattle market in
Chicago a short time ago is another Of
the feats accomplished by Western
Canada this year.
On Wednesday, October 10, Clay,
Robinson and company sold at Chi
cago for e. H. Maunsell, Macleod, AL
berta, consignment of cattle, II head
of which, averaging 1920 pounds,
brought $500 per hundredweight, top
ping the range cattle market for the
week to date. The same firm also
sold for Mr.. Maunsell 2O6 head, aver
aging 1,240 pounds, at $685., without a
throwout. These were all grass cat
tie. They were purchased by Armour
and company. Clay, Robinson and
company describe the cattle as OF
very nice quality, in excellent condi-
ton, and great credit to Mr.. Maun-
sell. 1t speaks we'll for our Canadian
cattle raisers that they can produce
stock good enough to top the Chicago
market against strong competition,
there being over 1000 range cattle on
sale that day.
1t is one thing to produce crops
such as are referred to and another
to get them to market. The facilities
of Western Canada are excellent The
railway companies, of which there are
three, the Canadian Pacific, the Cana.
dian Northern and the Grand Trunk
Pacific, have the mark of efficiency
stamped upon all their work. Besides
the main trunk lines of these systems,
which extend from ocean to ocean,
there are branch lines and laterals,
feeders which enter into remote parts
of the farming districts, and give to
the farmer immediate access to the
worlds grain markets. The elevator
capacity of the country is something
enormous, and il the figures can be
digested, the full extent of the grain
producing powers of Western Canada
may be realized. The total elevator
capacity is about 170,OOO,O0O bushels,
or nearly one-half of the entire wheat
production of the Dominion in 1915
OF this large storage facilities the
country elevators number $500, with
a capacity of 100000 bushels.-Ad
vertisement.