The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-19

The same satisfactory and highly
| important success has been attained
in other grain crops. The aggregate
yield OF oats is 4Sl ,035.500 bushels
from the l1.365.000 acres under crop.
OF this yield 305. $4,000 bushels are
from the three Prairie Provinces.
These provinces also contribute 3O4.-
100000 bushels of wheat. The bar
ley harvest is 50.S6S, 900 bushels from
l,509,S50 acres, an average yield of
33.7 bushels per acre"
THE impression one gets in going
through Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba" said traveller from the
East, lis that all the horses and teams
and all the threshing machines en-
gagged make no impression on the
crops, and that IL will take six months
to thresh the grain out; but two
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail
way were having a daily shipment OF
LOO cars of wheat from the three
provinces, and a week ago they had
got up 10 2,100 cars a day. And be-
sides this there is the Canadian North
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa
ciiic. so an enormous quantity must
be being shipped out OF the provinces
The wealthier farmers are building
large granaries on their farms. while
there is a great Improvement in the
storage facilities provided by the gov
ernment."
III is therefore no wonder that the
greatest interest was shown by those
who attended the Soil Products Ex-
position held at Denver a short time
ago, when it was demonstrated that it
was not only in quantity that Western
Canada still occupied the primary po-
sition. Ii was there that Western
Canada again proved its supremacy.
In wheat, ii was early conceded that
Canada would be winner, and this
was easily the case, not only did II win
the big prize, but il carried off the
sweepstakes. What. however TO those
who were representing Canada at this
exposition, was OF greater value proba-
Diy. was winning first and second prize
for alfalfa. The exhibits were Deauti
ful 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
del 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 Is, CLAW.
Robinson and company sold at Chi
cago for e. III. Maunsell. Macleod. Al
berta, a 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 206 head, aver
aging 1,240 pounds. at $S.55, without a
throwout. These were all grass cat
tie. They were purchased by Armoui
and company. Clay, Robinson and
describe the cattle as OF
very nice quality, in excellent condi
ton, and great credit to MIR. Maun.
sell. 1t speaks well for our Canadian
cattle raisers that they can produce
stock good enough TO top the Chicago
market against strong competition,
there being over 1900 range cattle on
sale that day.
Ii is one thing TO produce crops
such as are referred to, and another
To get them tn market The facilities
Of Western Canada are excellent. The
railway companies. of which there are
three. the Canadian Pacific. the Cana.
dian Northern anu the Grand Trunk
Pacific, have the mark OF efficiency
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
he farmer immediate access to the
worlds grain markets. The elevator
of the country is something
enormous. and il the figures can be
ligested. the full extent of the grain
producing powers OF Western Canada
nav be realized The total elevator
is about 10000, 900 bushels.
DR. nearly one-half of the entire wheat
production of the Dominion in 1915.
Of this large storage facilities the
elevators number $500, with
, capacity of 95,00O,O00 bushels.-Ad.
,ertisement