Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-31
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
HE PAID FOR HIS LAND
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports OF
the yields of wheat in Western Canada.
the marketing of which is now under
way, they are none the more interest
ing than are those that are vouehed
for as tC the value of this grain crop
to the farmers of that country
Some months ago the Department
or the Interior, at Ottawa, Canada,
wrote to those in the United States
who were owners of land in Western
Canada that was not producing, adj
vising that it be put under CROP. The
nigh 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 noney
could be made out Of these idle lands.
! lands that could produce anywhere
from rs TO IS bushels of wheat per
acre. A number took advantage of
the suggestion. One of these was an
Illinois farmer. He owned a large
quantity of land near Culross, Mani
toba. He decided to put one thousand
acres of it under wheat. His own
story, written to Mr.. C. j. .5roughtCn,
Canadian Government Agent OF Chi
cago. is interesting
Il had 1000 acres in wheat near
! Culross, Manitoba. | thruShed "a 900
bushels, being an average of "a bush
els to the pcre. Last Spring | sold
my foreman, Mr.. f. L. Hill, 240 acres
! of land for $4,000, or $3.50 per acre.
He had saved up about 81 300, which
he could buy seed with, and have the
land narrowed, drilled and harvest ed.
and put in stock or shock.
AS first payment | was 20 take
all the crops raised. When he
threshed he had $500 bushels NJ
wheat, which is worth in all S1.O0 per
hushel, thereby paying for all the land
] that was in wheat and more, too, there
being only 200 acres in crop. It the
240 acres had all been in wheat he
could have paid for it all and bad
money left"
That is story that will need NO
confederation in this year when, no
matter which way you turn, you learn
of farmers who had even higher yields
than these.
G. f. Davidson of Manitou, MaElio-
ba, had &c acres of breaking and IA
acres older land He got 2.1&C hus}-
els of wheat, over A. bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner Of Darlingford. Man
itoba, had 3,514 bushels off a SO acre
field, or over 5S1a bushels per acre.
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow
VIM. Sharp formerly Member Of
Parliament for Lisgar Manitoba had
80 acres of wheat on his farm near
Manitou, Manitoba, that went 81 bush
els per acre.
One of the most remarkable yields
in this old settled portion of Manitoba
was that of F. Scharf of Manitou, who
threshed from IS acres the phenom.
email yield Of 70 bushels Ger acre
These reports are but FROM one dis
trict and when it is known that from
almost any district in grain belt
of 10000 square miles, yields while.
not as large generally as these 4uotet,
but in many cases as good is it any
wonder that Canada is holding its
head high in the air H. its c0nduering
career as the high wheat yielde" OF
the continent? When ii is pointed our
that there are millions Of acres of the
same quality Of land that has pro
duced these yields, yet unbroken, and
may he had for filing upon then, as
homestead, or in some cases may be
purchased at from $l2 to $50 all acre
from railway companies or private
land companies, it is FELT that the op-
portunity to take part in This marvel
Gus production should be taken al
vantage of by those living On land
much higher in price, and yielding
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