Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-11-25

cent greater than the average for the
past Ave years.
| The same satisfactory and highly
important success has been attained
in oth:sr grain crops The aggregate
| yield of oats is 1,035.5 bushels
from the 11,SS5,000 acres under crop.
or this yield 305 $50 900 bushels are
from the three Prairie Provinces.
These provinces also contribute S04.
100000 bushels of wheat. The bar.
ley harvest is 50.s6S. 900 bushels from
l.5o9,S50 acres. an average yield OF
1871 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 1t will take six months
to thresh the grain out: but two
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail-
way We're having daily shipment OF
LOO cars OF wheat from the three
provinces, and week ago they had
got up to 2,100 cars 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 a great Improvement in the
storage facilities provided by the gov
ernment."
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 1t was demonstrated that 1t
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, 1t was early conceded that
Canada would be winner. and this
was easily the case. not only did 1t win
the big prize, but II carried of the
sweepstakes. What. however, to those
who were 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 iii the Swift Current
district.
Topping the range cattle market In
Chicago short time ago Is another OF
the feats accomplished by Western
Canada this year.
On Wednesday, October 13, Clay.
Robinson and company sold at Chi
cago for Il. III. Maunsell. Macleod, AL
berta, consignment Of cattle II head
OF which, averaging 1,420 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 1886, 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 a great credit to Mr.. Maun-
sell II speaks well for our Canadian
cattle raisers that they can produce
stock good enough to top the Chicago
market against strong .eompetition,
there being over 1000 range cattle on
sale that day.
It 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 or 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 Iaterals.
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 lis something
enormous, and If 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 170,000,000 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 95,oOO000 bushels AID
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