Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-03
NE EMBARGO
ON WHEAT
rse United States Wheat Pro.
dyctiOn Admits of 100 Mil
lion Bushels for Export.

rba talk in the press some little
smo hack Of placing an embargo on
~baat brought forcibly to the minds
=, ,ba neople of the United States
edition that may at some time in
a. near future face them. 100 mil
Tor bushels of an export Of wheat
~o.ns a splendid revenue to the
.,rntrv as we'll as to the farmer,
and if this were assured year after
cor there would be reason for con-
siderable generalization. But last
vsar's magnificent and abundant
croD which was estimated at S91
million bushels, cannot be expected
ovarv year. With a home consump-
8on of us million bushels, and
induction in many years of little
rora than this. the fact is apparent
that at an early date the United
states will have to import wheat. 1t
will be then that the people of the
United States will be looking to other
markets for a supply. And it is then
that the value of Western Canada
lands will be viewed with consider
sble favor. The great area of wheat
lands in Canada will then be called
mon to provide the greatest portion
Of the old worlds supply, and also, in
the opinion of the writer, that of the
United States as well. At present
there are only about IL million acres
Of these lands producing wheat. There
are five times that many acres that
can be brought under successful Guilt
7atOn. Apart altogether from the
value Of these lands as wheat pro-
ducers there is an increased value to
them from the fact that the soil is
especially adapted to the growing of
many other kinds of grain as well as
all manner of cultivated grasses,
while the native grasses are Won
ierful asset in themselves. The eli
mate is especially favorable to the
raising Of live stock, such as horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs. All these
bring into the limelight the adapta-
blity of the soil, the climate and
all other necessary conditions, to the
carrying on of dairy farming, in a
most profitable way.
There is no question that high
prices for all that the farmer can grow
Or raise will continue for some years,
and this is the great opportune time
to take advantage of what Western
Canada offers. Lands may be had as
q free grant. These are mostly To-
Gated some little distance from rail-
ways at the present time, but sooner
or later will be well served by rail-
ways that are projected into these
districts. Land may also be secured
by purchase at reasonable price, and
On easy terms from holders of same.
In many cases farms partly improved
may be rented. A Winnipeg paper
said recently: Canada wants Ameri-
can immigrants. They make good
Canadian citizens" And then speak
ing of the erroneous impression that
has gained some publicity in portion
Of the United States press, says: "It
cannot be too forcibly impressed upon
the American mind that in coming
to Canada they place themselves I'M
der the freest democracy the world
knows. No citizen of this country,
whether native or naturalized, can be
compelled to military service. The
only compulsion is the compulsion of
and patriotic duty. That is
the motive that has prompted thou
sands of Canadians to offer their lives.
They are fighting as free men. "-Ad-