The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-11-25

=, Box TIT, La Crosse, Wis.
that the harvest returns are 70 per
cent greater than the average for the
past five years.
The same satisfactory and highly
important success has been attained
in other grain crops. The aggregate
yield Of oats ia 481,035,600 bushels
from the 1860 acres under crop.
OF this yield 3o5,6S0,000 bushels are
from the three Prairie Provinces.
These provinces also contribute 304,-
100000 bushels of wheat. The bar
ley harvest is 6o,S6s,o0 bushels from
1,509,350 acres, an average yield Of
1877 bushels per acre."
1.-THE impression one gets in going
through Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba" said a traveller from the
East. rs that all the horses and teams
and all the threshlng machines en-
gagged make no impression on the
crops and that It will take six months
to thresh the grain out; but two
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail-
way were having daily shipment Of
provinces, and week ago they had
got up to 2,t00 cars day. And be-
sides this there is the Canadian North
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa
ci6c, 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.
ernment."
It 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 1t was demonstrated that it
was not only in quantity that Western
Canada still occupied the primary po-
sition. It was there that Western
Canada again proved its supremacy.
In wheat, 1t was early conceded that
Canada would be q 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 were representing Canada at this
exposition. was Of greater value proba-
bly,, was winning first and second prize
for alfalfa. The exhibits were beauti-
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-
der corn, grown in 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 10, Clay.
Robinson and company sold at "hi-
cago for E. H. Maunsell, Macleod AL
berta, a consignment of cattle, II head
OF which, averaging 1920 pounds.
brought $3.50 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 1856, 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. It 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.
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 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 latcrals,
feeders which enter into remote parts
Of the farming districts. and give to
the farmer immediate access to tho
worlds grain markets. The elevator
capacity of the country is something
enormous, and If the figures can be
digested, the fun extent OF the grain
producing powers Of Western Canada
may be realized. The total elevator
capacity Is about 170,000,0O0 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 a5;0e0,000 bushels.-Ad-
vertfsement.
Making Hubby Happy.
George, dear, you remember Just a
few weeks before We were married vou