Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-18
WESTERN CANADA
CONTINUES TO WIN
The 1915 Yield Of Grain Keeps
Western Canada to the Front.

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The great publicity that has been
given to the grain yields of the Prov
inces OF Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, the three provinces that COM
prise that portion Of Western Canada
east OF the British Columbia boundary,
has kept Canada to the front with a
prominence that is merited.
The grain crop of the three prov
inces has now been harvested, and suf-
hcient of it has been threshed SO that
1t is no longer a matter of estimate as
to the returns. 1t is safe to say that
the entire yield OF wheat will be up
wards Of 275,O00,000 bushels, and the
average yield we'll over 25 bushels per
acre. In proportion to the aggregate
this is perhaps the largest yield ever
known on the continent.
Most of this wheat will grade No. L
northern, and better, and with pres
emit prices the condition Of the farm
q is to be envied. Many individual
yields are reported, and verified, and
they are almost beyond belief, but
they go to show that under the care
full system of agriculture that pro-
duced these yields Western Canada
would have far exceeded a 300, 900, 900
production of wheat in 1915 had the
system been universal.
1t was not in n or two districts
that big yields have been made known.
The reports come from all parts of
the $4,000 square miles OF territory in
which the growing of wheat is car
ried on.
Mr.. Elmir Seller, a farmer south of
Strassburg, Sask., has harvested 5,465
bushels NO. | hard wheat from 100
acres..
Jas. a. Benner, near Daysland, AL
berta, says his wheat went over 40
bushels to the acre, with an all round
crop Of 33 bushels to the acre.
J.. N. Wagner, nea the same place,
also lays claim to over 40 bushels of
wheat per acre.
A Norwegian farmer, named S. A.
Tofthagen, not far from Daysland,
had IS acres of wheat which gave a
yield of AZ bushels to the acre.
Well, then, near Gleichen, Alberta,
u. III. Engle Of Humboldt, Iowa, owns
q quarter section of land. This land
was rented 50 that Mr.. Engle should
receive one-third OF the crop, and this
gave him $612.65, his net rental for
the crop, and there was only so acres
In crop.
Scores of reports give yields fully
Is large as those given above. A
large field of spring wheat near Leth-
bridge averaged SO bushels. another So
and a third Sc bushels per acre, On
the Jail farm at Lethbridge 25 acres
of Marquis wheat yielded GO bushels TO
the acre and weighed 67 pounds to the
blshel. "a test lot of one acre of Mar
Quis wheat when threshed yielded 80
bushels and . 80 acre field averaged
so l-3 bushels. This farm had 200
acres under crop to Marquis wheat
and 1t is expected tho average from
the whole will exceed SO bushels.
IN all portions OF Saskatchewan and
Manitoba, az we'll, remarkable yields
are reported, many large fields show
Ing averages OF from 40 to IS bushels
per acre
When the story of this years thresh.
ling is completed some extraordinary
Yields will be heard Of. One farmer
west Of Unity, Saskatchewan, threshed
10000 bushels OF mol northern from
200 acres and such instances will not
be isolated.
Considerable OF the wheat grown in
Western Canada is finding its way to
the markets Of the United States, not
withdrawing the duty Of ten cents
ler hushel. The miller In the United
states finds Western Canadian wheat
necessary for the blending OF the high
class flour that is demanded by some
millers. Already nearly a hundred
thousand bushels Of the 1915 crop has
found It's way to the Minneapolis, Du-
luth, st. Louis and other markets.
Il was not III wheat alone that there
were extraordinary yields. "A farmer
living south Of Wadena. Sask. har-
vested 900 bushels OF oats from ten
acres. s, A. Tofthagen Of Daysland
1 before referred to had oats which
yielded 40 bushels to the acre. while
those ofaJ. N. Wagner went 80 bush
els TO the acre.
AS is pointed out by a Toronto pa.
per Canadass great good fortune and
splendid service rs the Granary Of the
Empire are revealed in the record
karvest from her rich fields OF wheat
Andgother Sgrains. 1.-THE foundation Of
itsSprosperity Is solid and enduring
sgMIile mines may be exhausted and
lumber may disappear through i'm
provldent management. agriculture il
= perpetual source 81 wealth, increas
ssANsngl from year tosyear ~ the stimulus
keandivs3I1u91s indnstry and personal in
= AMuheat harvest OF 336.25O,O0t
J11l from I3.0O0,0o0 acres. an Nv
fSSijgblE3 4 IA AOt 2e bushels 10 the acre
siipstsntial nature of this growth
prp1ucction y shown ~ the fac
sSl15Ix fh harvest returns are u pei
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