Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-10
WESTERN CANADA !.
CONTINUES TO WIN
The 1915 Yield of Grain Keeps
Western Canada to the Front.

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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-
ficient OF It has been threshed SO that
It is no longer matter OF estimate as
to the returns II IL safe TO say that
the entire yield OF wheat will be up
wards of 5000 900 bushels. and the
average yield well 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.
northern, and better. and with pres
ent prices the condition Of the farm
or IL to be envied. Many individual
yields arc reported. and verified, and
they are almost beyond belief. but
they 20 10 show that under tho care
full system of agriculture that pro-
duced, these yields Western Canada
would have far exceeded 100000
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system been universal.
II WAS not In one or two districts
that big yields have been made known.
The reports come from all parts OF
the 1000 square miles OF territory in
which the growing of wheat ID car
ried on.
Mr. Elmh Seller, a farmer south Of
Cab hna IA rucafad AZ
bushels No. l hard wheat from 100
eeFes.
Jas. A. penner. near Daysland. Al.
berta, says hia wheat went over 40
bushels 10 the acre, with an all round
crop OF 80 bushels 10 the acre.
j. ". Wagner. near the Same place,
also lays claim to over 40 bushels Of
wheat rar acre.
A Norwegian farmer. named 8. A.
Tofthagen. not far from Dayaland,
had q acres OF wheat which gave a
yield OF AZ bushels 20 the acre.
Well, then, near Gialchen. Alberta.
ID. II. Engie OF Humboldt. Iowa, owns
q quarter section OF land. This land
was rented so that SIR Engls should
receive one.fhird OF the crop. and this
gave him ssi2.g5. his net rental for
tho crop. and thare was only so acres
In crop.
Scores OF raports give yields fully
aa large "a those given above. A
large held Of spring wheat near Lcth-
bridge averaged 60 bushels another 50
and third &c bushels per acre. On
this jail farm at Lethhridgo . acres
OF Marquis wheat yielded 80 bushels 10
the acre and weighed 81 pounds TO the
bushel. A test lot OF ono acre OF Mar
qnis wheat when threshed yielded 90
bushels and a 30 acre flold averaged
60 i-s bushels. This farm bad 200
acres under crop 10 Marquis wheat
and 4, Is expected tho average from
the whole win exceed so bushels.
In all portions OF Saskatchewan and
Manitoba. as well. remarkable yields
are reported. rany largo fields show
Ing averages OF from 40 TO IS bushels
per acre.
When the story OF this years thresh-
Sng ia completed some extraordinary
Yields will be heard OF. One farmer
west OF Unity. Saskatchewan. threshed
10000 bushels OF 40. l northern from
goo acres and such instances win not
Do isolated
Considerable OF the wheat grown In
Western Canada ia finding its way TO
the markets OF the United States. not
withstandlug the duty OF ten cents
per bnshol. The miller In the United
States fnds Western Canadian wheat
necessary for the blending OF tho high
Jlass -four that Is demnnded by some
mlllers. Already nearly hundred
thousand bushels OF the 1915 crop has
found It's way to the Minneapolis. Du-
iuth. Sc Louis and other markets.
II was not In 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
before referred TO had oats which
Yielded ITO bushels 10 the acre. while
hose OF ]. ". Wagner went 80 bush
els TO the acre.
AS is pointed out by Toronto pa
per Canada's great good fortune and
splendid service as the Granary of the
Empire are revealed In the record
harvest from her rich fields OF wheat
and other grains. 1.-THE foundation OF
its prosperity is solid and enduring
While mines may be exhausted and
lumber may disappear through Inn
provident management, agriculture is
q perpetual source of wealth. increas-
ing from year to year by the stimulus
OF individual industry and personal IN
terest A wheat harvest of 36.250.00o.
.ibusheis from 100000 acres. an av-
. eraee yield of rs bushels TO the acre.
THE substantial nature OF this growth
3 IN production is shown by the fact
!. that the harvest returns are ~ 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