The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-09

The impression one gets in COINS
through Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba" said a traveller from the
East, is that all the horses ana teams
and all the t%hreshing machines en-
gagged make no impression on the
crops, and that II will take six months
to thresh the grain out: but two
weeks Q the Canadian Pacific rail-
way were having a daily shipment Of
LOO cars of wheat from the three
provinces, and a week ago they had
got up to 2.i00 cars a day. And be.
sides this there Is the Canadian North.
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa.
ciflc. so an enormous quantity must
be being shipped out of the provinces.
The Weather farmers are building
large g%ranaries on their farms. while
there is a great Improvement in the
storage facilities provided by the gov.
ernment."
II is therefore no wonder that the
greatest interest was shown by those
who attended the Soil Products Elk.
position held ut Denver a short time
ago. when II was demonstrated that IL
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, II vas early conceded that
Canada would be a winner, and this
was easily the case, not only did II win
the big prize, but IL 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 we're 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 a short time ago is another OF
the feats accomplished by Western
Canada this year.
On Wednesday. October 10. Clay.
Robinson and company sold at Chi
cago for 4. II. Maunsell. Macleod, A.
berta, n consignment of cattle, II head
OF which. averaging l.420 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 200 head. aver.
aging l,2I0 pounds. at sS.55. 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.
.ion. 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
against strong competition.
being over 1000 range cattle on
that day.
II Is n thing to produce crops
such as are referred to. and another
get them TO market. The facilities
OF Western Canada are excellent. The
railway companies. OF which there are
the Canadian Pacific. the Cana.
dian Northern and the Grand Trunk
have the mark OF efficiency
upon all their work. Besides
main trunk lines of these systems.
which extend from ocean to ocean.
are branch lines and laterals,
feeders which enter into remote parts
Of the farming districts. and give to
farmer immediate access to the
grain markets. The elevator
OF the country is something
enormous, and II the figures can be
ligested. the full extent Of the grain
producing powers OF Western Canada
may he realized. The total elevator
is about 1906 900 bushels.
or nearly one-half OF the entire wheat
production OF the Dominion in 1915.
or this large storage facilities the
elevators number $500, with
capacity OF 90, 900, 900 bushels.-Ad.