The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
He PAID FOR HIS LAND
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports OF
the marketing OF which is now under
way. they are mono the more interest
ing than are those that are vouched
for as TO the value OF this grain crop
10 the farmers OF that country.
Some months ago the Department
OF the Interior. at Ottawa. Canada.
wrote To those in the United States
who were owners OF land In Western
Canada that was not producing. ad-
vising that IL be put under crop. The
high prices OF grain and their probable
continuance for some years should
be taken advantage OF. Cattle and all
the produce OF the farm commanded
good figures. and tho opportunity tn
feed the world was great, while tho
profits were simply alarming. The
Department suggested that money
could be made out OF these idle lands.
lands that could produce anywhere
from 20 TO 60 bushels OF wheat per
acre. A number took advantage OF
the suggestion. ono OF these was an
Illinois farmer. He owned a large
quantity OF land near Culross. Mani
toba. He decided 10 put one thousand
cres OF II under wheat His own
story, written To Mr.. G. j. Broughton.
Canadian Government Agent at Chi
cago. is interesting
II had 1000 acres In wheat near
Culross. Manitoba. | throshed $4,000
bushels. being an average of "a bush
els TO the acre. Last Spring | sold
my foreman. Mr.. v. L. Hil. 240 acres
OF land for $4,000. or $3.50 per acre.
He had saved up about $1,000. which
he could buy seed with. and have tho
land narrowed. drilled and harvested.
and put In stock or shock.
"As first payment | was To take
all the crops raised. When he
throshed he had $500 bushels Of
wheat. which is worth In all si.00 per
bushel thereby paying for all tho land
that was I'm wheat and more. too. there
being only 200 acres I'm crop. II tho
240 acres had all been I'm wheat he
could have paid for II all aud had
money left"
That is a story that will need no
corroboration I'm this year when, no
matter which way you turn, you learn
of farmers who had even higher yields
than these.
q. Il. Davidson OF Manitou. Manitos
ba. had 30 acres OF breaking and 10
acres older land. He got 2.iSs bush.
els OF wheat. over 43 bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner OF Darlingford, Man.
itoba, had 3,b14 bushels or 60 acre
field. or over bs1a bushels per acre.
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow.
VIM. Sharp. formerly Member OF
Parliament for Lisgnr, Manitoba. had
80 acres OF wheat on his farm near
Manitou. Manitoba. that went 80 bush.
els per acre.
Ono OF the most remarkable yields
I'm this old settled portion OF Manitoba
was that OF p. Scharr OF Mantou. who
threshed from rs acres the phenom.
email yield OF 73 bushels per acre.
These reports are but from one dis
trict, and when II IN known that from
almost any district In n grain belt
OF 10000 square miles. yields while
not as large generally as these quoted.
but I'm many cases ns good, is II any
wonder that Canada is holding It's
head high in the air In It's conquering
career as the high wheat yielder OF
the contiucDt7 When II In pointed out
that there are millions OF acres OF the
same quality OF land that has pro.
duced these yields. yet unbroken, and
may be had for fling upon them an
homestead. or In some cases may be
purchased at from S12 TO $50 an acre
from railway companies or private
land companies. II is felt that the op-
portunity to take part In this marvel
Gus production should be taken ad-
vantage OF by those living on land
much higher in price. and yielding
a.. I.aa Advarttaatnaut