The Ely miner., 1915-12-31
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
HE PAID FOR HIS LAND
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports OF
the yields of wheat in Western Canada,
the marketing of which is now under
way, they are none the more interest
ing than are those that are voucneo
for as to the value of this grain crop
to 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. ao'
vising that it be put under crop. Inc
high prices of grain and their probable
continuance for some years shouio
be taken advantage of. Cattle ana all
the produce of the farm commanded
good figures. and the opportunity 10
feed the world was great, while the
profits were simply alarming. ihe
Department suggested that money
could be made out of the idle ianos'
lands that could produce anywhere
from 25 to 65 bushels OF wheat per
acre. A number took advantage OF
the suggestion. One of these was an
Illinois farmer. He owned large
quantity of land near Culross, MANI
toba. He decided to put one thousand
acres of it under wheat. His own
story, written to Mr.. c. j. Brougnton'
Canadian Government Agent at chi
cago, is interesting.
Il had 1000 acres in wheat near
N,,I I fhroShad
bushels, being an average OF "a pusn.
els to the acre. Last Spring ! sold
my foreman, Mr.. F. l.. Hill, 24O acres
of land for $1,000, or $3.50 per acre
He had saved up about $1,000. whlcn
he could buy seed with, and have the
land narrowed, drilled and harvested
and put in stock or shock.
las a first payment | was to take
all the crops raised. When ne
threshed he had $500 bushels OF
wheat, which is worth in all $1.OO per
bushel, thereby paying for all the lano
that was in wheat and more, too. there
being only 200 acres in crop. II the
24O acres had all been in wheat ne
could have paid for it all and mad
money left"
That is a story that will need no
confederation in this year when. no
matter which way you turn, you learn
of farmers who had even higher yields
than these.
G. E. Davidson of Manitou, Manito-
ba, had Sc acres of breaking and IA
- IL To-. 10 rnf n
els of wheat. over 43 bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner of Darlingford, Man,
itoba. had 3,514 bushels off 60 acre
field, or over 581a bushels per acre
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow.
VIM. Sharp, formerly Member ot
Parliament for Lisgar, Manitoba, had
30 acres of wheat on his farm near
Manitou, Manitoba, that went SO bush
els per acre.
One of the most remarkable yields
In this old settled portion of Manitoba
was that of P. Scharf of Manitou, who
threshed from Is acres the phenom
email yield of 73 bushels per acre
These reports are but from one dis
trict, and when it is known that from
almost any district In a grain bell
. of 10000 square miles. yields while
not as large generally as these quoted
but in many cases as good, is it any
wonder that Canada is holding 1t!
head high in the air in it's conquerint
career as the high wheat yielder o
the continent? When it is pointed ou
that there are millions of acres of th'
same quality of land that has pro
duced these yields, yet unbroken, ant
may be had for filing upon them as ,
homestead. or in some cases may b.
purchased at from $12 to $50 an acr'
from railway companies or private
land companies. it is felt that the op
portunity to take part in this marvel
GUS production should be taken ad
vantage of by those living on lant
much higher in price. and yielding
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