Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-18

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JOHN 4, SALzER SEED CO., Box TIT, La Crosse, Wis.

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
yield of oats Is 481 ,035, 500 bushels
rom the 11,365,000 acres under crop.
OF this yield 305,6S0,000 bushels are
from the three Prairie Provinces.
These provinces also contribute 3o4,-
zoo, 900 bushels of wheat The bar
ley harvest is 50.S6S.000 bushels from
1,509,35 acres, an average yield Of
1877 bushels per acre.
The impression one gets in going
through Alberta. Saskatchewan and
Manitoba" said a traveller from the
East lis that all the horses and teams
and all the threshing machines en-
gagged make no impression on the
crops and that it will take six months
to thresh the grain out; but two
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail-
way were having daily shipment OF
100 cars Of wheat from the three
provinces, and a week ago they had
got up to 400 cars a day. And be-
sides this there is the Canadian North
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa
cific, so an enormous quantity must
be being shipped out of the provinces.
The Weather farmers are building
large granaries on their farms, while
there Is a great improvement in the
storage facilities provided by the gov
eminent"
1t is therefore no wonder that the
greatest interest was shown by those
who attended the Soil Products Ex-
position held at Denver short time
ago, when it was demonstrated that 1t
was not only In quantity that Western
Canada still occupied the primary po-
sition. 1t was there that Western
Canada again proved it's supremacy.
In wheat. it was early conceded that
Canada would be a winner, and thi3
was easily the case, not only did it win
the big prize, but it carried off 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 were beautt
full 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 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 e. H. Mauuseil, Macleod Al,
berta. consignment of cattle, II head
OF which. averaging 1920 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 FOG head. aver.
aging 1,240 pounds. at $3.50. without
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.
ton. and great credit to Mr.. Maun.
sell. 1t speaks well for our Canadian
cattle raisers that they can produce
| stock good enough to top the Chicago
market against strong competition,
there being over 1000 range cattle on
| sale that day
It Is one thing to produce crops
| such as are referred to, and another
to get them to market. The facilities
of Western Canada are excellent. The
railway companies. of which there are
three. the Canadian Pacific. the Cana.
dian Northern and the Grand Trunh
Pacific, have the mark of efficiency
stamped upon all their work. Besides
the main trunk lines of these systems
which extend from ocean to ocean
there are branch lines and laterals
feeders which enter into remote parts
Of the farming districts, and give tc
the farmer immediate access to the
worlds grain markets. The elevator
capacity of the country is something
enormous. and IL the figures can be
dtgested, the full extent OF the grain
producing powers of Western Canals
may be realized. The total elevate,
capacity is about 10000, 900 bushels
or nearly one-half of the entire wheat
production Of the Dominion in 1915
or this large storage facilities the
country elevators number $500, with
a capacity of 95,000.000 bushels.-Ad.
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