The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-23
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
HE PAID FOR HIS LAND
|NWESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports OF
the Yields of wheat in Western Canada,
the marketing of which is now under
wav, they are none the more interest
ing than are those that are vCuched
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, ad.
vising that 1t 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 the opportunity 10
feed the world was great, while the
profits were simply alarming. The
Department suggested that money
could be made out Of these idle lands,
lands that could produce anywhere
from 25 to 65 bushels If wheat per
acre. A number took advantage of
the suggestion. One of these was IN
Illinois farmer. He owned a large
quantity of land near Culross, Mani.
toba. He decided to put one thousand
acres of it under wheat. His own
story, written tC Mr.. c. j. Broughton,
Canadian Government Agent at Chi
cago, is interesting.
Il had 1000 acres in wheat near
Culross, Manitoba. | threshed $4,000
bushels, being an average OF "a bush
els to the acre. Last Spring l sold
my foreman. Mr.. f. L. Hill, gao acres
of rand for $4,000, or $3.50 per acre.
He had saved up about $1,000, which
he could buy seed with, and have the
land narrowed. drilled and harvested,
and put in stock or shock.
'tas a first payment / was to take
all the crops raised. When he
threshed he had $500 bushels Of
wheat, which is worth in all $l.OO per
bushel thereby paying for all the land
that was in wheat and more, too. there
being only 200 acres in crop. II the
24O acres had all been in wheat he
could have paid for it all and had
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. f. Davidson OF Manitou, Mantle
ba, had sc acres of breaking and IA
acres older land. He got 2.lS6 bush
els OF wheat, over 43 bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner of Darlngford, Man
itoba, had 3,5l4 bushels off q so acre
field, or over ssh bushels per acre.
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow.
VIM. Sharp. formerly Member OF
Parliament for Lisgar, Manitoba, had
50 acres of wheat on his farm near
| Manitou. Manitoba, that went 81 bush
els per acre.
One OF the most remarkable yields
in this old settled portion of Manitoba
was that of p. Scharf of Manitou. whit
threshed from Is acres the phenom
email yield of rs bushels per acre.
These reports are but from one dis
trict. and when it is known that from
almost any district in n grain bel
OF 10000 square miles. yields whil'
not rs large generally as these quoted
but in many cases as good, is 1t any
wonder that Canada is holding IL
head high in the air in its conquerin!
career as the high wheat yielder .
the continent? When 1t is pointed GU
that there are millions OF acres OF tn
same quality OF land that has pro
duced these yields, yet unbrokcn. an
may be had for filing upon them as
homestead. or in some cases may b
purchased at from sl2 to $50 an acr
from railway companies or privat
land companies, it is felt that the OF
portunity to take part In this marVe
GUS production should be taken a.
vantage OF by those living on Ian
much higher in price. and yieldin
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