Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-12-30
FROM ONE YEARS CR0F
He PAID FOR HIS LAND
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports oi
The yields OF wheat in Western Canada,
the marketing OF which is now under
way, they ure none the more interest
ing than are those that are vouchetl
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, al
vtsins that it he put under crop. TIL,
high prices of grain and their probaat
continuance for some years s3> uls
be taken advantage OF. Cattle aid al.
the produce of the farm. co-lman,leS
good figures, and the opp, rt,nity II
feed the world was great while tina
profits we're simply alaeming Thu
Department suggested that money
could be made out of these idle lands
lands that could produce al.Nwhers
acre. A number took advantage 4
the suggesti,,a One of these was al
Illinois farmer He owned la~sl
quantity Of land near Culross. Mani
toha. He decided to put one Thousand,
acres OF it under wheat HIS own
story, written to Mr. G. j. Broush.on.
Canadian Government Agent at Chi
cago. is interesting.
II had 1000 acres H. wheat Lear
Culross, Manitoba. ! thresheJ 34,JGl
els t. the acre. Last Spring sold
my foreman, .1r. +. l.. Hill, 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 the
land narrowed, drilled and harvested,
and put Ia stock or shock
"As a first payment was to take
all the crops raised. When be
threshed be had $500 bushels of
wheat, which is worth in all s1.O0 per
bushel, thereby paying for all the lard
that was In wheat and more, too. there
being only zoo acres in crop. If the
240 acres had all been in wheat he
could have paid Tor it all aud had
money left"
That is story that will need M
confederation in this year when, no
matter which way you turn, you learn
OF farmers who had even higher yields
than these.
q. r. Davidson of Mantle u, Mantle,
H.. - 4 -,
acres older land. He got Else bush,
els Of wheat, over 43 bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner of Darlingford. Man
itcba, had 1914 bushels off 60 acre
field. or over os12 bushels per acre.
Forty acres was breaking aud 20 acres
summer fallow
VIM. Sharp. formerly Member of
Parliament for Lisgar, Manitoba, had
30 acres IT wheat On his farm near
Manit0u. Manitoba, that went SO bush
els per acre.
Ore Of the most remarkable yields
10 this old settled portion of Manitoba
was that of p. Scharf of Ma1itou. who
Snt OSANu AAOlh 10 0SlCo tuO ltASiAbul-
enal yield of 73 bushels per acre.
These reports are but from one dis
trict. and when it is known that from
almost ally district in grain belt
Of 10000 square miles. yields while
not AS large generally as these quoted,
hut in many cases as good, is it any
wonder that Canada is holding its
head high in the air in it's conqueriug
career az the high wheat yiel1er #
the continent? When it is pointed out
that there are millions of acres Of the
same quality of land that has pro-
duced these yields. yet uni rokeh, and
may BIZ had for filing upon then IS a
homestead, or in some cases may be
purchased at from $12 to $50 an acre
from railway companies or private
land companies, it is felt that the OPP
portunity to take part iii this marvel
Gus production should he taken ad-
vantage OF by those living OH land
much higher in price, ard yielding
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