Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-01-07
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
ing than are those that are vouched
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
yising that 1t be put under crop. The
nigh prices of grain and their probable
continuance for some years should
De taken advantage Of Cattle and all
the produce of the farm commanded
good figures, and the opportunity to
feed the world was great, while the
profits we're simply alarming The
Department suggested that money
could be made out OF these idle lands.
lands thaf coulG produce anywhere
from 25 tr sa bushels of wheat per
acre. A auadber 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 Broughton.
Canadian Government Agent at Chi
cago, is interesting
Il had LOCO acres in wheat near
Culross. Manitoba. | thrcshed $4,000
bushels, being an average of "a bush
els to the acre. Last Spring sold
my foreman, Mr. F. 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 in stock or shock
''As first payment | was to take
all the crops raised When he
threshed he had $500 bushels of
wheat, which is worth in all $1.00 per
bushel. thereby paying for all the land
that was in wheat and more. too. there
being only 200 acres in crop. If the
240 acres had all been, in wheat he
could have paid for it all and had
money left
| That is story that will need no
i corroboration 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. Marito
ba, had So acres of breaking and IA
acres older land. He got 2.18s bush
els of wheat over 43 bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner of Darlingford. Man.
itoba, had 1914 bushels off so acre
field, or over 5S1a bushels per acre
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow.
! VIM. Sharp, formerly Member Of
Parliament for Lisgar, Manitoba, had
so acres of wheat on his farm neal
Manitou, Manitoba. that went So bush
els per acre.
One of the most remarkable yields
in this old settled portion of Manitobs
was that of P. Scharf of Manitou, who
threshed from Is acres the phenom
email yield of 73 bushels per acre.
4 These reports are but from one dis
trict. and when it is known that from
almost any district in a grain bel
Of $4,000 square miles. Yields Will,
not as large generally as these quoted
but in many cases as good, is it an,
wonder that Canada is holding it,
head high in the air in its conquerins
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 s12 to $50 an acr.
from railway companies or privat,
land companies, it is felt that the OF
portunfty to take part in this marvel
Gus production should be taken ad
vantage of by those living on liant
much higher in price, and yieldin;
infinitely less.-Advertisem
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