Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
He PAID FOR HIS LAND
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports or
the Yields Of wheat in Western Canada,
the marketing OF which is now unde
way, they are none the more interest
ing than are those that are vouched
for rs to the valuc 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 We're owners of land in Western
Canada that was not producing, ad'
vising that it be put under crop. The
high prices OF grain and their probable
continuance for ONT years shouiu
be taken advantage OF, Cattle and all
the produce of the farm commanded
good figures, and the opportunity 10
feed the world was ercal While tho
profits were simply alarming h
Department suggested that money
could be made out OF these idle lands.
lands that could produce anywhere
from % to 60 bushels Of wheat per
acre. \ number took advantage or
the suggestion. one OF these was an
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 to Mr.. G. j Eroughton.
Canadian Government Agent at Chi.
caso. is interesting.
Il had 1000 acres in wheat near
Culross. Manitoba. tlrrshed $4,000
bushels, being an average OF "a bush.
els to the 9crc. Last Spring | sold
my foreman, Mr.. +. l.. Hill. 80 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 a first payment | was to take
all the crops raised. When he
threslied he had $500 bushels OF
wheat. which is worth in all Sl.0o per
hushel, thereby paying for all the land
that was in wheat and more. too. there
being ouly 200 acres in crop If the
2io acres had all been in wheat no
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. MaEito-
ba. had 36 acres Of breaking and IA
acres older land. He got Els. bush.
els of wheat. over As bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner Of %Darlingford. Man.
itoba, had ",5l4 bushels off a Go acre
field. or over 5Sia 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 heal
Manitou. Manitoba. that went 50 BUSH
els per acre.
One of the most remarkable yields
in this old settled portion of Manitoba
was that Of =. Scharf of Manitou. who
~ II il'iI IL t'i'S lIlt Dllelluul-
email yield of IS bushels per acre.
These reports are but from one dis.
trict. and when it is known that from
almost any district in a grain belt.
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 its
head high in the air in its conQuering
career as the high wheat yielder of
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 unbroken, and
may be had for filing urOn them as a
homestead, or in SOM cases may be
purchased at from ST. to so an acre
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 land
much higher in price, and yielding
infinitely observation-disclosures.