Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-01-14
FROM ONE YEARS CROP
HE PAID FOR HIS LAND
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the reports OF
tho yields OF wheat In Western Canada.
the marketing OF which Ia now under
way. they are none the more interest.
ing than are those that are vouchcd
for as TO tho value OF this grain crop
10 the farmers OF that country.
Some months ago the Department
OF the Interior. at ottawa, Canada.
wrote to those In tho United States
who we're owners OF land In Western
Canada that was not producing. ad.
vising that II BIO put under crop. Tho
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 to
feed the world WAS great, while the
profts were simply alarming. The
Department suggested that money
could be made out OF these idle lands,
lands that could produce anywhere
from 20 to 65 bushels OF wheat per
acre. A number took advantage OF
the suggestion. One Of these was an
Illinois farmer. lie owned a large
quantity OF land near Culross. Mani.
toba. He decided to put one thousand
acres OF II under wheat. His own
story, written TO Mr.. c. ]. Broughton,
Canadian Government Agent at Chi
cago. Ia interesting.
81 had 1000 acres In wheat near
Culross, Manitoba. ! threahed $4,000
bushels, being nm average OF "a bush
els to the acre. Last Spring / sold
my foreman, Mr.. +. l.. Hin, $40 acres
Of land for $4,000. or 1880 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
threshed he had $500 bushels OF
wheat, which is worth In all 31.0O per
bushel, thereby paying for all the land
that was In wheat and more, too, there
being only 200 acres In crop. II the
240 acres had all been In wheat he
could have paid for II 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.
@. II. Davidson Of Manitou, Mantle
ba. had 80 acres OF breaking and IA
acres older land, He got 2.1S6 bush.
els of wheat, over 40 bushels per
acre.
Walter Tukner of Darlingford, Man
ltoba, had 3,5l4 bushels of a co acre
field, or over 5Sls bushels per acre.
Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres
summer fallow.
VIM. Sharp. formerly Member OF
Parliament for Llsgar, Manitoba, had
so acres OF wheat on his farm near
Manltou, Manitoba, that went SO bush
els per acre.
One of the most remarkable yields
In this old settled portion of Manitoba
was that OF p. Scharf OF Manitou. who
threshed from 10 acres the phonon-
email yield OF 73 bushels per acre.
These reports are but from one dis
trict, and when II Is known that from
almost any district IN a grain belt
OF 10000 square miles. yields while
not us large generally as these quoted,
but In many cases as good, is II any
wonder that Canada Is holding It's
head high IN the air In It's conquerIng
career as the high wheat ylelder OF
the continent? When II II pointed out
that there are millions OF acres of the
same quality of land that has pro.
dueed these yields, yet unbroken, and
may be had for Ming upon them as a
homestead, or In some cases may he
purchased at from $i2 to $50 an acre
from railway companies or private
land companies, II Is felt that the cp.
portunity TO take part In this marvel
ous production should be taken ad'
vantage OF by those living on land
much higher In price, and yieldinR