Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
GRAIN CROPS
ARE. PROMISING
Western Canada 1917 Crops IN
Good Share.

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Whit the Western Canada grain crop
will produce. there Is every indication
n the present writing that the 1877
crop will give IN excellent return. Re-
ports received from NIL portions VI
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
speak Of good growing weather, 4
fairly advanced stage Of al! grains,
| with prospects as good rs In the past
two years. Should conditions ron.
tinue rs ut present, II is safe to con.
cluds that Western Canadian farm
ers, already free Of debt. us a re-
suit Of the splendid crops and prevail
ing high prices. expect from this sea-
sons returns to be in II position that
will place them away beyond any fear
Of the future.
The acreage Of Western Canada VIII
be about the same as last year. Seed
ing was somewhat later than last
year, but termination was quicker. The
only possible drawback now would
seem to be u scarcity Of harvest hands.
but Il Is felt by the authorities that the
situation will be pretty we'll cared for
by that time.
Land values are increasing, but there
IL room for a much greater increase
than In the past. owing to the returns
that turned land will give when com
pared with Its cost. In some districts
land that could have been bought five
S.a.,rp ~ fnr e1S nm ~ t. ..i,vuiyv
hands at $50 IN ncre, the seller salts
ned that he Is giving the purchaser
good vnlue for his money. And why
not, when II Is known that In n great
many cases during the past two years
crops have been grown on this land
that have produced a profit of forty
and FIFTY dollars per acre. over and
above cost Of production. These cases.
while not general, were not excep-
tlonal.
In addition to the lands that are
, offered for sale by railway companies,
land companies and private indiyid-
uals, the lOmesteading areas offer
great inducements for those who are
), willing TO do a little pioneering for ii
= year or two. BY that time settlements
!, would come into existence, and this
means Il condition similar to that en-
a joyed by many Of the older settlements
Of today--scliools. churches. railways.
:. The land Is of hisllclaSs quality,
strong and vigorous, easily worked.
and capable OF producing the very best
Il Of crops.
The demand for oil grains for some
Il years will be great. and it will require
Is all the resources OF man. beast and
re- soil to meet it. That the prices will
ID be good goes without saying. but at the
present time there Is something more
ic appealing than the lucrative price.
that prevail. That Is, the desire tt
or assist In winning the world war. The
e. man at the p!ow is doing his hit" ant
the spirit OF patriotism that prevail
will lead him into a broader sphere o
action. No matter where he may be h
will look about him that he may iini
land to further develop the country
resources. 1t Is possible that his owl
state may furnish the land, in whic!
case he will be quick to take advan
tage Of the offer. II land In hi
own state Is not available, Canad'
(now our ally) will be glad to furniSI
1t IN unlimited quantity, as she is Vita
~ interested In largely increasing tn
supply Of foodstufr which Is now Il
urgently needed and Is ms valuable a
ammunition to the allied countries.
The appeal made by Mr.. Hoove
United States controller of foods. an
also by Hon. W. J.. Hanna. Canada
controller, emphasizes the need Of IL
allies. urges economy and the prevel
ton Of the waste in food. and b
speaks whole.hearted public cooper
ton. Speaking OF Great Britai
France. Italy. Belgium and their f
fopean allies. they say:
For nearly three years their mi
power has been engaged In the dire
work OF war. and In some cases larl
areas Of their most productive lam
have been overrun by the enemy. The
food shortage and the food to supp
the armies OF Canada and the Unit
States must be wholly provided fro
this side Of the Atlantic. The supp
must also be sufficient 10 cover loss
~" at sen. Australia. New Zealand.
Argentine Republic and other Gov
tries are no now available to relic
"n the situation because Of their reno
uess and the shortage Of tonnage.
old 1.-THE crop Of storeable foods gro'
n In Canada and the United States al
able for shipment overseas threate
to be entirely Inadequate to meet !
/. IN demand unless the whole people
termine by every means In their pow
~ to make up the shortage. Every IN
!. ~ viduaI 10 under a direct obligation
: ~ assist In rationing the allied forc
There must be national self-denlaI
.es. national cooperation to provide
hen necessary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1t -.
The Situation.