The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-20
GREATERE FF|C|EHCY.
REDUCED COST
Grow Grain in Western Canada.
Make Profits, and Show
Greater Patriotism.

The nationwide cry of "More Eta.
cheney" has now reached even the most
remote agricultural sections and there
is general interest amongst the farm.
ers to increase their products and ia
reduce their expenses. The need al
foodstuffs is greater than the world
has ever before known, and every ct.
Tort Is being used to meet the worldly
food requirements, becoming more
apparent every day. While 1t is true
that this desire is attested by gen.
eral patriotism, there is an under
lying factor in this extension work
to secure some of the benefits that are
being offered by a ready market Al
maximum prices. Widespread atten.
ton has been given to the opportunity
in this respect in Western Canada
where fortunes are being made In !
few crops out Of grain at present
prices.
1t has been found that the open
level prairie can be cultivated fol
wheat and other small grains at min.
smum price, and during the past fen
years the yields have been more than
satisfactory. Wheat crops of forty
bushel to the acre have been common
In Western Canada in the last three OF
four years, and with present avail.
able.price Of, over $500 per bushel this
means q return on investment and
labor that cannot be duplicated else.
where. This is made possible by the
low priced lands that can be secured
for grain growing. The range in price
runs from S15 to $25 per acre, accord.
Ing to location and other local condi-
tons. In this period of ''more agricui-
tural efficiency" 1t is apparent at a
glance that the farmer ON low priced
but high grade lands, growing his
grain at minimum cost, is reaping
golden harvest with the highest per.
centage of profit.
The cultivator of high priced farm
lands has a big handicap to overcome
In computing his profits on 5000 an
acre farm as compared with the agri.
culturist reaping as great, If not
greater return from $25 an acre land.
1t therefore becomes question for
the farmer himself to answer, whether
he is doing himself and his country the
best service, by devoting all his ener-
gies to working high priced land that
yields no better return than land that
can be secured at one-eighth the
price. 1t is case Of getting either
minimum or maximum quantity. Many
have already decided on the alterna-
tive, and with their spare money in
vested in and now working Western
Canada lands, they are allowed to
speak for. themselves. Apparently they
are satisfied, for we learn of cases
where on a $4,000 investment, in one
year they have had their money back,
with a profit Of from 500 to 1000.
Such is one Of the steps in progressive
ness now, being demonstrated in the
effort to create greater efficiency. The
Canadian government is using every
effort to bring these conditions to the
attention of the agricultural world, in
order to secure the necessary increased
grain production SO greatly needed.
The farmer in Western Canada Is ex-
enpt from all personal taxes. His
buildings, stock and implements are
not assessed; and every encourage
ment is given to farmers to improve
and increase their farm output. Re-
dueed railway rates are being offered
to new settlers to look over the coun-
try and to size up an unprecedented
opportunity in farming. - Advertise
ment.