The state herald., 1917-09-07
BIG CROPS IN
WESTERN CANADA
Good Yields Of Wheat, Splendid
Production Of Pork, Beef,
Mutton and Wool.

ance Of good grain crops throughout
most of Western Canndn, where the
wheat, oats and barley are now being
harvested, about ten days earlier than
Inst year. Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta are all "doing their bit"
In noble way towards furnishing
food for the allies.
While the total yield of wheat will
not be us heavy us In 1915, there
nre indications that 1t will be an aver
age crop In most Of the districts.
A letter received Mt the ST. Paul office
of the Canadian Government, from a
farmer near Delin, Alberta, says har-
vest In that district is one month
earlier than last year. His wheat crop
Is estimated ut 35 bushels per acre,
while some Of his nelghbors will have
more. The average In the district will
be about 30 bushels per acre. Now,
with the price Of wheat in the neigh
borhood Of So per bushel. 1t is safe to
say that there will be very few farm.
ers but will be able to bank from for
ty to fifty dollars per acre after pay.
Ing all expenses of seeding, harvest.
ing and threshlng. as well as taxes.
The price Of land In this district Is
from s25 to $50 per acre. What may
be said of this district will apply to
almost any other In Manitoba. Sas.
katchewan or Alberta. Many farmers
have gone to Western Canada from
the United States In the past three or
ha 1,a at-tn nd
lands, had the pleasure of completing
the payments before they were due.
They have made the money out Of
their crops during the past couple of
years. md II they are as successful In
the future us In the past they will
have put themselves nnd their families
beyond all possibility OF lack Of
money for the rest of their lives. II
Is not only In wheat that the farmers
OF Western Canada are making money
Their hogs have brought them wealth.
and hogs are easy to raise there-bar.
ley is plentiful md grass abundant.
and the climate just the kind that
hogs glory In. The price is good and
likely to remain SO for long time.
few days since farmer from
Dnysland. Alberta, shipped carload
OF hogs to the st. Paul market. and
got n higher price than was ever be-
fore paid on that market. Two mil
lion three hupdred and seventy-seven
thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars was received at Winnipeg for
Western hogs during the first six
months Of this year. 1sl,5I5 hogs
were sold Mt an average price OF $11
per cwt., and had nm average weight
Of 200 pounds each. The raising Of
hogs Is n profitable and continually
growing industry Of Western Canada.
and this class OF stock Is raised ~
economically here as anywhere on the
North American continent. There II
practically no hog disease. and I'M
mense quantities Of food can be pro-
duced cheaply.
II has been told for years that the
grasses Of Western Canada supply to
both beef and milk producers the nu-
tritive properties that go to the devel-
opment Of both branches. The stories
that nre now being published by
dairymen md beef cattle men verify
all the predictions that have ever been
made regarding the country's i'm
portance In the raising Of both beef
and dairy cattle. The sheep Industry
is developing rapidly. At a sale at
Calgary 15l. .453 pounds Of wool were
disposed Of at sixty cents pound.
At sale at Edmonton 60,000 pounds
were sold at even better prices than
those paid at Calgary. The total clip
this season will probably approximate
two million pounds. Many reports
ARE to hnnd showing from six TO eight
pounds per fleece. 35 carloads were
sent to the Toronto market alone
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