The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
GRAIN CROPS
ARE PROMISING
Western Canada 1917 Crops IN
81, Good Shape.

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While 1t is u little early to predlc.1
what the Western Canada grain croI
| will produce. there is every indication
mt the present writing that the 1917
crop will give IN excellent return. Re
ports received from all portions OF
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and. Alberta
speak of good growing weather. a
fnirly advanced stage Of ali grains,
with prospects MS good as in the past
two years. Should conditions con-
tinne as ut present, it is safe to con-
clude that Western Canadian farm
! ers, already free of debt, as a re-
suit of the splendid crops and prevail
ing high prices, expect from this sea-
sons returns to be in a position that
will PLACE them away beyond n fear
of the future.
The acreage of Western Canada, will
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 it is felt by the authorities that the
situation will be pretty we'll cared for
by that time.
Land values are increasing, but there
Is room for Il much greater increase
than in the past, owing to the returns
that farmed land will give when COM
pared with its cost. In some districts
land that could have been bought five
years ago for $1a.an acre is changing
hands at $50 an acre, the seller salts
fed that he is giving the purchaser
good value for his money. And why
not. when 1t is known that in a great
many cases during the past two years
crops have been grown on this land
that have produced d profit of forty
and nifty dollars per acre, over and
above cost Of production. These cases,
while not general. were not excep-
tionaf.
In addition to the lands that are
offeIed for sale by railway companies,
land companies and private individ-
ualS, the hom%esteading areas offer
great Inducements for those who are
willing to ITO Il little pioneering for a
year or two. BY that cine settlements
would come into existence. and this
me:lns Il condition similar to. that en-
joyed by muny of the older settlements
Of today-sehools. churches. railways.
The and Is of high-class quality,
strong and vigorous. easily worked,
n capable OF producing the very best
of crops.
The demand for all grains for some
Years will be great. and it will require
all the resources Of man. beast and
soil to meet it. That the prices will
be good goes without saying. but ut the
present time there Is something more
appealing than the lucrative prices
that prevail. ThatBis, the desire to
assist In winning the world war. The
man at the pillow is doing his bit, and
the spirit OF patriotisnf that prevails
Will lead him into a broader sphere OF
action. No matter where he may be he
will about him that lii "A find
land to further develop the country's
resources. 1t Is possible that his own
state may furnish the land, in which
case he viii be quick to take advan-
tage OF the offer. II land in his
own state Is, not available. Canada
enoW. our ally) viii be glad to furnish
u thFunlilnitetl quantity. as She is vital
y interested in largely increasing the
supply of foossstuf which is now as
urgently needed and is as valuable as
ammunition To the allied countries.
The appeal made by Mr.. Hoover,
United States controller of foods. and
also by Hon. Nv. j. Hanna. Canadian
controller. emphasizes tile need OF the
allies. urges economy and the preven-
ton OF the waste in food. and be-
speaks w~hoie-hearted public co-opera-
ton. Speaking OF Great Britain.
France. Italy. Belgium and their Eu-
Tolean allies. they say
For nearly three years their man
power has been engaged ID the direct
work of War. and In some caases large
Atens Of their most productive lands
h:lyesbeen overrunS BY thesenemy. Their
FOOD shortage and the food Ia supply
/ The armies Of Canada and the United
States must be- wholly provided from
this side Of the Atlantic. The supllv
must also he sufficient to 4 losses
"a sea- Australia. New Zealand. ihe
Argentine Repntlic amt other cSun.
Il tries are nor now svaiiablc fo relieve
the situation becnnse Of their remote
ness and The storage Of tonnage.a
I'll crop ~ storeable foods grown
IN Calada nnh The United Statps suit-
able u shipment oyerseas ~il,reatens
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