Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-12-22
REATEREFF|CIENCY.
|. REDUCED COST
INV Grain in Western Canada,
Make Profits, and Show
Greater Patriotism.

The nationwide cry of More Eff
.oncr,' has now reached even the most
go agricultural sections and there
N. General interest amongst the farm
n increase their products and TO
-sarce their expenses. The need of
hodstuffs is greater than the world
IL ever before known, and every eff
y. ri is being used TO meet the worlds
hod requirements, becoming more
snnsreDt every day. While 1t is true
H. this desire is attested by a gen.
Ri patriotism, there is an under
.,ring factor in this extension work
A secure some Of the benefits that are
|heinr offered by a ready market at
Il 5fmum prices. Widespread atten-
Mr. has been given to the opportunity
n This respect in Western Canada,
.rbpre fortunes are being made in a
fpw crops out Of grain at present
8priceS.
Il has been found that the open,
leypl prairie can be cultivated for
Nbeat and other small grains at q min
l3num price. and during the past few
se2rS the Yields have been more than
satisfactory. Wheat crops of forty
husbel 10 the acre have been common
An Western Canada in the last three or
hour years. and with a present avail
|8be price of over $500 per bushel this
means return on investment and
.lbor thar cannot be duplicated else
.bhere This is made possible by the
aou priced lands that can be secured
h. grain growing. TIE range in price
huns from $15 TO S25 per acre. accord
b. 10 location and other local condi-
Mons In this period of ''more agricul-
Mural efficiency" it is apparent at a
glance that the farmer on low priced
but high grade lands. growing his
grain at a minimum cost, is reaping
u golden harvest with the highest per-
scn-age of profit
The culriyatOr of high priced farm
Bands has q big handicap to overcome
b computing his profits on . 5000 an
bore farm as compared with the agri-
sCuturist reaping as great, if not
Greater return from 500 an acre land.
It therefore becomes a question for
.the farmer himself to answer, whether
b. is doing himself and his country the
Pest service. by devoting all his ener-
g.es TO working high priced land that
yields no better return than land that
sean be secured at one-eighth the
sfrice 1t is a case of getting either
minimum or maximum quantity. Many
share already decided on the alterna-
stiTe. and with their spare money in
sFeSted in and now working Western
canada lands, they are allowed TO
s4aak for themselves. Apparently they
8aFe satisfied, for we learn of cases
sFhere on $4,000 investment. in one
pear they have had their money back,
|Tith a profit Of from 500 TO 1000.
Such is one of the steps in progressive
ness now being demonstrated in the
Ic19rt to create greater efficiency. The
canadian Government is using every
'e1ort to bring these conditions to the
attention Of the agricultural world. in
order to secure the necessary increased
gram production SO greatly needed.
Iae farmer ii Western Canada is ex-
empt from all personal taxes. His
buildings. stock and implements are
pot assessed; and every encourag e-
ment is given to farmers to improve
aaa Increase their farm output. Re
oaced railway rates are being offered
10 new settlers 10 look over the coun-
TE and TO size up an unprecedented
opportunity in farming. - Advertise
ment.