Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-27
GREAIEREffC|ENCY
REDUCED COST
Grow Grain In Western Canada,
Make Profits, and Show
Greater Patriotism.

Inc natlOn-wl0e cry OF More EN-.
cheney" has now reached even the most
remote agricultural sections and there
10 o general interest amongst the farm.
ers to increase their products and to
reduce their expenses. The need Of
foodstuffs Is greater than the world
has ever before known. and every eff.
fort Is being used to meet the worlds
food requirements, becoming more
apparent every day. While It Is true
that this desire Is attested by q gen.
eral patriotism, there is an under
lying factor In this extension work
to secure some OF the benefits that are
being offered by Il ready market at
maximum prices. Widespread atten-
ton has been given to the opportunity
In this respect In Western Canada,
where fortunes are being made In q
few crops out Of grain at present
prices.
It has been found that the open,
level prairie can be cultivated for
wheat and other small grains at a min
imum price, and during the past few
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 or
four years, and with q present avail.
able price Of over $500 per bushel this
means a 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 SIS to s25 per acre, accord
ing to location and other local condi'
tons. In this period Of 'more agrlcul.
tural efficiency" 1t Is apparent at &
glance that the farmer on low priced
but high grade lands, growing his
grain at a minimum cost, IS reaping
q 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 a 5000 m
acre farm as compared with the agri
culturist rcaning as great, II no,
greater return from 500 an acre land
1t therefore becomes q question fol
the farmer himself to answer, whether
he Is doing himself and his country thu
best service, by devoting all his ener
gies to working high priced land tina
Yields no better return than, land tina
can be secured ut one-eighth thu
price. 1t Is a case Of getting eithe
minimum or maximum quantity. Man,
have already decided on the alterna
tive, and with their spare money In
vested in and now working Westcr
Canada lands, they are allowed t
speak for themselves. Apparently the
are satisfied, for we learn Of case
where on a $4,000 investment, in on
year they have had their money bacl
with a profit of from 500 to 1909
Such Is one of the steps in progressive
ness now being demonstrated In tn
effort to create greater efficiency. III
Canadian Government Is using ever
effort to bring these conditions to ti
attention Of the agricultural world,
order to secure the necessary increase
grain production so greatly needle
The farmer in Western Canada Is e
empt from all personal taxes. II
buildings, stock and implements a
not assessed: and every encourag
ment is given to farmers to impro'
Ind increase their farm output. X
auced railway rates are being offer
10 new settlers to look over the cou
try and to size up IN unprecedent
opportunity In farming. Advertis
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