Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-14
CULTIVATE! CULTIVATE!
Produce More Food. But at the
Lowest Cost.

A trip through most OF the grain
growing districts Of Western Canada, |
and information received from authen- |
tic sources, reveals that the spring
seeding Of wheat. barley and oats Is
finished and the grain Is having u most
rapid growth. Men Of farming expe-
rIence here say that the conditions are
similar To those years when there was
an abundant harvest reaped. During
the past year a number OF new settlers
came into the country, and they VIII
undoubtedly have n good crop this
year. This added TO the normal acre.
age, made considerably less by the
lack Of labor owing TO the number who
have gone to the front, will give a
fair general yield. II is surprising the
growth that this country is capable OF
producing.
Wheat has this spring terminated
and shown three or four inches growth
in five or six days, and with anything
like favorable weather, harvesting
should mlnen about the 18th OF
August, or a little over m hundred
days from FIRST seeding. Hundreds OF
farmers throughout this vast country
paid for their entire holdings out OF
one years crop and It would not be
surprlsir: if the same experience mel
Il great many more this year.
The best authorities on the wheat
situation give ii as their opinion tina
i, for many years 10 come. wheat prices
will be high. They base their opinion
on a scientific calculation and thei
. reasoning seems to be sound. Anyway
, il is quite evident that for some year,
to come, the producer Of wheat vii
Il be amply rewarded for any effort h
ma make to develop this branch o
: agricultural industry. Money may b
made on the high-priced lands OF tn
i, wheat-growing districts Of the Unite
States, but it Is n question If thes
high.priced lands would not be NOR
a proftably employed in other brancfe
of farming than In growing the smalle
:, grains, leaving 1t to lands just us pre-
ductive for wheat, less expensive to OF
crate. and with Il much smallt
:, initial price. to provide the worl
i" with this necessity of life. Here
" where Western CANADA, with Its va!
~ rich fertile plains, its low railwa
~ rates. its exceptionally good shippir
', privileges, its excellent climate, and !
I" perfect social conditions, has a COZ
bination of advantages not possesse
by my other portion Of the continen
90 Furthermore, these lands, OF une
celled quality, are extraordinnri
n. cheap, while for the man who does II
m care to undertake farming on so exte
sive Il scale there is the free hon
stead which offers him all the opport
nifty for which he Is looking.
The prospective purchaser will ha
no difficulty at all in making a SELF
ton Of a fine piece Of land, well
81 Gated and convenient to transportatit
ri which may be had for from $l5 to >
IN acre, and the railway companies
other holders of large tracts are
ways glad to sell on easy terms.
VI II he desires a farm that Is alren
N under cultivation and improved, ma
such are to be had from farmers "
already have made comfortable +
. tunes and are ready to retire.
. 1t is not to the grain grower OF
II TINT Western Canada offers great
= portunlties. If one wishes to so in
cnttle raising. there are great stretch
81 of range land both free and for lea!