The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

TT, The Canadian Government Agent
at Des Moines. one Of the members Of
the firm says: ~ have much pleasure
In advising you that on our farm five
miles east OF Champion, In the Prov
lnce Of Alberta, Canada, this year
(1018) we harvested and threshed TO-
600 bushels of wheat fron 240 acres,
this being an average Of A bushels
and 10 pounds to the acre. A con-
siderable portion of the wheat was
No. l Northern, worth at Champion,
approximately $1.S5 per bushel, maxi
Ing total return of $1,000, or an av-
erage Of Ss1.70 per acre gross yields.
And by aid Of thorough system were
able keep the cost of growing wheat
at about % cents bushel."
Messrs. Smith & Sons OF Vulcan,
Alberta, are growers of wheat on
large scale and have demonstrated
that there Is greater profit in Western
Canada wheat-raising than probably in
any other business anywhere. Speak
Ing Of their experience Mr.. Smith
says:
81 have three sections Of land at the
present time and am farming yearly
1.200 to 1,400 acres of land. My re-
turns from the farm for the past two
years have been around 2009o, that Is
for every dollar / have spent / have
received three, now do not know
Wbapa Won cay, do chat ruoIl
"Thls Is surely the country for the
man with the small capital as the land
is still reasonable in price, payments
In long term and work of all kinds for
every man to do. l feel that If l was
turned out here without a dollar that
in less than ten years / could own a
section Of land and have II well
equipped"
Western Canada's soil and climate
is suitable to graining large and prof
liable yields of wheat. Many so large
that those not acquainted with the
facts hesitate to believe the reports
sent out by the farmers in that coun-
try. AS an evidence of their sincerity
In reporting correct yields affidavits
Of a couple Of grain growers are repro
duced.
81, Newell J. Noble, Of the town Of
NOblefOrd, Province of Alberta, do
solemnly declare that from 1000 acres
Of wheat on the said farm there was,
In the season of 1915, threshed 54,395
bushels Of wheat, being at the average
of "a bushels and % pounds per acre.
And that from 394.69 acres of oats on
the said farm, there was threshed in
the said season of 1916, 4S,5O6 bushels
Of oats, being at the average Of 122
bushels and 30 pounds per acre.
"And 1 make this solemn declara-
ton cOnscientiously, believing 1t to be
true and knowing that it is Of the
same force and effect as If made I'M
der oath and by virtue Of The Canada
Evidence Act" NEWELL ]. NOBLE.
A Woman Takes Affidavit as to
January 4, 1917, Mrs. Nan
cy COe of NObleford made oath as fol-
lows:
In the matter of yield of wheat, oats
and flax on my farm for harvest of
1916, I, Nancy Coe, of the town of
Province of Alberta, do sol
emnly declare that l threshed from
l15 acres on my farm CLIO bushels of
wheat (machine measure, which it is
will hold out in weights fully |
about three-fourths of the crop al.
'eady having been weighed), being at
he average of SO bushels and 8
pounds per acre, and that from 4S
lcres of fax on stubble ground, 1
.hreshed 993 bushels of fax, being at
IN average of 20 bushels and 80
pounds per acre, and that from 5.06
lcres of oats 1 threshed $50 bushels,
measure, being at an average
If 115 bushels and q pounds per acre.
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