The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
OPPORTUNITIES
that ARE MISSED
Why Wait? Why Not Go to West
ern Canada Now?

The writer has frequently heard the
Remark that after the war we will 70
to Western Canada" It docs not 90.
cur to those making the remark tAat il
they wish TO secure lands in Western
Canada. whether by homestead or pur-
chase, the best time to go is now. After,
the war the welcome viii be just AS
hearty as ever, but the chances are
that land values will Increase and to-
day homesteads are plentiful and iand
is reasonable in price. There is no
question about what the LAND in Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will
do, what it will give under proper eul-
tiyation.
Farmers in Western CanaGa are pay
ing for their land holdings with the
proceeds of last years crop. Plat this
is no idle statement may be cleaned
from the three following items, which
are picked out at random.
'ln the spring OF 1916 a haif-section
of land was offered for sale ut s1T.0O
per acre. There were lO5 acres OF
summer-fallow, which, because the
owner could not at the time find a
buyer, We're seeded to wheat. A yield
OF 40 bushels per acre. 1900 bushels
all told, grading NO. L, was obtained.
The price the day the grain was sold
(Which was very early in the season,
before grain prices advanced to round
about $1,000 was SLIGO, which brought
the handsome total of {, 720.OO. Three
hundred and twenty acres at S1T.00
equals S5.44O.00, so that a buyer, by
placing less than half Of the Whole
under crop. would have made a profit
Of $1,2SO.OO."-Robson MESSENGER,
Robson, Sask.
THAT the Indiana Boys farm this
year raised sufficient crop to pay for
the land, all the machinery md all
overhead expenses as we'll as make a
handsome profit, is the Information
given by N. B. Davis, the manager.
The wheat yield was over 5000 BUSH
els. OF twelve cars already soidr nine
graded No. 1, and Mr.. Davis has sold
i've 1000 bushels locally FOR seed at
$500. Naturally, when he getA to In
diana he win be a big booster for AL
berta."-Bassano Mail, Bassano, Alta.
oscar Castalor, who bought and at
Blusson after the crop had been put
in last spring, for S3sSOe.O0, has
threshed $500 bushels Of wheat. which
is worth at present prices about
$7,500.0O. He refused an offer of
S5,O00.OO for the land after the crop
had been taken off."-Lethhridge Her
aid, Lethbridge, Alta.
Reports from the wheat fields are
highly encouraging II show that the
wheat crop Of many farmers in West
ern Canada was highly satisfactory.
Coblenz, Sask.-W. A. Rose has
threshed an average of 33 bushels per
acre and So bushels Of oats.
Gleichen. Alberta.-Up to date 237.-
S12 bushels Of grain have been received
by local elevators, OF which nearly
10000 bushels were wheat. Seventy
one cars ct sya:.:1 have already been
shipped.
stoap Crock, .Gask.-James McRae
has thrcsF,ed 500 bushels of grain.
1000 bushels of which were wheat,
grading No. l Northern. One field
averaged IA bushels per acre, and n
large field of oats averaged So bushels.
If information as to the best loca-
ton is required. it will be gladly fur
nished by any Canadian Government
Agent, whose advertisement appears
Observation-Disclosures.
IZtEAL