Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-06-15
CULTIVATED CULTIVATED
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 a most
rapid growth. Men OF farming expe-
rience here shy 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 will
undoubtedly have a 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 commence about the 18th of
August, or q little over one hundred
days from first seeding. Hundreds Of
farmers throughout this vast country
paid for their entire holdings out Of
n years crop and 1t would not be
surprising If the same experience met
a great many more this year.
The best authorities on the wheat
situation give 1t as their opinion that
for many years to come, wheat prices
will be high. They base their opinion
on q scientific calculation and their
reasoning seems to be sound. Anyway,
It Is quite evident that for some years
to come, the producer of wheat will
be amply rewarded for any effort he
may make to develop this branch Of
agricultural industry. Money may be
made on the high-priced lands of the
wheat-growlng districts of the United
States, but It is a question If these
high-priced lands would not be more
profitably employed in other branches
of farming than in growing the smaller
grains, leaving it to lands just as pro
dbctive for wheat, less expensive to on
crate, and with a much smaller
initial price, to provide the world
with this necessity Of life. Here is
where Western Canada, with its vast
rich fertile plains, it's low railway
rates, its exceptionally good shipping
privileges, It's excellent climate, and It's
perfect social conditions, has a com.
bination of advantages not possessed
by any other portion of the continent
Furthermore, these lands, of unex
celled quality, are extraordinarily
cheap, while for the man who does no
care to undertake farming On SC exten
sive a scale there is the free home
stead which offers him all the opportu
nifty for which he Is looking.
The prospective purchaser will hav'
no difficulty at all in making a selec
ton Of a fine piece of land, well 10
Gated and convenient TO transportation
which may be had for from SIS to So
an acre, and the railway companies %
other holders of large tracts are al
ways glad to sell on easy terms. o
II he desires a farm that is alread,
under cultivation and improved, man,
such are to be had from farmers VIII
alTGuuN HuNt Luuut NOiAAol NubhS IVA
tunes and are ready to retire.
1t is not to the grain grower onl,
that Western Canada offers great on
p~ortunlties. II one wishes to go Ia 70
cattle raising, there are great stretche
of range land both free and for lease
and in many sections of the cOuntr,
there are the finest Of grazing land
that may be purchased at very lOV
prices.
The appeal which has been sent gu
both by the United States and Cane
dian governments, for an unstinted, III
limited production Of food stuffs to pre-
vent what might otherwise be a fan
ine throughout this great continent
and then consequently, throughout tn
world-should in itself rouse all tn
ambition and desire Ia the heart an
soul. of the man who is not fighting a
the front, to produce all he can. l
addition, there is the potent fact that n
chances are being taken in 0nswerln
the appeal. Take It from either stand
point you answer the country's call, a
though not fighting, and you are ais
insured against any loss by the hig
prices that are band to exist for som
, time. Whether II be in the Unite
States on it's excellent grain lands q
in Canada on its splendid grain landi
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