Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-25
THE BASIS Of
CANADAs RICHES
A Theme Discussed by the Wall
Street Journal.

N.O me " .ii ststIl sNah hs 80"
statement that THE basis of Canada
/ riches is the fertility Of the soil, anu
no freak OF warfare can injure thai.
while her grain will increase in de-
mand as the population of the world
grows. As IN investment field CANADA
is worthy of consideration" These
words are well worthy of attention, es-
Il peciaily coming from such q source rs
this eminent financial journal. WIN
n land area exceeding that OF the
United States and with tillable areas
coming under cultivation, the wealth
of Canada's future can scarcely be esti-
mated. while the wealth today Is such
us TO bring her most prominently be-
fore the world.
During the past year thousands OF
farmers in Western Canada sold their
crops for more than the total cost OF
their land. Lands ut from SO To $40
an acre produced crops worth $40 to
4 $75 an acre. Stock raising and dairy
Ing We're equally profitable.
The year 1915 saw most wonderful
crops and magnificent yields over the
ca,icc country. and many farmers
wiped out indeltetlneSses that had
hung over them long before they came
to the country. and the year 1916 put
them in a condition of absolute indie
pendence. A report to hand verified
kby n high official might seem marvel
Gus. were the particulars not well
known, and where are not other cases
that would seem almost as phenom-
email. This is Il southern Alberta story:
A farmer wished TO rent an adjoining
farm on which a loan company held IA
mortgage. The applicant said he want
ed the first ten bushels of wheat, after
which he would divide, giving the loan
company one-third. After threshing
he paid into the bank at Calgary SIG
ner acre for every acre cultivated, to
the credit Of the loan company, as
their share or their third of the crop.
Sixteen dollars per acre rent. His
tWo-thirds was So and In addition the
first ten bushels of wheat. Land ON
this same security can be purchased
for from SIG to $50 per acre. Won
derful yields are reported from al.
parts of this district. Recently 4.640
acres of Il ranch were sold to an Illi-
nols farmer; 300 acres of wheat in
1916 produced Il yield that averaged
42ia bushels Of wheat per acre. George
Richard, formerly of Providence, X. l.,
on a southern Alberta farm got 2,W52
bushels of wheat from Il 50-acre field,
or over 40 bushels per acre. and from
Il ao-hcre field of oats got n return Of
% bushels per acre and still had some
shea'es left over for feeding.
A report just issued by the Alberta
government gives the yield of wheat in
the showing of 1916 as % bushels pe-
y acre; A bushels of oats and 30 bushels
OF barley.
Travellers through Alberta's wheat
belt have had revealed to them scenes
Of agricultural! productlvencss unap-
proached in any other part OF the
world.
Alberta farms, selected with even
moderate discretion, have raised men
to Independence and aMuence with rec.
ords of wonderful! development unsur-
passed amongst the phenomenal indus.
trial success Of which Canndn well may
bout.
, Many almost incredible yields have
, been reported by reliable authorities.
wheat exceeding 20 bushels per acre
and oats 141 bushels.
Numerous records show that the cost
of farms has been more than repaid by
this years crop. In one instance. land
purchased for $1,000 produced wheat
which was sold for n little over $4,000.
During the year 1917 there will be
IN immense amount Of labor required
, to take care of the crop In Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
One of the problems which Western
Canada has to fnce every year is the
/ securing Of an adequate supply of
, labor to bundle the harvesting and
threshing OF its big crops. This prob
lem. indeed. is always presen, Ia any
. country that has II big agricultural pro-
!, duction; in the cnse Of Western Can.
. ada 1t is cnhanced by the comparative
/, sparslty Of population and the long dis.
lance from industrial districts, which
can be expected to offer Il surplus OF
; labor.
In Western Canada the present diff.
cu'ties are increased by the war. A very
large number Of Western Cannda's
small population have enlisted for sery.
Ice with the Canadian forces In Errope,
ana ut the present time there Is gen.
orally speaking no surplus Of labor for
The ordinary channels Of Industry. To
say nothing Of the abnormal dcmnnds
OF harvest time. The sItuntion, how.
ever, has to some extent been met by
the action OF the Canadian milit,n dc.
DartIhent. who have released all such
men who IRE stilI in training In the
western military camps md who desire
tn engage In hnrvest work for a period
OF generally month.
The nctunl number Of men cnpnrcd
IN 1916 In harvest work was between
FORTY and fifty thousand. Wages wer,
higher than usual. running from $3.50
70 S4W y duy with bonrd. and from
3 to 500 a Observation-Disclosures.