Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-04
MORE WHEAT PRIZES
Honors for Western Canada
Come Year After Year.

AT the recent Soil Products EXpusi.
don at Peoria, H., in a keen contest
for the coveted first prize for wheat,
Western Canada has again carried off
all the honors. Not only has she Won
the first, but also the second and third
prizes. These were won by Mr., S. Lar
combe, of Brittle, Manitoba. In past
years the Province of Saskatchewan
had the distinguished honor of carry
Ing off the initial prize.
Harvesting and threshing are now
completed in Western Canada, aud
while 1t is early In the season to give
exact figures as to the average yield
per acre Of wheat, oats, barley and
flax 1t Is safe to assume that the for
mer viii yield about. 20 bushels per
acre. The price to the farmer will DO
about $500 per bushel, giving him
$4,000 an acre Of a return. When 1t is
considered that the land upon which
this wheat is grown averaged less than
$50 an acre, it takes very little figur-
ing to arrive at an estimate of the
profit there is to the grain grower Of
Western Canada. The writer knows
where q farmer purchased 160 acres
Of land In the spring of 1916, broke it
up the same year, put it in wheat in
l9l7. His crop was harvested a few
days ago. 1t yielded 1880 bushels and
ne sold it at S2.O5 per bushel, giving
him $3.50. The land cost him $4,000.
breaking, seeding, seed, cutting ana
threshing, $500. His profit was
S3,l2O after paying for his land and
his costs of improving. He has now
S3,l2O to commence another season
with a paid for in full" improved
farm.
Never has farming offered such prof
1table returns for labor as at present
and nowhere is the large profit equal
to that of the low priced, high yielding
andso of Western Canada.
There has been a big rush during
the past few weeks of renters and
owners Of high priced lands in many
parts Of the United States to ~investi-
gate these 1000 profit reports. No
better season of the year could be
selected by anyone desiring to better
their condition and wishing to give
Western Canada the "oncc over"
Ihreshing is nov completed and the
grain being marketed. The weather is
tine n will be pleasant for Il couple
OF months and q visit now to person.
ally investigate the conditions will ha
convincing and profitable. While old
home ties n family associations ara
one OF the first considerations In this
mind Of the reader, who feels that
the old five or ten per cent return is
sufficient, 1t behooves the modern and
progressive farmer always to be or
the alert to grasp the opportunities OF
he hour. Land in Western Canada
that is annually producing q gross re.
turn Of from $4,000 to 5000 per acre
is ~purchasable at from SIS to $50 pc,
acre. 1t can be seen at a glance that
such values cannot help but increase
as they have done in the Older agricul
tural districts of the United States,
The new settler will find himself sur
rounded by same contentel and pros,
porous neighbors. The expense of max
Ing Il visit to look into Western Can
adaSD opportunities is small-a specia.
reduced rate Is available and YOU owe
yourself a holiday and q trip may dc
you good. You owe your dependents a
right to better you condition and
Western Canada offers that opportn
Observation-Disclosures.