Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-25
TWO DOLLAR WHEAT
This Price Wit Hold for Some
Years.

A well advised commercial authority
gives it as his opinion, "as slow
descent may be counted on in the
prices. for grain when the war ends
it may take several years to restore
the worlds stock of foodstuffs to nor
mal-there is good ground for conn.,
dence in the outlook for rapid devel-
opment in agriculture"
If this be correct, it follows that
the profession of farming will mate
rally increase its ranks in the next
few years.
Today, the price of wheat is set by
the United States government at S2-zO
per buShel, and in Canada the price
has been set at 1921. This, of course,
is less freight and handling charges
which brings the average to the farm
ers at about $500 per bushel. Thls
price will pay so long as land, mate
rial and labor can be secured at rea-
sonable prices. 1t remains Tor the
would-be producer to ascertain where
he can secure these at prices that VIII
make the production of grain pront-
able. He will estimate what price ne
can afford to pay for land that will give
him a yield of wheat which when sold
at 500 per bushel, will return him
fair profit. Local and social condf-
| fions will also enter into the considera-
ton. Finding what he wants he would
| he wise to make his purchase now
| Land prices IN some portions OF the
| ,Ountry are low, certainly as low as
! hey will ever be- City property and
+own property will fluctuate, but farm
property will hold its own. The price
| If grain is as low as it will be for
some years. Therefore it would be
well to look about, and find what can
! be done.
There are doubtless many opportu-
mites in the United States, especially
In the Western states, to purchase
good agricultural lands, that will pro-
duce well, at reasonable prices. If the
would-be buyer has the time to inves-
tigate, and that is needed, for these
lands do not existNin any considerable
urea, he would be well repaid. Not
only will his land certainly increase in
value-the unearned increment would
be an asset-while under cultivation he
can find nothing that will give better
results He will at the same time be
performing a patriotic act, a needfui
act, one that would meet with the food
controllers plea to increase agricul-
tural, production and assist in reducing
the deficit of rs million bushels of
wheat reported by the controller.
In addition to the vacant lands in
the United States which should be
brought under cultivation, Western
Canada offers today the greatest area
Of just the land that is required, and
at low prices-prices that cannot last
long. Even now land prices are in
creasing, as their value is daily becOm-
ing more apparent, and their location
desirable.
As to the intrinsic value of land
In Western Canada, hundreds of con-
crete cases could be cited, which go
to prove that at fifty and sixty dollars
per acre-fgures that have recently
been paid for improved farms-the
crops grown on them gave profit of
from twenty to thirty per cent and
even higher, on such an investment
One instance, is that OF, young Eng
lishman, unaccustomed to farming be
fore he took his seat on the sulky
plow with which he, does most of his
work, after allowing himself 81 900 fol
his own wages last year, made profit
Of So, 200 on a $4,000 investment His
total sales amounted to $500 and his
expense, which included the S1,00f
wages for himself, was $500. The
. interest was liz per cent.
To the man who does not care tC
, buy or who has not the means to pur
, chase, but possesses wealth in his owl
| hardihood, his muscle, and determine
ton, there are the thousands of fret
homesteads of which he may have thu
| pick on paying an entry fee of tel
t dollars. These are high class land
and adapted to all kinds of farming
| Send to your nearest Canadian Gov
5 ernment Agent for literature, descrip
: tive of the splendid opportunities tina
are still open in Western Canada. Adv