The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
TWO DOLLAR WHEAT
This Price viii Hold for Some
Years.


A well advised commercial authorlV
gives II as his opinion, "as SLOW
descent may be counted on In th'
prices for grain when the war ends
II may take several years 10 restore
the worlds stock Of foodstuffs to nor
mal--there Is good ground for conn
dence In the outlook FOR rapid devei
0pment in agriculture"
II this be correct, II follows tha'
the profession of farming Will mate
rally Increase Its ranks in the nex'
few years.
Today, the price Of wheat is set by
the United States government at S2.2O
per bushel, and in Canada the price
has been set at $2.21. This, of course.
Is less freight and handling charges
which brings the average to the farm
ers at about $500 per bushel' Ihis
price viii pay so long as land mate
rial and labor can be secured at rea-
sonable prices. II remains for the
/ wOuld-be producer to ascertain Where
| ne can secure these at prices that VIII
make the production Of grain prolt-
able. He will estimate what price he
can afford to pay for land that VIII give
him n Weld of wheat which when SOLD
AT 5000 per bushel, will return him
fair profit. Local and social cohdl-
tlons will also enter into the considera-
tion. Finding what he wants he wouid
he wise TO make his purchase now.
Land prices IN some portions Of the
country are low, certainly as low as
they will ever be. City property ana
town property will fluctuate, but farm
property will hold its own. The price
Of grain Is as low as It will be for
some years. Therefore It would be
well 10 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. II the
would-be buyer has the time to inves'
tigate, and that is needed, for these
lands do not exist in any considerable
area, 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 Mt the same time be
performing n patriotic act, a needful
act, one that would meet with the food
controllers plea to increase agricul-
tural production and assist in reducing
the deficit of 75 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
)f just the land that Is required, and
1t low prices-prices that cannot last
Ong. Even now land prices are in
'rcasing, as their value is daily becOm.
ne more apparent, and their location
desirable.
AS to the intrinsic value of land
n Western Canada, hundreds of con.
rete cases could be cited which go
o prove that at fifty and sixty dollars
er acre-figures that have recently
cen paid for improved farms-the
rOps grown on them gave profit of
rom twenty to thirty per cent and
ven higher, on such an investment.
me instance, is that Of a young Eng
shman, unaccustomed to farming be-
Ore he took his seat on the sulky
low with which he does most of his
'ork, after allowing himself 81 900 for
is own wages last year, made profit
$4,000 on a $4,000 investment. His
)tal sales amounted to $500 and his
Ipense, which included the $1,000
ages for himself, was $1,000. The
lterest was 1112 per cent.
To the man who does not care TO
ny or who has not the means to pur-
lase, but possesses wealth in his own
lrdihood, his muscle, and determine
on, there are the thousands of free
Of which he may have the
elk on paying an entry fee of ten
,liars. These are high class lands
ID adapted to all kinds of farming.
md to your nearest Canadian Gov
nment Agent for literature, descrip-
fe of the splendid opportunities that
e still open in Western Canada. Adv.