The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-17
TWO DOLLAR WHEAT
This Price Will Hold For Some
Years.

YearS.
A we'll advised commercial authority
gives 1t as his opinion, "as a slow
descent may be counted on in the
prices for grain when the war ends
1T may take several years to restore
the worlds stock of foodstuffs to nor
mal-there is good ground for conf
dence in the outlook for rapid devel-
opment in agriculture"
1t this be correct, 1t follows that
the profession of farming will mate
rally increase it's ranks in the next
few years.
Today, the price Of wheat Is set by
the United States government at 1920
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. This
price will pay so long as land, mate
rial and labor can be secured at rea-
sonable prices. It remains for the
would-be producer to ascertain where
he can secure these at prices that Will
able. He will estimate what price he
can afford to pay for land that will give
him yield Of wheat which when sold
at $500 per bushel, will return him .
fa1r profit. Local and social conA-
lions will also enter into the considera-
ton. Finding what he wants he would
be wise to make his purchase now.
Land prices in some portions of the
country are low, certainly as low al
they will ever be. City property and
town property will fuctuate, but farm
property will hold It's own. The prizes
OF grain Is as low as it will be for
some years. Therefore 1t would be
we'll to look about and find what car
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 inyes-
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 at the same time be
performing patriotic act. needful
act, one that would meet with the food
controllers plea to. increase agrfcuI-
tural production and assist In reducing
the deficit Of Is 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 20
to prove that at fifty and sixty dollars
per acre-figures thit have recent,
been paid for improved farms-th.
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 n young Eng
iishman, unaccustomed to farming be
fore he took his seat on the sulk,
plow with which he does most of Nj,
work. after allowing himself $1,000 fo
his own wages last year. made prof
of $1,000 on n $4,000 investment. Ell.
total sales amounted to $500 and hi,
expense, which included the Sl,OM
wages for himself, was $780, Thu
interest was liz per cent.
70 the man who does not care t.
buy or who has not the means to pur
chase, but possesses wealth In his owl
hardfhood, his muscle, and determine
ton, there are the thousands of fred
homesteads of which he may have thu
pick on paying an entry fee OF ten
dollars. These are high class land,
and adapted to all kinds Of farming
Send to your nearest Canadian Gov
eminent Agent for literature, descrip
tive of the splendid opportunities tina,
are still open in Western Canada. Adv
Instinct Of the Profession.
According to his mother, William.
just turned four, is prospective ply.
stefan. The following conversation re-
Gently occurred between them:
Muvver, may / be two tioctorsY'
II don't see how Won ce}t1ld no snr, ;.