Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08
fine CROPS SURE
Outlook in Western Canada Never
More Favorable.
Perfect Weather Conditions Enabled
Early Seeding and Wheat Has Lena
Been Above Ground in the
Land Of Opportunity.


Land Of Opportunity.
The greatest optimism prevails
throughout every district in Western
Canada. From the eastern boundary
Of Manitoba to the slopes of the Rocky
Mountains the farmers have been busy
tor three weeks in seeding operations
Last fall. yer for Western Canada,
was nm exceptional one. T%hreshins
"as completed at an early date and
shea amount of fall blowing made ready
Tor crop from tlfteen to twenty-five per
cent more acreage than in any year in
The brief history Of the country. There
fore there was ready for seeding this
spring an acreage away beyond any.
thing ever before experienced in that
country.
On April 20 Calgary (Alta.) report.
I'D that III south country points there
was a notable spirit sf optimism
amongst the farmers there. Moisture
end weather conditions were good.
while land In most places was In tho
best possible condition. More tractors
we're being put into operation than in
my previous year. In some parts q the
ecsth country. however, there was a
marked shortage Of labor, but In the
consideration OF the country as q
whole the labor oatlssk was bright.
Seeding operations were we'll under
way In every part Of Western Canada
by the fifteenth Of April. The practice
nf TIM F0WsVNn,sC (n ALAk >.~A.- T. A.
commence as o o as the frost is out
OF the ground enough to allow the few
inch seed bed to be worked up wen.
Beneath this the ground may still be
frozen, but from this frost the young
and tender wheat roots get the mOis-
ture at first so necessary to its exist
ence. The warm days of spring and
the long hours Of sunlight that are
ushered in with 1t thaw the frost out
day by day and pay to the growing
plant the moisture as 1t Is needed.
Natures way of producing moisture to
the young wheat plant is one of the
chief reasons why Western Canada has
become world famous as a wheat-pro-
ducing country. What may be snid
OF wheat can as truly be said of
oats and barley, and yes, in fact, corn,
too. Rapid and strong growth Is slim
uiated In this manner Heavy spring,
rains usually Occur after seeding is
over and the grain well above ground.
Already a report has been received,
dated April 20, that a farmer near Ca
bri, Saskatchewan, had $50 acres of
wheat showing above the ground.
A good, strong and sturdy wheat
plant is necessary when 1t is ex-
pected that there will be produced q
Observation-Disclosures crop of wheat
Of a quality that will weigh out its
sixty-fve pounds to the measured
bushel.
These spring wheat conditions rep
resent but one of the reasons why
Western Canada has been able to
produce. with SO little effort. worlds
record grain crops. wheat and oats
that have carried of all champion.
ship awards at Americas largest ex.
positions.
Western Canada has this sprine
shipped ten thousand bushels of Mar.
quis wheat, the variety that holdA
most Of the worlds championships, to
Australia, where 1t Is to be tried out
Seventy-fve thousand bushels Of the
same variety has been sent to France
to be used for seed.
The wheat lands of Western Canada
are probably the most undervalued Of
any on the continent.