Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-09
fine CROPS SURE
Outlook in Western Canada Never
More Favorable.
Perfect Weather Conditions Enabled
Early Seeding and Wheat Has Long
Been Above Ground in the
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
for three weeks in seeding operations.
Last fall, even for Western Canada,
was an exceptional one. Th~eshing
was completed at an early date ana
the amount of fall blowing made ready
for crop from fifteen 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 (AIta.) report
ed that III south country points there
was a notable spirit Of optimism
amongst the farmers there. Moisture
and weather conditions were good,
while land in most places was in the
| best possible condition. More tractors
were being put into operation than in
any previous year. In some parts of the
south country, however, there was a
| marked shortage of labor, but in the
consideration of the country as a
whole the labor outlook was bright.
Seeding operations were well under
way in every part of Western Canada
~ the fifteenth of April. The practice
| IF the farmers in that country is to
commence as soon as the frost is out
If the ground enough to allow the few
| nch seed bed to be worked up well.
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 it thaw the frost out
day by day and pay to the growing
nlant the moisture as it is needed
Natures way of producing moisture &c
the young wheat plant is one of the
chief reasons why Western Canada has
become world famous as wheat-pro
ducing country. What may be sait
of wheat cam as truly be said Of
oats and barley, and yes, in fact, corn
too Rapid and strong growth is stim
ulated in this manner. Heavy sprin:
rains usually occur after seeding j.
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 @
wheat showing above the ground.
A good strong and sturdy whea
plant is necessary when it is eS
pected that there will be produced
ty-bushel-to-the-acre crop of whea
of a quality that will weigh out it
sixty-five pounds to the measure
bushel.
These spring wheat conditions reI
resent but one of the reasons VIII
Western Canada has been able t
produce, with so little effort, world
record grain crops, wheat and oat
that have carried off all champion
ship awards at Americas largest e1
positions.
Western Canada has this sprin
shipped ten thousand bushels of Mai
quis wheat, the variety that hold
) most of the worlds championships,
Australia, where it is to be tried ou
Seventy-five thousand bushels of til
same variety has been sent to Franc
to be used for seed.
The wheat lands of Western Canad
= are probably the most undervalued {
: any on the continent.
A comparatively small acreage {
! Western Canada's lands has been sol
(: rs high as $50 an acre The create
8 portion of the best farming land
f it's unimproved state may be purchase
S at $25 an acre. The comparison b.
2 tween these prices and an annual re-
anue derived from grain-growing alon
:. with big yields and present prices, c:l
/ out more firmly impress one with II
D certainty of a rapid increase with
: the next few years.-Advertisem