Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-22
FINE CROPS SURE
Outlook in Western Canada Never
More Favorable
Perfect Weather Conditions Enabled
Early Seeding and Wheat Has lono
Been Above Ground in the
Land of Opportunity.


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. Threshinx
was completed at an early date and
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 (Alta.) report
ed that in south country points there
was a notable spirit OF optimism
amongst the farmers there Moisture
and weather conditions were good,
while land in NEST places was in the
best possible condition. More tractors
were. being put into operation than in
any previous year Ia some parts of the
south country, however. there was
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
by the fifteenth Of April. The practice
OF the farmers In that country is to
OF the ground enough to allow the few
inch seed bed to be worked up well.
Beneath this the ground may still be
frozen, but frona this frost the young
and tender wheat roots get the mois-
ture at first necessary to it's 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
plant the moisture it 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 said
| Of wheat can truly be said OF
| oats and barley, and yes, in fact, corn.
too Rapid and strong growth is slim
| u1ated 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 farmer near Ca
| bri, saskatchewan, had $50 acres OF
wheat showing above the ground
A good, strong and sturdy wheat
| plant is necessary when it is ex
pected that there will be produced a
/ forty Observation-Disclosures crop of wheat
| OF a quality that will weigh out its
| sixty-five pounds to the measured
| bushe1.
These spring wheat conditions rep
| resent but one OF the reasons why
| Western Canada has been able to
| produce, with 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 spring
| shipped ten thousand bushels of Mar
| quiS wheat, the variety that holds
| most of the worlds championships, to
| Australia, where it is to be tried out
| Seventy-ive 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 the continent.
A comparatively small acreage OF
| Western Canada's lands has been sold
as high as $50 acre. The greater
portion of the best farming land in
| its unimproved state may be purchased
at S25 acre The comparison be
| tween these prices and annual rev
| enue derived from grain-growing alone
| with big yields and present prices, car
but more firmly impress one with thu
| certainty of rapid increase within
the next few observation-disclosures
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