The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-06-05
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
Cnnnda. From the eastern boundary
OF Manitoba TO the slopes Of the Rocky
Mountains the farmers have been busy
for three weeks In seeding operations
Inst fail, even for Western Canada,
was an exceptional one. Threshing
was completed at an early date and
the amount ~ fall plowing mnde 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 90 Calgary (Altn.) report
ed that in south country points there
was 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
marked shortage Of labor, but In the
consideration OF the country as Q
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
commence as soon as the frost Is out
Of the ground enough 10 allow the few
/ inch 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 It's exist
ence. The warm days OF spring and
the long hours of sunlight that are
ushcrcd in with II thaw the frost out
dny by day and pay to the growing
plant the moisture as II 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 n wheat-pro-
duclng country. What may be said
OF wheat can us truly be said OF
oats and barley, and yes. In fact, corn.
too. Rapid and strong growth Is stlm.
ulntcd In this manner. Heavy spring
rains usually occur after seeding IL
over md the grain well above ground.
Already report has been received,
dated April 20, that n farmer near Ca
bri, Saskatchewan, had $50 acres Of
wheat showing above the ground.
A good, strong and sturdy wheat
plant Is necessary when II Is cx-
pected that there will be produced a
forty Observation-Disclosures crop Of wheat
OF quality that will weigh out It's
siXty-h"e pounds TO the measured
buShcl.
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 ana 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 II is to be tried out.
Seycnty-iiyc thousand bushels OF the
snme variety has been sent 10 France
TO be used for seed
The wheat lands ~ Western Canada
are probpbly the most undcrvaiued OF
any on the continent
A comparatively small acreage Of
Western Cnnada's lands has been sold
as high aS 500 an acre. The greater
portion of the best farming land IN
It's unimprovcd state may be purcha sed
AT 50 an acre. The comparison be-
tween these prices and tn annual rev.
enue derived from gruln-growing alone,
with big yields and present prices, can
but more firmly impress one with the
certainty ~ II rapid Increase within
the next few ars.--Adyertlsement.