The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
Outlook in Western Canada Never
More Favorable.
Perfect Weather Conditions Enabled
Early Seeding and Wheat Has lens
Been Above Ground In the
Land Of Opportunity.

throughout every distrtct III Neso'"
Canada. From the eastern boundary
of Manitoba tn the slopes OF the ROCK!
Mountains the farmers have been busy
for three weeks In seeding operations.
Last fnu, even for Western Canada.
was mn exceptional one. Thre*h'hs
wnx completed nj mn early date ana
the amount of fall blowing made ready
fur crop from fifteen to twenty-five I'er
cent more acreage than in any year in
the brief history Of the country. There
fore there was ready for seeding this
spring nm acreage away beyond any
thing ever before experienced In that
country.
On April 10 Calgary (Altn.) report
cd that In south country points there
was u notable spirit Of optimism
amongst the farmers there. Moisture
and weather conditions were go"sl.
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
mnrkcsl shortage of labor. but In the
n.i,lcrntIon Of the country ns
whole tho labor outlook VAS bright.
Seeding operations were we'll under
way In every part of Western Canada
hy tho fifteenth of April. Tho practice
If the farmers In TINT country u 10
commence rs xnon ~ tho frost II out
Of tho ground enough, tn allow the Few
inch seed he'd tn hc worked up well.
Beneath this the ground mny still nc
frozen, hut from this frost tho young
and tender wheat roots got the mo's'
turc mt first M necessary to It's exist
encc. The warm days Of spring mn"
tho long hours of sunlight that are
usi,crc,i IN with Il thnw tho frost out
day hv dry aud pay tn the growing
plnnt the moisture rs II II necslcu.
Natures way of producing moisture I"
the young whrnt plant Is ono NJ the
chief reasons why Western Canada mas
become world famous rs whcat.rro.
ducing country. What may hc SAID
Of wheat cnn as truly he said "t
oats and barley. and yes. In fact. corn.
too. Rapid and strong growth II slim
ulntc,l In this manner. Heavy spring
ruins usually occur after seeding ~
over and the grain we'll above ground.
Already n report Inns been received.
dated April 20. that farmer near C".
tri, Saskatchewan. Ind $50 acres Of
wheat showing above tho ground.
A good. strong and sturdy wheat
plrnt IL necessary when IL eS'
pcctcti that there will he produced
ty.b,,shel.t o.the.ncre crop ct wheat
If a quality TINT will weigh out us
.ixty.f,ve pounds I" the measure"
bushcl.
These spring wheat conditions rep.
resent but one If the reasons wh!
Western Canadn Inns been able ="
produce, with 70 little effort. w"r'o
record grain crops, wheat and cnts
TINT hive carried on all champion
shin awards nt Americans largest *.
positions.
western Canada has this spring
Skinned ten thousand bushels Of A'n
mi. wheat, the variety that h"'os
most NJ the worlds championships. Z"
Australia. where II II to I've trtcd ""''
Scycnty.t,vc thousand bushels ~ Tue
.nme ynricty has been sent to Fr""ce
To he used for seed.
The wheat lands Of Western .an
are probably the most underVa'"e" u
any on the continent. -,
4 compnrnttvely small acreaee
Western Cnnadn's lnnds has oeen s.
-. b,ol a. 500 nm acre. The gren'.I