The Arvada enterprise., 1919-05-08
FINE CROPS SURE
Outlook In Western Canada Mover
More Favorable.
Perfect Weather cendltlens Enabled
Early Seeding and Wheat Has len0
Been Above oreund In the
Land 81 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. Threshing
was completed at an early date and
the amount Of fall plowing made ready
TOR crop from fifteen to twenty .nve 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
vas q 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 .
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
81 the farmers in that country Is to
commence as soon as the frost 10 out
Of the ground enough to allow the few
inch seed bed to be worked up well.
Beneath this the ground may still bs
frozen, but from this frost the young
and tender wheat roots get the mois.
ture at first 20 necessary to its exist
ence. The warm days Of spring and
the long hours Of sunlight that are
lshered In with 1t thaw the frost out
day by day and pay to the growing
plant the moisture as II 10 needed.
Natures way Of producing moisture to
the young wheat plant Ii one Of the
chief reasons why Western Canada has
become world famous a. q wheat.pro-
ducinE country. What may be said
Of wheat can as truly be said Of
oats and barley, and yes. In fact. corn.
too. Rapid and strong growth 10 stim.
ulated In this manner. Heavy spring
rains usually occur after seeding 10
over and the grain well above ground.
Already q report has been received.
lated April 20. that farmer near Ca.
bri. Saskatchewan. had $50 acres Of
wheat showing above the ground.
A good. strong and sturdy wheat
plant 10 necessary when II 10 ex.
pected that there will be produced Q
forty y-bushel-to-the-acre crop Of wheat
Of 4 quality that will weigh out ita
sixty-hve pounds to the measured
bushel.
These spring wheat conditions rep
resent but one Of the reasons why
Western Canada has been able ia
produce. with 80 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. IA
Australia. where II II to be tried out,
Seventy-fve thousand bushels of the
same variety hns been sent TO France
TO be used for seed.
The wheat lands OF Western Canada
ere probably the most undervnlued 0i
any on the continent.
A comparatively small acreage Oi
Western CSnada's lands has been sold
IN high M 500 nm acre. The greRtsi
portion of the hest farming land ID
lts unlmprOved state may be purchased
at S2S an acre. The comparison 10
tween these prices and sn annual rev
snue derived from grain growing alone
with big yields and present prices, cnI
but more nrmly Impress one with thu
certainty Of rapid increase withil
q.