The Keota news., 1920-10-01
Western Canada a Country Of
Marvellous Fertility.
Literally HUNDREDS o. Miles ef Won
derful Grain Fields Delight the Eye
-Ylolds viii Run We'll Over .
Ollllon 0ollaea

Western Canada may lack the lnSplSo'
ton. such a. one may nnd working in.
sidlously through his being a. he
traverses the mountain areas Of
Canada. rich In the variety OF color
and depth OF shades that they cast.
wonderful In their magnitude. their
grandeur. restful. even although the
streams that dow from their sides
come down with q swish and swash
creating q noise that makes ones ear
drums beat their last beat. Then ~
we rest beside the lakes In the clouds
and see the calm and peace which
they enjoy In the midst Of nesting
bills, We wonder II there's another
world. Care has vanishei: all We
want II to dwell upon the scene. But
Il was not the intention to speak Of
mountain scenery. roaring torrents.
placid lakes, and rcxtful haunta.
Rather. We were about to speak Of the
other kind Of inspiration that 10
aroused a. one travcrscs Western
Canada's immense plains, gridironed
with railroads and splendid highways.
along whose borders and away back
are to be seen the most wonderful
grain fields. The crops Of wheat. oats.
barley. nax. and corn-yea, corn-havo
Just becn harvested. the threading ma.
.chines are basy. the elevators are
ready-the thirty and forty thousand.
bushel elevators, win three. four. and
6ve and more ae nearly every station
along the thousand miles Of railway
that serve this immense new area Of
agricultural land. There II not q more
inspiring sight than these grain 6e!da.
They lead one to pause and reflect.
get one into . mental arithmetic
strain, and the mind wandcrs - Il
gathers the great length Of figures that
represents the Western Canada grain
crop Of 1920. A pencil and paper
are needed. for the value will run into
and over q billion dollars. At least,
that II what those who profess to keep
themselves posted ~ to values
beiieve.
The wheat crop alone will run over
260.000.000 bushels. and II you figure
this at @2.00 per bushel. the price Il II
ceiling ct ~ We write. there you have
e70O.O0O.OOO alone. Then there IL the
oct crop. With yield Of one hesitates
70 say the quantities In bushels, for
the threshers are reporting yields Of
40 and 120 bushels per acre. where
but 50 and 90 bushels were expected,
but their value. apart from that Of
barley and rye and nax. will carry
% over the billion dollar mark.
OF course all this means-but w
had almost forgotten to speak Of the
cattle and horses. the sheep and the
pigs, the dairy and many other farm
products, the increase and production
Of which this year will bring In many
more million dollars-nll this -,means
that there will be a rush Of buyers to
Western Canada this fall, during the
winter, and next spring.
A certain amount Of satisfaction 70
derived BY those ''back home here"
whose friends are writing them 10.
dorsing the statements that are ap.
pearing In the press Of wheat yields Of
thirty. forty, and ffty bushels to the
acre: Of oats yielding anywhere from
sixty to 120 bushels per acre. Dis
tricts have not been specially favored.
Travel anywhere. eight hundred miles
east and west, four hundred miles
north and south, and Il IL the same
story. splendid yields. good acreage,
excellent prices, easy marketing. but
labor q little scarce.-Advertiseme