The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
''LAND OF PLENTY"
Western Canada a Country Of
Marvellous Fertility.
Literally Hundreds Of Miles Of Wen.
derfuI Grain Fields Delight the Eye
Yields VIII Run We'll Over a
Billion Dollars.

A trip through the whcnt fields Of
Western Canada mny lack the inspira-
ton. such as one may find working In.
sidiously through his being ms h6
trnverscs the mountain areas Of
Canada. rich In the. variety of color
and depth of shades that they east.
wonderful In their magnitude, their
streams that flow from their sides
come down with a swish and swash
creating a noise thnt makes ones ear
drums beat their last beat. Then As
We rest beside the lakes In the clouds
and see the calm and peace which
they enjoy In the midst of nesting
hills. we wonder II there's another
world. Care has vanished; all we
want Is to dwell upon the scene. But
II was not the intention to speak Of
mountain scenery. roaring torrents,
placid lakes. and rcstfui haunts.
Rather. We were about 10 speak Of the
other kind Of inspiration that 10
arOusesi rs one traverses Western
Canada's immense plains. Gridironed
with railroads and splendid highwayA,
along whose borders and away hack
are to he seen. the most wonderful
grain fields. The crops Of wheat. oats.
barley. nax. and corn-yes. corn-have
lust been harvested. the threshng ma.
chimes are busy. the elevators are
ready-the thirty and forty thousand.
bushel elevators, with three. four. and
Ave and more ut nearly every station
along the Thousand miles of railway
that serve this Immense new area OF
agricultural land. There is NOT more
Inspiring sight than these grain fields.
They lead one to pause and reflect,
get one into q mental arithmetic
strain, and the mind wanders rs l:
gathers the great length Of figures that
represents the Western canadn grain
crop Of 1870. A pencil and paper
are needed. for the value will run Int
and over q billion dollars. AT least.
that Is what those who profess to keep
themselves posted as to vsiues
believe.
The wheat crop alone Will run over
25O.OOO.OOO bushels, and II you figure
this at $3.50 per bushel. the price II 10
selling at as We write. there you have
S7OO.OOOOOO alone. Then there Ia the
oat crop. with a yield Of one hesitates
to say the quantities In bushels. for
the threshers are reporting yields Of
10 and 100 bushels per acre. where
but 80 and 90 bushels were expected,
but their value. apart from that Of
barley and rye and fiax. will carry
- over the billion dollar mark.
OF course oil this means-but We
had almost forgotten to speak OF the
cattle and horses. the sheep and the
Digs. the dairy and many other farm
products, the Increase and production
Of which this year will bring In many
more million doilars-nIl this means
that there will he rush Of buyers to
Western Canada this fall. during the
winter, and next spring.
A certain amount Of satisfaction Is
derived BY those shack home here. !"
whose friends are writing them in
dorsIng the statements that are ap.
pearing In the press Of wheat yields Of
thirty, forty. and hfty bushels to the
acre; Of oats yielding anywhere from
sixty to 40 bushels per acre. Dis
trfctA have not been specially favored.
Travel anywhere. eight hundred miles
east and west, four hundred miles
north and south. and It Is the same
story. splendid yields. good acreage,
excellent prices, easy marketing. but
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