The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-06-24
MEANS BIC CROP
wheat in Western Carada Has
Excellent Start.
termination, in the Rich Soil of That
Country, Is Speedy-Farmers
on Road to Wealth.

1t was on the 18th of May that the
writer received letter from a friend
IN western Canada dated the 18th Of
the same month. Information was
conveyed In the letter that it's author
hdu travelled over considerable por-
l'oh OF western Canada. He had COW
ered most OF the settled portions, and
from those he had not covered he had
secured information that amplified
MS own observations of conditions
throughout all the vast area Of that
country He found seeding of wheat
practically completed, and placed in
yea OF earth that was in condition
mat warranted speedy and healthy
termination. This was borne out by
eviuehce that he was a witness of
wheat that had been in the ground
tour days that was already breaking
through and that which had been
eeeueu Tor week was we'll above the
siouhd' the field being as green as
new pasture plot. Everywhere this
.oiultlon existed. 1t will be pleasing
Information for those who have
trends In Western Canadian any
pait OF II, no matter where they may
oe-to learn that conditions have
opened up in such splendid way, and
~ De ADVISED that the prospects were
never brighter than now. When II
becomes known that conditions are so
satisfactory, many who were waiting
uncertain what to do in the matter OF
moving, will doubtless now come to a
decision. With the opening of thou
SANDS OF homesteads, which took place
on the LIST of May, there was rush
~ take advantage of the opportunity |
10 secure 160 acres of excellent lard |
Tree, within speaking distance of
railroad. The low railway rates
granted by means of q certificate is.
sued by Canadian government agents,
located at different points in the
states, make 1t possible TO make a
trip of inspection at small cost.
Dat and barley farming are branches
that add considerable to the wealth
OF the farmer who desires to make
money quickly. That these grains can
be grown so successfully, and easily,
makes 1t possible to 60 into other
branches of farming industry, that
give stability to it, wherever they are
carried on. They are dairying and
There is an excellent
market for the product, and the eli
mate aids materially in assisting it,
while the native grasses, as we'll as
cultivated varieties, bring the cost OF
to much lower figure than
is possible on lands that are much
higher In price, with no better yield.
ng qualities. Then, again, it is amply
shown that fodder corn can be grown
With great success, and that SunflOw-
ers, which it has been fully proven
ire little behind, If any, in food quail
y, thrive wonderfully. In fact, these
wo folders, in addition to which may
'e added that Of alfalfa and sweet
lover, in which Western Canada
armers are well apace with growers
elsewhere, have brought about a pc.
iod of silo-building which promises
o eclipse any effort in this line made
anywhere on the continent. In Mani.
wa OIC III IWU
hundred this year. In Saskatchewan,
many orders have been placed; in one
mall district in Alberta, where fifty
fere erected last year, another fifty 4
ill be built this summer. That there =
1ill be thousand Silos erected in the
hree provinces this year seems to be
conservative estimate. To the farm. O
\
antage of the silos, who is interested Fl
| the fodder to be grown to fill them, RI
hat does this n?-Advertisement. =
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