The Keota news., 1921-08-05
SEE RECORD CROP
Western Canada Farmers Re.
joloe Over eounttful Harvest.
Favesable Weather and Fertile Land
cewbiNs - Peur Rlehse Int the
Hands ~ Aeeievttvejsto.

There. are those In nearly every state
In the Union who have relatives o.
friends. or someone they have known.
who arc residents Of some Of the
provinces Of Western Canada. They
have gone there to carry on the pro-
fession and occupation Of farming.
Their progreas has been carefully
watched and such news ~ may come
from them or the country that they
have taken partial possession OF will
be read with interest. Important news
just now u the condition Of the crops.
Newspaper correspondents and govern.
u,ent representatives are now In post.
tion. after making . careful survey Of
conditions. to announce that the crop
conditions In Manitoba. Saskatchewan
and Alberta carry the promise Of IN
early and bountiful harvest and farm.
ers view the outlook with utmost
pleasure. Good growing weather has
prevailed since seeding and all cereal
crops are well advanced. Wheat
headed out has loug. heavy heads. and
big yields are indicated: predictions
are being made that the record pro
duction per acre In 1918 will be ex.
ceeded. Harvesting began In some
sections In the early part Of August.
An Interesting feature Of the situation
II the fact that there are no bad ~
ports from any part Of the country
from the Red river to the Rocky noun.
tains and from the international
boundary to Peace river. There will
also be good fruit. vegetable and root
crops.
Most remarkable has been the germi.
nation Of most of the grain. Marquis
wheat sown on May II WAS fully
headed out on June 30.
Considerable advancement has taken
place In the last few years In the
growing of corn. Sunnowers arc also
being grown quite extensively. 10th
these do wonderfully well. On July 4
the writer was shown q twenty.acre
field Of corn that had reached height
of upwards Of nve feet. while 0ve-
acre iseld Of sunflowers close by. was
entering for keen race skywarti. Both
will doubtless be used for ensilase. to
which will be added q splendid crop
Of alfalfa or sweet clover. which also
have proved very successful. Now
that corn. sunnowers. sweet clover and
alfalfa have taken liking to the eoun.
try. It will mean . period Of recon.
struction In many farming districts.
and mixed farming will supersehe the
period Of grain mining" that. no mat.
ter how fertile the soil. no matter how
generous Il may be In giving forth
from It's great storehouse Of all the
properties that have given. to Western
Canada It's weil.earned name Of the
wheat granary Of the world. too much
mag he asked Of II the departure from
this into the sphere Of more intensive
farming. covering many generalities
not before INDUCED In. will add dol.
lars per acre to the value Of this pro-
ductive land. Those who have
watched the progress Of Western Can.
ada. have been looking for the day
when corn and such like can be grown
successfully. Il has now arrived.
The cattle and dairy industry will
be given an impulse that will attract
those who have been welded to this
kind Of farm life. while none Of the
interest that may be taken BY the grain
grower will be lessened. Already there
IL an influence following the fact that
corn and sunhowers can be grown.
that 10 leading to the erection Of silos
in many parts Of the country. all In.
dicating growing satisfaction as to
the great future that lies before II.