The St. Johns herald., 1921-07-07
MEANS BIG CROP
Wheat in Western Canada Has
 Excellent Start.
Termination, in the Rich Soil of That Country, Is Speedy-Fsrmers
 on Road to Wealth.

It was on the 18th of May that the writer received a letter from friend in Western Canada dated the 10th of the same month. Information was conveyed in the letter that its author had travelled over a considerable DOT tiOn of Western Canada. He had cov- cred most of the settled portions, and from those he had not covered he had secured information that amplified his own observations of conditions throughout all the vast area of that country. He found seeding of wheat practically completed, and placed in a bed of earth that was in a condition that warranted speedy and healthy gernination. This was borne out by evidence that he was a witness of wheat that had been in the ground four days that was already breaking through, and that which had been seeded for week was well above the ground, the field being as green as a new pasture plot, Everywhere this condition existed. It will be pleasing information for those who have friends in Western Canada-in any part of it, no matter where they may be-to learn that conditions have opened up in such a splendid way, and to be advised that the prospects were never brighter than now. When it becomes known that conditions are so satisfactory, many who were waiting, uncertain what to do in the matter Of moving, will doiAtless now come to a decision. With the opening of thou sands of homesteads, which took place on the 1st of May, theres was a rush to take advantage of the opportunity to secure 160 acres of excellent land free, within speaking distance of a railroad. The low railway rates granted by means of a certificate is- sued by Canadian government agents, located at different points in the States, make it possible to make a trip of inspection at smell cost.
 Oat 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 it possible to go into other branches of farming industry, that give stability to it, wherever they are carried on. They are dairying and cattle-raising. There is an excellent market for the product, and the eli mate aids materially in assisting it, while the native grasses, as well as cultivated varieties, bring the cost of production to a much lower figure than is possible on lands that are much higher in price, with no better yield ing qualities. Then, again, it is amply shown that fodder corn can be grown with great success, and that Sunfiow- CTS, which it has been fully proven are little behind, if any, in food quail ty, thrive wonderfully. In fact, these two folders, in addition to which may be added that of alfalfa and sweet clover, in which Western Canada farmers are well apace with growers elsewhere, have brought about a pc riod of silo-building which promises to eclipse any effort in this line made anywhere on the continent. In Mani toba alone, one firm is building two hundred this year. In Saskatchewan, many orders have been placed; in one small district in Alberta, where fifty were erected last year, another fifty will be built this summer. That there will be a thousand silos erected in the three provinces this year seems to be a conservative estimate. To the farm CT in the States, who knows the ad- vantage of the siEOs, who is interested in the fodder to be grown to fill them, what does this mean?-Advertisem