The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-09-30
SEE RECORD CROP
Western Canada Farmers Re-
j0ice Over Bountiful Harvest.
Favorable Weather and Fertile Land
Combine TO Pour Riches Into the
Hands Of Apriculturists.

There are those in nearly every state
ia the Union who have relatives or
friends. or someone they have known,
who are residents of some Of the
provinces OF Western Canada. They
have gone there to carry on the pro-
fession and occupation of farming.
Their progress has been carefully
watched and such news rs may come
from them or the country that they
have taken partial possession Of will
be read with interest. Important news
Just now is the condition of the crops.
Newspaper correspondents and govern
ment representatives are now in posi-
lion. after making Il careful survey OF
conditions, to announce thai the crop
conditions i'm Manitoba. Saskatchewan
and Alberta carry the promise of an
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 long, heavy heads, and
big Yields are Indicated; predictions
duction per acre in 1915 will be ex-
ceeded Harvesting began in some
sections in the early part OF August.
An interesting feature of the situation
Is the fact that there are no bad re-
ports from any part of the country
from the Red river TO the Rocky noun
tains and from the International
20 IL nil
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 80.
Considerable advancement has taken
place in the last few years in the
growing Of corn. Sunflowers are also
being grown quite extensively. Both
these do wonderfully well. On July
the writer was shown twenty-acre
field OF corn that had reached n height
OF upwards of five feet. while a five
acre field of sunflowers close by, was
entering for keen race skyward Both
will doubtless be used for enSilage TO
which will be added a splendid crop
Of alfalfa or sweet clover. which also
have proved very successful. Now
that corn, sunflowers, sweet clover and
alfalfa have taken liking To the coun-
try, IL will mean period of recon
structiOn i'm many farming districts.
and mixed farming will supersede the
period or grain mining" that. no mat
ter how fertile the soil. no matter how
generous 10 may be in giving forth
rom its great storehouse of all the
properties that have given TO Western
Canada its well-earned name of the
wheat sranary of the world too much
may be asked of it {; the departure from
this into the sphere of more intensive
farming, covering many generalties
not before INDUCED in. will add dol
lars per acre 70 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. Ii has now arrived.
The cattle and dairy industry will
ne given an impulse that will attract
those who have been welded to this
kind OF farm fife, while none Of the
interest that may be taken by the grain
grower will be ieSsened Already there
* an influence following the fact that
corn and sunfowers can be grown.
that is leading to the erection of siIos
in many parts of the country, all in
dIcating "a growing satisfaction as 10
the great future that lies before IT,
Due chiefly TO the drop IL costs of
materials and wages. farmers through
out the prairie provinces are erecting
many buildings this year, says the edi-
tor and manager of the Prairie Lum-
herman. who was Il visitor To Van
couver few days ago. campaign
is under way among the retail lumber
men and farmers, urging the erection
of 1000 Siios this year. and this il
meeting with success. more plans and
specifications having been prepared
and more structures being under way
probably than nj any other time in
the history OF the We>t.-Advertise-
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