Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-10
SEE RECORD CROP
Western Canada Farmers Re-
iOice Over BOuntiful Harvest.
Favorable Weather ard Fertile Land
Combine to Pcur Riches Into the
Hands % Aarieuiturists.

There are those ia nearly every state
ln the Union who have relatives or
friends. % someone they have known.
Who are residents ~ some of the
province az Weston Canada. They
have zoue there 20 carry Ga the pro-
fess.Cl and occupation ~ farming.
Their rru-ress has been carefully
watched aud such news ass may come
from them uE the country that they
have taken partial possession ~ VIII
De- uell with interest Important news
Just NOW is tle condition 10 the crops.
AeasI per correspondents and govern
ueut representatives. are nov in q posi-
tlul. after making a careful survey of
conditions. Go announce that ihe crop
conditions .u Manitoba. saskatchewan
and Alberta carry the promise u an
early and buuuuful harvest aud farm
ers view the outlook with utmost
pleasure. Good growing weather has
prevailed since seeding and ail cereal
cruas are weu advanced Wheat
beaded uTt has long. heavy heads. aud
bis yields are indicated; predictions
are being made that the record pro-
dactlun per acre In 1915 viii be ex-
ceelcL Harvesting began in some
sections in tLs early part ~ August.
An Interesting feature 0f the situation
e tie fact that there are no bad re-
ports from any rart az the country
from the Red river 10 the Rocky noun
HH.H al
boundary 90 Peace river. There win
also be good fruit vegetable and root
crops
Most remarkable has been the germi-
nation % most 81 the grain. Marquis
whelt spNu nu May IL was fully
headed out on June 80.
Considerable advancement has taken
place in the last few years In the
growing az corn Suufiowers are also
being grown quite extensively. Both
these DO wonderfully well on July I
the writer was shoAu "a tweuty-acre
FIELD 90 corn that had reached q height
~ upwards 81 Eve feet. while a i've
acre Ge.I Of suuiIUWers close by. was
entering fur a keeu race skywari. Both
win doubtless De used for eusiiaEe. TO
which win De- added a splendid crop
~ alfalfa Or sweet clover. which also
have proved very successful. Now
that curu. suutoWers. sweet clover and
alfalfa have taken e llEiug f1 the coun-
Try. Be- viii mean q period 81 recon
siruCilUu iu many farming districts,
and m.Nad farming will supersede the
period uI grain m.uIuG" that. no mat
Ger bow fertile The soil. no matter how
generous Ia may b. in giving forth
fruu irs Ereat sturehuu~e OF all the
ErUrert.es that have -lVeu Co Western
Canada its wpll=eaued name III the
uEg-t -rlulry 81 the world. too much
may ln asked nf BE- the departure from
ta.s into tEe Sphere uf more intensive
farming covering many gencralities
not before InLuI=ed in. win add dol
lars Uer acre CD lhe value % this pro-
dueritc land. Those who have
vatctrt the progress ~ Western Can
gta. have heeu looking Tor the day
when corn aud such Ike can be- grown
successfully. It has now arrived.
The cattle and dairy Industry win
BE- given au Impulse that VIII attract
those who have been welded 10 this
kind % farm ufe. while none 0f the
Interest tlar mas De taken by the grain
grower VIII be IeS<eued. Already there
c. au influence following the fact that
c1ru aud suufoWers can De grown.
that ls leading Go the erection 90 sIos
in many parts 0f the country. an Ia.
d.clt.u- growing satisfaction as TO
the great future that lies before H.
Due Chiefly 10 the drop Co costs OF
materials and wages. farmers through
cut the prairie provinces are erecting
many buildings this year. slys the eli-
tor and manager az the Prairie Lum-
herman. who was q visitor 90 Van
couver q few days ago. A campaign
ts under way among the retail lumber
men and farmers. urging the erection
~ -UlO sIlps this year. and this is
meeting with success. more plans and
specifications having been prepared
and more structures being under way
probably than co auy other time In
she history ~ tie West.-Advertise-
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