Taiban Valley news., 1921-08-05
SEE RECORD CROP
Western Canada Farmers Re-
joice Over BountifuI Harvest.
Favorable Weather and Fertile Land
Combine to Pour Riches Into the
Hands of Agriculturists.

There are those in nearly every state
in 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 as 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-
ton, after making a careful survey Of
conditions, to announce that the crop
conditions In 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 oil cereal
crops are well advanced Wheat
headed out has long, heavy heads, and
big yields are Indicated; predictions
are being made that the record pro-
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
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 IL 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 q twenty-acre
field of corn that had reached height
of upwards of five feet. while 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, 1t will mean a period of recon-
structiOn In many farming districts,
and mixed farming will supersede the
period of grain mining" that, no mat
ter how fertile the soil, no matter how
generous 1t may be in giving forth
from Its great stOrehouse of all the
properties that have given to Western
Canada its well-earned name of the
wheat granary of the world, too much
may be asked of 1t; 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. 1t 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
is an influence following the fact that
corn and sunflowers can be grown,
that is leading to the erection of silos
In many parts of the country, all in
dicating a growing satisfaction as to
the great future that lies before 1t.
Due Chiefly to the drop in 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 a visitor to Van
couver few days ago. A campaign
is under way among the retail lumber
men and farmers, urging the erection
of 1000 silos this year, and this is
meeting with success, more plans and
specifications having been prepared
and more structures being under way
probably than at any other time In
the history of the West.-Advertise-
ment.