The St. Johns herald., 1922-08-31
CROPS ALL GOOD
Western Canada Farmers Jubl-
 Iant Over Prospects.
Harvest In Southwestern Manitoba Expected to Come Close to
 Bumper Yield of 1915.


 Those who have friends in Western Canada will be anxious to learn of the conditions there, and will be in- terested In knowing that generally the crop prospect is very favorable. Gut ting and harvesting have become gen eral, and it is anticipated that the re- suits which will appear when thrash Ing is completed will be highly satis- factory.
 With the widely varying weather conditions that have prevailed in the different sections of the prairie prov Inces it would be impossible to fore cast with any degree of accuracy as to how the crop is made. The Manitoba crop has held it's own, and the outlook for the province as a whole is decided ly good.
 With the exception of an area south and west of Brandon, grain crops in Manitoba continue to give promises of a good harvest, the best in fact for a number of seasons, reports the Cana dian National Railways for the week ended July % Recent rains and favor able temperatures have improved con- ditiOns wonderfully.
 Southwestern Manitoba will reap a harvest which will nearly equal the bumper harvest of 1915. Farmers in the district are very optimistic. The rye crop is exceptionally good; many fields will yield upwards of 30 bushels per acre. The fields are remarkably free of weeds, and the grasshOpper menace, which has been evident in the southwestern portion of the province for the past three years, has been almost entirely Obliterated. No dam age has been done to the wheat crop by rust, and the oats crop will aver age more than 60 bushels to the acre.
 In Saskatchewan there are large areas where the crops are excellent. In places where the prospects some few weeks ago were not encouraging, material change for the better is ap- parent. In these places unusually dry weather during portion of the grow ing season kept the crops back, but what was most remarkable was the effect that the spring moisture had. While light in some places, this mOis- ture kept sufficient strength in the growing crops to ensure a fair yield of a good quality of grain. This con- dition arises in the mid-central dis tricts of the province.
 The southern portions of the prov ince have been exceptionally favored, reports showing that the yield of all grains will be wonderfully good.
 The crops of all Saskatchewan are a week or ten days later than those of Manitoba.
 Conditions in Alberta gre said to be good especially in southern Alberta, where copious and plentiful showers came in time to give assurance of good paying yields. This applies to nearly all sections of that district.
 Northern Alberta, or at least that portion of it lying within thirty miles of Edmonton, has suffered from lack of moisture, a very unusual thing for that district, where there is generally an abundance. AS a result, the heavy yields of wheat, oats and barley for which the district is noted will show considerable falling off over past years The grain, though, is of excellent quality and the yield will be fair.
 Pasturage is poor, and the hay crop will fall short of that of any previous year for quite an extended period.
 On the whole, the prairie provinces of Western Canada will have a crop that will warrant the statement that it will prove satisfactory and remuner- ative.
 A number of farmers put in corn this year, and from present appear ances there is a likelihood of an abundant yield for fodder and ensi- lage, while a good deal of it will fully mature. A number of silos were erected this season. While grain grow ing is losing none of its interest, 1t is highly pleasing to note the number of farmers who are adding dairying to the grain growing industry.-Adver- tiSement.