River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-08-24
CROPS ALL GOOD
Western Canada Farmers Jubl-
liant Over Prospects.
Harvest in Southwestern Manitoba
Expected to Come Back to
Bumper Yield Of 1915.

Those who have friends In Western
Canada will be anxious to learn or
the conditions there, and will be In
terested in knowing that generally the
crop prospect is very favorable. Cut
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 salts
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 its own, and the outlook
for the province as whole is decided
~ 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 80 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 GO 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,
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 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 are said to bC
good, especially in southern Alberta
where copious and plentiful shower:
| came in time to give assurance Of
good paying yields. This applies t.
nearly all sections of that district.
Northern Alberta, or at least tina
portion of 1t lying within thirty miles
| of Edmonton, has suffered from lack o.
moisture, very unusual thing fol
that district, where there is general!
an abundance AS a result, the heav,
yields of wheat, oats and barley fO
which the district is noted will SHOW
considerable falling off over past years
The grain, though, is of excellen
quality and the yield will be fair.
Pasturage is poor, and the hay crol
will fall short of that Of any nrevi0u
year for quite an extended period.
On the whole, the prairie province