Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1922-03-30
FARM CHEAP LAND
Why Western Canada AgriCuItu-
riStS Are Smiling.
Low Overhead Expense and BountIful
Crops Have Enabled Them to
Overcome Agricultural
Depression.

The recent agricultural depression
brought TO the eyes of the world the
fact that one OF its basic industries
was likely TO suffer a severe blow I'M
less steps were taken TO secure a rem
edy. Physician after physician ap-
piled remedies, but even parliamenta-
rians and newspapers were unable
60 place their finger on the pulse that
would respond. As II appears today.
IL was a spasmodic wave due to the
ebb and flow Of the tide Of readjust-
ment that was bound to follow a dis
turbance such as the Great War
caused
PsychOlOgically Il was bound 10
change; there was certain to be a re-
mex movement that would bring agri-
cultural conditions back TO the place
where they normally and rightly be
long.
Efficiency and sound business judg-
ment are needed more in agriculture
today than ever before and are as i'm
pOrtant 20 the farmer as 10 a railroad
company. or TO a great steel corpora
tion.
The farmer must endeavOr 10 secure
an equal footing in the competition
for a lower cost OF production. In
Western Canada the farmer has come
through the dark era with that forti.
tude and determination so peculiar 10
a new country, and is meeting the
changed situation with energy and a
smile. In Western Canada the farmer
is not hampered by an annual over
head expense Of heavy interest on
high-priced land. He is able TO pro-
duce At a minimum. because his land
value seldom exceeds $50 an acre.
Owing 10 the fact that he is farming
land the price Of which is from sos
90 $50 an acre, producing crops Of
wheat running from 20 10 40 bushels
per acre, and other grains in proper
ton, he Is able TO produce At a low
cost. In addition to this. a fact which
should not be lost sight Of. Is the large
area that he can farm az low cost. Civ
ing him an added advantage in reduc-
ne the cost Of production.
The corn that the farmer fully ex-
cited to bring him over a dollar a
shell. he saw carried away 10 the
rket, and bring back a 80 or 40 cent
OK. Wheat for the whole Of Can
averaged So cents bushel In 1921
compared with S1.62 In 1920; oats
cents as against SO cents; barley
cents as against SO cents. Other
in prices similarly fell. While
other parts Of the continent, where
Rraln-growing is carried on, have suf
fered in like manner by defiation In
prices, they have had TO face a much
higher cost in production. such as high
rents. high-priced farms, and high
taxes. Farmers had calculated on re-
ceiving war or nearly war figures for
their grain and therefore were amply
justified in submitting TO the tax that
soaring land prices set upon them.
Western Canada fortunately did not
suffer from inflated land prices. There
fore. when grain prices fell. the losses
sustained were not 40 great; they did
not cut out the margin Of profit. ex-
cepting IN some cases where some ell
matte conditions caused Il.
Why not take advantage Of the
EUTaeseekers' rate TO any point IN
Western Canada. OF return rate single
rsr plus 500. and get information
r7U the nearest Canadian Govern
me- observation-disclosures