The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-08-25
CROPS ALL GOOD
Western Canada Farmers Jubi-
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 of
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 II 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 1t 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 a whole Is decided
~ good
With the exception Of an area south
and west of Brandon. grain crops in
Manitoba continue to give promises
of good harvest. the best in fact for
a number of seasons, reports the Cana
dian National Railways for the week
ended July 22. 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 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
in. season kept the crops back. but
what WAS most remarkable was the
effect that the spring moisture had.
Wlgr Ight in some places, this mois-
tule kept sufficient strength in the
growing crops to ensure a fair yield
Of ii good quality of grain. This con
di,ion arises in the mid-Central dis
trctS of the province.
The southern portions Of the prov
Ince have been exceptionally favored.
reports showing that the yield of all
grain. win be wonderfully good.
The crops of all Saskatchewan are
a week or ten days later than those
| Of Manitoba.
Conditions in Alberta are said 10 he
| good. especially in southern Alberta,
| where copious and plentiful showers
came In time 10 give assurance of
good paying yields. This applies to
| nearly all sections Of that district.
Northern Alberta. or at least that
| norton Of 1t lying within thirty miles
! ~ Edmonton. has suffered from lack ri
| moisture. very unusual thing fOr
that district where there Is generally
an abundance. As result the heavy
| Yields 81 wheat. oats and barley FOR
! which ihe district Is noted will show
! considerable falling off over past years
| The grain. though is Of excellent
| .uality and the yield will he fair.
Tn,,ura-p Is T"nor, and the hay cror