Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-10-12
GATHER IN WHEAT
Farmers of Western Canada Re-
joice at Harvest.
Largest Crop in the History OF the
Fertile Provinces May Be Con-
sidered Assured.

Reports of Western Canada's wheat
crop, which may be considered fairly
accurate, as they are made at the
end of the season, when the crop Is
fully harvested, would indicate q
yield of between 35O,OOO,OOO and &c.,
100000 bushels from total acreage
Of 21,471 600 This is the greatest
yield In the history Of the provinces
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al
berta. This immense yield has only
been harvested through the combined
energies of all public bodies-rail-
ways and governments. 1t required
the assistance, outside of that locally
employed, of upward Of 10000 men.
These were brought into the country
from the East, the West and the
South, by trainloads, and rushed for
ward at express speed, to be placed in
the different districts, under the direc-
ton of officials who were kept advised
daily, by wire, of the needs.
AS result Of this combined effort
the largest wheat crop in the history
of the West was successfully harvest
ed. The threshing reports show that
almost universally, in every section
of the country, the grain graded high.
In very few places did rain interfere
with stacking. The province of Mani
toba was the first to complete thresh-
ing very few fields being left at the
time of writing
Portions of Saskatchewan that had
suffered from drought for the past
two or three years reaped a crop that
largely made up for past disappoint-
ments.
In Alberta there was a strange con-
dition. In the central district, always
noted for it's heavy yields, there was
considerable of a falling off, Instead
of the ,35 and 40 bushel yields the
average ran from 10 to ~, while in
southern portions, where drought had
affected the country for some time
past, there were exceptionally high
yields.
Reports of individual yields in diff
ferent portions of the three provinces
lead to the impression that when
threshing returns are in there will be
found to have been much better crop
than at present seems possible. Some
of these returns give individual farm
ers as getting as high as 45 bushels
others 35, and so on, while in some
districts, where in early August not
more than 8 or 10 bushels might be
looked for, Is and 10 bushels are re-
corded, the improvement having been
brought about by rains that worked
marvels in the appearance of the crop.
And then, too, instead of the head
carrying four rows. most of them car
ried six rows, and filled to the top,
which, to those who know, means at
least fifty per cent more.
The rye crop of all Western Can
ada is exceptionally good; the oats
generally good and barley fair.
The weather at the time of writing
Is threatening for rainy spell, which
may interfere with threshing, and pro
long it somewhat.
Most of the newcomers from the
States have excellent crops. During
August, the trains to Western Canada
carried hundreds of capitalists and
others interested in Western Canada
land, going up to take care of the crop
that they had arranged to have put
in on the land they owned. Very few
Of them will be disappointed.-Adv
tisement