The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-17
CROPS ALL GOOD
Western Canada Farmers Jubi-
liant Over Prospects.
Harvest In 9ovthwsstsrn Maniteea
Expected 70 Gene cleee -
Dumpee Ylsad sf 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 1t II 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 fOrt>-
cast with any degree Of accuracy AZ to
how the crop is made. The Manitoba
crop has held its own. and the outlook
for the province Is . whole Is decided
" good.
With the exception of an area south
and vest Of Brandon, grain crops In
Manitoba continue to give promises
Of 4 good harvest. the best in fact for
q number Of seasons, reports the Cana.
dian National Railways for the week
ended July y Recent rains and favor.
able temperatures have improved con-
ditlons wonderfully.
Southwestern Manitoba will reap
harvest which will nearly equal the
bumper harvest Of 1915. Farmers In
the district are very optimistic. The
rye crop II exceptionally good: many
iieids will yield upwards Of % bushels
per acre. The fields are remarkably
free Of weeds, and the grasshoppee
menace, which has been evfdent 10 the
southwestern portion Of the province
for the past three years. has been
almost entirely obllterated. No dam
age has beea done to the wheat crop.
BY rust, and the oats crop will averl
age more than 90 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 ID ap-
parent. In these places unusually dry
weather during 4 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 10 some places. this mois-
ture kept suficient stresgth In the
growing crops to ensure q fair yield
Of good quality Of grain. This con-
dition arises in the mid-central dis
tricts Of the province.
The southern portions Of the prov
fhce have been exceptionally favsred.
reports showing that the yield Of all
grains will be wonderfully good.
The crops Of all Saskatchewan are
q week or ten days later than those
Of Manitoba.
Conditlons In Alberta are said to b
good. especially In southern Alberta.
where copious and pleniful showers
came In time to give assurance Of
good paying Yields. This applies to
nearly all sections Of that district.
Northern Alberta. Or at lsast that
portion Of It lying within thirty miles
Of Edmooton. has suffered from lack oe
moisture. a very unusual thing for
that district, where there 10 generally
IN abundance. Az q result, the heavy
yields Of wheat. oats and barley for
(which the district 10 noted will show
Considerable falling OF over past years.
The grain. though. Is Of excellent
quality and the yield will Be- fair.
PasturaEe h 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 . crop
that will warrant the statement that Il
will prove satisfactory and remunee.
alive.
A number Of farmers put In corn
this year. and from preseat appear.
ances there In 4 likelihood Of an
abundant yield for fodder and ensi.
lsEe. while good deal Of II will fully
mature. A number Of silos were
erected this season. While grain grow.
Ing II losing none Of Its interest, It
Ia highly pleading to note the number
Of farmers who are adding dairying b
the grain growing industry.-Advse.
tleement.