Evening star., 1927-06-01
.|NVESTORS.OF j. S.
TURNING TO CANADA
Huge Volume of American
Capital Flowing Into Trade
of Northern Land.
BY j. G. ROYLE.

Speeiai Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June 1.-Americans
arc going to share in the unprece-
dented prosperity of Canada this year.
That fact has become apparent
through the huge volume of American
capital now flowing across the border
into Canadian channels Of trade. Ad-
ditional sums viii he forthcoming from
the thousands of tourists who will see
at first hand this year the advantages
of the Dominion.
The famous Cameron ranch or 20,300
acres, in Alberta, recently sold to -.
Y. McNair for n sum estimated at
S600,0 is expected to serve as an
example Of Canadian farming methods
ana possibilities. This huge farm will
be worked by tenants on share basis,
with each tenant handling a section
of land About 10000 acres have been
cultivated previously. while the re-
mainder went under plow this Spring.
Wheat and sheep will be the products
ana 10000 sheep will be grazing its
meadows this Summer.
VIII Diversity Crops.
This farm plan marks the exit or
the old wheat kings and the entrance
of diversified farming, including dairy
lng and livestock raising. Revenues
from field crops in Canada in 1927 are
expected to WELD more than S1.150,-
00n oo0 n farmers this year. Wheat
will account for something like $780,
U0p. GOO. Fourteen countries are buy
ing more than $1,000, 600 each year
of Canadian flour. Great Britain
naturally is the heaviest buyer, but
Germany. Brazil and Greece all are
taking large amounts, and new mills
are going up fast in the prairie
provinces.
Taking to heart the experiments of
the cotton growers of the United
States in combating the boil weevil
by busting fields with insecticide from
airplanes, the Canadian government
has assigned a number of Royal Ca
madam Air Force pilots to the task
of waging war on black rust, which
is one Of the worst enemies Of the
Western wheat grower. The planes
will distribute over the fields a new
antitrust preparation in powder form,
which it is hoped will increase wheat
production by millions Of bushels.
The United States is buying Cana
dian potatoes at a rate which has
caused that crop to increase 400 per
cent in the Dominion in the last two
years. Potatoes worth $10,474395
were shipped to the United States in
the II months ended March /, 1927,
most of which, We're seed potatoes.
Forests Rank Second.
The Canadian forests rank second
to agriculture as source of revenue.
Wages paid by the Canadian lumber
industry will exceed $100 900, 900 this
year, and lumber and it's products
represent 25 per cent of the total ex.
port trade. There are 1927, 900, square
miles of forest in the Dominion, of
which 40 per cent carries mer-
chantable timber six inches in dia-
meter and 20 per cent contains saw
timber over 10 inches in diameter.
Canada. is not going to use up this
source of revenue. Already conserva-
ton measures have been taken to in
sure future supplies. Reserves of
249,0O0 square miles have been set
aside. Growing demand for news
print paper has boosted Canadian ex-
ports so per cent in the last Is years.
News print shipments in 1927 are ex.
pected to total at least S115,0 5,000, 900 in
value. Eight million trees have been
distributed free to farmers in the
prairie provinces and have been plant
Ed in shelter belts, where they are aid.
ing to break the force of the winds
and storms and protect the fields.
Increased crops have resulted and the
value of the groves to the farmer
owners is estimated at sec, 100000.