Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1914 — WESTERN CANADA'S GRAIN CROP FOR 1914 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WESTERN CANADA'S GRAIN CROP FOR 1914

THE wheat crop alone will BE WORTH UPWARDS OF i ONE HUNDRED MIL- . LION DOLLARS. The yield of wheat in Western Canada for 1914 is now safely estimated at 135 million bushels. This is not as large as in 1913 but for yarious reasons will net the farmer considerably more money. Had it not been for drought that struck some portions of Southern Alberta and Southwestern Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding, there would have been a phenomenal crop and with present prices there would have been a year of unprecedented prosperity. In a large district of the country the crops are

fully up to the average. The portions referred to had ample rainfall and blessed with conditions that put them into a more enviable condition than the districts first referred to. Fortunately in most places where lack of precipitation prevented harvesting a good crop this year, this is the first of a number of years that it has happened, and the farmers are in a position to-withstand a partial failure. Throughout all of Manitoba, Central Saskatchewan and the largest •portion of Alberta conditions are good. The raising of cattle, sheep and hogs Is now playing an important part in the success of the Western Canada Farmer. From these, and the product of the dairy and the creaming, he is placing himself in an excellent financial position. It Is expected that during 1915 the acreage sown to grains of all kinds will be largely in excess of all previous years. In the districts that had not the crop that others had, there is no disheartedness, but embracing the opportunity to get their land ready in good time, and pursuing more definite methods

of conserving the moisture, the farmers .are now busily engaged in preparing larger areas for wheat, oats, barley and flax, and in this way very much will be added to the large acreage placed in crop in 1913. There are none that take any comfort out of the war in Europe because it will mein increased prices for everything they can raise, but they propose taking advantage of the opportunity that is afforded. Western Canada is the recognized grain field of the world, and will be so for all time. Looking into the future, thousands of Americans are now contemplating joining the band of Western Canada grain growers and they are wise in doing so, for they can secure the best of land in good localities, convenient to market, at from sls to S2O per acre if purchased from railway or land companies, or they can still get homesteads within reasonable distance of railways by making entry for them. The American settler is always Welcome, and he will find in almost any district in which he cares to' locate, scores of American settlers, who art doing well, and few, if any, •ver prove a failure. There are spe-

cial rates given to the settlers on the railways for both himself and his effects. - ys, The natural resources of the country are so vast that they cannot be told in mere figures. .Man can only tell of what tiny portions have done. He can only say “I am more prosperous than I ever expected to be.” And yet if a farmer expects to succeed on land that he has been forced to pay SSO to SIOO an acre for, lie ought to feel assured of attaining prosperity when he finds the richest prairie soil at his disposal absolutely free. If he has a little capital, let him invest it all in live stock and farm implements —he will find himself ten years ahead of the game. Some day such a chance will not be found anywhere on the face of the globe. But now the same opportunities await you as awaited the pioneer and not one hundredth part of the difficulties he encountered and overcame. Success in Canada is made up of two things, natural resources and human labor. Canada has the one and you have the other. _

You want a coxy home, a free life, and sufficient Income. You want education for your children, and some pleasure for your wife. You want independence. Your burden has been heavy, and your farm hasn't paid. You work hard and are discouraged. You require a change. There is a goal within sight, where your children will have advantages. You can get a home in Western Canada and freedom, where your ambitions can be fulfilled. If the Prairie Provinces are full of Successful Farmers, why should you prove the exception? Haven’t you got brains, experience, courage? Then prove what these are capable of when put on trial. It is encouraging to know that there is one country in the world where poverty is no barrier to wealth! Besides the grains spoken of, all kinds of grasses do well In Western Canada. At one of the fairs held a short time ago the writer saw no less than eighty varieties of wild grass. Of the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives* a splendid yield, and although not yet generally grown, it will soon become

universal. At a recent contest of fields sown not later than June, 1912, there were prizes awarded in all districts in Saskatchewan. The quality was' excellent In Alberta it will soon become the popular feed. In Manitoba the growing of alfalfa is quite successful, and many farmers are now preparing land for it Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on his return from a trip to Western Canada, furnishes the following contribution: "I’ll dream again of fields of grain that stretch from sky to sky, And the" little prairie hamlets, where the cars go roaring by, Wooden hamlets as I saw them —noble . cities still to be To girdle stately Canada with gems from sea to sea; Mother of a mighty manhood, Land of glamour and of hope, From the eastward sea-swept Islands to the sunny Western slope.” It is the Inspiration that led Sir Conan Doyle to pen tfle above that has led the many Americans that are now in Western Canada to make their home there. —Advertisement.

The Above Is a View of a Manitoba Farmer’s Buildings. He Goes Largely Into Mixed Farming.

One of the Mortgage Lifters of Western Canada. Any Farmer Having a Lot of Hogs Can Always Have Ready Money.