Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1917 — OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE MISSEO [ARTICLE]

OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE MISSEO

Why Wait? Why Not Go to Western Canada Now? The writer has frequently heard the remark that “after the wdr we will .go to Westerp Canada.” It does not occur to those making the remark if they wish to secure lands in Western Canada, whether by homestead or purchase, the best time to go is now. After the war the welcome will be just as hearty as ever, but the chances are that land values will increase and today homesteads are plentiful and land is reasonable in price. There is no question about what the land in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will do, what it will give under proper tivatiopFarme’rs in Western Canada are paying for their land holdings with the proceeds of last year's erpp. That this is no idle statement may be gleaned from the three following items, which are picked out at random: "In the spring of 1916 a half-section of land was offered for sale at $17.00 per acre. There were 105 acres of summer-fallow, which, because the owner could not at the time find a buyer, were seeded to wheat.* A yield of 40 bushels per acre, 4,200 bushels all told, grading No. 1, was obtained. The price the day the grain was sold (which was very early in the season, before grain prices advanced to round about $2.00) was $1.60,' which brought the handsome total of $6,720.00. Three hundred and twenty acres at $17.00 equals $5,440.00, so that- a buyer, by placing less than half of the whole under crop, would have made a profit of $1,280.00.” —Robson Messenger, Robson, Sask.

“That the ‘lndiana Boys’ farm this year rhlsed sufficient crop to pay for the land, all the machinery and all overhead expenses as welt as make a handsome profit, is the information given by N. B. Davis, the manager. The wheat yiejd was over 22,000 bushels. Of twelve cars already sold, nine graded No 1, and Mr. Davis has sold over 2,000 bushels locally for seed at $2:00. Naturally, when he gets to Indiana he will be a big booster for Alberta.” —Bassano Mail, Bassano, Alta. “Oscar Castalor, who bought land at Blusson after the crop had been put in last spring, for $3,800.00, has threshed 8,000 bushels of wheat, whleh is "worth at present prices about $7,500.00. He refused an offer of $5,000.00 for the land after the crop had been taken off.” —Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alta. Reports from the wheat fields are highly encouraging and show that the wheat crop of many farmers in Western Canada was highly satisfactory. Coblenz, Sask.—W. A. Rose has threshed an average of 33 bushels per acre and Bft bushels of oats. Gleichen, Alberta.—Up to date 237,812 bushels of grain have been received by local elevators, of which nearly 180,000 bushels were wheat. Seventyone cars of grain have already been shipped. Stoop Creek, Sask.—James Mcßae has threshed 5,400 bushels of grain, 2,000 bushels of which were wheat, grading No. 1 Northern. One field averaged 44 bushels per acre, and a large field of oats averaged 83 bushels. If information as to the best location is required, it will be, gladly furnished by any Canadian Government Agent, whose advertisement appears elsewhere. —Advertisement.