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cussed. This method insures a good yield al- 

 most every season. 



HARVEST AND THRESHING 



The wheat harvest season in Canada is neces- 

 sarily late, beginning the latter part of July in the 

 southern latitudes and continuing into September 

 in the more northern sections. Light frosts often 

 occur in August, but heavy damaging frosts do not 

 usually occur before early September. The 

 methods of harvesting are the same as in the 

 middle and western states. Both the header and 

 the binder are used, the binder being used exclu- 

 sively in the eastern provinces. 



Threshing is accomplished by large steam driven 

 outfits, and continues late into the fall. In the 

 west straw is of little value and is usually burned 

 to get it out of the way. 



The grain is handled in bulk through elevators 

 the same as in the western states. Most of the 

 surplus wheat and flour are shipped to Great 

 Britain. The total wheat export of Canada in 

 1911 was 60,474,020 bushels of wheat and 3,542,- 

 112 barrels of flour (equivalent to 15,939,558 

 bushels of wheat, (computing four and one-half 

 bushels to one barrel of flour) or a total export of 

 76,413,578 bushels of wheat. This is nearly equal 

 to the total wheat export of the United States 

 which was only 83,329,750 bushels in 1911 (in- 

 cluding 11,258,030 barrels of flour). 



The shipping facilities are good considering the 

 vastness and newness of the country. Western 

 Canada is well supplied with railroads and the 

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