WHEAT RETURNS 141 



line ; and at the World's Columbian Exhibition, 

 1893, the highest award was given for wheat grown 

 in the Peace River valley. 



The following returns show the progress made 

 between 1900 and 1909 : — 



Fall (autumn) 



Alberta also grows a fine quality of oats. Fifty to 

 sixty bushels an acre are a general yield, sometimes 

 running up to 100 bushels. Thirty-four pounds is 

 the standard weight for a bushel of oats. At the 

 Provincial Seed Fair in 1909, a bushel weighing 50 lb. 

 took the first prize. Alberta invaded Paris, and 

 took the highest award for oats at the last exhibition. 

 The increase in the production of this important 

 cereal has been from 3,000,000 to 24,000,000 bushels 

 in nine years. 



The province yields two or three different kinds 

 of clover, which command a high price. The timothy 

 species yields from two to three tons an acre, and is 

 sold at from ;^ 2 los. to ;^3. Alfalfa commands the 

 highest price. 



The fertility of the soil, singularly enough, is 



