Too much emphasis could not be laid upon the importance of the successful 

 crop of 1915 in its relation to the live stock industry of the west. Men who 

 already possess live stock have had at their disposal for months, tons of the very 

 best fodder, in the form of straw and offal from the threshing, while those who have 

 not been large holders of cattle or hogs in the past have been able to get into this busi- 

 ness quickly and profitably. 



ACREAGE OF FALL WHEAT 



The area sown to fall wheat for next year's harvest is estimated to be 1,100,800 acres, 

 which is about 15 per cent.. less than the area of 1,294,000 acres sown in 1914 for 1915. 

 The decrease is principally in Ontario and is due to the heavy rains of August which 

 prevented the working of the soil in time for seeding. The area sown to fall wheat 

 in Ontario is estimated to be 820,600 acres, as compared with 1,043,000 acres sown 

 in 1914, the decrease being 222,400 acres, or over 21 p.c. In Alberta there is an increase 

 from 230,000 acres in 1914 to 260,500 acres in 1915, the plus difference representing 

 13 p.c. In Manitoba there is a decrease from 10,900 to 9,400 acres; in Saskatchewan 

 there is no change from the estimated area of 4,100 acres, and in British Columbia 

 there is a small increase of 200 acres, making 6,200 acres sown to this crop. 



Amount of Fall Ploughing 



For all Canada about 53 p.c. of the area intended for next year's crops is reported 

 as ploughed by October 31, as compared with 71 p.c. last year and 54 p.c. in 1913. 

 In the Northwest the percentages are as follows: Manitoba 36 against 92, Saskatchewan 

 27 against 77, Alberta 34 against 56. — From Census and Statistics Monthly. 



Improved seed and improved stock properly cared for constitute one of the surest 

 means of increasing the returns from the farm. 



Is your land yielding a maximum return for the amount of energy, time and 

 money expended upon it? 



We know enough of good farming now to double our yields and treble our income, 

 if we would put it in practice. Again we repeat the slogan — "Raise the acre yield — 

 there the profit lies." 



The easy, rational and inexpensive way to secure a yield above the average is by 

 better seed bed, better seed, better rotation, and crop and animal manures. 



The higher the yield the greater the cost does not apply to a farming condition 

 wherein the farmer has not begun to get the natural yield of an honestly treated farm. 



Our farms are not producing within 50 per cent, on an average of the possible 

 maximum. 



The profit is in the excess yield above the average. The farmers who are following 

 the more intelligent method and getting the larger yields are the ones who are making 

 the most money; poor and unintelligent methods are sure to run down the production 

 close to or below the profit point. 



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