> WESTERN CANADA LEADS
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342.000. 000 Bushels Wheat in
1915; In 1916 Many Farm
ers Paid for Their Land
Out of Their Crop.
That Western Canada is indeed
“Mistress of Wheat” to the extent that
Its 1915 crop exceeded, acre for acre,
the production of any country on this
continent is a striking fact proved by
the following figures:
In 1915 the Dominion of Canada pro
duced 376,000,000 bushels of wheat,
which represented an average yield of
29 bushels to the acre. The United
States produced 1,011,505,000 bushels,
yield of 17 bushels per acre. The only
serious competitors in wheat produc
tion in South America were Argentine,
with 178,221,000 bushels, or less than
12 bushels per acre, and Chile, with
19.000. 000 bushels or 13 bushels per
acre.
The three Western Canadian prairie
provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
»nd Alberta produced between them
142.000. 000 bushels out of the total Ca
nadian 376,000,000 bushels. It will be
teen, therefore, that, outside of the
United States, Western Canada pro
lueed considerably more than the cont
ained production of North and South
America. Canada is of course a new
settled country, and the fact that the
I'rop of tlie United States was practi
cally three times as much is no dis
couragement. The United States has
Ht present more than twelve times the
population of Canada in approximately
the same area.
To illustrate further the greater pro
luctiveness of Western Canadian land,
we submit the following figures, show
ing tlie 1915 yields per acre in the
three provinces of Western Canada
and in the states which in that year
produced the greatest quantity of
wheat. The figures are taken from the
U. S. department of agriculture’s an
nual report and from the figures of the
Dominion census bureau:
Bushels per
acre 1915
All Canada .29
Western Canada only.291-5
Province of Manitoba.28 4-5
Province of Saskatchewan.281-2
Province of Alberta .32 4-5
> United States, ail .17
Montana .261-2
Washington ...’..251-5
Wisconsin .22 3-4
Ohio .20 2-5
Iowa .19 4-5
Illinois .19
Pennsylvania .181-2
Nebraska .18 2-5
North Dakota .181-5
Indiana .171-5
South Dakota.17 1-10
Minnesota .17
Texas .151-2
Virginia .13 4-5
Kansas .12 1-2
Missouri .12 3-10
Oklahoma .113-5
lull llie yields in many districts were
very large. So large, indeed, was the
acreage under cultivation in 1915 that
the resulting crop proved too large to be
all threshed the same fall. It over
loaded railroads, and made marketing
slow. A less amount of fall plowing
was done than.would have been done
111 a less heavy year, because the aver
age farmer was too busy with his
threshing. All these conditions nec
essarily reacted upon the acreage
seeded in the spring of 1910. Add to
this that labor last year, owing to the
great number of Canadians who have
enlisted, was scarce and high-priced,
ami one factor in the decreased yield—
smaller acreage under crop was evi
dent.
Another factor Is that this year
Western Canada has experienced, in
common with the entire North Ameri
can continent, conditions that tave
been less favorable to the production
of big crops. The conditions have re
sulted in smaller yield per acre and
reduced grade of grain in certain local
ities.
The average yield of wheat in the
three western provinces Is estimated
by the government at about 10 bushels
per acre, oats 43 bushels, and barley
27 bushels.
The financial value of their crops to
Western Canadian farmers ha.-, been
greater this year than ever before.
Owing to the high prices of grain that
ure prevailing, returns have been re
ceived that are extremely profitable.
With wheat standing at the present
time at over $1.90 per bushel at the
Great Lakes, a wheat crop at present
figures would pay the farmer, even
supposing he had only the average of
16 bushels per acre, over $30.00 per
acre. A large number are receiving
$50.00 per acre—some have received
$75.00. and a few even more than that.
Tills price, of course, Is not all profit:
It represents the gross return, and the
cost of operation must he deducted.
But it does not, even at the highest fig
ures, cost more than 65 cents to raise
a bushel of wheat in Western Canada,
so that the profib can he figured accord
ingly. It must be emphasized that the
nere which produces a $30.00 crop costs
In the first case, probably less than
that. In the United States the same
class of land would cost in many dis
tri.-rs from $100 to $20i» per acre, and
even then a return of $30.00 would he
considered extremely satisfactory. In
Western Canada the best class of ag
ricultural land, capable of producing
crops that In size compare with any
country in the world except, perhaps,
some European countries, cun he ob
tained ujj on the average, from $20 to
530 per acre, with Irrigated lands some
what higher. It is no exaggeration
whatever to say that a number of
Western Canadian farmers have paid
for their land entirely from the pro
ceeds of last year’s crop, and this in
cludes men who last year begnn for the
first time.—Advertisement
No Objection.
When Governor Head was In office
In New Hampshire, Colonel Barrett
of the governor’s staff, died, and there
was an unseemly scramble for the of
fice, even while his body was await
ing burial with military honors. One
candidate ventured to call upon Gov
ernor Head.
“Governor,” he asked, “do you think
you would have any objections If I
were to get into Colonel Barrett’s
place?”
The nnswer came promptly. “No, I
don’t think I should have any objec
tions, if the undertaker is willing.”—
Tit-Bits.
SLUGGJSHJOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-eent box now.
Turn the rascals out—the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases—turn them
out to-night and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret to*night straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chil
dren love Cascarets because they
never gripe or sicken. Adv.
Rear Guard Removed.
Doris was rather backward in her
studies. One day when her father
was inquiring into her standing at
school she admitted that she was low
est in her class.
“Why, Doris, I am ashamed of you!”
her mother exclaimed. “Why don’t
you study harder and try to get away
from the foot of the class?”
“It isn’t my fault,” Doris replied In
tones of injured innocence. “The lit
tle girl who has always been at the
foot has left school.”
j ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN’T HURT A BIT! [
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t No foolishness! Lift your corna $
{ and calluses off with fingers— ?
| It’s like magic! j
Sore corns, lmrd corns, soft corns or
any kind of a corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn a few drops of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get a small
bottle of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid one’s feet of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
It is applied and does not even irri
tate the surrounding skin while ap
plying it or afterwards.
Thig announcement will Interest
many of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get a small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.—adv. '3
An Edible Currency.
At Cobhnm, a rural station In cen
tral Virginia, Mr. Bell is the store
keeper. One day a small negro came
into his store with a single egg. He
went up to Mr. Bell and displayed the
new-luid egg.
“Mr. Bell, mummer say please, sir,
give her a needle for dis egg.”
“You can get two needles for an
egg,” answered Mr. Bell.
“Nor, sir, mummer don’ want two
needles; she say please, sir, give me
de change in cheese.”—Youth’s Com
panion.
HIGH COST OF LIVING
This Is a serious matter with house
keepers as food prices are constantly
going up. To overcome this, cut out
the high priced meat dishes and serve
your family more Skinner’s Macaroni
and Spaghetti, the cheapest, most de
licious and most nutritious of all foods.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book, telling
how to prepare it in a hundred different
ways. It’s free to every woman.—Adv
Too Suggestive.
First Tramp—I wish I could git off
dese fast freights for a ride in a first
class coach.
Second Tramp—Kvcr.v cloud has its
silver lining. In de passenger couch
J defre is an a.v and saw to remind you
of a wood pile.
A postal card to Garfield Tea Co., Brook
lyn, N. Y., asking for a sample will re
! pay you.—Adv.
Any man becomes an ideal husband
YOU DON’T NEED TO LOSE YOUR HOGS FROM CHOLERA.
By PROF. P. G. HOLDEN.
Cholera germs are carried Just the same as smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet
fever, or any other contagious disease germs. People, animals and birds, any
thing that walks on the ground and comes from a farm where the hogs bave
cholera, may bring cholera to your herd.
Precautions—If cholera is In your neighborhood, use the same precau
tions to keep from getting It on your farm as you would use if there were an
epidemic of smallpox or scarlet fever.
If your neighbor’s hogs have cholera, don’t go to look at them. Don’t
let your neighbor come on your place. He may carry cholera germs on his
■hoes. Keep the hog buyer and all visitors away frosi the hog lot.
If some of your hogs are sick, and you suspect thut they have cholera, get
busy.
Cholera causes fever, generally accompanied either by constipation of
the bowels or by dinrrhea. The hogs are “off feed.” the odor of the urine
Is offensive, there is generally a discharge from the eyes, and, when they
stand, there is a disposition to get their feet together, thus humping the back.
But a hog may have cholera several days before any of these symptoms
Is pronounced; then, too, these symptoms, or most of them, may accompany
a bad case of worms, or inflammation of the lungs, or some other disease.
Don’t Lose Any Time.
' Determine at once whether or not a sick hog has tho cholera. Get a
veterinarian, kill the hog, and examine the Intestines, kidneys, glands, and
other organs.
If it Is cholera, act quickly. Send at once for the vaccine.- Do not take
time to write for it. Have your veterinarian or your bunker wire to your
State Agricultural College.
Do not attempt to vaccinate the hogs yourself.
Keep the vaccine cool, and use It just as soon as possible after It comes.
The vaccine loses Its
effectiveness rapidly if al
lowed to stand where It is
warm.
Do not vaccinate un
til your first hog Is taken
with cholera, or until chol
era is so close to you that
you are certain your hogs
will get It.
■ ne serum i rcaimeni.
Ordinarily, you should
vaccinate with serum only.
Serum contains no live
cholera germs, but has In
It certain elements that
- ' 1 ■ combat choftra germs.
Vaccinating In the Flank. The serum treatment Is
effective four to six weeks.
At the end of this time your hogs must be vaccinated again, If there is still
danger of their being exposed to cholera.
Vaccinating with serum only is called the “Seru.n Treatment” or “Single
Treatment.” In practically all cases, this Is the only method that should be
used.
Simultaneous or Double Treatment.
In rare cases, It may seem advisable to vaccinate with virus at the same
time you vaccinate with serum.
Virus is tuken from the blood of a hog while he Is sick v*Uh cholera;
therefore it is full of live cholera germs.
The object of using vims Is to give the hogs cholera. The serum given
at the same time fights and checks the cholera germs which the vims con
tains.
When they recover, they are immune from cholera; that Is, they will not
have cholera again, no matter how many times they may be exposed to It.
Remember, that when you use virus you are bringing hog cholera germs
on your place. Don’t use it under any circumstances, unless cholera Is al
ready on your farm.
Even this should not be done unless cholera is elsewhere In the vicinity.
Be fair to your neighbors. If you Use vims pn your farm, you are bringing
cholera into your neighborhood. It may get to your neighbor’s hogs. You
have no right to make them run this risk.
Many of the best authorities think virus should never be used, and some
states and some countries absolutely prohibit the use of It.
Bum All Hogs That Die of Cholera.
Bum all hogs that die of cholera and do it at once.
To bum a hog, dig a trench, put the fuel In the bottom of It and place
the hog on poles across the top.
After cholera has been in your herd, dip all of the hogs and thoroughly
disinfect the premises.
For disinfecting, a whitewash of lime and carbolic acid, or any of the
commercial disinfectant spraying mixtures, cnn be used.
If cholera is on your farm, post a sign, "Hog Cholera Here." This Is only
fair to your neighbors.
Use all precautions to keep cholera from your hogs.
If cholera gets in your herd, save your hogs by vaccinating them at
once. Don’t sit down and wait.
rKIUtLfcSS KtLIUS SAtt
IN HANDS OF FRENCH
Paris, (by mall)—Among the war
relics at the Petit Palais are remains
of the choir of the cathedral of Ver
dun, which the subprefect Grillon, of
Verdun, is endeavoring to reconstruct.
Some of the panels have been split,
others caved in by explosions and shell
fragments, and pieces of projectiles are
seen imbedded in the canopies. The
high Louis XV chairs, saved by Grillon
during the bombardments, are nearly
all intact. Along with the cathedral
relics is the statue of the Virgin that
was found undamaged among the ruins
of the chapel of Sainte Fine before
Verdun, when the French drove the
Germans out of the village. Sainte Fine
marked the extreme point of the Ger
man advance toward the citadel.
The Real Lloyd George.
Sydney Brooks, In the North American
Review.
To get the measure of Mr. Lloyd
George’s accession to the premiership it
must be thought of as something more
than a change of ministers, a mere shuf
fling of the political cards. Mr. Lloyd
George is not now installed in No. 10
Downing street simply because he is a
more taking orator, or a more vivid per
sonality, or radiates a more compelling
force than his predecessor. He is there,
above and beyond everything else, be
cause he incarnates the spirit of democ
racy. He is there because the masses of
| the British nation, feeling that he repre
sents them better than any other man,
that he is one with them, and that he
embodies in his life, and in his outlook
on life, all that they are fighting for. have
put him there. It is as though the British
people—not the classes, not the men who
used to look upon high office as a birth
right, but the plain, everyday folk who
make up the bulk of any English speak
ing community—had deliberately said to
themselves: "We want at the head of af
fairs a man who is one of ourselves, who
talks our language, and knows our minds
arid conditions."
It is a sound instinct, a sort of anticipa
tory fellow feeling, which makes all
Americans wfho come to London anxious
to meet Mr. Lloyd George. 1 have piloted
many of them to his bji-aufast table, and
not one but has fallen under his spell.
Frankness and a captivating camaraderie
flame from him. He is one of the cheer
iest and most approachable of men.
Merely to catch a glimpse of him as ho
enters a room or walks rapidly through
the lobbies, with life and vivacity speak
I ing in every movement -a small, well
knit man. with gray-white hair brushed
back in waves from a broad and powerful
forehead, features in which strength anti
i sensitiveness, good humor and resolution
are blended in an almost poetic pallor;
large, flashing eyes that talk even when I
the lips move not. and an ever ready
smile of extraordinary sweetness—is to
know him for the hearty, human fellow
lie is. People take to him at once. There
are no preliminaries to he observed, no
fencing or finesse to be indulged in, be
no aiiu icci juui ogii i vim/ jm ev/u- " 1111
aim. He Is the same in all companies,
bis own natural, sparkling, unaffected
self with women as with men. ’ have
Uways had an idea that the society of
Americans was particularly congenial to
blm, more so, indeed, than the society of
Englishmen. Their directness and so
ciability are of a kind with his own; and
bis knowledge of American life and af
fairs—though he has never been in the
United States—Is intuitive. There are
not many men of prominence in British
public life whom one can imagine as
equally prominent In American public
life. But Lloyd George Is decidedly one of
them. He happens to be the prime min
ster of Great Britain. If he had been
born In the United States, be would as
suredly have risen to the presidency; and
Mr. Roosevelt would have found In him
bis only competitor for the affections of
the American people. There is. Indeed,
no English speaking community in any
part of the world In which his gifts and
temperament would not have made him
a foremost leader.
Rich Man Married Nurse.
From the New York Sun.
It became known recently that C.
Craig CoK wealthy New Yorker and
member of the Union, T-uxedo and oth
er clubs, was married two months ago
to Miss Margaret MacDonald, a trained
nurse who took care of him during a
recent illness. Since that time the two
have been on a wedding journey
through southern California. The secret
was revealed when an intimate friend
of the bridegroom, who was with him
at the time and who took a pledge of
silence for two months, made It known.
Mr. Colt is a member of the family
of firearms manufacturers and a son
of the late Robert O. Colt, once widely
known In New York’s financial world.
The son, who Is 55 years old, inherited
a large fortune on the death of liis fa
ther. During the last few years he has
made his home at the University club
In the winter and at the Watson house
in gab) lop, L, I., Uuripg the surpmer.
Miss MacDonald, It is understood,
went to Babylon several months ago to
nurse him. When they became engaged
it was decided, in older to avoid pub
licity, that they should go to New Jer
sey to be married and then go west un
announced.
Puttina tho Sun at 1 jusework.
The people of southern California are
letting the sun provide the warmth
whereby the water they use is heated.
The device by which It is done is known
as the ’’solar heater.” says the Ropu
lar Science Monthly. It consists of a
shallow box about four inches n depth,
within which s a toil of galvanized
water pipe. The “heater” is placed on
the roof.
South Africa has established a fac
tory for the extraction of *ubber from
the roots and vines of rubhe
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Wood Being Put to Many New Uses.
Among the products made exclusive
ly from wood are charcoal, without
which we could have no formalde
hyde; cellulose, which, converted into
viscose, furnishes us with artificial
sausage skins anil artificial silk from
which neckties, stockings, braids and
tapestries are made.
Nine-tenths of all paper is made
from wood. At the forest products
laboratory nt Madison, Wis., of the
American Forestry association the mill
waste of long-leaf pine has been
turned into n brown paper that has
a variety of uses; cut Into strips, it Is
spun into threads and woven into
bugs, matting burlap, suitcases and
furniture. That laboratory has also
produced a dye from'the mill waste of
osage orange that Is a substitute for
fustic.®
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
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Girls! Try This! Makes Hair Thick,
Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful—No
More Itching Scalp.
Within ten minutes after an appli
cation of Dunderine you cannot find a |
single trace of dandruff or fulling hair
and your scalp will not Itch, but what
will please you most will be after a
few weeks’ use, when you see new
hair, fine und downy at first—yes—hut j
really new hair—growing all over the j
scalp.
A little Dunderine immediately dou
bles the beauty of your hair. No dif
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, Just moisten a cloth with
Dnnderlhe and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
Strand nt a time. The effect is amaz
ing—your hair will be light, fluffy und
wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance; an incomparable luster,
softness und luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Dunderine from any store, and prove
that your hair Is as pretty and soft
as any—that It has been neglected or
Injured by careless'treatment—that’s
all—you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of It If you will just try a lit
lc Danderine. Adv.
In 1917 a half century will have
elapsed since the first discovery of
diamonds in South Africa.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong, sick women well, no
alcohol. Sold in tablets or liquid.—Adv.
The whole universe is nothing hut a
trace of the divine goodness.—Dante.
Constipation can he cured without drugs.
Nature’s own remedy—selected herbs—is
Garfield Tea.—Adv.
Do everything reason tells you to do
—unless conscience vetoes it.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Mothers Know That
Genuine Castoria
Always
Bears the
Signaturei
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• In
Use j
For Over
Thirty Years
CASTORIA
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As the Old Year Died.
'T couldn't get out of marrying her,*
Henpeck explained. “When she pro*'
posed she said: “Will you murry me?
Have you any objection?' You see, no
mutter whether 1 said 'yes’ or ‘no,’ sho
had me.”
“Why didn't you just keep silent,
then?” inquired his friend.
“That's What I did, and she said,
‘Silence gives consent,’ and that endad
It.”
His Occupation.
“What is that man doing?” askad
the customer, as he saw the cloekmak
er’s assistant painting the hours on a
clock face.
"Oh,” replied the master, “he Is sim
ply making time."
The Toiler.
“Does a farmer have to work hard?"
“Yep. But not as hard as the aver
age person who lias to buy what na
farmers raise.”
New Y’ork has an aggregate foreign
trade of $2,125,000,000. exceeding that
of London by $200,000,000.
Constipation, indigestion, siokheadacha
and bilious conditions are overcome by a
course of Cjarheld Tea. Drink on retiring.
—Adv.
British Columbia last year exported
150 carloads of potatoes. These went
chiefly to St. Joseph, Mo.
There was a young lady named Banker, who slept «M»
the ship lay at anchor;
She awoke m dismay when, she heard the mam ttf,
*' Now hoist up the top sheet and spanker.**
It'S enough to frighten anybody to ewato
covered out of a found sleep with tho first
symptoms of a cold clutching at the throat end
lungs, with that chilly creepy feeling all crvor.
Quick action Is necessary at such times to nip R
In the hud and thus prevent bronchitis or serious
lung troubles If you will always keep a bottls
Of old reliable
Boschee’s
German Syrup
handy there Is no need to worry. It
gently soothes inflammation, eases
the cough, insures a good night’s
sleep, with free expectoration In the
morning. This old remedy has been
successfully used all over the civil.
|zed world for the last 51 years. 25c.
and 75c. sizes at all druggists and
Sealers everywhere. Try it and see.
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SIOUX CITY PTG. CO., NO. 5-1917.
Why Rheumatism Comes
^ With Cold Weather!
BY VALENTINE MOTT PIERCE, M. D.
A close connection exists between i
these two — cold weather and rheu- |
matism. Prof. Alex. Haig, of London,
has the moot followers in the medical
profession in the belief that the pres
ence in tiie system of uric acid, or its
salts in excess, is the real cause of rheu
matism. Everyone has recognized the
difference in the appearance of their
water as soon as it gets cold ; there is
often a copious sediment of In kdust.
Several causes may lead up to an
accumulation of uric acid in the system,
which, in turn, causes rheumatism or
gout, or creuky joints, or swollen lingers,
or painful joints, for one reason the
skin does not throw off the uric acid, hv
profuse sweating, as in the hot weather,
is that people do not drink as much
water in cold weather as in summer,
which helps to flush the kidneys. Again,
they eat more meat in cold weather, ana
some people are so susceptible that they
soon develop rheumatism after eating
meat.
At all such times persons
copiously of hot water, sav,
morning and night, and take Anurio
three or four times a day. This
uric conies in tablet form and
had at almost any drug store. It dis
solves the uric acid in the system
and carries it outward. I would advise
everyone to take Anuric occasionally,
and continue for three or four weeks,
and in that way avoid rheumatism, gout
and inanv of the uainful disorders du