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Government System Provided
To Secure Correct Information

As To Agricultural Conditions

During the course of the current |
month the Dominion and Provincial
Governments of Canada will proceed
with their joint annual enumeration
of the areas sown to field crops and of
the numbers of farm livestock.

In all the provinces the returns will
be collected through the rural schools,
except in Priace Edward Island and
British Columbia, where they will be
sent through the mails

The present system has now been
annually in force throughout Canada
since 1918, and at an Interprovincial
Conference on Agriculiural statistics,
Held in Ottawa on January 29-31, 1924,
the existing plans were endorsed for
continuance during the present year
and until such time as it may prove
possible to evolve better.

At the eonference referred to, cer-
tain improvements were effected in
the cardboard schedule issued for far-
mers to fill up, and on this card the
Dominion and Provincial Governments
make an earnest appeal to all farmers
to give the information required, urg-
ing the following seven specific rea-
sons why they should do so: (1) The
statistics are collected and published
primarily in the farmer's own interest;
(2) They are his protection against
misleading reports by speculators in-
terested in controlling or manipulating
prices; (3) They provide information
at determines prices, and so en-
‘sure fair Diay all round; (4) They en-
able transportation companies to judge
of the volue of the crop and to
make adequate and timely arrange-
ments for its movement; (3) Bankers
require accurate information for the
extension of credit facilities; (6) Man-
ufacturers, wholesale end retail mer-
chants and others require knowledge
of crop conditions for the establish-
ment of profitable local enterprises
which react fayorably upon the farm-
ing industry; (7) No one can pre-
vent the issue of crop estimates; but

~~ farmers can help to ensure the accur-
acy of the government estimates by
returning the schedule required. The
larger the number of returns, the
greater will be the value of the esti-
mates based thereon. It is further
pointed out that the completed sched-
‘ules will be treated as absolutely con-
fidential, and no individual returns
will be divulged. The facts supplied
will not be used in any way for taxa-
tion purposes o: tor the imposition of
any other liability.

In most branches of national effort,
the necessity for accurate statistics fs
being more and more realized. When
it is considered that Canada is now
one of ‘the world’s leading wheat-
growing and exporting countries, and
that the prices received by wheat
growers are determined by world con-
ditions of supply and demand, farmers
too should realize that upon the time-
ly publication of accurate information
depends largely the welfare of the
great agricultural industry as a whole
and consequently that of each individ-
ual concerned in it.

If any farmer in this district should
not receive the cardboard schedule
through the rural school or otherwise
by the middle of June, immediate ap-
.plication for it should be niade either
to the Public School teacher of the
School District in which he resides,
the Provincial Department of Agricul-
ture at the capital<of his province, or
the Dominion Statistician at Ottawa.

Why He Was Bent

“Well, Sandy,” said the laird, “you
are getting very bent. Why don’t you
stand up straigh* like me, man.”

“Eh, man, de ve see that field o’
corn over there?”

“I do,” returned the laird.

“A* weel, ye'll notice that the full
heads hang down, and the empty
ones stand up.”

Minnesota's first grain crop, har-
vested 268 years ago, is to be memor-
Jalized. The state chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will erect a memorial tablet to mark
the spot.

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. Easy To Learn
Don’t teach your children to quar-
rel. Let them listen and they will
learn
; —___—
A man entirely wrapped up in him-
self cafries a small package.

World’s Good Wheat
Crop Hurt Canada

Record Harvest In 1923 But Prices

Were Disappointing to Farmers

“Although in 1923 the Dominion
reaped the most abundant harvest on
record, the returns to the Canadian
farmer were disappointing,” said E.
H. Godfrey, head of the agricultural
statistics “division of the Bureau ol
Statistics, Ottawa, in a paper read on
his behalf before the Farmers’ Club at
London.

he paper was a study of costs of

production on Canadian farm and
conveyance of produce to English
ports.

“But this disappointment,’ Mr.

Godfrey conginued, “was due largely
to the general excellence of the wheat
crop throughout the world which had
the effect of reducing the price. This
is a rare occurrence and we may look
for a rise in the price when world con-
ditions of wheat reyert to the normal.”

Dealing with fresh outlets for Cana-
dian grain, Mr. Godfrey pointed out
that the Panama Canal is likely to
have an important influence in short-
ening the land haul from a large part
of Western Canada. He also indicat-
ed that the Hudson Bay route has re-
ceived the approval of successive goy-
ernments.

The United States, he added, has
apparently reached the limit of wheat
production, while in Canada, where
vast areas of fertile lands still await
the plough, agricultural producticn
must continue annually to increase.

Black Stem Rust

Farmers of States Bordering On Can-
ada Are Warned of Threatened
Danger |
A warning that black stem rust is
now abundant on common barberry
bushes in the north central area and
that the winds will shortly be carry-
ing this rust to growing cereal crops
was broadcast by the conference for
the prevention of grain rust, an or-
ganization representing the agricul-
tural interests of thirteen Middle
Western States. Immediate eradica-
tion of all common barberry bushes
was urged as an effective mneans of re-

ducing rust losses.

After the spread of infection from
the barberry to grain gets under way
no human power can halt the progress
of the rust, plant disease experts de-
clare. ‘The statement adds that black
stem rust causes an average losp of
approximately 60,000,000 bushels of
grain per year in the north central
states and insists that this huge drain
can be reduced to negligible propor-
tions by destroying the common bar-
berry, on which rust gets its start in
the spring.

Reputation Never Higher

How Canadian Wheat Stands in the
Markets of the World

In a recent statement before the
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission at
Winnipeg, James A. Richardson, presi-
dent of James Richardson ,& Sons,
Limited, and also president of the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange, declared
that “the reputation of Canadian
wheat on the world’s market was ney-
er at any time in our history higher
than it is today.” a

Mr. Richardson quoted a letter from
Charles Y. Hayward, of Proctor, Gar-
ratt & Marston, of Liverpool ,who were
large traders, in which he stated that
“your wheat this year is certainly ot
a very high quality, and the Dominion
grade, as usual, is to my mind excel-
lent. It reflects the very greatest
credit on the department that controls
the grading and upon the graders who
carry out the instructions given.”

Cost of Forests

Many private owners cannot afford
to raise forests because there is no
income from growing timber. Land
suitable only for timber growing
should be exempt from taxation dur-
ing the growing period. Rocky lands,
lands too poor to cultivate, steep hill-
sides and swamps might thus be
brought into cultivation. Cutover
lands might become suitable invest-
ments for life insurance companies

[PAIN

Minard’s, the great counter-irrit-
ant, penetrates to the root of
the pain and gives quick relief

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““KING OF PAIN™

and others willing fo wait a long time
\for a new crop to grow.—The Chicago
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{| Anne—tI am se happy!

I've found
} out where my husband spends his
; evenings.
Alice—You have? Where?

Anne.—At home. I stayed in my-
self last night and he was there.

Egypt Feared Cat Sorcery
The belief that cats were connect-
ed with sorcery and were the prefer-
Ted attendants of _witches is said to

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Wealth of the Dominion

Inces Highest In Canada

Canada’s national wealth in 1921
was $22,195,000,000, according to a re-
port issued by the Dominion Bureau
of Statistics which has concluded a
survey of the tangible wealth of the
Dominion in that year by the inven-
tory method.

In the tabulation, agricultural
wealth comes first with $7,982,871,-
126, nearly 36 per cent. of the total,

and about $908 per head of popula-
tion. Of the provinces, Ontario ranks
first with an estimated aggregate

wealth of $7,358,000,000, which is 33
per cent. of the total wealth.

Quebec comes next with $5,541,819,-
967. Saskatchewan is estimated at
$2,845,642,000, Alberta at $1,950,073,-
000, Manitoba $1,650,495,000, British
Columbia $1,365,896,000, Nova Scotia
$752,697,986, New Brunswick $597,596,-
000, Prince Edward Island $119,912,-
000, and the Yukon $16,869,000.

While Ontario led in absolute
wealth, the western proyinces came
first in per capita wealth. The Yukon
leads with $4,058; Saskatchewan had
$3,757; Alberta, $3,317; Manitoba, $2,-
705; British Columbia, $2,604; On-
tarlo, $2,507; Quebec, $2,347; New

437; Prince Edward Island, $1,353.

For the whole Dominion, the aggre-
gate per capita wealth was $2,525.

Next to agricultural wealth and ur-
ban real property, Canada’s invest-
ments in steam railways and their
equipment is the highest factor, being
estimated at $2,159,218,000, the valua-
tion of urban property, based on re-
ports of municipal assessors, being
$5,751,505,000. The value of forests
fs placed at nearly two billions, the
manufacturers at $1,972,000,000 (in-
cluding machinery, Stock on hand,
ete.) and household furnishings, clotn-
ing, automobiles, etc., at $1,144,000,000.
The specie held by chartered banks,
and estimated for public holdings, was
$202,000,000. -

Value of Canada’s mines was esti-
mated at $559,514,000.

Stock For Priace’s Ranch

Thoroughbred Horses Received At

e Royal Ranch In Alberta

The S.S. Gracia, which reached Can-
ada on June 1, from Liverpool, brought
over. twelve horses, including eight
thoroughbreds, three Clydesdales and
one Dartmoor pony, for the Prince ot
Wales’ ranch at Pekisko, near High
River, Alberta. Since the heir to the
British throne bought his 6,000-acre
ranch in the Alberta foothills, he has
sent over several shipments of*thor-
oughbred stock. The horses that re-
cently arrived were selected by Pro-
fessor Carlyle, manager of the E.P.
Ranch, during his visit to England a
few weeks ago. There is said to be
a possibility that the Prince may pay
another short visit to his ranch this
year. Last fall he spent a month
there.

Blood flows through the bones of
very young children almost as freely
as through the veins.

Per Capita Wealth of-Prairie Prov-|

Brunswick, $1,154; Nova Scotia, $1,

SADI LECOINTE
French ace, who plans competing in
America this autumn for the Pulitzer

prize and who is now experimenting
with a plane which he claims is the
fastest ever made, being rated at 280
miles per hour.

| Belief Is Entertained That ,
Climate Of Western Canada
Is Undergoing A Change

Geologists Seeking Oil

Field Will Include Alberta
Southern Saskatchewan
Two parties of geologists, represent-
ing the Geological Survey of Canada,
in charge of Dr. M. Y. Williams of the
University of British Columbia, are
making intensive surveys of oll and
gas through Southern and Central Al-
berta and Southwestern Saskatchewan.
Dr. Williams worked here last year,
later making optimistic reports of
the region. He said, in an interview
that he looked for oil and gas to be
found on the Rogers imperial struc-
ture, the center of which Dr. Williams
thinks may prove to be the largest gas
field in the world. He expects oll to
be found also, he said, but at a deep
level. Dr, Williams said he was an-
xious to see the Moodie No. 1 well
and the Baalim well, both near Coutts,
completed. "7

and

Appreciates Racial
Problem Of America

Japanese Admiral Says War With
United States Unlikely

“Japan will not go to war with the
United States overthe exclusion dif-
ferences. Those two countries would
be foolish to fight over such a thing.
After all, the United States has a big
racial problem which Japan has not.
Japan is one united nation.”

This was the opinion expressed by
Admiral Hideo Takeda, who retired
from the navy in 1914 and is now
chairman of the board of directors of
a large shipbuilding and electrical ap-
pliance company in Tokio. The ad-
miral spent six weeks in the United
States, and salied for home on the
Canadian Pacific S.S. Empress of Asia.
He was on private business only, he
said. a

Seeding Finished In West

Crop Prospects Generally Through
West Are Favorable

Wheat seeding has been completed
in the three prairie provinces. Re-
ports on crop conditions for the whole
of Canada indicate that while the sea-
son is somewhat backward in Ontario
and the eastern provinces, rather
more favorable conditions obtain in
most parts of the west. Wheat is re-
ported to be well above ground in
many districts. Moisture is ample
and the seed bed generally is in good
condition. Wheat acreage in Alberta
is about the same at last year, and in
Saskatchewan slightly less. In Man-
itoba it is 25, per cent. less, but there
is an increase of coarse grains. In
British Columbia crops are looking
well,

It is believed to be virtually impos-
sible to find a man over 40 years old

who has perfect eyesight.

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MR. WRIGLEY’S COUNTRYMEN

Teviny

“I believe I've got America,

{From London Optnion.]

I hear a persistent chewing sound.”

Considerable drilling at Wain-
wright might be expected this sum-
mer, he said. A party of geologists
under Dr. Hume will make’ surveys
there.

Speaking of the Rogers imperial 65,-
000,000-foot gasser, Dr. Williams said
it was a most important discovery,
opening up an entirely new field.

Shipping Winter-Fed Cattle

Large Shipments Being Sent East
From Alberta Districts

Large shipments of winter-fed cat-
tle are now being forwarded from the
province of Alberta for the eastern
and British markets. Recently sey-
eral large shipments have been made
from Central and Northern Alberta,
including the shipment of 250 head of
cattle fed at the Edmonton stockyards
by the Edmonton Feeding Company, a
shipment of 14 cars from the Kleskun
Ranch at Sexsmith, northwest of Ed-
monton near Grande Prairie, and a
shipment of six cars from as far north
as Pouce Coupe, in the Peace River
district. The shipment of 144 head
was made from Pouce Coupe by, J. A.
Dudley, who drove the cattle the six-
day trip into Spirit River from Pouce
Coupe, the catile all being in good
shape. Another interesting shipment
Was made recently of a small lot from
the farm of J. J. Powers in the Clear
Hills district, north of Peace River.
These cattle were fed in the open all
winter, which is further evidence of
what can be done in agriculture in this
district, which is more than 400 miles
northwest of Edmontou.

Finish the H. B. Railway

Can Show Good Reasons Why Work
Should Be Completed

Regard must be had for the work
already done, and the practical ques-
tion is, would the road be used enough
to justify its completion? There is
considerable eyidence that it would,
and if this is not done the investment
already made will be practically wast-
ed, as there is little prospect of local
traffic. A few million dollars will
complete the laying ef the rails to the
Bay, while a minimum of handling
facilities could be established at the
terminus for the purpose of testing
the route.—Monetary Times.

What a wonderful old world this
would be if the men who think they
know it all could only prove it!

{ Weather observers as well as old
settlers in the west entertain the be-
lief that the climate of this country
is changing. A weather authority,
formerly of the United States, main-
tains positively that this change has
been slowly bul surely taking place
for the past thirty years.

The bitter winters of several de-
cades ago are not experienced by the
present-day settler. The blizzards
that raged continually in parts of the
prairie provinces are now compara
tively rare. In those days the dread
silence which preceded a storm held
nature in a deadly grip until the on-
rush of the maelstrom of snow and
wind with its destruction engulfed all
things in its wake.

The weather has perceptibly chang-
ed for the better. Strawberries can
be raised anywhere in the prairie proy-
inces together with other varieties of

garded as impossible ‘several years
ago. Men connected with forestry
work in these provinces say that in
time horticulturalists will be able to
Supply the people of Western Canada
with every kind of fiult demanded,
outside of the tropical varieties,

Discussing the causes of this weath-
er transition, weather prophets ad-
vance several logical theories. Some
claim that the weather merely moves
in cycles—first warm, then hot. They
inspect records of years back and by
taking the weather averages over per-
iods of ten years each, that the aver-
age temperature of these cycles has
never varied to any great extent since
the first observations were made.
Others are supporting the viewpoint
of those who believe that a change
is taking place,

Some attribute the climatic transi-
tion to irrigation projects of the west.
There are now about 19 million acres
under irrigation and through this
means a tremendous amount of mois-
ture is brought into what was form-
erly a dry country. Evaporation and
subsequent precipitation has also been
largely instrumental in changing an
arid plain into“a fertile grain-produc-
ing country.

The theory is also often advanced
that the climafe has been affected by
the destruction of forests. These
forests, it is claimed, formerly con-
seryed moisture and kept the snow
from melting too quickly, so that the
action of the sun on the earth was
slow.

In Ontario, where the forests form-
erly sheltered the country, there are
now fierce storms both summer and
winter. Where a blizzard was an un-
known quantity in years gone by,
there aré now storms that rival the
early storms of the western prairies.

A Japanese who obtained a situa-
tion with an English firm was asked
to write to a customer who had owed
some money for a long time,

“Write briefly,” said the cashier,
“but let him understand distinctly that

delay.”

The letter was written, and on the
following day came a cheque for the
Amount due.

The letter ran thus: “Dear Sir,—Ift
you do not send at once the money
you owe, we shall be obliged to take
steps which will cause you the utmost
astonishment. — Respectfully yours

Try it.

BLUE RIBBON

Ask for Blue Ribbon Tea and
see that you get it--there is
no other Tea “just as good.”

Rats Drive Birds From Island
Many thousands of sea birds who

Island of Ailsa Craig, in the Clyde,
have been driven from their nests by

island,

become extinct. The rats carry off
eggs from the nests and kill the young
birds. Inhabitants say the night is
made hideous by their squealing as
they fight for food.

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No power on earth, nor under the
earth, can make a man do wrong with-

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