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Lea eartaa. planches, tableaux, ate, peuvent Atre fiimte A das taux da reduction diff«rants. Lorsque le document eat trop grand pour itn reproduit en un seui clieh«, il aat film* i partir de I'angie sup4rieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut an baa. an prenant la nombre d'tmagas n^cessaira. Lea diagrammea suivants illuatrant la m«thode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MKIOCOPV KiSOlUTION riST CHAIT (ANSI ond ISO TEST CHART No. 2) ^ APPLIED IIVMGE Inc ^^ 16S3 Eost Main Street S^S Rochester. New York 14609 USA ^= (716) 482 - 0300 - Phone ^= (716) 2M - 5989 - Fox BULLETIN NO. 38 GOVtRNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Statistics Branch, Department of Agriculture ACREAGE AND YIELDS OF THK GRAIN CROPS OP THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN FOR 1913 PUBLISHED ^Y DIRECTION OF THE HON. W. R. MOTHERWi MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE "^'"""^^^ .^, REGIXA: J. W. Rbid, Government Pr-nter 1913 Department of Agricultuhe. Statistics Branch. of the acreage and yield of the principal grain crops of the province for the year 1913 compiled from returns made to the department l.y it. regular staff of crop correspondents. Thomas C'romie, ItFGiNA, Saskatchewan, Secretary. OdoberlSO, WIS. ACREAGE AND YIELDS OF THE GBAIN CROPS OF THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN FOR \m A Crop Rfaiew of 1913, Although the spring opened fairly early there was a good deal of cold and cloudy weather which delayed germination of the s^^Tnd it was no tZlt^ nW '" '^''u *'\«\'"^"^^ improved. Most dikrfc: ' r^^rS soil but warm weather and drying winds soon put a better complexion on affair^, and by the end of April conditioas were repented as vZ g3 m almost every part Oi he province. ^ * On May 6, 90 per cent, of the wheat crop was in the ground and h.s good progress allowed more ploughing to'^be done so thaTtS^i was e.ss seed than usual put in on stubble, without previous preparatio^ Matten; were behindhand in the north-east and along the OutlS Cch C cSeS o^^^n'o?""^"^ ^" -''^' "^ ''' ^'^ Hisappeara^ntTl; date?S^^nne3^*;:rVmo^;rw^-^S; t= warm weather and ideal conditions. ^ oeautiful .uu?\^^u^ ^ *" """P^ '^^'■'' '•^ported to be making good progress 1912. Nmety per cent, of the oats, 77 per cent, of the flax and 80 at th s date and although a few districts wanted rain, there were man? good local showers, alternating with bright warm weather For about ten days in the middle of June the weather was hot and dry, and a repetition of the June drought of last year was feared. H^. ever about the seventeenth the weather broke and beautiful and welcome rams were general throughout the province. No damage fromTv r^^o^'' "^"^^ "^ ^ ^^^ twenty-sixth and all cro^were making Up to July 7 the crop reports continued favourable, though m-ain grown on last year's stubble was reported thin and ^ther shoS S some distncte. The wheat, looking strong and healthy, averigSTrom For a fortnight previous to August 5 the weather was excellent and crops improved very rapidly. Local hail storms did some damage but with tbs exception everything was favourable, and it was estimated that the average yield would be higher than that of last year On August 19 it was reported that cutting was general over about one-third of the province. It was found th^t a certain amoi^t of the crops on stubble and spring ploughing were quite Ught, and these were damaged by a few days of extreme heat which occurred in the beS ning of the month. Over about two-thirds of the province the crop ■Ii^ on the whole promiwd to give rather more than the average yieltl with summerfulJowH exceptionally good, and second erops ,ifter fallow from medium to hght. There were many local hail .storms, but no damage was done by frost or rust. All parts of the province wen- calling for harvest help and the excursions from the east In-gan to arrive On SeptemU-r 4 many points reported that all the wheat was in the 8took. Sxty per cent, of the oats and 75 ptr cnt. of the barley was cut. Ideal harvest weather, warm and dry with occa.sional showen, was general throughout the province, which rapidly filled the backward gram. Ihere were slight frosts on the first and second, but no harm was done. The labour question was not so acute, though many men were wanted for the threshing. " *u *?"*!'"* ^"1 f ""«"y completed and threshing started early in the third week of beptemlx-r. The crops matured in splendid condition, having escaped practically all damage. Threshing and inspection returns showTd that alinost the entire wheat crop was within the contract grades and by the end of October 75 per cent, of the crop was threshed. Kain and snow at intervals between the fourth and the twentieth delayed operations, but bt.yond a slight bleaching and a possible lowering of grade from this cause there was little other damage done When the first snow flurry came many of the harvesters from the east stopped work, and some outfits, already shorthanded, were unable to continue threshmg. However, a favourable fall permitted better progress than was possible in 1912 when there were several thousand more harvesters in the field. According to the returns of the Bureau of Labour, out of a total of 18,120 labourers who came west this year. Saskatchewan secured 12,772 as against 15,065 last year. In contra^ distinction to the previous year the demand for labour at harvest was not eo great, and m consequence the rate of wages fell below the very hiirh records of 1911 and 1912, so that although grain prices are below those of the previous two years, it is possible that owing to the higher grade "?/".'*.u^ '^l"'^''?" ^''** "°^^ economic handling, the farmers this year 1 fi?d themselves in as good, if not better, financial position than at the end of 1912. Acreage and Yield of 1913 Crop. There are slight decreases in yield per acre of the four principal gram crops this year, the increases in total production being due to the greater acreage under crop. Q7A ,T5^ acreage .inder wheat this year waa 5.760.249, an increase of 376,157 acres or 6.5 per cent, over 1912. Of the total production there is an increase of 5,201,705 bushels or 4.8 per cent. The acreage of oats shows an increase of 216,630 or 8.9 per cent as ?SfiiK^\^' Th'" ^^^^- ^^' *°*^^ *"*"'^««^ •" production is 2.600.488 bushels or 2.40 per cent. Barley shows the greatest percentage of increase of any crop namely 14.9 as against 9.04 the previous year. Barley has gained in favour for several reasons. It was. perhaps, the best paying crop last year: a larger quantity is being used for feeding purposes; and also, it is an excellent cleanmg crop, being especially helpful in ridding the land of wild oats The incrt'iiMf in the ypnr'w ncn'UKi' tjvcr th.nt of \\)V2 in 40,0.1S. Tlw total yiold in ».27l),2(i;i or ».V>,shinK. The d««ri'a.H»' i.s 144,.')I4 acrcH or 13 piT cent. This, toRcthiT with a shght dfcn-a.si' in the av»nig«' yic'kl, accounts for the dccn-asc of two and a half million bushels. The c ini; tul>> p acreages and yield-s arc set out in full detail in the follow- WHE.\T. i Dwtriet 1913 1912 Oop Area (Acres) Yield Acre 1 Total Yield !(,^^„.jYieI.i: Total Yield 1 BuiLls : (Acres) | ]- { „,,.;■ ,L. 1 ,. I ■ 1. South FlaMtem. 2. South Central . 3. South Western. 4. East Central. . , . 6. Central 6. West Central. . 7. North Eastern. 8. North Central. 9. North Western 1,664,172 940,979 340,094 370,468 1,. 502,345 .56;},286 26,841 182,232 169,8;}1 17 22 17 22 20 18 25 23 20 29,290,924 1,615,701 20,701,.5;i8 ; 777,669 .5,781,598 261,611 8,150,296 ; 385,905 :«),046,92() 1 1,472,889 10,139,148 , 485,.592 671,025 ; 28,.5.55 4,191,330 1 173,.5.55 3,396,620 1 182,615 1 18 23 21 7 19 19 7 21 5 23 4 22 5 17 3 29,082,618 17,886,387 5,676,958 7,332,195 29,015,907 10,440,227 »i68,185 3,<¥)4,985 3,1.59,238 Province 5,760,249 19 5 112,369,405 5,-384,092 19.9 107,167,700 ()at.s. District 1913 1912 Crop Area (Acres) Yield Acre Total Yield in Bushels Crop Area (Acres) Yield Acre To Yield Uusnels 1. South Eastern. 2. South Central. . 3. South Western 4. Eaat Central... 5. Central 6. West Central. . . 7. North Eastern. . 8. North Central. . 9. North Western . 678,142 379,492 114,144 530,572 488,673 192,1.56 51,600 110,351 93,432 36 43 35 48 41 40 52 49.0 45 24,413,112 16,318,156 3,995,040 25,467,456 20,035,593 7,686,240 2,683,200 5,407,199 4,204,440 645,850 327,149 93,.561 505,307 456,704 167,093 44,483 101,240 80,545 41 3 51 1 45 2 40 4 45 1 49 4 48.7 46.2 48.3 26,673,605 16,717,313 4,228,957 20,414,400 20,597,350 8,254,393 2,166,320 4,677,288 3,890,322 Province 2,638,562 41.7 110,210.436 2.421,932 44.4 107,619,948 6 Haklkt. Diatript 1. Poiith Eiwtfm. 2. Hoiilh (Vntral. 8. Houlh WcHti-rn. 4. KiiBt CVntral.. ft. (Vntral 6. WntCintral.. T. North KuMtem. 8. North (Vntral 9. North Weatem 1013 Crop Area (Acrea) Province. 101,4.'.7 16,7:w 0,503 72,826 fil,826 13,740 11,003 10,636 10,366 Yi.ld Arre 307,177 2M 31 27 31 31 30 34 34 33 Total Yield in Buahria 1012 Crop Alfa (Acrfs) 30 2 2,840,776 filH.tWOT 25«,.WI 2,2.'i7,tK)fl l,(M)t),t!()6 412,200 377,162 6(J7,B24 342,078 88,224 i:<,042 7,:U0 67,432 45,462 8,865 8,876 18,015 0,014 Total ^ieH in ItiMhcIs 9,270,263 267,130 31.1 8,310,884 2,743,7fl« 455,<)03 205,411 1,055,628 l,477,CU 310,275 301,750 665,660 303,760 Flax. District 1. South Rastrm. 2. South (Vntral... 3. South Wi'storn. 4. East Central . . 6. Central 6. West Central. . 7. North Eastern. 8. North CVntral. 0. North Western . I 1013 Crop Area (Acres) Yield per Acre 262,343 310,410 41,622 24,420 135,083 170,000 4,318 4,146 4,796 Total Yield in Bushelit 1012 Crop Area (Acres) Province I 967,137 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 19 11 12 3,148,116 3,724,920 409,464 317,460 1,631,796 2,149,188 51,816 78,774 52,746 11,654,280 336,338 344,901 50,147 .'«),52« 159,981 176,349 4,318 4,146 4,945 Yield r"" i Acre 1,111,(551 11 6 13 11.6 12 7 12 6 13 1 12 3 16 12.3 Total Yield in Busheh 3,901,616 4,704,123 681,701 387,676 2,016,760 2,310,171 53,109 66,336 60,822 12.7 14,171,214 Dates of Wheat Seeding Operations. District 1 . South Kastem . :". South Central.. 3 . South Western . 4. East Central.. 5. Central First seeding 1913 April April April Aprjl 6 . West Central. ....'..'. ! April '9 7. North Eastern i Anril Ifi « Norjh Central :.i ^g U 0. North Hestem 1 April 8 7 4 6 12 10 First seeding 1912 Province. April 4 March 28 April 1 ^l arch 28 April 5 April April April April April Seeding was general, 1913 March 28 April 16 April 15 April 15 April 24 April 19 April 17 April 24 April 27 April 19 April 10 Seeding waa general 1912 April 16 April 18 April 17 April 28 April 16 April 15 April 23 April 23 April 17 April 17 .' Avr.HAdK Datk of CompU'tion i)f StttlinR. Dkitrict 1. S. E«*tpm.. 2. 8. Contral . 3. H. WoHtorn. 4. K. Central.. li, C'liitral. . . . 6. W. Central 7. N. t^t4>m. 8. N. Centr.il 9. N. Wnt«rn. 1913 May 12 May May 8 May May ftMav May 8 May May 13 May May 7 May May 12 May May 13 May May 8 May Oat Province. 14 May 11 May r-'May 13 May 12 May 8 May 6 May 7 May 8, May 30Mav 28 May 27 Mav :M) .liinc 29 May 29 Mav 31 May 31 May 30 May :<0 Jim.' H\ May 21) Mav 1 MnV 23 June I!) Jiini- 25 June 23 June 22, June I June 3<> June 27 June 31 June I June 1 May 1 1 June 3 June IMay N May 31 13 May 31 I. May 30 9|Junii 4 June 24 May 3 1 Jun<' 3 June 4 31 'June 1 .May 9May lO.May 29!May 24 June IJuac 1 May 31 A II 5 6 June 'June June June June May 31 June 1 June 8 June 2 June 6 Standaud Condition of fJruin, July 1, 1912-1913. Diatrict Wheat 1913 1. 8. Eautem... 2. 8. Central... 3. S. Western . . 4. K. Central. . 5. Central. . 6. W. Central. . 7. X. Eastern . . 8. N. Central., ft. N. Western.. Province. 95 1912 98 97 9« 105 87 107 95 KM 92 100 8 ac M bc t« bc ec M w 333333333 3 C5 3 i-r fl fl CO dd^d^^dd^id 6 c !""acaO-"«35u5"H ddi dddddd ^ M ■< :^ X ^ M c^ CO bCbCecMiMldbn I-' tc i CI Ml 3 g'd«id«idd«'d 6C 3 ?5 ail 3 U5 (N 3 .9 ^e^cO'j'iosoh.xoj I Table showing acreaRo, yield and value to the producer of the 1913 \ i crop: Acreage Yield per Acre Total Production Price per Uuiihel Total Value Wheat 5,760,249 2,638,562 307,177 967,137 19 5 41.7 30.2 12 112,369,405 110,210,436 9,279,26;i 11,654,280 At 63c At 23c At 26c At SI .00 Oats S 70,792,725.16 Barley 25,348,400 28 Flax 2,412,608.38 11,654,280 00 Province 9,673,125 243,513,384 $110,208,013.81 The fonowing tables show the shipments of grain from Saskatchewan from heptemher 1 to August 31, in the seasons mentioned. The hgures are taken from the returns supplied by The Western Grain Inspection Department, at Winnipeg: Kind of drain 1912-13 — — — J. _ 1911-12 1910-11 Cars Bushels Cars Bushels Cars Bushels Wheat 74,843 15,191 3,490 18,044 2 80,456,225 28,862,900 4,188,000 18,044,000 2,400 68,882 11,7om 1007 to 1012 the price was increo^td l)y $300 for cosh or credit, but fell this year by $65 for cash and $1UU for credit. The separator is $1,150 cash, or $1,240 for credit with three payments. With the exception of an addition of $10 for cash and $15 for credit in 1008, the price has remained unchanged. International Hanester Co. — The "International" twenty horse- power gatolinc engine is now $1,^00 cash, or $2,000 credit with three pa)rment8. The price has steadily declined since 1000, when $2,400 and $2,550 were the cath and crrdit prices. The Aultman & Taylor separator, wind«tacker, feeder and weigher have remained unchanged in price sinr 1010. The separator is $585 for cosh and $650 for creeiit; the windst ker, $350; the feeder, $250; the weigher, $100, there l)eing no difTerer.cf a cash and credit prices for the last three implements. 1« t as ca « e« 17 ^ No. 4 41 42 44 Ji 43 44K 46 J4 45M 45H i7H 46i 46 Ji 46 J4 47M 47J4 47Ji 45 45 46 J^ 45'^ 46}^ Flax No.l C.W. 106 107 J^ 108}^ 1063/8 115 112Ji ni*4 No. 2 C.W. 102 102J 105 106 g 104H 112*4 no 107K 109 109?i 106 47 J 455/16 1084/5 *»H j 47Ji 50 ; 49}^ 49Ji 48J^ 49J^ 49 Average fur month : 34 2/5 | 32}^ May 3. May 10. May 17. , May 24.. May 31 . . 34 Ji 331 33k Average for month. June 7 . June 14. June 21 . Juno 28. 32}i 31H 31 34 678 32>^ 34Ji 32*4 495/16 34H 31 34»i 36H 35 Ji 35 32 32*4 33 32 J^ Average for month. July 6. July 12. July 19.. July 26.. 35i I 329/16 34^ ! 33 .... I 32 33J 32H 34 I 33 Average for month 34 August 2. August 9 . August 16. Augus 23. August 30. Average for month. 35 34 Ji 35 Ji 36 34 32 9/16 34 34K 34 }4 36 33 Ji 35 1/10 34 1/5 48M 46>^ 47 47}i 47Ji 4811/16 113 in*4 111 113K 116 472/5 48 46 46 46H 46 Ji 115 112*4 114 iieji 115 llOi 107 104 Ji 106H 107 J^ 105 J4 1061/5 109 Ji 108H n4>i 110} 462/3 46V^ 46 47^ AdH 48Ji j 47Ji i7H I 46Ji *7}4 I 461 48J^ I 47Jii 49 I 47J^ 48 !' 45 462/3 114 3/5 114 1U*4 U5H 117 1161 122»4 123 122}i 126 113 110J4 112 114K 112H llOJi 111 112J^ 113Ji 114 11211/16 11914 120 119^4 122 >i 123H 1201 45 45 J^ 45;i 46 *5H 46}^ 44 44^ 44 J^ 45 44}^ **yi 128H 128H 137 132>^ 128 130i 125 124 J4 133 129H 125 127 2/6 ?T^V 19 CJlobino Cash Prices of grain at Fort William or Port Arthur oach week end and average for week.— Continued. District September 6. September 13. September 20. September 27. Average for month. C.W. OstB No. 2 No. 3 35H 36 Ji 34>i 34 Ji 35i October 4 | 34 ^ 33 7/16; 32Ji Barley No. 3 I No. 4 48 47 46 41 Ji 41 H 46 46 44 42 Flax No.l C.W. No. 2 C.W. 129 128 118 123 46>^ ! 42J^ 38 425/6 I 391/3 118 119 115 113 126 125 115H 121 47i I 44H 124J^ i 1211 116 117 113 111 116>i ' 114J< SyNGPsis OP Telegraphic Reporto on Crop Conditions. Owing to the somewhat unusual weather conditions during the g~wmg season of 1913, the following running commentary u,^n%Sp conditions is of special interest. ^ 1 ,/^P^''^^-— Indications arc that wheat seeding will lie completed •>.v the end of the present week. lumpieieo The following records show that seeding operations started a week to i iZ'^l'"'' ^"* '"""^T'^ '^'^^ ^'^'^'' h^allowed better pro^ to be made than was possible during the broken weather of la.st spring: DATE OF FIRST SEEDING. ISS^ May 11 JZ May 3 19? April 1 {oJJ March l(i lol^ March 28 ^'''•^ .\pril 4 DATE WHEN SEEDING WAS (iENERAL. }^^ May 18 ^ May 10 19? April 20 J93 April 15 ^"*"* April 18 .^f^i. ■^M^'W'^'fy- 20 From the commencement of April, the weather has been fine and generally warm, with drying winds. The average maximum temperature for the first three weeks was 63 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average minimum 38 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest temperatures recorded were 84 degrees at Moose Jaw, 82 at Battleford, and 76 at Prince Albert on the thirteenth inst., the lowest l)eing 23 degrees recorded at Moose Jaw on the third and ninth. The .seed bed is in excellent condition and the outlook is promising. With a continuance of fine weather seeding should be completed earlier than usual. Seeding was general along the C.P.H. main line about the 18th, on the listevan section about the 16th, Areola branch on the 14th, along the Edmonton and Saskatoon lines about the 18th, C'olonsay branch on the 21st, Portal section the 12th, and on the C.N.R. to the north about the 21st. May &.— Ninety per cent, of the wheat crop is in the ground. The percentage sown to oats, barley and flax is as yet small and would not much exceed 5 per cent. The slow disappearance of a heavy covering of snow at the opening of spring delayed seeding in the north-east and along the Outlook branch of the C.P.R. High winds caused slight delay but in comparison with that of other years, this spring has been very favourable. The progress made in the wheat seeding permitted of more ploughing being done and less seed than usual is going in on stubble without previous cultivation. May 26. — Wheat seeding throughout Saskatchewan was completed as early as in 1912, viz., the 10th of May. On the 24th of May 67 per cent, of the oats acreage, 51 per cent, of the barley and 55 per cent, of the flax acreage was sown. Seeding of all grains should be completed by the end of the month. The present warm weather has started rapid growth with a sufficiency of moisture in the ground. Crop conditions arc ideal. June 5. — The grain crops are making satisfactory progress, although not so far advanced as at the same time last year, being from a week to ten days later, due to the dry, cold weather, but with the showers that have Ijeen prevalent and the warmer days of the past week, the wheat has improved in growth and is looking well. Its average height is from four to six inches. At Maple Creek the wheat is eight inches and at Melfort seven inches above the ground. None of the wheat acreage has had to te resown, and there appears to be plenty of moisture in the ground with the exception of a few isolated spots. In the Battleford, Kindersley and Saskatoon districts some rain would he welcomed. Ninety per cent, of the oats acreage is seeded with an increase in the amount sown over last year of 8 to 10 per cent. Seventy-seven per cent, of the flax acreage is seeded. Eighty per cent, of the barley acreage is now in the ground. No damage has been suffered to any extent, several slight frosts were recorded and a little harm was done by high winds. Some slight interference by cutworms and an occasional showing of black rust are noted. The crops generally are making good progress and are ver>' promising. June 26. — Seeding was fully completed by the first week in June. The crops during the past week have improved greatly under the influence of the welcome showers which have fallen generally throughout the province. This year they are not likely to be characterised bv a rank n growth of straw; the tendency seems rather the reverse, owing to the dry, hot weather experienced in the early part of the month. The rains, how- ever, of the last few days have given a fresh impetus to the growing grain. Wheat under favourable conditions should be headed out generally by the tenth of July. At some points which have been fortunate, the grain is in the shot-blade. The oat crop is looking well, although late and rather short in the straw. The weather during the past fortnight has varied from hot and dry to cold and wet. Rain was badly needed in many districts, but during the last few days this has been remedied. High winds have prevailed in some parts but the damage has been slight. Several severe thunder storms are reported, but as a whole the crops have had no adverse conditions to combat and under favourable condi- tioas all graias are making a good showing. July 7. — The crops throughout the province are in excellent condi- tion. Rain has fallen plentifully throughout the province during the past week; although sufficient for some districts, rain is still needed in places, noticeably, in the Lloydminster district. The general condition of crops on summerf allow is good; that grown on last year's stubble is thin and rather short. Fall and spring ploughing did not receive moisture in time to produce best results. The average height of the wheat crop is from eighteen to twenty-four inches. From 3 to 5 per cent, is now in the head or shot-blade, and is looking strong and healthy. Little damage from rust has been noticed, "^he district around Keeler was visited by a bad hail storm the last wt. ^ in June. The hay crop which was checked by the hot, dry spell in June is now recovered owing to the rainy weather of the past week. August 5.— Harvesting will be general by the twentieth. In the districts surrounding Maple Creek, 50 per cent, of the barley is cut, also some oats and wheat. The wheat crop is well up to the average height and during the past fortni'St has improved greatly. The average yield for the province promises tu be higher than last 3 "ar ani will, as far as can be determined at this stage, reach an average of twenty bushels per acre. The crops sown on new breaking and summerfallow are making the best showing. Hail storms have done considerable damt»ge in the Rosthem and ^ ^m- boldt districts, also at Estevan and Jansen. Slight frosts were rf jrded at Weybum. The weather conditions have been excellent dur..g the past fortnight. Fine, warm, sunny days have been the general run, with light showers, which have had good effect. Ripening has proceeded so rapidly that some districts having light soils report that showers of rain would assist in filling the heads. There is yet little demand for harvest labour. August 19.— la a district bounded on the south by township 10, on the east by the Dirt Hills, Last Mountain lake and 1 ange 23 west of the second meridian, and on the north by township 40, cutting is now general, and a medium crop is expected . This area embraces roughly the pre iai electoral districts of Gull Lake, Swift Current, J^orse, Thunder Creek, Arm River, Rosetown, Kerrobert, Tramping Lake, Biggar, Eagle Creek' Hanley, Saskatoon County, Vonda, Kindersley, and the northern portions of Maple Creek and Moose Jaw county. To these should also be added the electoral districts of Souris and Estevan. Throughout most of this territory, crops on stubble and spring ploughing are quite light and those I 5 r 22 on summerfallow fair to good. Here and there in this area conditions are better than those described. Some damage has been done in these districts by extreme heat that occurred on several days during the past few weeks. In a number of fields the straw is fully ripened, but the heads are not filled to a corresponding extent. The recent heavy raias have on the whole done more good than harm to the crops in this area, which comprises about one-third of the crop area of the province. ^ Throughout the remainder of the province the crop promises to give rather more than an average yield, summerfallow fields being exception- ally good and second crops- after fallow ranging from medium to light. Some of this crop is lodged as the result of the recent heavA- rains and much of it is late. In this territory cutting of wheat and "heavy oats will not be general until about August twenty-fifth, though barley, light oats and some early fields of wheat are being cut at the present time. Warm, fine weather is imperatively needed throughout this territory, which comprises two-thirds of the crop area of the province. No damage has been reported from frost or rust, and although in some districts high winds have caused grain to shell, dampge from this cause is slight. Damage from hail has been reported from Macklin, Manor, Ogema, Rosetown, Carievale, Alameda, Kerrobert and Sintai'ita.' From all parts of the province are coming calls for men for the hai \. jt fields. The demand is being met as quickly as possible by the Bureau of Labour. Excursionists from the east are now arriving. September 4.— Seventy per cent, of the wheat crop iu the province is cut. In some districts heard from, such as Waldron Bethune, Tugaske, Yorkton and Redvers, all wheat is in stock. Sixty per cent, of the oat crop is cut. The percentage is higher in some districts and in others all the crop is in the shock. Seventy-five per cent, of the bariey acreage is cut. Ideal harvest weather (warm and dry with occasional showers) has been general throughout the province, rapidly filling the backward grain. Slight frosts were experienced on the first and second, but no harm was sustained. The labour question is not now so acute. Men are still wanted for the threshing. The crops generally are of a high quality, and should grade high. The absence of damaging frosts has permitted garden produce to be well saved. September Z^.— With the exception of a small amount of late bariey, oats and flax, noticeably in the north, cutting is completed and threshing is now under way in every district of Saskatchewan. Seldom have the crops come to maturity with less damage and in better condition. Early threshing and inspection returns show that practically the entire wheat crop is within contract grades. Red Fife is averaging in weight from sixty to sixty-two pounds and Marquis is ls high as sixty-four pounds to the bushel. In a few districts in the extreme western portions of the province early threshing returns are proving less satisfactory than expected owing to the grain having been shrunken by the excessive heat. Elevator companies and inspectors are making a heavy dockage on account of immature and shrunkeh kernels. Owing to the unusual dryness of the grain an appreciable amount was either broken or cracked by the separator. A scarcity of help is felt e\ ../where; but, with the present ideal weather and the generally excellent condition of the grain crops, good progress is being mac* with the threshing. 23 September SO.-Threshing operations are being carried on under fevourable weather conditions. Slight delay was Caused by wet and fr/J'^h*"'' " ^"1^ "«°' ^^''^ ^^'^ "P '^' threshing ma/hinTsfor a few days however all are again working to the utmost of their capacitv Reports indicate that threshing should bo almost completed byT S of October. Forty per cent, of the wheat crop is threshed, 35 of oa"s 40 of barley and 25 per cent, of flax. „.roT**^^''™*^■^*^''' ""^ ''^^''^ "^^ •■"" ^''o«« «n t^'^'nty bushels to tl... m yield is more marked than is usually the case. Owing to the scaSv of labour quite a number of threshing machines are beLg operated v haK the usually required number of hands. A number of o,^e^ of threshing machines m Manitoba and Saskatchewan have no?,S the department of their willingness to move their machines into d tricts in which there wa. still considerable amount of the crop to be ttreled The department has made exhaustive inquiries throughout tL province and m almost every instance the farmers state that the .me wea^herh's permitted them to make good progress, handicapped as tneylre bv lack men It would therefore seem there is not enough hS T any one long distances by rail; besides, most farmers hav<> by this time entere.l ForthT""'"* l***;*^' '"^^^ "^'^'''' "^"^"^ to handle Zir clop ' For these reasons the department warns threshermen agaia«t moving S outfits into other parts of the province without first having ZrcVrefu mquines as to the amount of work available The average grades for wheat are Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Northern There IS no noticeable shortage of cars as yet. It would now appear ha docte on account of cracked or broken wheat is not so heavy as™ fiS reS! ^"^SthpTi? -^^ av^age temperatures and precipitation for each of the first mne months of 1913. Month January February March April May June July August September Januaiy-September, 1913. April-September, 1913. . ApritSeptember, 1912. . Mean -7.85 2.64 8.9 41.7 47.? 59.1 61.1 60.8 52.1 36.2 53.6 50.9 Maxi- mum 37.6 37.7 44.9 78.5 84.7 87.7 86.6 85.9 85.5 69.8 84.8 79.9 Mini- mum -45.3 -34.3 -31.9 13.4 20.7 30.7 37.4 38.9 23.9 5.9 27.5 27.5 Precipita- tion Total .70 .64 .65 .31 1.00 3.00 3.18 2.80 .88 13.16 11.17 13.92