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Wheat in Western Canada
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THE PINE TREE PES1
BARKBEE1LC AND Ml# DE«TRUC-
TIVE WORK IN THE WIIT.
Fine Tlmbsr In Idaho «nd Othsr Slat**
Suffer* from th* Ravagt* of
Small ln**ef That Rid-
dl«* th* Bark.
Strange. does It not seem. that o
little a thing could destroy a mighty
monarch of the fort'at- A little luaw t
called • barkbeelle la working liavin-
In aome pine fore,Is In the west. <-ai>e-
dally In Idaho, and the government la
making S|>eclHl atudy. not only of the
tieetle, but of methods by which he
can be exterminated
The adult Insect la a stout, brown
lab-winged !«« !'• from oneelghtb to
taction of tr** killed by b**ti«a show
Ing boring* In pl*c* of bark remo**'1
and in wood of tr«* itaatl*.
three-slxteeths Inch In length, which
attacks the living tree* In awnrma, and
burrows Into the living bark, through
the Inner layer of whlrh each female
•xcavatea winding gallerlea. iih ahown
In an llluatratlon. In which to deposit
eggs. Theae gHllerlea servo to cut off
the natural movement of the slip and
completely girdle and kill the tree.
In tho vicinity of Centerville, Idaho,
the egga. deposited during June, July,
or Auguat, In little niches In the sides
of the galleries, hatch within four or
live daya Into amall whitish larvae
<fig. 9), which mine nt right angles
from the primary gallery through the
outer layers of the Inner bark until
they have completed their growth,
which require* from about 20 to 30
daya. They then bore Into the outer
corky bark where they excavate little
cell* In which to transform, Hist to
the pupa and later to the adult. When
the brooda of the Aral generation bav*
tbua devoloped—In at«iut 60 or 70 day*
—they bore out through the bark and
fl; to other tree* to repeat tha proceee
and continue their depredatlona
The pretence of thla destructive In-
sect In a forest la Indicated >1) by
dead and dying trees acattered about
or In rlumpa or large patches (Th*
dying ones, with fading yellowlah and
reddish foliage, are call -1 sorr*l
tops." or. If with bare branches or
broken top*, are known as black
top*. ' or broken tops." (2) by small
masses of resin In the rrevlres of th*
bark of recently stacked living trees,
as well as In those of the dying and
dead ones, and <3> the preienco of
ibe epecles Is determine! by removing
the bark frmi the dying and dead
trees and finding the characteristic
galleries )
If neglected and under ce-taln ron-
dltlons favorable to the species. It Is
capable of devastating the pine forests
over large areas The broods of the
beetle pass the winter In the outer
bark of trees killed by It the previous
summer The adults of Ihe overwin-
tering broods emerge and fly In May,
June, and July, the beginning and end-
ing of the period varying ltli the s.-a
sons, latitude, and altitude
The first eggs from the first genera-
tion are deposited In June or July, and
in some of the warm localities possi-
bly as early as the middle of May In
localities Intermediate between the
colder and warmer regions the major-
ity of the adulte of the first generation
evidently develop and emerge In Aug-
ust, but some Individuals may remain
In the trees until June of the next
year
The first eggs of the second genera-
tion are evidently deposited in August
ami September, depending on locality,
and It would appear that In Interme-
diate localities all of the broods of
this generation pass the winter (hiber-
nate) In the larval stage In the outer
bark. In the warmer localities somo
of them may develop and emerge In
tho fall, while In the colder localities
there may be but one generation.
The first evidence of attack on liv-
ing trees is the presence of pitch
tubes on the bark or of readlsh bor-
ings lodged In the crevices and around
the base of the tree.
During the fall, winter, and follow-
ing spring, after a successful attack,
the Infested trees will be Indicated by
the fading yellowish and reddish
leaves.
The work of the Insect will be Indl-
1 cated by the winding galleries through
the Inner bark. Trees from which
the broods have emerged will be Indi-
cated by large numbers of small holes
through the outer bark.
Sports and Athletics.
Wrestling as a hrnnch of athletics
la aa ancient as the human race, and
I* an essentially manly exercise. It
tonda to give strength and firmness,
together with ijulckness and pliability
to the limbs, muscular vigor to the
body and coolness and quick dlscrlm
luatlon to the head, and to be In good
shape for a bout on the mat an athlete
must be In the most perfect physical
condition. There are as many styles
of wrestling ns there are countries on
the face of the earth, but the most
popular and the one best known and
most generally followed 111 the United
States is the Uraeco Roman style.
Hoinetlmes called, especially In Eng-
land. the Continental stylo.
With the Japanese wrestling Is 111
herent, and It Is as much (heir na-
tlonal sport as bull fighting Is with
the Spaniards, a-id It not only pro-
vides entertainment for tho masses,
but Is also patronized by the nobility,
who avoid the theater a.i vulgar and
tit only for the common people. All
Japanese wrestling Is preceded by a
lot of preliminary performances by
the wrestlers—stamping of the feet,
atretchlng of the arms, rinsing the
mouth with water, wiping tho face
with paper and throwing sail Into the
ring—but when the wrestlers do get
to work there is "something doing"
all the time The wrestler who throws
his opponent twice out of three times
Is the victor. The method of gripping
the antagonist is known ns "te," or
hands, of which there aro four groups,
known as throwing, grasping, twisting
and bending These four groups aro
divided Into 12 "te." or hands, so that
there are 48 recognized holds.
If any part of tile wrestler's body—
his hand or knee—touches the ground
he Is considered thrown. This ren-
ders each separate bout a shorter af-
fair, and for this reason condition Is
o' no great advantage, and no Japa
nese wrestler ever trains, but eats
what he likes and drinks as much as
he likes and when h" likes, 'f the con-
testants bt come too exhausted they
are separated, allowed to drink and
rest, and are then replaced In exactly
separated. The minute exactitude with
which they are replaced Is olio of the
accomplishments of an experienced
umpire. The defeated wrestler leaves
the ting \ Ithout ceremony after the
Isiut, the victor squats down In the
ring and the umpire, pointing at him
with his fan. culls out his name.
The Swiss method of wrestling Is
very different to the English. The
| competitors strip to their shirts and
hose. The latter are of twill, and aro
made of double, and even treble, thick
ness at the knees The right hand of
Trick in Swiss Wrestling.
each wrestler grasps the wulst band
and Ihe left the knee hand of his ad-
versary The head of each looks over
the other's shoulders, while the legs
are kept well apart, and the left as far
back as possible; the aim of each is to
lift his antagonist and get him with
his back on the ground.
A rare wrestling match took place
lust winter high up In the snow capped
Alps Two strangers met In a village
beer house and their conversation
drifted to "Ulngen," ns the Swiss
wrestling is called, and It came about
that both proved their claim to the
championship of their cantons. Then
and there, without articles of agree-
ment. without witnesses and with no
referee, the men went into tho cold
without and wrestled for the glory of
their cantons.
IITION.
"What brought yow here. my
friend'" asked the philanthropic vis-
itor at the penitentiary.
"t'naucceaaful authorship, ma'am."
inn we red the man In cell 441
How could there be anything
.•rlmlnal In that* Please explain."
"I wu bually engaged on a little
arork on the national currency, when
the secret service men swooped down
jn me and caught me with the tools
n my hand '—Chicago Tribune.
Pay In Vsgelablss.
foote Light*—You say he takes Ihe
part of a country editor In the new
play?
Mlsa Bue Ilrett*—Yes
And does he get his money prompt-
ly?"
"Well, he gets all that's romlng to
01m In the way of vegetables —Vonk
era Statesman
THINK OF IT
the Bame relative position as when
-rrx* -r ■* ?
Modern Journalism.
City Editor—Did you secure a de-
tailed report of that prize fight for
Monday's paper?
Reporter—First-class; chuck-full of
horrible brutalities.
City Editor—Good! Tell the fore-
man to put It in the middle of the
page, and then 1 wish you'd start out
among the churches and get two or
three good sermons to pack around It.
We've got to keep our pajier respect-
able, iomehow."—N. Y. Weekly.
ONE WOMAN'S SOLUTION Of
SERVANT PROBLEM.
"I have solved th* servant prob
!*m." said the woman with the conv
prested Hps and Ihe determined eyea
i "You have?" asked the other per
son.
I have. When things get to auch •
past that Ihe hired girls want three
days out In the week, want the use of
the parlor every other night and Sun-
day afternoon, want me to play aoft
• love-songs while thejr are entertaining
their lieaua (n the kitchen on other
evenlnga. Insist on the privilege of dic-
tating what groceries and meats I
shall buy, claim Ihe right to wear my
clothes and bonnets, dictate whether
or no i shall keep a dog or a child,
succeed In having my house decorated
and furnished lo accord with their
tastes, and— Well, when things are
as I hey are, 1 am Just—"
' Not going to keep servants any
longer T"
Better lhan thai I am going to
hire out as a servant and enjoy life!"
—Judge.
A Good Crop of Excellent Quality Has Been
Raised This Year.
Accepted With Thanks.
That country bard submitted a
poem called 'The Watermelon,' " said
the snake editor as he filled his pipe
with sun-dried tobacco. "You bet we
accepted It In a Jiffy."
"Hut I thought this paper didn't ac-
cept poetry?" ventured the caller.
The snake editor grinned.
"Well, it don't as a rule, but you
see the poet brought around his nice
Juicy Inspiration."—Chicago News.
She—The world would get along a
Hood deal better If people would at-
tetnd to their own business and let
jther folks' business alone.
Ho—Yes, the world might get along
better; but what would the people do?
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Two cf a Kind.
Her Fnther—Hut, sir, you are not
the sort of man 1 should like for a
son-in-law.
Young Man—Oh that's all right.
You are not the sort of man I should
like for a father-in-law, but I'm not
going to make your daughter miser-
able for life by refusing to marry her
on that account.—Chicago Dally News.
Newspaper Doctoring.
Exchange Editor—I am very sorry,
sir, but there is something the matter
with the nerves or muscles of my face,
so It nearly kills me to laugh, and I
wish you would have some one else do
the Joke-clipping to-day.
Able Editor—Certainly. Give our
humorist your shears, and you take his ;
place and do the joke-writing until '
your face gets well.—N. Y. Weekly.
To Examine the Remains.
"Ten dollars and costs."
"All right. Judge; now may I see the
policeman who arrested me?"
"You wish to apoiogiie to him for
your conduct?"
"No; 1 merely wish to size him up iu
order to estimate what kind of a time
1 had last night."—Houston Post.
The grain crop* estimate* from the >
Canadian West make a range of from
87.000,000 to 115.000.000 bushels, and
an accurate statement will be some-
where between these figures—prob-
ably not far from 90.000.000 bushels.
This year a larger acreage was sown,
estimated at an Increase of from 1*
to 20 per cent., and had the average
yield of last year been maintained,
the aggregate would assuredly have;
gone considerably beyond the 100.000.- i
000 bushel mark. The exceptionally j
large Influx of settlers was responsible
♦o « considerable extent for much of
the Irrrnased area, and. there can be
no doubt, Is also responsible for a
part of Ihe decreased average yield.
The first crop raised by the new set- I
tier—often unacquainted with the ]
conditions of western agriculture—is
not usually prolific, and 1905-06 placed
a very large number of amateur farm-
ers behind the stilts of the plow; but
they will learn, and learn fast, and
with another season or two will help
to raise the average Instead of de-
pressing It.
Of the estimates to hand, that of
tho Northwest Grain Dealers' asso-
ciation Is the lowest: Wheat. 87.203,-
000 bushels; oats, 75,725.600 bushels,
anil barley, 16,980,600 bushels. The
Winnipeg Free I'ress sent out five
special correspondents, who returned
1t04.
Manitoba K.PS !T tl.lT7.ft*
3f*katcr «wiin . 1S.HI.73U 1U.766.3SO 5S&.3M
Alberta 7M.V71 l.m.M l.«0i.Nl
iTkW.Kl U.ttl.l* l3.to4.fc4V
1905.
Marimba 51.7-n.414 4J.04.gJ
gaiikaU ft«w an 2€. 1". .2^ IV.-35."56 M
Albert* J.2VT.S24 S.5H.1W 1,771,IU
llMUM 74,211. 0 l«,7Sl,aSi
This year, the lowest .eturns, as we
have stated, are estimated at: Wheat.
87.203,000 bushels; oats, 75.725.600.
and barley at 16,9?\600 bushels, which
is very satisfactory, if not absolutely
satisfying. To better appreciate thla
fact, all that Is necessary to do Is to
go back 25 years in the history of
Western Canada. At thut time the
agricultural product of the whole
country was confined to Manitoba,
and consisted of 1,0(10,000 bushels of
wheat, on an acreage of 51.300 and
1.270.2CS bushels of oats. The entire
crop was at that time required for
local purposes, and the export trade
was an unknown quantity. Today,
allowing nearly 20,000,000 bushels of
wheat for local consumption and seed-
ing, there will be about 70,000,000
bushels for export, which at 70 cents
per bushel will bring in outside money
to the extent of nearly $50,000,000.
The barley and oats exported are
good for an additional $25,000,000, and
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After a Fashion.
"I presume," said Ills old friend,
"now that you have a young man as
an assistant pastor you divide the
parish work with him."
"Yes," answered the elderly preach-
er. scralaliliig his chili reflectively. "I
suppose you could call It that. He
does the marrying, and 1 do tho bury-
ing."—Chicago Tribune.
Positively Brutal.
"Did it ever occur to you," said Mrs.
Naggsby, "that no man ever acquired
anything worth having without a
strenuous effort?"
"Yes, Indeed," d Naggsby.
"And that reminds ,. j that 1 acquired
you without the slightest effort on my
part."—Chicago Dally News.
Particularly Impressed Her.
! "You were at the concert last night,
were you?" said the next door neigh-
bor. "How did you like it?"
"It was splendid," said Mrs. Lap-
sling. "They played one overture,
with a wabbly ghetto by the violinist,
j that was the finest thing 1 ever heard
| in my life."—Chicago Tribune.
Hi* Justification.
Benedict Arnold had Just betrayed
West Point.
"1 was trying," he explained, "to
prevent the premature celebration of
the Fourth of July."
Herewith certain lovers of quiet
were fain to overlook the peccadillo.—
N. Y. Sun.
Milk Too Expentive.
Miss Tabasco—Yes, some of the
boys said you were a milk anil-water
dude.
Keggy Sapp—Gwacious! I hope you
denied it.
Miss Tabasco—Most assuredly. I
told them you were a plain water
dude.—Chicago Daily News.
Stoplate Again.
Mr. Stoplate—1 think it must be
time for me to go.
Ml~s Tersleep—Oh, no it isn't.
Mr. Stoplate—It's nice of you to say
so, but—
Miss Tersleep—That time is past,
and won't come again till to-morrow
evening.—Cleveland I-eader.
Incentive Gone.
Mrs. Blank—So you never offer to
mend your husband's trousers any
more?
Mrs. Tank—No. He got so he trans-
ferred all his money to his other pants'
pocket before handing them to me.—
Detroit Fvee Press.
Too Expensive. . Exception.
Stox—So your new house Is fin «We rPap as we sow," said the
Ished throughout with mahogany. ! monilizer.
Don't you find it a very restful col- j never do," rejoined the deniorallz
or i or. "I'm an amateur gardener, you
Bonds—On the contrary, it keeps know."—Chicago Dally News.
me in a continual state of nervous i .
worry.—Detroit Free Press.
ACME CF CONCEIT.
Probably Not.
"This poet says that there Is in
the mind of woman a multitude of
thoughts w hich she cannot express."
"I'll bet he never roused liis wifo
out to open the door for him at three
a. m."—Houston Post.
Something Quite Different.
The young woman eluded Ills grasp, j
"You're not afraid of microbes, are
you, dear?" he exclaimed, In surprise.
"'Sh! No!" she whispered. "Some-j
thing a great deal larger. Mamma Is
listening nt the keyhole."—Chicago
Tribune.
Bridge.
"There's no bridge over the Helle-
spont." mused Hero, "and where
there's no bridge, there's no society
in the true sense, so I'll just stay on
this side."
And that was why Leander had to
swim for it.—Puck.
Similarity.
Eva—When you kissed me last
night you said 1 reminded you of a
star. Did you mean Venus?
Jack—No; Mars.
Eva (In surprise)—Mars? Why so"
Jack—Because you turned so red.
—Chicago Daily News,
Can't Please 'Em.
Mr. Jawbeck ipropitiatingly)—My
dear, you're prettier than you were
w hen 1 married you.
Mrs. .law-back—Oh! I was homely
then, was 1? Brute!—Cleveland
Leader.
It Was Gilt. Fortunatus.
Helen—What do you think of my , Knicker—Has Jones got luck?
new engagement ring? Hocker—Yes. he is the kind of fel-
Battle—Gorgeous! When does It low- who can sow Ihe wind and reap a
come off?—l'uck. i cyclone cellar.—N. Y. Suu.
"Is he conceited ?"
"Conceited! Why, he actually
thinks he understands women!"—To-
peka Journal.
Might as Well Have Married Him.
"What is she mad at him for?"
"He said he'd kill himself If she
refused him."
"And she did and he didn't, eh?"
—Austin Post.
Fortunatua.
Expert Testimony.
Dottle—1 wonder if a bu.rde Is more
attractive to men than a brunette?
Lottie—Ask Tottle—she's been
both.—Cleveland Leader.
The Human Intellect.
"What makes you thin.; Blinks
hasn't any troubles?"
"Because he never I as any to tell."
—Detroit Free Press.
Expert Testimony.
Dottle—I wonder If a blonde Is more
attractive to men than a brunette?
Lottie—Ask Tottie—she's been
i both.—Cleveland Leader.
Wheat and Oat Farm*, Elbow Valley, Twelve Miles Weit of Calgary.
after 20 days with a somewhat better
report and gave reasons for the faith
that was in them. They had traveled
all through the spring wheat district;
had driven 1,400 miles through the
grain country, besides traveling thou-
sands of miles by rail; and they had
visited 93 localities and knew where-
of they spoke. They reported: Wheat,
90,250,000 bushels, on 4,750,000 acres,
with an average yield of 19 bushels
per acre. The western division of
the Hank
of Commerce
also
investi-
gated with
the following result:
Alberta.
Yield.
Acres. j>er
acre.
Buthels
20
2>2M20
Itarley
75.678
30
2,270,840
Oats
322.1-23
40
12,916,J<20
540,(122
1^,015,680
Saskatchewan.
Wheat
1,331,649
22
29.296.27**
Harley
41.273
30
1,Y3SJ!«<>
Outs
.... 542,4*3
40
21,699,820
1,915.405
52.233,788
Manitoba.
Wheat
3.141.537
19
69.689,208
l*arl«y
.... 474.2-J2
20
14.227.260
Oats
1,155,1)61
40
46,23s,440
4,771,740
120,154,903
Total.
Hushels.
Wheat
.91,S13,9<iO
Oats
>0>54,6S0
.17,735,79o
All of which goes to show that a I
wheat crop of nearly if not fully 90.-
000,000 bushels may be safely counted j
the combined amounts, together with
that received from dairying and oth-
er sources, are bound to make finan-
cial conditions very easy in tha Cana-
dian West until the next harvest ma-
tures.
In the last week of August a tour
of inspection was made along the line
of railway in the wheat area by the
Northwest Grain Dealers' association
and a number of American grain ex-
perts. What they saw convinced
them that not only was the crop a
good average one, but the quality of
the grain grown was admittedly of
the best quality, and more than one
of the visitor.? stated that although
the yield might have been larger, the
quality could hardly have been im-
proved. Speaking on this point, Mr.
J. F. Whalley, the well-known wheat
man of Minneapolis, said:
"The quality of the crop is excel-
lent, and I think the average will be
No. 1 Northern. I was up with the
grain men two years ago, and I am
very much struck with the improve-
ment that has taken place in these
two years. The growth Is certainly
marvelous; there is not a better coun-
try in the world than the Canadian
Northwest."
The past few years, in which agri-
culture has been carried on to any
great extent, have brought the prob-
LL - Mi-v* vOVvAs
A Still Better Outfit Seven Mile* West of Morden.
upon. This Is less than was looked
for by some enthusiastic western peo-
ple, who maintained that increased
acreage necessarily meant an In-
creased aggregate. Still, 90,000,000
bushels of wheat is 6.000,000 better
than what was looked upon last year
as a good crop, and we do not think
Western Canada has much cause to
feel down in the mouth because the
acme of its anticipations on the wheat
crop may not have been realized.
Taking one year with another, that
country has demonstrated that it can
be depended upon as a great wheat
growing territory, and has to be reck-
oned with in the markets of the
world.
The yield in oats has bee i In-
creased this year by nearly 1,500,000
bushels, the aggregate estimate being
75,725.600, with the average at 41.2
bushels to the acre. The estimated
crop of barley is placed at 16,980,600
bushels, which Is a slight Increase
over the total of last year. Of flax the
estimate given Is 690.184 bushels,
which Is a material increase upon last
year's figures.
Following are the figures In detail
for wheat, oats, and barley In West-
ern Canada for the three years last
past:
1903.
Wh«at. Data. Rartev
Manltoba 40.1W.k7* SS.oJS.774 b,707.:r.;
Saskatchewan 1S.1J1.m1S .164.r f7 «5 in
Albert* 1.1IS.1S0 S.1S7.SU 1,077,774
S6.JS6.073 47.JS7.Z92 10.450,119 ,
lem of transportation very prominent-
ly to the front, and there Is a railway
development In Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan, Alberta and British Columbia,
Such as has never been seen
anywhere. There are at present
over 6,000 miles of railway in
operation In that country, and
a conservative calculation of the
lines now in course of construction
places the extent at 5,000 additional
miles; a large portion of which will
lie completed during the present year.
This means the opening up of a con-
siderably increased agricultural area,
and there Is every reason to believe
that In a very few years the agricul-
tural wealth of the country will be
developed lo such an extent that in-
stead of "A Hundred Million Bushel
Crop it will not be out of place to
refer to the crop us "500,000.000 bush-
els of wheat for export." This may
look like drawing the long bow at the
present time, but. In Ihe light of what
has been done by Western Canada
In the past five or ten years, there
Is no limit that can be placed upon
what may be done In the five or ten
years Immediately in front of that
lusty young plant of the West.
An Odiou* Comparison.
"Doesn't Scrubbly look cheap beside
that magnificent, well-dressed wife of
his?"
"I should *ay 10! He looks like ft
bar-tender's shirt-stud beside the Koh-
i-noor."—Judge.
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