Show HUGE GRAIN CROP CROPIN I IN T 3 PROVINCES PRO International Newt New eW SN Winnipeg Man ran Feb 21 Pro Pro Provisional visional figures place the crop of or grain or of all kinds in Saskatchewan Manitoba Manitoba Mani Mani- toba and antl Alberta for 1 1919 1 at t bushels as ns compared with bushels In 1918 1915 This is considered a remarkable showing for what was considered a adry adry ary dry ry year rear The Tho increase In yield was s duo eluo to Increased acreage gc At prevailing prevailing prevail prevail- ing prices more moro bushels of grain makes an important difference in the tho mone money in circulation and accounts accounts accounts ac ac- ac- ac counts to some extent for unusually good business conditions In tho the west The larger acreage e was duo In part to better bettor prices for Cor grain which led lcd r farmers to cultivate more land Now settlers were also an important fac- fac tor The unusually heavy immigration tion In tho the last ast six months and the opening of or acres to farm settlement nt by the tho Hudson flay Bay company company company com com- pany in three prairie provinces will wUl result In crop returns this year eat It Is believed cd that will dwarf of oC 1919 Saskatchewan In 1919 was the l leadIng leading lead lead- a Ing In- province In grain production It came carne within of or producing as much grain as ns Manitoba and Al Alberta Alberta Al- Al berta combined the tho figures ures I Ures being boing S Saskatchewan bushels Manitoba and Alberta 10 Saskatchewan came within with with- in 2 bushels of or producing as much grain g as Ontario Quebec British Columbia and the Maritime Provinces Pro combined The Tho Saskatchewan crop wa was 35 5 per pcr cent of ot all the grain grown In Canada I |