The San Francisco call., 1910-03-17
CANADIAN FARM LANDS
INCREASE IN VALUE
Animals Show Advance in Price
in All Provinces

Consul R. S. Chiffon Jr. of Toronto
forwards the following summary of a
report of the Canadian government on
the value of farm lands and stock in
1909:
The average value of occupied farm
land in the dominion is S3S60 per acre,
compared with $3.50 in 1908. All the
provinces except Prince Edward island
and British Columbia show slightly in
creased values for farm lands. This
upward tendency is due to the in
creased market value of all kinds of
farm products The lowest value,
S20.46. is shown for Alberta, and the
highest, s73.44, for British Columbia.
Values are high in the latter province
owing to the comparatively large ex-
tent of farm land there in orchard and
small fruits.
The average value of occupied farms
In Manitoba shows an increase of 81. 81,
in Saskatchewan S1.14 and in Alberta
an increase of S2.26 per acre over 1908.
In four of the provinces the value is
over $50 per acre, being s32-07 in Prince
Edward island. s30.50 in Nova Scotia,
$43.37 in Quebec. S50.22 in Ontario and
s73.44 in British Columbia. In New
Brunswick the average is s23.77, in
Manitoba s2S.94, in Saskatchewan S21,54
and in Alberta $20.46 per acre
itC average wages LOT COHpSlent
native born farm and domestic help
during the summer season is s23.69 per
month for men and $11.0S for women,
exclusive of board. and per year $216
for men and S116 for women. Wages
for immigrant help are somewhat
lower The average value of board per
month is placed at $40 for men and sS
for women.
Although the values of farm animals
are very close to those of 1908, yet
they show a steady increase for all
classes in all the provinces. The aver
age value of horses at the end of the
year is 1929 for those under one year
old. as against SAC in 1908; S106
| against 5000 for l to 8 year olds. and
$3.50 against s143) for years and
over. Horses of the last class have
the highest value in the western prov
inces. namely, s1S7 in Manitoba, $3.50
| in Saskatchewan, S165 in British Co
lumbia and $3.50 in Alberta In On
tario and Quebec they are s144. In
the maritime provinces they are 1925
! to S137.
Mich cows have an average value in
the dominion of $50, against s34 in
| 1908. In the maritime provinces they
have value of s31, in northwest prov
inces $50. in Quebec s33, in Ontario
$40 and in British Columbia $51. other
| horned cattle, have an average value
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| for cattle under one year; $23, against
| s21, for l to year olds, and s33,
a gainst s32, for years and over. The
| average value of swine is given at
| $3.50 per 100 pounds, against $3.50 in
| 1908
| The average value of sheep for the
dominion is $3.50, against 1923 in 1908.
| They are above the average in the
northwest provinces, British Columb bia
and Ontario, and below the average in
| Quebec and the maritime provinces.
! From the general trend of remarks by
correspondents it would seem that this
| industry, owing to the ravages of dogs
| in the eastern provinces and wolves in
! the western provinces, is on the de-
| crease
The total value Of farm animals in
June was S55S.790 900, as against s531,-
| 100000 in 1908. The value of horses is
put down at S27S,759, 900, milch cows at
] S103, ,601, 600, other horned cattle al
| S126, 1926 900, swine at s34,36S,000 and
| sheen at S. 735 900