Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-24
MAMITODES AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
THAT PROVINCE DURING THE
PAST FEW YEARS.

The past year has shown that the
Province OF Manitoba, the Premier
Province OF Western Canada. stands
out prominently In point OF wealth in
her agricultural productions. Mani
toba had an excellent yield OF wheat
In 1914, the oat crop was not 80 good,
and with the high price received, every
farmer was placed In a good financial
position.
For some years. as Is probably the
case in all new countries, Manitoba
went largely into the growing OF
grain. and while this paid well for a
time, 1t was found that having to pur-
chase his meat. his milk and a num-
Der OF other daily requisites, the farm
did not pay as II should. Now, there
Is another side to 1t. Fodder crops
are grown, cattle are being raised,
cheese factories and creameries are
established, and the result is that the
financial position of the farmers Of
Manitoba is as strong as that of those
In any other portion of the continent.
Scarcely farmer today but has real
lied that the growing of grains alone
has precarious side, and that posi-
tive security can only be assured by
diversified farming, and securing the
latest modern and most economic
methods. Therefore timothy, clover,
alfalfa, rye grass and fodder corn are
universally grown. Most wonderful
success meets the efforts Of the farm
ers in the cultivation of these grasses,
and the yields compare favorably
with those OF many older countries,
while In many cases they exceed them.
1t is worth while recording the acre.
age Of these crops this season as com.
pared with last. because the figures re.
fleet the remarkable progress that is
being made in dairying and in the
beef and pork industry. In 1913 bronze
grass was sown on 24,912 acres, rye
grass on 21,917 acres, timothy on
1872 acres, clover on 5,32S acres, al
falfa on 400 acres and fodder corn on
2O,223 acres. In 1914 the respective
acreage under those crops were 25,444
acres, 27,100 acres. 1885, 800 acres, 1912
acres, and 10,250 acres and 30, 430 acres.
Alfalfa particularly is coming into its
own, the acreage having been more
than doubled last year.
1t is simply the natural process of
evolution from the purely grain farm
ing which Manitoba knew as the only
method twenty years ago to the more
diversified forms Of agriculture that
is responsible for the development
along these other lines in this Prov.
ince. Alberta is coming to 1t at an
earlier stage than did Manitoba. Sas.
too. is following rapidly
in the same direction.
Then. as her fodder crop and root
crop acreage indicate, there have been |
increases in the holdings of all kinds |
Of live stock during the past twelve
according to the correspond.
ent for the Toronto Globe. Beef cattle
number $4,000 head this year, as
against $4,000 last year; mich cows
are 160,474 head, as against 1885
head; pigs number 325,O0 as against
2iS,OO0; sheep number $4,000, as
against $4,000; and there are 325, 900
horses, as compared with 100000 at
this time last year. These are the
latest Provincial figures. and they
show that despite the great efIlux of
live stock to the United States since
the opening of that market to Can.
ada. the capital amount of live ami
mails has increased instead of hav.
ng decreased through the extra de-
nand.
Dalrying the Principal Industry.
Dairying is the industry, however,
which is making dollars for the Mani
oba farmer 1t Is developing at n rap
d rate in this Province for that par
ocular reason. The output of cream
Try butter last year was 1000, 900
pounds, at an average price OF 27.5
'ents per pound, which was an in
'rease over the previous year of
million pounds. The output of dairy
'utter was recorded last year at 1885,
rs pounds. The Government depart
nent says that again this year a sub.
tantial increase in the dairy output
vii be shown from this Province.
rom this same source of information
me finds that through the splendid
rowth in winter dairying, Winnipeg
Ow, for the first time in years, is
BILE to obtain q sufficient supply of
milk and sweet cream from its city
Aries to satisfy its demand through.
ut the year without having to import
arge quantities OF these products
rom the United States as was done
OF longer than two years ago.-Ad-