The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
MAEITOBkS 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 so 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
time, it 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 it should. Now, there
is another side to it. 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 a 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 fayorably
with those Of many older countries,
VI nj in II
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
1912 acres, clover on 5,32S acres, al
falfa on 4,709 acres and fodder corn on
! 2O,223 acres. In 1914 the respective
| acreage under those crops were %, 444
| acres, 27,100 acres, 165, $50 acres, 1919
acres, and 10, ESQ 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
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| 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 it at an
earlier stage than did Manitoba Sas-
katchewan, 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
months, according to the correspond
ent for the Toronto Globe. Beef cattle
number $4,000 head this year, as
| against 81 900 last year; mich cows
are 160,474 head, as against 157, 1868
head; pigs number 325, 900 as against
24S, 600; sheep number $4,000, as
against $4,000; and there are 325, 900
| horses, as compared with 900, 900 at
this time last year. These are the
latest Provincial figures, and they
show that despite the great efflux 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-
ing decreased through the extra de-
mand.
Dairying the Principal Industry.
Dairying is the industry, however,
which is making dollars for the Mani
toba farmer. It Is developing at a rap
| id rate in this Province for that par
ticular reason. The output Of cream
cry butter last year was 1900, 900
pounds, at an average price OF 27.5
cents per pound, which was an in
crease over the previous year of a
million pounds. The output of dairy
butter was recorded last year at 1885
276 pounds. The Government depart
ment says that again this year a sub
stantial increase in the dairy output
will be shown from this Province.
From this same source Of information
one finds that through the splendid
growth in winter dairying, Winnipeg
! now, for the first time in years, is
able to obtain a sufficient supply of
milk and sweet cream from its CITY
dairies to satisfy its demand through
out the year without having to import
large quantities of these products
from the United States as was done
not longer than two years ago.-Ad-
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