The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
MAHTTODES 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
,ase in all new countries, Manitoba
vent largely into the growing OF
rain, and while this paid we'll for a
line, 1t was found that having to pur-
'hase his meat, his milk and a num-
Der OF other daily requisites, the farm
lid not pay as it 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
lnancial position of the farmers of
danitoba Is as strong as that of those
any other portion of the continent.
scarcely a farmer today but has real
zed that the growing of grains alone
las a 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 favorabIy
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-
hect 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
llS, ZIP 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 25,444
acres, 27,100 acres, 1866 800 acres, 1912 |
acres, and 10,250 acres and 30,43O 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 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 $4,000 last year; milch COWS |
are 160,474 head, as against l57,963 |
head; pigs number $4,000 as against
24S,00O; sheep number $4,000, as |
against $4,000; and there are 1926 900 !
horses, as compared with 100000 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
10 Of hof rIyo
ada, the capital amount of live ami.
mails has increased instead of hav-
ing decreased through the extra de-
mand
Dairyins the Principal Industry.
Dairying is the industry, however,
which is making dollars for the Mani
toba farmer. 1t is developing at a rap
Id rate in this Province for that par
ticular reason. The output of cream
cry butter last year was 100000
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 1888
276 pounds. The Government DEPART
ment says that again this year a sub,
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
1airies to satisfy it's demand through
,ut the year without having to import
arge quantities of these products
rom the United States as was done
lot longer than two years ago.-Ad-
rertisement.