Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-23
MAHITOBRS 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 II
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 g good financial
position.
For some years, as is probably the
case In al Few 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 1t 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
mas 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 favorably
with those OF many older countries,
while In many cases they exceed them.
II 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 Ia
being made in dairying and In the
beer and pork industry. In 1913 bronze
grass WIS sown on 24,912 acres, rye
grass on 21,917 acres, timothy on
1879 acres. clover on 5,32S acres, al
falfa on 400 acres and fodder corn on
20.22S acres. In 1914 the respective
acreage under those crops were 25,444
acres, 27,100 acres, 165,990 acres, 1912
acref. and IL, $50 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 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; mich cows
are 160,474 head, as against 1898
head; pigs number $4,000 as against
24S,000; sheep number rs, 900, as
against $4,000; and there are 1926, 900
horses, as compared with 100000 at
this time last yea These are the
latest Provincial figures. and they
show that despite the great efiiux 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 tho industry. however,
which is making dollars for the Mani.
toba farmer. It is developing at rap
i'd rate In this Province for that par
ticular reason. The output OF cream.
cry butter last year was 1000 coo
pounds, at an average price of 27.5
cents Der pound. which was an in
crease over the previous year Of
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