The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-12-19
MAhlTOBA'S AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
THAT PROVINCE DURING THE
PAST FEW YEARS.

Tho 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 num-
ber 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
has 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.
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 dairylng 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
11S,712 acres, clover on 5,32S acres, al
falfa on 4,7O9 acres and fodder corn on
20,223 acres. In 1914 the respective
acreage under those crops were 25,444
acres, 27,100 acres, 165,990 acres. 1912
acres. and 1O,250 acres and 80 ,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; milch COWS
are 160,474 head, as against 1876;
head: pigs number $4,000 as against
24S,000; sheep number $4,000, a,
against $4,000; and there are 325,00C
horses, as compared with 100000 a
this time last year. These are thu
latest Provincial figures. and the,
show that despite the great efllux o.
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
Dalrylng the Principal Industry.
Dairying is the industry. however
which is making dollars for the Mani
toba farmer 1t is developing at a rap
i'd rate in this Province for that par
ticular reason. The output OF cream
cry butter last year was 4,000.00
pounds, at an average price of 81
cents per pound, which was an in
crease over the previous year Of
million pounds. The output OF dair.
butter was recorded last year at 4,2S8
276 pounds. The Government depart
ment says that again this year sui
stantial increase In the dairy outpu
will be shown from this Province
From this same source Of information
one finds that through the splendi
growth in winter dairying. Winnipe
now, for the first time in years. 1
able to obtain sufficient supply @
milk and sweet cream from its cit
dairies to satisfy its demand through
out the year without having to impor
large quantities of these product