Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
MANITODRS AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
THAT PROVINCE DURING THE
PAST FEW YEARS.

PAST FEW IEAhS-
The past year has shown that the
Province of Manitoba, the Premier
Province of Western Canada, stands
put prominently in point of wealth in
her agricultural productions. Mani
toba had en- 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 fer a
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 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 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 4,709 acres and fodder corn or
20,223 acres. In 1914 the respective
acreage under those crops were 25,444
acres, 27,100 acres, 165,990 acres, 7,21i
acres, and 10,250 acres and 30,490 acres
Alfalfa particularly is coming into it
own, the acreage having been more
than doubled last year.
1t is simply the natural process o
evolution from the purely grain farm
ing which Manitoba knew as the onl!
method twenty years ago to the NOR,
diversified forms of agriculture tina
is responsible for the development
along these other lines in this Prov
ince. Alberta is coming to it at al
earlier stage than did Manitoba. Sas
katchewan, too, is following rapid.
in the same direction.
Then, as her fodder crop and roo
crop acreage indicate, there have bee
increases in the holdings of all kind
of live stock during the past twelv
months, according to the correspond
ent for the Toronto Globe. Beef cattl
number $4,000 head this year, a
against $4,000 last year; mich COW
are 160,4H head, as against 1876
head; pigs number $4,000 as agains
248,000; sheep number $4,000, a
against 81, 1000; and there are 1880
horses, as compared with 300,0 900 6
this time last year. These are tn
latest Provincial figures, and the
show that despite the great efiux
live stock to the United States sine
the opening of that market to Cal
ada, the capital amount of live an
mails has increased instead of ha
ing decreased through the extra d
mand.
Dairying the Principal Industry.
Dairying is the industry, howeve
which is making dollars for the Mar
toba farmer. 1t is developing at a ra
i'd rate in this Province for that pa
ticular reason. The output of crear
cry butter last year was 4,000,0 o.
pounds, at an average price of q
cents per pound, which was an ]
crease over the previous year of
million pounds. The output of dail
butter was recorded last year at 4,2S
: 276 pounds. The Government depal
ment says that again this year a su
stantial increase in the dairy outp
will be shown from this PROVING
, From this same source of informatiC
one finds that through the splend
: growth in winter dairying, Winnip
!, now, for the first time in years,
able to obtain a sufficient supply
milk and sweet cream from its ci
diaries to satisfy its demand throug
out the year without having to impc
large quantities Of these produc
3 from the United States as was do,
: not longer than two years ago.-A
vertisement.