The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-01-07
MkhITOBk'S AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
THAT PROVINCE DURING THE
PAST FEW YEARS.

Tho past year has shown that the
Province ~ Manitoba. the Premier
Province of Western Canada, stands
ou prominently In point OF wealth In
her agricultural productions. Man.
toba had an excellent yield OF wheat
In 1914. the DAT crop was not so good,
and with the high price received, every
farmer was placed In a good financial
position.
For some years, as IL probably the
case In all new countries, Manitoba
went largely into the growing OF
grain, and while this paid well for a
time. II was found that having to pur'
chase his meat, his milk and n mum
Der OF other daily requisites, the farm
did not pay as II should. Now, there
Is another side TO II. Fodder crops
are grown, cattle are being raised,
cheese factories and crcamcrics are
established, and the result IL that the
financial position Of the farmers OF
Manitoba Is as strong AZ that Of those
In any other portion OF the continent
Scarcely a farmer today but has real.
tied that the growing of grains alone
has n prccarious 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.
crs In the cultivation OF these grasses.
aud 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-
fleet the remarkable progress that Is
being made in dairying and in the
beef and pork industry. In 1913 bronze
grass was sown on 2i,9l2 acres, rye
grass on 2i.9l7 acres. timothy on
liS,7l9 acres, clover ou 5,@2S acres, al.
ralfa on 400 acres and fodder corn on
2O,223 acres. In 1914 the respective
acreage under those crops were 2jili
acres, 27,loo acres, $1,000 acres, 7,2l2
acres, aud lO,g5O acres and 80, $50 acres,
Alfalfa particularly H. coming into It's
own, the acreage having been more
than doubled last year.
It 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.
incc. Alberta Il coming 10 It AT an
earlier stage than did Manitoba, Sas.
k~atChcwan, too, IL following rapidly
In the same direction.
Then, as her fodder cron and root
crop acreage indicate, there have been
increases In the holdings OF all kinds
Of live stock during the past twelve
months, according 20 tho correspond
ont for the Toronto Globe. Beef cattle
+, number $4,000 head this year. as
against $1,000 last year; mich cows
. are 1GO,i7i head. rs against 1896
. head; pigs number $4,000 as against
3 9tS,OO0; sheep number 5000, a.
. against 5000, and there are $4,000
J horses, as compared with 100000 al
q his time last year. These are Nh,
b latest Provincial figures, and they
{ show that despite the great ci'uT O
I've stock TO the United states sine.
the opening of that market 20 Can
/" ada, the capital amount Of live AM
- mails hos Increased instead Of hay
Ing decreased through the extra dc
mand.
Dalrylnn the Principal Industry.
Dairying is the industry, however
which is making dollars for the Mani
toba farmer. II Is developing At n RAJ
/ IA rate In this Province for that par
ticulur reason. The output OF cream
cry butter last year was 100000
Z pounds. ut an average price of q.
cents per pound, which was an IN
/, crease over the previous year OF
h million pounds. The output OF dair
butter was recorded last year at 4,2SS
go pounds. The Government depar'
ment says that again this year a sui
stantial increase In the dairy outpu
will be shown from this Province
3 From this same source OF information
one finds that through the splcndi
growth IN winter dairying, Winnipc
- now. for the first time In years, /
able to obtain a sufficient supply o
d milk and sweet cream from its cit
dairics To satisfy It's demand through
II out the year without having to impor
o large quantities OF these product
from the United States as was don
not longer than two years ago.-AC
n ycrtisemcnt.