The Keota news., 1916-07-07
NADA'SExCELlENT
FINANCIAL STANDING
Bank clearings Increase-Agri-
culture Is a Paying Indus.
try-Manufactures
Doing Well.

Business experts assert thai CAH-
ada Is on the threshold OF perhaps
the most prosperous era In her his
tory. The unprecedented value OF
the farm products OF 1915. together
with the very large output OF factories
working on munitions Of war has sud-
denly brought the country into po-
sition. financially. scarcely hoped for
as q nation for years to come. Ex-
port surplus Of $4,000. 900 a month IL
making Canada very strong In cash."
Extract from official bulletin Of Feb
ruary H. 1915. ,f--3-.es4
The response by the farmers OF Cam
ada to the call for Increased produce
exceeding one billion dollars, an in
crease over normal years Of mt least
three hundred millions. The three
Prairie Provinces contributed prob
nbiy nearly one-hnlf of the total prod
uct.
The wheat crop was worth $31O.OOO.-
600. and accounted for about 30 per
cent OF the total agricultural product.
Other things counted also. Look mt
dairying. In Ontario the dairy pro-
ductiOn was increased 20 per cent.
and prices were over 10 per cent
ahead Of 1914. Other provinces shared
in the Increase. especially Alberta.
Saskatchewan. Quebec and Nova SEQ
tia. The dairy COW was ION the job
In 1915. So also were the beef cattle,
the pigs and the hens.
= 1t Is not fair to the farmers Of the
Prairies to cnll the wheat crop Of 1915
a "miraole" crop. The farmers cult
vated more land and gave attention
to their seed. Providence gave them
favorable weather. Then they toiled
early and late in the harvesting and
threshing. Good cultivation give big
ger yields than careless work. As bush
els as against 25.
The wealth Of Western Canada is
by no means all in Its wheat crop. II
the country had no wheat at all II
would still be famous ns u land of sue
cessful farmers on account OF its stock
production. From one shipping point
(High River. Alberta) over $75.OOO.O(
worth of horses have been sold In the
Inst two months. The average price
10 the farmer has been about $176.O(
per head. According to Government
returns there are million and n hall
horses In Manitoba. saskatchewan ant
Alberta. worth probably $15O.OOO.OOO
The investments which farmers ol
Western Canada are making in live
stock and farm improvements are
good evidence Of the fact that they
have money for these purposes. It I!
apparent. however. that they are alst
spending some Of their profits OF
those things which will bring greate
comfort and enjoyment to themselves
their wives and their families. Th'
automobile trade all through tn
country Is particularly active, ant
farmers are the biggest buyers. A re
cent report of the Saskatoon distric
shows that in two months milliol
dollars worth Of automobiles hav'
been sold, largely to farmers. Nor ar
all of these cars of the cheaper makes
some high priced machines are In de
mand.
Bank clearings throughout the West
EN- Provinces show greater CONNER
cial activity than at the some season
in 1918 or 1914. the increase for th'
last week of February being $4,000 .0Q1
and almost $9.OOOOOO. respectively
for the first week Of March $4,000.
600 over 1915 and $18,OOO.OOO Owe
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