The Keota news., 1919-05-02
DAIRY PROFITS BIC
SPLENDID Returns From Farms IN
Western Canada.
Production Of Butter and Cheese. Gem.
mandino Highest Prices, Increases
Steadily Livestock Ra'ssrs
At Height Of Prosperity.

Of the first positions III western S"u'
ada agriculture. This does not apply
particularly to any one OF the three
Western Canada provinces. us they all
participate In the distinction.
A report recently published by the
Alberta Department Of Agriculture
shows that In 1918. In spite OF adverse
conditions OF labor ana the high cost
Of feed there was no decline In the
industry. II will be interesting to
know that the average number OF mich
cows per farm II SO. The total pro-
duction Of creamery butter In the
provinces In 1913 was 100000. az
against $4,000 pounds In 1917.
No better evidence OF the growth OF
Western Canada can be given than by
the fact that In ten years the produc'
ton Of butter has Increased from
100000 pounds and OF cheese from
$3.50 pounds to go 600 pounds. When
II Is known that In the production OF
grim 80 much energy was placed. ana
through which bank deposits were
Increased. homes made comfortable.
farms carefully titled. II will he real
ICED that the Increase In dairy produc-
ton has been remarkable. During the
past four years the price 10 the pro.
Queer Increased 20 per cent.
Further evidence Of tho great inter.
est taken In the dairy and livestock
industries Is found In recent bull sales.
Al Edmonton the average price Of lAl
WAS S2:il.m: ut Calgary SS4 head
were sold. bringing nm average price Of
s2Ga.i3: while nj l.ncomhc ITO bulls
brought mn average Of $i9i.I. Sales
rs good nm average. or better. The
sales were attended by farmers from
all parts of the country. The high
prices paid show that good stock was
required. and. no matter the price. the
farmer had the money To pay for II.
As evidence Of this We find that at a
sale recently held nj Carmnn. Mani.
toha. buyers were present from NIL
parts Of the province. besides some
from Saskatchewan points. Five head
Of Hcrcforls brought $500 each. A
Shor'horn bull was sold for 500 and
registered Shorthorn cows brought
500 each.
The establishment OF crcamcrica
mud cheese factories throughout the
entire West is on the Increase. and It
VIII only be within the period Of
very few years before Western Can.
nda VIII occupy n position in the first
ranks In the dairy production Of the
continent.
There Is complete government st.
pcrv'sion over crcnmcrics and cheese
factories. The government takes cnrc
OF the sales. looks nftcr the manufac.
turcr and employs as heads Of the In.
stitutlons highly pnid md efficient
managers.
II mny well be said TINT the dairy
industry In Western Canada Is rnpidly
coming into its own. At present II In
but nm adjunct to the parent or fore.
most Industry of the countryside
growing Of grim. hut while mn adjunct.
u Is highly important one. The price
OF farm lands Is gradually increasing.
nut not In the rapid proportion that
has been shown In other countries.
ms rise In price does not materially
increase the cost of production. nor
lessen the profits that may be derived
from an acre of wheat. onts or barley.
The advance In the prices OF these
sr"ins has more than doubled; the use
OF tractors has lcsscncd the cost,
The reports i.Om government sources
are That the present ycnr will show n
great Increase In immigration over the