Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-01
DAIRY PROFITS BIC
Splendid Returns From Farms in
Western Canada.
Production 81 Butter and Cheese, Com.
handing Highest Prices, Increases
Steadily - Livestock Raisers
q: Height Of Prosperity.

dOu agriculture. INlS uUeS no. Apply
particularly to any one of the three
Western Gambia provinces. as 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 and the high cost
of feed, there was no decline in the
industry. I. will he interesting to
know that the average number of milch
cows per farm is SO. The total pro
duction of creamery butter in the
provinces In 1913 was 100000, as
against S.9a4,0O0 pounds in 1917.
No better evidence of the growth of
Western Canada can be given than by
the fact that I'm ten years the prOduc-
ton of butter has increased from
2,5OO.OOO pounds aud of cheese from
$3.50 pounds to $4,000 pounds. When
II is known that in the production of
grain SO much energy was placed. and
through which bank deposits were
Increased. homes made comfortable.
farms carefully titled. 1T will be real
~ tNnI itC IuNISuSt. III UtIIN NJVuNV-
ton has been remarkable. During the
past four years the price to the pro-
Queer increased Is per cent.
Farther evidence of the great inter.
est taken In the dairy and livestock
Industries is found in recent bull sales.
At Edmonton the average price Of 141
was S231.O6: at Calgary 184 head
were sold, bringing an average price of
$200.13; while. ut Lacombe 40 bulls
brought an average of S191. "a. Sales
In Manitoba II few days ago gave fully
as good ar average, or better. The
sales were attended by farmers from
all parts Of the country. The high
prices paid show that good stock VAS
required. and. no matter the price. the
farmer had the money to pay for it.
As evidence of this we find that at a
sale recently held at Carman, Mani
toba, buyers We're present from nj,
parts of the province. besides some
from Saskatchewan points. Five head
OF Herefords brought $3.50 each. A
S%hOrthOrn hull was sold for 800 mud
registered Shorthorn cows brought
$500 each.
The, establishments Of creumcries
and cheese factories throughout the
entire West ia ON the. increase. and it
will only he within the period of 81
very few years before Western. Can
ada will occupy II position in the first
ranks in the dairy production OF the
continent.
There is complete government SUI
pervlsiOns aNer creameries and cheese
factories. The government takes care
Of the sales. looks after the manufac-
turer and employs as heads of the in
Etituttons highly paid and ,eihcient
managers.
It may well he said that the dairy
industry Of Western Canada ,is rapidly
coming into Its own. At present 1t is
but an adjunct to the parent or fore
most industry of the Countrywide
growing Of grain. hut while an adjunct,
It ts . highly important ono. The price
Of farm lands Is gradually increasing.
but not In the rapid proportion that
has been, shown In other countries.
This rise In price does not materially
Increase the cost Of production. nor
lessen tile profits that may he derived
from an acre Of wheat, oats or barley.
The advance in the prices OF these
grains has more thar doubled; the use.
Of tractors has lessened the cOst.
The reports from government sources
IRE that the present year will show u
great Increase IN Immigration. aser the
past. four or i've years. The nan who
has made a tour df inspection Of the
country will give you tile reuson. He
will speakiOf the fertile soil; OF the
good crops. Of the attractive climate,
Of compliance with the law, the splen-
did school system. the almost perfect
social conditions that prevail. He will
have visited settlements composed nj
most solely of Americans. who have
built up their homes and villages, who
havc brought, and are applying, to-
day, their experience in economic lnnil
culture AZ applied to la.ge tracts with
the result that he obtains yields on
SO an acre land equal to that former
II produced on lind that he had sold
for 500 an acre. The story Of his
guccess he, has sent hack to his friends
III HID home state, They in turn follow
him and So II goes On, aud immigrn-
tionne tx Western Canada increases
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