The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-05-16
DAIRY PROFITS BIC
Splendid Returns From Farms in
Western Canada.
Production Of Butter and Cheese. Com
msnding Highest Prices. Increases
Steadily - Livestock Rsisers
at Height Of Prosperity.


Dalrying Is rapidly approaching one
of the first positions IN Western Can
ada agriculture. This does not apply
particularly TO my one Of the three
Western Canada 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. II Will be interesting 10
know that the average number Of mich
cows per farm Is Sc. The total pro
ducrion Of creamery butte. In the
provinces IN 1913 was 100000. as
ngninI S.9i4,0O0 pounds In 1917.
No better evidence Of the growth Of
Western Canada can be given than by
tbe fact TINT In ten years tire pToduc-
fion of butter has Increased from
2,JDDOOO pounds and OF cheese from
$3.50 pounds 10 10000 pounds. When
II IL known that In the production Of
grain 50 much energy was placed, and
through which bank deposits were
Increased. DhOmes made comfortable,
farms carefully TILED. II viii be real
tired that the Increase in dairy p'ocuc-
dion has been refna rkable. During the
past four years the price 10 the pro
duccr increased ~ per cent.
Further evidence Of the great Inte.
est taken In the dairy and livestock
Industries Is found ii recent bull sales.
At Edmonton the average price OF l4l
was S23l.06; at Calgary 7s4 head
were sold, bringing an average price oi
S89.l3; while at Lacombe 10 bulls
brought m average Of Sl9l.3 "a. Sales
In Manitoba few days Ego gave fully
as good an average. or better. The
s9'cs were attended by farmers from
NIL parts Of the country. The high
prices paid show that good stock was
required, and, no matter the price. the
fnrIner had the money 10 pay for It.
AZ evidence OF this we find that at a
snlc recently held NJ Carman. Mani.
toba, buyers were present from all
parts Of the province. besides some
from Saskatchewan points. Five head
Of IIercfords brought $3.50 each. A
Sborthorn bull wns sold for 500 and
registered Shorthorn COWS brought
$500 each.
The establishment OF crenmeries
and cheese factories throughout the
entire West Is on the increase. and II
will only be within the period Of
very few years before Western Can
ada will occupy position in the first
Ini irU fDy % -
continent.
There Is complete government SUI
per, islon over crenmcrlcs aud cheese Z
factories. The government takes care
OF the sales. looks after .hc mqnufse- (
turcr and employs aS heads Of ihs In
Btitutlons highly paid and efficient
managers
AZ may well be said that the G1f-T
Industry In Western Canada IL rapsfgy
coming into its own. AT present ., IL
out 10 adjunct To the parent or tore
most industry OF the country-ths .
growing Of grain. but while mn ndjnncr. .
1t Is n highly important one The price .
OF farm lands is gradually increasing.
tut not In the rapid proportion tha, I.
a,as been shown in other countries. I
This rise in price does not materially 4
increase the cost OF production, nor \
lessen the profits that may be derived |
from an acre of wheat, outs or barley. |
Thc advance In the prices OF these
grains has more than doubled the use |
OF tractors has lcssencd the cost.
The reports from government sources
arc that the present year will show q |
grcnt increase In immigration over the |
past four or five years. The mnn who |
has made tour Of inspection of the |
country will give you the reason. Hp
svili speak OF the fertile soil. OF the
good crops. Of the attractive climate.
OF compliance with the law. the sJJien.
did school system. the almost perfect
socini conditions TINT prevail. He will
have visited settlements composed nj.
most solely Of Americans. who have
Quilt up tlIclr homes and villages. who |
have brought, nnd are applying, TO.
day. their experience In economic land |
culture ns. applied to large tracts with |
the result that he obtains yields on
$50 an mere land equal to that former.
~ produced on lnnd that he had sold |
for 500 an acre. The story of his |
success he has sent back to his friends
On his hoine state. They In turn follow |
3inI. and so u goes on. and immlgra. |
fion 20 Western Canadn increases
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