Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-08

splendid Rsturi,s From Farms 4 u
Western Canada.
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,Dairying n rapidly Approaching one
Of the first positions ip Western Can
ada agriculture. This doe moi apply
particularly to any cniis .of The three
Western Canada provinces, as they m
participate In the distinction.
A report recently pubiIshedi ~ the
Alberta Department of Agriculture
shows that In 1918. I'm spite or adverse
conditions Of labor and the high COST
OF feed there was no decline In tho
industry. It will be interesting TO
know that the average number Of milch
cows per farm Is &C. The total pro-
duction Of creamery butter In the
provinces in 1913 was 0,1OO, 600, az
against s.944,0 pounds In 1917.
No better evidence Of the growth OF
Western Canada can be given than by
the fact that In ten years the spCoduc.
ton of butter. has increased from
100000 pounds and Of cheese from
$3.50 pounds to $50, 600 pounds. When
1t is known that In the production OF
grain SO much energy was placed, ana
through which bank deposits were
Increased. homes made comfortable.
farms carefully titled, II will be real
lied that the increase in dairy sprOdnc.
ton has been remarkable. During the
past four years the price to the pro-
Queer increased 70 per cent.
Further evidence OF the great inter.
est taken in the dairy and livestock
industries Is fund IN recent bull sales.
At Edmonton the average price 5of 141
was $231.08; at Calgary 784 head
were sold. bringing an average price Of
$260.1S; while at Lacombe TO bulls
brought an average OF 919134. Sales
In Manitoba a few days ago gave fully
as good IN 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 It.
As evidence Of this we find that at
sale recently held at Carman, MANI
toba, buyers were present from all
parts Of the province. besides some
from Saskatchewan points. Five head,
Of Herefords brought $3.50 each. "A
ShOrthorn bull was sold for 500 and
registered Shorthorn cows brought
$500 each.
The establishment Of creamerles-
and cheese factories throughout the.
entire West is on the increase, and Il
will only be within the period Of
very few years before Western Can.
ada will occupy a position in the hrst
ranks In the dairy production Of the
continent.
There is complete government su-
pervision over creameries and cheese.
factories. The government takes care
OF the sales, looks after the manufac-
turer and employs as heads Of the In
stitutions highly paid and en,cient
managers.
1t may well be said that the dairy
industry In Western Canada Ii rapidly
coming into its own. At present II u.
but an adjunct to the parent or fore
most industry Of the country-the
growing Of grain, but while an adjunct,
it is highly important enc. 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 the profit that may be derived
from an acre Of lleat, oats or barley.
The advance in the prices OF these
grains has more than doubled; the use
of tractors has lessened the cost.
The reports from government sources
are that the present year will show q
great increase in immigration over tho
past four or five years. The man who.
has made tour OF inspection Of the.
country will give you, the reason. He
will speak Of 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 VIII
have visited settlements composed al
most solely of Americans. who. have
built up their homes and villages, who.
have brought, and are applying, to-
day, their experience in economic land
culture as applied to large tracts with.
the result that he obtains yields ON
$50 an acre land equal to that former
" produced on land that he had sold
for $500 an acre. The story Of his
success he has sent back to his friends
In his home state. They In turn follow
him. and SO 1t goes on, and immigra-
ton to Western Canada increases.
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