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in with the rearing of large numbers of swine. Skim-milk and 

 whey are feeds suited for the feeding of swine. Experimental 

 work has shown that swine fattened with part of a ration of skim 1 - 

 milk, were lustier, more vigorous, and of a more healthy appear- 

 ance than swine fatted wholly on a ration of grain. Whey is also 

 a valuable feed for swine. There are about seven pounds of solids 

 in every hundred pounds, and that quantity of whey fed properly 

 in combination with other feeds, has produced two pounds of in- 

 crease in the live-weight of swine. The feeding of meals from a 

 mixture of cereals, such as oats, barley, peas, rye, and Indian corn, 

 has resulted in a fine quality of swine products at the least cost per 

 pound of production. 



The export commerce of the country in most of the farm pro- 

 ducts is increasing at a very rapid rate. The following compara- 

 tive statement of the value of the exports of some of the farm 

 products of Canada, during the years 1896 to 1900, shows the 

 growth in that short period and indicates something of the great 

 possibility for further expansion of this trade: 



VALUE OF SOME FARM PRODUCTS EXPORTED IN 

 YEARS 1896 AND 1900. 



(Years ending June 30.) 



1896. moo. 



Wheat $5,771,521 $11,995,488 



Flour 718,433 2,791,885 



Oats 273,861 2,143,179 



Oatmeal 364,855 474,991 



Peas , 1,299,491 2,145,471 



Cattle 7,082,542 9,080,776 



Cheese 13,956,571 19,856,324 



Butter 1,052,089 5,122,156 



Pork, bacon and hams , 4,446,884- 12,803,034 



Eggs 807,086 1,457,902 



$35,773,133 $67,871,206 



Educational Agencies. 



These notable increases and developments appear to be only 

 the beginning of what may be continued at an equal rate for many 

 years to come. The great departments of activity vntkin the 



