AgruullurtU & JniUintrtal ilroyrraa in (Eamula 

 Published Monthly. Free on request. 



It will be appreciated by the Department if editors and 

 writers using matter from this Bulletin will quote source. 



Norman S. Rankin, Editor of Publications. 

 E. L. Chicarot, Asst. Editor. 



The rate of exchange is so increasing the price 

 of U. S. coal in Canada that NoVa Scotia col- 

 leries are finding it profitable to market their 

 product in Ontario, which they never before did. 

 Last year Canada, which imports the greater 

 part of its coal from south of the line, paid twice 

 as much for it as she did the year before and on 

 top of this was nearly $14,000,000 in exchange. 

 In other words, on anthracite coal that enters 

 duty free, the exchange really levied was 13%. 



The Province of Quebec reports a surplus of 

 $1,230,000 of ordinary receipts over expenditure 

 for the past fiscal year. 



During the twelve months ending June, Can- 

 ada imported from the United States commodi- 

 ties to the value of $766,393,000 out of a total 

 of $1,085,311,000 from all countries, this being 

 four and one-half times the value of imports from 

 the United Kingdom. 



Canada therefore, faces the future optimist- 

 ically. 



General Agricultural Situation 



Thos. S. Acheson, General Agricultural Agent, 

 C. P. R., Winnipeg. 



The Prairie Provinces, Aug. 20th, 1921. 



Cutting of practically all grains is about com- 

 pleted in Central and Southern districts of the 

 Prairie Provinces, and has commenced in 

 Northern areas. By the time this article goes to 

 press threshing will be general and the heavy rail 

 movement will have again begun to the head of 

 the lakes. The season has been a most unusual 

 one and when the several weeks of hot dry 

 weather is considered, together with some severe 

 losses by hail, particularly in Saskatchewan, the 

 crop being garnered is as satisfactory as could be 

 expected. 



Ample rainfall during the past month helped 

 along late grains and materially improved 

 pastures, especially benefitting Southern Al- 

 berta where the feed situation has given reason- 

 able cause for alarm. Cutting of rye has been 

 completed, and threshing returns are proving 

 most satisfactory with yield considerably ex- 

 ceeding that of last year. The Canadian Pacific 

 Railway are co-operating in an effort toward 

 persuading farmers to put in a big acreage of 

 winter rye this fall particularly in Central and 

 Southern portions of Saskatchewan and Alberta, 

 and anticipate success in this direction inasmuch 

 as those who have a rye crop this year have been 



successful, it showing good results in dry areas 

 where wheat failed. 



Conditions are so uneven that it is difficult to 

 reasonably estimate the crop until threshing 

 becomes general, although the Dominion Gov- 

 ernment (August 10th) give the following pre- 

 liminary figures. 



For the three Prairie Provinces the forecast in 

 bushels is, Wheat 264.912,000 (234,138,000); Oats 

 300,156,000 (314,297,000); Barley 41,298,000 

 (40,760,500); Rye 9,106,000 (8,273,600); Flax- 

 seed 6,555,000, (7,588,800). 



Manitoba: The yield in bushels, Wheat 

 39,870,000 (37,542,000); Oats, 58,425,000 (57,- 

 657,000); Barley 18,488,000 (17,520,000); Rye 

 2,700,000, (2,318,600); Flaxseed 865,000 (1,157,- 

 800). 



Saskatchewan: Wheat 155,445,000 (113,- 

 135,300) ; Oats 158,122,000 (141 ,549,000) ; Barley 

 12,420,000 (10,501,500); Rye 2,847,000 (2,535,- 

 000); Flaxseed 4,992,000 (5,705,000). 



Alberta: Wheat 69,597,000 (83,461,000)- 

 Oats 83,609,000 (115,091,000); Barley 10,390,000 

 (12,739,000); Rye 3,559,000 (3,420,000); Flax- 

 seed 698,000 (726,000). The figures within 

 brackets represent the finally estimated yield 

 of 1920. 



Livestock : The cattle market continues to 

 be extremely dull, and farmers aie discouraged 

 in attempting to market their cattle. If the em- 

 bargo should be raised in Great Britain as is hop- 

 ed and anticipated it would afford relief as would 

 also lifting the barrier by the United States. 

 The hog market is good with prices decidedly 

 firm. The horse market remains stagnant and 

 only a limited demand for the better class of 

 horses exists. The thing very noticeable this 

 year is the remarkably fine condition of livestock 

 generally, this being the natural result of more 

 abundant and less expensive feed. 



British Columbia : Continued dry weather 

 is affecting root development in certain places 

 and yield of potatoes will probably be 20% 

 below normal, partly due to small acreage. 

 Hay crop 25% above the average. Grains 

 general average yield and cutting under way. 

 Vegetables and tomatoes are moving and pros- 

 pects continue excellent. Early plums, peaches, 

 apricots and Duchess apples now being well 

 marketed and other varieties and pears develop- 

 ing well. The output of the Okanagan Valley is 

 estimated to equal the previous record year of 

 1919. Pasturage is fair, but at time of writing 

 badly needs rain. 



Ontario: Harvesting in many districts has 

 been finished and reports indicate yields are 

 generally lighter than last year. With the 

 exception of potatoes, which are likely to be a 

 short crop, roots promise to be good. Apple 

 will be below average and tomatoes plentiful. 



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