however, exported through the customs ports of 

 Abercorn, Coaticook and St. John's, P.Q., has 

 to be hauled for long distances on Canadian 

 lines. The quantity of grain destined for other 

 countries than the United States and exported 

 through these three ports during the seven years 

 amounts to 137,449,846 bushels, which for prac- 

 tical purposes may be regarded as an addition 

 to the quantity exported through Canadian 

 seaports, viz., 415, 950,748 bushels and making 

 the total to be 553,400,594. 



In the period under review, the heaviest ex- 

 port shipments of wheat were made in the 

 three war years, 1916, 1917 and 1918, the largest 

 quantity being 189,643,846 bushels for the year 

 ended March 31st, 1917. For 1919 the quan- 

 tity fell to 41,808,897 bushels, the smallest of 

 the series. The total wheat exported for the 

 seven years was 818,696,828 bushels. Of this 

 quantity 713,522,796 bushels, or 87 per cent., 

 was destined for countries other than the United 

 States, 451,691,743 bushels or 63 per cent going 

 through United States ports and 261,831,053 

 going or 37 per cent., going through Canadian 

 seaports. 



Shipments via the United States 



The latest returns of Canadian export trade 

 show that more than one-third of Canada's 

 exported wheat and one-quarter of its flour in 

 the season just elapsed, went to the United 

 States. From September 1st, 1920 to May 31st, 

 1921, wheat exports amounted to 122,549,528 

 bushels valued at $268,262,638, of which 47,- 

 656,963 bushels valued at $100,689,425 went to 

 the United States, 28,171,956 bushels valued at 

 $60,079,445 to the United Kingdom and 46,720,- 

 609 bushels valued at $107,493,768 to other 

 countries. Of the wheat shipments to coun- 

 tries other than the United States, 52,373,194 

 bushels valued at $109,238,164 went by way of 

 United States ports, and 22,519,371 bushels 

 valued at $58,335,049 by way of Canadian sea- 

 ports. 



Exports of Canadian wheat flour for the nine 

 months ending May 31st, 1921, reached a total 

 of 5,432,405 barrels valued at $56,713,745, of 

 which 2,617,963 barrels valued at $26,149,756 

 went to the United Kingdom, 1,245,611 barrels 

 valued at 12,193,107 to the United States and 

 1,568,930 barrels valued at $18,370,895 to other 

 countries. Of the exports of Canadian wheat 

 flour to other countries than the United States, 

 1,801,964 barrels valued at $17,329,860 were 

 snipped by way of the United States ports and 

 2,384,929 barrels valued at $27,190,791 by way 

 of Canadian seaports. 



Saskatchewan Farm Revenue 1920 



The province of Saskatchewan is noted for the 

 vast quantities of grain it annually produces, 

 and the figures for 1920, which have just been 



issued by the Provincial Department of Agri- 

 culture, not only corroborate this, but also 

 reveal the fact that besides being a grain-grower 

 it receives a large revenue from livestock ac- 

 tivities. The official figures give the total value 

 of agricultural products and livestock as $549,- 

 997,969, of which sum the value of agricultural 

 products is $308,967,214, and livestock, $241,- 

 030,755. 



Of the agricultural products produced in the 

 province hast year, wheat leads all other grains 

 in value, in fact, as much as all other products 

 combined. Slightly over ten million acres were 

 planted in wheat, from which 113,135,274 bush- 

 els were produced, valued at $175,359,674. 

 This compares very favorably with the preced- 

 ing year when the crop was much smaller. 



Of the other grains grown, oats stand out 

 predominately, 141,549,000 bushels, valued at 

 $58,035,090, being grown on 5,106,822 acres. 

 These figures indicate, to a large extent, the 

 estimation in which this grain is held by Sas- 

 katchewan farmers. Both the acreage and the 

 yield are the largest since 1916. 



Dairy Products and Cattle 



The value of creamery products, owing to an 

 intensive educational campaign conducted by 

 government and other officials interested 

 amongst the farmers of Saskatchewan, has in- 

 creased phenomenally. In 1916 the total 

 value of dairy products was $1,338,180, increas- 

 ing to $2,221,403 in 1918 and to the record 

 figure of $23,043,048 in 1920. 



Horses and mules, to the number of 948,280, 

 were valued at $151,724,800, which is more than 

 half the total value of livestock and more than 

 the combined value of all other livestock. Cows 

 were second in value with $35,450,700, followed 

 by other cattle, $26,673,075; swine, $7,725,600; 

 steers, $7,191,140; calves, $6,526,160; bulls 

 $4,130,100; and sheep, $1,609,180. 



Last year there were in operation throughout 

 the province a total of 3,600 grain elevators, 

 ranging in size from the small 35,000 bushe 

 standard to the mammoth government elevator, 

 with a capacity of one million bushels and more, 

 These elevators, a large proportion of which are 

 owned and operated by farmers' organizations, 

 have a total storage capacity of 110,000,000 

 bushels. 



The Progress of Cultivation 



There is no clearer record or more striking 

 illustration of Canada's agricultural progress 

 than that to be gleaned from a survey of the 

 year's cultivated acreage, noting the increments 

 each succeeding spring's activities has brought, 

 with its sequel in the fall in a proportionately 

 increased production. The causes are not far 

 to seek. Canadian farm lands have found in- 

 creasing favor with the peoples of many coun- 



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