Anrirultnral $c Jnimirtrial {IrngrrDa in (Caua&a 

 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. Chicanot, Assl. Editor. 



Saskatchewan 



1921 



1920 



Frankly optimistic, he based his statement on 

 the fact that there is an excellent crop in the 

 West; that sound Canadian securities are in 

 good demand, and that, in the near future, the 

 country will have to get on with necessary 

 work that has been held up. "Conditions in 

 Canada are fundamentally sound," he is quo ted 

 as having said. 



And do not let us forget the dedication of 

 the International Peace Portal a monument 

 commemorative of the existence of 100 years 

 of peace between this country and the United 

 States. Erected between the small towns of 

 Elaine in the State of Washington and White 

 Rock in Southern British Columbia, the Peace 

 Arch stands half in the United States and half 

 in Canada with a picturesque six acre park 

 around it. Upon it will fly daily, side by side, 

 the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack, 

 typical of the strong understanding and 

 friendship which, for the past century, has 

 existed along our 3000 mile invisible boundary. 



General Agricultural Situation 



By J. Dougall, General Agricultural Agent, 

 C. P. R., Montreal. 



Cutting of grain in Canada is complete. 

 Rains have more or less retarded threshing, 

 but the reports indicate better weather and 

 little damage is anticipated. Light frosts re- 

 ported in Northern Alberta, but no damage. 



Pasture generally throughout the Dominion 

 is in good condition. As was anticipated in 

 our previous report, the crop is thrashing 

 unevenly and the task of estimating a difficult 

 one. The following is the Dominion Govern- 

 ment estimate of September 14th for all 

 Canada : 



1921 



1920 



Wheat 294,387,800 bush. 263,189,300 bush. 



Oats 466,303,100 bush. 530,709,700 bush. 



Barley 57,607,300 bush. 63,310.550 bush. 



Rye 11,847,500 bush. 11,306,400 bush. 



Flax 7,166,300 bush. 7,997,700 bush. 



The three prairie provinces are estimated 

 to yield as follows: 



Manitoba 



1921 



Wheat 37,212,000 bush. 



Oats 57,000,000 bush. 



Barley 18,488,000 bush. 



Rye 2,880,000 bush. 



Flax 796,300 bush. 



1920 



37,542,000 bush. 

 57,657,000 bush. 

 17,520,000 bush. 



2,318,600 bush. 



1,157,800 bush. 



Wheat 173,580,000 bush. 113,135,300 bush. 



Oats 183, 863,000 bush. 141,549,000 bush. 



Barley 13,500,000 bush. 10,501,500 hush. 



Rye 3,957,000 bush. 2,535,000 bush. 



Flax 5,420,000 bush. 5,705,000 bush. 



Alberta 



1921 



1920 



Wheat 60,7 16,000 bush. 83,461,000 bush 



Oats 90,407,000 bush. 115,091,000 bush 



Barley 10,732,000 bush. 12,739,000 bush 



Rye 2,730,000 bush. 3,420,000 bus 



Flax 585,000 bush. 726,000 bus 



The following is the wheat estimate of the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway, at Sept. 15, 1921. 



Manitoba 39,875,000 bush. 



Saskatchewan 176,171,000 bush. 



Alberta 49,247,000 bush. 



265,293,000 bush. 



British Columbia. Condicions generally good. 

 Market not particularly keen although buyers showing 

 some desire for shipments. 



Alberta. Snow has fallen over many parts of the 

 province but no damage reported from frost; 60% of 

 threshing completed in the south and 25% in the north. 

 Threshing will probably commence again in a few days 

 as weather conditions have cleared up. 



Saskatchewan. Cutting is finished with the ex- 

 ception of a few points and for coarse grains. Threshing 

 is general, but has been delayed by uncertain weather. 

 Rain in the eastern portion of the province and snow 

 in north and west. No damage from frost. 



Manitoba. Rain over all the province has delayed 

 threshing and will set farmers back at least a week. 

 No damage from frost. 



Ontario. Conditions in this province have been 

 good, fine weather has been continuous and harvesting 

 complete. Some damage from European Cornborer is 

 reported. The potato crop has exceeded expectation 

 but the apple crop is light. 



Quebec. Fine weather has been continuous through' 

 out the province. Harvesting about complete. Pasture: 

 are in excellent condition. 



New Brunswick. General conditions are g< 

 Some demand for potatoes for export. 



Nova Scotia. Conditions good throughout the 

 province. It is estimated that the apple crop of this 

 province will exceed two million barrels commercial 

 grades. 



Livestock. Pastures throughout the Dominion are 

 good and there is sufficient winter feed to carry the 

 stock through. Local conditions in Ontario and Quebec 

 are bad owing to the light rainfall during the summer, 

 but there is sufficient for all requirements by moving 

 feed around. The railways have made special reduced 

 rates for this purpose. The livestock markets are scill 

 unsatisfactory and prices offered are very unattractive 

 to the producer. The only class of stock that is bringing 

 a reasonable price is hogs and these are short. Bulls and 

 canners are a drug on the market. Some "rade is being 

 done with eastern United States in lambs, in spite of 

 the Fordney Bill. 



The export of live canle to Great Britain is assuming 

 quite large proportions and the Fordney Bill has had 

 the effect of putting Canadian fresh killed beef on the 

 British market. The following figures will give some 

 idea of the move to dace as they were shipped in the 

 month of August: 15,248 Canadian live cattle to Liver- 

 pool and Glasgow; September will exceed I his number. 





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