Anriritlt iiral & JithtBtr tal JI rngrriia in (Cauafca 

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Norman S. Rankin, Editor 0} Publications. 

 E. L. Chicanot, Assl. Editor. 



descend to rest on ponds and lakes wherever 

 night finds them and prior to the passage of the 

 Migratory Birds Act, were slaughtered in great 

 quantity. This slaughter now, to a great extent, 

 has been eliminated. 



Their food value to those who live in what 

 are known as the Barren Lands of the North is 

 great and after the breeding season, when 

 moulting, thousands are easily killed and laid 

 away in the frozen ground for future consumption. 



Mr. Miner is carrying on his altruistic work 

 from the sheer love of it. He is increasing the 

 size of his Sanctuary to one hundred acres, 

 handling the active administration of his farm 

 and brick and tile plant to his sons, and is going 

 to devote all his time and energy to the welfare 

 of the birds. 



He grows his own corn for feed purposes and 

 while he is in receipt of small annual grants 

 from the Dominion and Ontario governments, 

 his books show a deficit. His example and 

 propaganda is making itself felt in windening 

 circles and the demands for his lectures from 

 points in both Canada and the United States are 

 steadily increasing. It is due to the efforts of 

 bird lovers both north and south of the boundry, 

 the late Dr. Gordon Hewitt of Ottawa and Dr. 

 Harnady of New York, that the Migratory 

 Bird Act came into existence. 



General Agricultural Situation 



By J. Dougall, General Agricultural Agent, 

 C.P.R., Montreal 



The Bureau of Statistics' final estimate places 

 the Canadian wheat crop of 1921 at 300,858,000 

 bushels. Of this total 95 p.c., or 288,316,000 

 bushels are estimated to have been of merchant- 

 able quality. It is usual also to deduct 3 p.c. 

 from the total crop, or say 9,026,000 bushels as 

 representing the average loss in cleaning. This 

 makes the net merchantable crop to be 279,290,- 

 000 bushels. The exports of wheat and flour 

 expressed as wheat for the seven months of the 

 current crop year ended March 31, 1922, were 

 131,851,000 bushels, and the quantity on hand 

 at the end of March is placed at 114,936,0 

 bushels, making the total accounted for to 

 246,787,000 bushels. This quantity deducted 

 from the net merchantable crop leaves 32,503,000 

 bushels. Of this quantity about 30,000,000 

 bushels will have gone into the mills for home 

 consumption during the seven months ended 



March 31, 1922; so that the amount of the 

 wheat crop of 1921 unaccounted for is thus 

 reduced to about 2}/% million bushels. 



The total quantity estimated as in farmers' 

 hands on March 31, 1922, viz., 41,649,000 

 bushels is more than sufficient to seed say, 23 

 million acres this spring at the average rate of 

 If bushel to the acre, the area of spring wheat 

 for 1921 being estimated at 22,540,589 acres. 



Splendid Spring indications 



The general situation over the Dominion, 

 as applied to crops for 1922, is entirely satisfac- 

 tory. There has been ample rainfall in all 

 parts of the country, and whilst little work has 

 been done so far owing to the wet condition of 

 the land a small acreage is seeded in Alberta and 

 Saskatchewan. The increased market price 

 for all cereals is naturally encouraging the 

 Canadian farmer to seed as great an acreage as 

 possible this year. 



Final provincial figures of the acreage ready for seeding 

 are net yet available, but preliminary estimates have been 

 made as follows with the corresponding figures of 1921 

 fcr comparison: 



Manitoba 

 1922 1921 % Inc. % Dec. 



New Breaking 157,650 188,200 



S-immerfallow 1,612,000 1,410,000 14.3 16.2 



Fall Plowing 3,133,000 2,730,000 14.8 



Saskatchewan 



New Breaking 616,033 540.837 12.0 



Summerfallow 5,908.410 3,075,751 92.9 



Fall Plowing 748,000 748,000 (approx.1 - 



Alberta 



New Breaking .. ... 517,455 485,852 6.5 



Summerfallow 2,276,000 1,833,700 24.1 



Fall Plowing 1,500.000 1,764,325 14.9 



Total Acreage Prepared In the Three Provinces 



Manitoba 4,902,650 4,328,200 13.3 



Saskatchewan 7,272.443 4,373,673 66.3 



Alberta 4,293,455 4.083,877 5.1 



TOTAL 



16,468.548 12,785,750 28.8 



British Columbia. Reports show that, as a whole, 

 fruit trees have come through the winter in good shape 

 and an increase in production is anticipated this year. 



Alberta. The province experienced heavy rain and 

 snow during the latter part of April. Little work has been 

 accomplished so far but the ground is in excellent condition 

 with ample moisture. 



Saskatchewan. Rain and snow fell all over the 

 province in April. Some seeding has been done though in 

 general there has been little work on the land. Indications 

 are that the seeded acreage will be normal. 



Manitoba. Rain and snow have been plentiful and 

 the end of the month found the ground too wet for work 

 though the conditions all over the province are considered 

 good. 



Ontario. Situation eminently satisfactory though 

 rain and snowfalls have kept the farmers off the land. 

 Fall wheat came through the winter in good condition as 

 did all fodder crops. 



Quebec. The rainfall has been very heavy during 

 April and little work has been accomplished so far though 

 some farmers have made an attempt at spring operations. 



Maritime Provinces. Little work done so far, though 

 there is ample moisture and the best of conditions prevail. 

 Potato prices are causing discouragement for the moment. 



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