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A Little Job of Plowing 

 1891 



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seek these secluded regions for nesting. The 

 rivers and lakes abound in fish, and with the 

 development of the country the fishing indus- 

 try will become important. In 1915 the catch 

 was valued at $165,888. Whitefish, pike, pick- 

 erel and trout, in the order named, yield the 

 largest returns. 



Minerals and Mining. There are large de- 

 posits of lignite near Estevan and along the 

 Souris River in the southeastern part of the 

 province, where several companies are carry- 

 ing on mining operations. The Canadian Pa- 

 cific Railway is operating coal mines near 

 Wood Mountain, and deposits of coal have 

 been discovered west of Saskatoon. Gold, sil- 

 ver and petroleum are known to exist in the 

 province. Clay of good quality occurs around 

 Estevan and in several other localities, and 

 natural gas has been found at Swift Current. 

 The value of the total mineral output for 1914 

 was $710,840. 



Agriculture. Saskatchewan is the leading 

 province of the Dominion in the production of 

 wheat and the second in the production of live 

 stock. Both spring and winter wheat may be 

 grown, but the spring varieties constitute by 

 far the greater part of the crop. Both soil and 



climate are especially adapted to the produc- 

 tion of this grain of the highest grade, and 

 Saskatchewan wheat has won the first prize in 

 a number of agricultural exhibitions in Canada 

 and the United States. Other important grains 

 are oats, barley and rye. Flax is also raised to 

 a considerable extent. The leading grain crops 

 for 1915, which was considered a representative 

 year, were as follows, the figures representing 

 bushels : 



Wheat 195,168,000 



Oats 157,628,000 



Barley 10,570,000 



Flaxseed 9,061,000 



The crop in 1916 fell from five per cent to 

 twenty per cent below the above figures. Po- 

 tatoes and root crops are successful throughout 

 the province, and small fruits are grown. Hay, 

 alfalfa and other forage crops are abundant 

 and contribute largely to the success of the live- 

 stock industry. 



The southwestern section lies within the area 

 affected by the Chinook winds, and is especially 

 suited to raising horses and cattle, since stock 

 can be pastured throughout the year. The 

 park region between the Saskatchewan and 

 Churchill rivers is destined to become a great 



