SASKATCHEWAN 



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SASKATCHEWAN 



dairy region. Pure water, a cool climate and 

 excellent pasturage all tend to the production 

 of butter of the best quality. The estimated 

 output of butter for the province in 1916 was 

 4.500,000 pounds, and the industry is rapidly 

 growing. More than one-half the cooperative 

 creameries are operated by the dairy branch of 

 the Department of Agriculture, which also un- 

 dertakes to market all the export butter of the 

 province. Horses, beef cattle, sheep and swine 

 are raised in large numbers, and the poultry in- 



not inconsiderable. 



The College of Agriculture at Saskatoon, be- 

 sides maintaining an experimental farm, does 

 usion work throughout the province, and 



Pacific traverse the province from east to 

 west. Besides its main line, each system has 

 numerous branch lines; the settled portion of 

 the province is thus well supplied with rauV 

 Regina and Moose Jaw in the south; Saska- 

 toon in the central, and Battleford in the north- 

 ern part of the settled portion are the most 

 important railway centers. In 1916 the rail- 

 way mileage was about 6,000 miles. Direct 

 connections are maintained with British Co- 

 lumbia and the provinces east and with the 

 United States. Saskatchewan has over 11,000 

 miles of telephone wire under government con- 

 trol, extending practically to every hamlet as 

 well as to many farms. 



THE FISHERY 

 White fish 

 THE FARM 



Fall Wheat' 

 Hay,Clover 

 Tumips,Beets,etc. 

 Animals slaughtered 



SASKATCHEWAN PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on Canadian Government Reports 

 Millions of Dollars Annually 



Butter 



Potatoes 



Barley 



Milk 



Flax 



Livestock sold 



Oats 



Spring Wheat 



THE FACTORY 



Flour 



Railroad Cars repaired 



Meat Racking 



Butter.Cheese 



Electricity 



Printing.Publishina 



Brick, Tile 



Aerated^ineial Voters 



foundry, Machine Shop 



THE FOREST 

 Log Products 

 Lumber Products 

 Skins .Furs 



THE MINES 

 Coal 



offers scholarships to young people in the rural 

 <t> \\hrre there are government field 

 agents. A "better-farming" train traverses the 

 province yearly, and a special dairy car visits 

 the dairy districts. Further instruction is given 

 by lectures, bulletins and other pamphlets. 

 Home-makers' clubs, with branches in all rural 

 sections, contribute to the enrichment of rural 

 life, and local agricultural societies, many of 

 which receive government aid, all combine to 

 make rural life pleasant, progressive and in 

 every way worth while. 



Manufactures. The value of the manufac- 

 tured products increased from $651,667 in 1900 

 to 16,332,132 in 1910, a gain of 872 per cent, 

 but manufacturing is still comparatively un- 

 developed. The leading products are lumber, 

 bricks and flour. 



Transportation and Communication, 

 great railway systems the Canadian Pn< 

 Canadian Northern and the Grand Trunk 



Education. The school district is the unit for 

 local education, and free public schools, upon 

 which attendance is compulsory, are main- 

 tained throughout the province. The school 

 system is in charge of the minister of educa- 

 tion, who is a member of the executive council. 

 The University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon 

 is at the head of the system, and provincial 

 normal schools are maintained at Regina and 

 Saskatoon. There are also a number of edu- 

 cational institutions of high order under control 

 of the various religious denominations. Among 

 these are the Saskatchewan Boys' College at 

 Moose Jaw; the Presbyterian Theological Col- 

 lege, affiliated with the University of Sas- 

 katchewan; Regina College (Methodist); Uni- 

 versity of Emmanuel College and Saint Chad's 

 College (Anglican). 



The public schools are supported by a pro- 

 vincial fund and by local taxes. The affairs of 

 each district arc managed by u local board. 



