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I are likely t. find ready sale at reinnm-ratHc prices.' 1 I 1 

 dent \\ addell. at \\V-iern < >ntario Dairymen's Convention, January. 

 1 r cheese have proh . n higher .luring 



the past season than at any time in the history of tin- ir.-i.K-. 

 vourablc climatic conditions in En-land and el>cwhere bn.n-lit 

 alwiut a -hortage of dairy produc ntly the demand 



D cheese and butter has been unusually active at prices that 

 ha\e made the season profitable to producers, irrespective of dr> 



and a lessened milk supply. The Old Country took a 

 xjdcrahlc portion of our surplus butter, and with :!,< growing <K 

 mainl in the Western Provinces, in addition to local consumption. 

 luring the latter part of the season were exceptionally high. 

 :hc early part of the season prices were not so en< nurn^in-. 

 owing t< the prospect of a heavy output of butter without many 

 of a profitable outlet. Although the production of butter ha- 

 largely increased, the market has been able to absorb t he- 

 amount at good average prices for the season." Director's Report. 

 Western Ontario Dairymen's Convention, January, 1912. " I 



^ up and the yield of milk increasing profits increasing at both 

 " J. A. Ruddick, January. [913, 



Demand. The demand for dairy products is on the in< n 

 notwithstanding the fact that there is a distinct decline in the export 

 trad. Marker. Calgary. Alberta, a delegate to the \V< 



.no Dairymen's Convention. January, 1912, said: "I am glad 

 to see that the dairy industry is making good progress in < Mitarin. 



gratifying to us in the West, because we feel that the demand 

 of the army of consumers is increasing out there much faster than 

 the local supply, and I can assure you that in the West you will find 

 a market that will appreciate and pay for quality." Speaking of 

 Canada as a whole. J. A. Ruddick. in his report, January. MH.V 

 The decrease in our exports during recent years ha^ K d 

 many peopK- to think that the dairying industry in Canada is on the 

 dcvlinr. or at best not making any progress. The farmers have 



i blamed in some quarters for their lack of en: The 



ernnu-nts have been urged to 'do something' to have tli 

 called reproach removed from Canadian agriculture, and ^o on. 



-e are superficial views of the situation, and opposed to them I 

 make the assertion that there has been as much increase in milk 

 production, taking Canada as a "clwle. ditrint/ the past 



