DAIRYING 



The return from milk and milk products in Canada is estimated 



at $94,000,000, made up as follows :— 



Creamery Butter and Cheese . . $36,000,000 



Dairy Butter .... 22,000,000 



Condensed Milk . . . 1,000,000 



Milk for direct consumption . . 35,000,000 



Total Value . $94,000,000 



Dairying owes its outstanding position in the Dominion largely 

 to the fact that it is ubiquitous. There is no district in the 

 whole land where the cow will not thrive and give a good return for 

 the care bestowed on her ; and there is no province where you will 

 not find cheese factories and creameries. It is well for Canada that 

 this is so. Wheat-growing, as practised, is far too exhausting and 

 one-sided to last for ever even on the deepest and richest of virgin 

 loams. In the dairyman there is already being recognised the fitting 

 and necessary successor to the wheat-grower. As yet in the wheat 

 belts this tendency is just beginning to be noticeable ; in the end it 

 will prevail, and Canada will be the first dairying country in the 

 world. In anticipation of such a destiny, any survey of the industry 

 to-day should be specially interesting. 



Breeds 



Naturally, one begins with the cows. There are nearly three 

 millions of them in Canada, Ontario claiming over one million, and 

 Quebec over three-quarters of a million. Only a small proportion 

 is pure-bred and probably only a few of these are registered. The 

 cow most frequently met with is cross-bred and may have had no 

 pure-bred ancestor for generations back. In the east the number of 

 Jerseys and Jersey crosses is striking, in the west, where beef is an 

 important consideration, the Shorthorn prevails. A statement of 

 the numbers registered as calculated from the Report of the 

 Record Committee for 1907 will afford some idea of the relative 

 importance and distribution of the breeds. The figures, though 

 reliable, are only approximate. 



