266 



CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



Flax 196,315 115,054 



Rye 10,305 10,936 



Peas 2,936 4,115 



Potatoes 51,878 55,743 



Roots 14,109 16,275 



Brome grass 25,152 24,912 



Ryegrass 17,473 21,197 



Timothy 114,899 118,812 



Clover 5,328 



Alfalfa 6,572 4,709 



Fodder corn 20,223 



Year 



1912 

 1913 



MANITOBA: LIVE STOCK, 1912-1913 



horses 



No. 

 273,395 

 300,753 



Cattle 

 No. 

 429,274 

 456,936 



Sheep 

 No. 

 42,085 

 52,142 



Swine 



No. 



216,640 



248,254 



Number of poultry disposed of by far- 

 mers in province, 1913: 



Turkeys 176,964 



Geese 79,940 



Chickens 777,808 



Amount expended in farm buildings in 

 1913 $3,380,345 



Land prepared for Crop in 1913: 



acres 



New breaking 155,942 



Summer fallow 1,144,405 



Fall ploughing 1,581,824 



Dairy products, value in 1913: 



Dairy butter $1,023,722.44 



Creamery butter 1,080,646.05 



Cheese 52,064.48 



SASKATCHEWAN: FIELD CROPS, 1912-1913 



Area Yield 



Crops 



Yield per 

 acre 



1912 



1913 



1912 



1913 



1912 1913 



Acres Acres Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. 



Wheat 5,384,092 5,760,249 107,167,700 112,369,405 19.9 19.9 



Oats 2,421,932 2,638,562 107,619,948 110,210,436 44.4 41.7 



Barley 267,139 307,177 8,319,584 9,279,263 31.1 30.2 



Flax 1,111,651 967,137 14,171,214 11,654,280 12.7 12.0 



SASKATCHEWAN: LIVE STOCK, 1912-1913 



Milch Other 



Horses Cows Cattle Sheep Swine Poultry 



Year 



No. No. No. No. 



1912 592,220 258,235 [562,590 128,198 



1913 609,500 322,790 i [534,460 141,000 



No. 

 324,880 

 406,100 



Crops 



ALBERTA: FIELD CROPS, 1912-1913 



Area Yield 



No. 

 4,759,954 

 5,000,000 



Yield per 

 acre 



1912 



1913 



1912 



1913 



1912 1913 



acres 

 Fall wheat 120,811 



acres bush. bush. bush. bush. 



77,299 2,395,875 1,395,382 19.83 18. 



