INTRODUCTION. 



The collection of statistics relating to the acreage of the various crops, 

 number of live-stock, and the general resources of the Province of British 

 Columbia has been a branch of work in the Department of Agriculture 

 that for some years past has not received the attention which it justly 

 deserved; however, this bulletin is now the advent of the reorganization 

 of the Statistics Branch. It is the intention of the . Department to issue 

 periodically crop reports dealing with the prevailing conditions, obtaining 

 at the same time the market prices, and generally such information as will 

 be of great interest and paramount importance towards the advancement of 

 agricultural affairs in the Province. 



Last year 221 correspondents were enrolled throughout the Province, 

 who voluntarily give their services in compiling reports dealing with the 

 estimated yield, and subsequently with the estimated acreage and actual yield, 

 of the different crops throughout the specified districts. The services of the 

 correspondents have been appreciated, and their support all round has been 

 very generous. 



At the present time the Statistics Branch is undergoing a remodelling 

 process, and it is anticipated that the scheme at present under consideration, 

 if put into force, will prove the one most likely to give the best satisfaction 

 in regard to the obtaining of information from farmers throughout the 

 districts as affecting the condition of their crops, together with prospects 

 of harvest returns. 



The information as herein embodied will help to give the general public 

 interested in the development of the Province of British Columbia an idea 

 as to its potentialities, general resources, and great possibilities in regard to 

 the productiveness of the land. 



In this bulletin I have divided the Province into groups as follows : 



(1.) Islands, comprising the Districts of Alberni, Comox, Cowichan, 

 Nanaimo, Victoria, and the Gulf Islands : 



(2.) Lower Mainland, comprising the New Westminster and Delta 

 Districts : 



(3.) Thompson River Watershed, comprising the Districts of Ashcrol't, 

 Kamloops, and Nicola : 



(4.) Northern British Columbia, comprising the Districts of Atlin, 

 Cariboo, Clinton, Hazelton, Peace River (Fort St. John), Skeena, 

 and Stikine: 



(5.) Dry Belt and Boundary Districts, comprising the Districts of 

 Okanagan, Fairview, Grand Forks, and Greenwood : 



(G.) Eastern and Western Kootenays, comprising the Districts of Revel- 

 stoke, Kaslo, Golden, Cranbrook, Rossland, and Fernie. 



The statistical tables give information as to the actual state of affairs 

 with regard to the crop production in each specified district as grouped under 

 above headings, and in continuity will be found tables giving the average 

 prices. The agricultural resources of the Province are also shown as a whole, 

 together with the estimated value of products during 1911. 



In these days of rapid development and the necessity of complete trans- 

 portation throughout all parts of a producing area, it is highly essential 



