LIVE STOCK ON ONTARIO FARMS 



Numbers of live stock on farms in Ontario on July 1, 1915, compared with the two 

 previous years, were as follows: — 



1913 1914 1915 



Horses 902,628 904,975 903,527 



Milch Cows 1,141,071 1,085,843 1,077,808 



Other Cattle 1,460,015 970,445 935,606 



Sheep 705,848 640,416 611,789 



Swine 1,652,440 1,553,624 1,469,573 



WESTERN HOLDINGS OF STOCK 



In the past year supplies of live stock have withstood the draining effect of the 

 demands from the United States very well. Swine have decreased markedly in every 

 Province, but in all other departments an increase is shown over the figures of 1914. 

 According to the Dominion Government figures, the following table shows the holdings 

 of live stock in the three middle western Provinces since 1911: — 



Manitoba — 1911 



Horses 280,374 



Milch Cows 155,337 



Other Cattle 279,776 



Sheep 37,322 



Swine 188,416 



Saskatchewan — 



Horses 507,400 



Milch Cows 181,146 



Other Cattle 452,466 



Sheep 114,216 



Swine 286,295 



Alberta — 



Horses 407,153 



Milch Cows 147,687 



Other Cattle 592,163 



Sheep 133,592 



Swine 237,510 



MORE LIVE STOCK IN SASKATCHEWAN 



There is an increase in Saskatchewan's live stock returns. According to the pro- 

 vince's statistics, in the south-west and west-central crop districts there is an increase 

 of 7 per cent, in milch cows, and a total increase for the province of 6 per cent, over 

 last year. Hogs show a decrease, but hogs so easily rise or fall in numbers that they 

 reflect the state of the market more quickly than any other branch of the live stock 

 industry. Horses have held their own in numbers, although the market has not been 

 encouraging. A good omen is the increase in the number of sheep. Sheep will play 

 an important part in checking weeds, and the province needs their aid. Thetotals ,of 

 live stock for the years 1914 and 1915 are as below: — 



Year Horses 



1914 640,035 



1915 667,443 



