March, 1921. 



SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 



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Agricultural Production in the Province of Quebec 



Production Agricole dans La Province de Quebec 



COMPARISON BETWEEN 1911 AND 1920— COMPARAISON ENTRE 1911 ET 1920 



Field Crops— Recoltes des Champs 



1911 



Superficie Production Valeur 

 ensemencee Yield 



Area seeded Value 

 boisseaux 

 acres bushels 



68,999 1,223,000 $ 1,443,000 



1,430,200 37,500,000 19,875,000 



12,735 200,000 202,000 



99,762 2,271,000 1,771,000 



32,507 517,000 708,000 



6,065 114,000 225,000 



112,880 2,548,000 1,886,000 



114,347 2,925,000 2,018,000 



1,146 13,000 22,000 



23,473 712.000 719,000 



124,381 15,763,000 10,561,000 



Rle 



W^eat 



Avoine 



Oats 



Seigle 



Rye 



Orge 



Barley 



Pois 



Peas 



Feves 



Beans 



Sarrasin 



Buckwheat 



Grains melanges 



Mixed grains 



Lin 



Flax 



Mais a grains 



Corn for husking- 



Pommes de terre 



Potatoes 



Plantes-racines 



Roots 



Foin et trefle 

 Hay and Clover 



Mais fourrager 

 Fodder Com 



Luzerne 

 Alfalfa 



13,543 



3,294.230 



37,155 



3,634 



3,943,000 



Tonnes 



Tons 



1,459,000 



6,260,000 63,664,000 



325,000 1.560,000 



14.000 135,000 



Tabac 

 Tobacco 



lbs 

 12,094 10,095,901 



Total area seeded in 1911 .... 5,480,673 acres Superficie totale ensemencee en 1911 



— — — in 1920 7,905,987 acres — — — en 1920 



Total value of field crops $65,353,528 .... 1911 Valeur totale de la recolte 



— _ _ — _ 330,251,000 .... 1920 — — — _ 



Province of Quebec — Province de Quebec 



Dairy Industry — Industrie Laitiere 



1911 1920 



Butter 41,782,678 lbs valued at $9,961,732 37,681,366 lbs valued at $20,857,523 



Beurre 



Clheese 58,171,091 lbs valued at $5,695,254 58,044,719 llxs valued at $15,305,488 



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The Department of Agriculture of Quebec maintains forty-three District Representative offices. 



