10 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS CONOSHNINO MANITOBA 



Wheat 8b. 8<L to 8». 4d. perboabeL 



Oau — ,1 3 .1 



Potatoes 4 „ 5 ,. 



Batter — „1 8 perlb. 



Eggg — »» 1 .* P«r<io«W. 



An acre of land in Manitoba at above prices will realize— 



In wheat « S 



lu oati ...j...,..^.%.^.. ..^......^.^.^^uM.. 8 11 



£18 18 

 An acre of land in Minnesota at the same prices wiU realize — 



In wheat « « 17 10 



InoaU 8 11 



£0 8 10 

 or, in other words, the fanner in Manitoba can afford to sell his grain fifty pw 

 cent, cheaper than the Minnesota farmer and still be as well off, the prices of utboor 

 in the two countries being about equal. 



How about tbe yield of crops? The following tables, taken 

 from official sources, will show at a glance the average yield of crops during the last 



five years in Manitoba — 



1877 1878 18T9 1880 1881 



Wheat 86* 26| 2«f »| 86 



Oats 69* S9| 58 6^ «• 



Barley 40} 63 87f 41 40 



Pea... 82 84 8^ 88^ 88 



Rye 80 SO 40 40 85 



Potatoea 304 308 808 818 8J0 



Then compare the above figures with the yield in some of the American Statei 



and British Colonies, as taken also from official sources— 



WHEAX 



Minnesota, aT«iaga yield per acre .>..>..~_».. IT baahels. 



Wisconsin, „ „ „ „».„.....„......».»•.-.•.«.«..-. 14 „ 



Pennsylvania, „ „ „ ^^ ^^^^^.^^^.^,.^.,^^ \^ w 

 Massachusetts,, „ „ ..^^^^...^..^...^^m,^..., 10 « 

 New Zealand, „ ,, „ m.^....uw.^>.....«..>u.....^ ITi ^ 



Australia ,, „ „ • U m 



NoTB.— The cost of breaking, ploughing, sowing and harvesting la estimated on good anthority 

 at from £2 4s. to £2 168. per acre, which, of course, includes the settlers' own labour and that of hia 



family, 



aaauiT. 

 Minnesota, average yield per acre.. »>..^».^...<.^«...>...w^.^ 86 bushels. 



Wisconsin, <• n » ^^^^^^....^^^.^..^.. .. Vt „ 



Iowa, „ „ „ ^^^^^^^.^^^^^^..^.. 88 „ 



Ohio, M fs ,1 ••.*. ..•»**-*..-«..^. .•••*■-•«*• 1» „ 



Indiana, „ „ ^ --.-..-~-- ..^..».. 19 „ 



Illinois, „ „ „ ..^........^~..-^....^.... 17 „ 



Minnesota, avaraca yield per acn...^ ^^^^^^^^^.. ST bayahela. 



Ohio, H » ,. . 88 » 



How do Roots and Yegetables Thrive? Boots and 

 Vegetables succeed admirably in Manitoba, as can be seen by the following instaneei 

 taken from farmers' reports : 



S. C. Higginson, of Oakland, has produced cabbages weighing 17^ lbs. each. 



Allan Bell, of Portage-la-Prairie, has had cabbages 45 inches around, and tnmip* 

 weighing 25 lbs. each. 



Robert E. Mitchell, of Cooks Creek, raised a squash of six weeks' growth 

 measuring 5 feet C inches in circumference. 



Wm. Moss, of High Bluff, has produced carrots weighing 11 lbs. each, and 

 turnips measuring 36 inches in circumference. 



James Airth, of Stonewall, states that the common weight of turnips ia 

 twelve lbs. each, and some of them have been known to weigh as much as thirty-two 

 and a half lbs. 



Isaac Casson, of Green Bidge, has raised 270 bushels of onions to the acre. 



John Geddis, of Kildonan, states that he has raised SOO bushels of carrots per 

 acre. 



Joshua Appleyard, of Stonewall, states hi^ crop of turnips to have been 1,000 

 bushels per acre, the common weight being 12 I'cm. each. 



Francis Ogletree, of Portage-la-Frairie, produced onions moMUring 4j| inoliof 

 through the oentio. 



