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autumn wheat given in the August report have been confirmed 

 by the reports received in November. The final estimates of 

 the yields of the crops based on actual thrashing returns are 

 shown in the following table, together with the figures for the 

 previous year. 



Crop. 



Acreage. 



Produce. 



189S. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 





Ac7^es. 



Acf-es. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Autumn wheat 



1,048,182 



950,222 



25,158,713 



23,988,031 



Spring wheat 



389,205 



323,305 



6,873,785 



4,868,101 



Barley - - - . 



438,784 



451,515 



12,663,668 



12,021,779 



Oats ... - 



2,376,360 



2,432,491 



86,858,293 



86,318,128 



Rye 



165,089 



187,785 



2,673,234 



3,382,005 



Buckwheat 



150,394 



151,669 



2,373,645 



3,464,186 



Potatoes 



169,946 



169,333 



14,358,625 



16,100,797 



The area returned as orchard and garden land is 335,420 

 acres, and the number of apple trees of bearing age is esti- 

 mated at 6,22 1,324, while there are 3,458,820 younger apple 

 trees planted in orchards. 



The total number of cattle enumerated in the province on 

 July ist, 1898, was 2,215,943, of which 965,021 were milch 

 cows ; the number of sheep was 1,677,014, of swine 1,642,787 

 and of poultry of all kinds 9,084,273 ; the numbers of cattle, 

 swine, and poultry have shown a steady increase for some 

 years past, but the number of sheep has declined. 



The wool clip of last year was 5,104,686 lbs. as compared 

 with 5,139,984 lbs. in 1897. The number of colonies of bees 

 increased from 166,811 in 1897 to 190,080 in 1898. 



Crops and Live Stock in Manitoba. 



Owing- to the unfavourable weather experienced at the 

 harvesting season the actual yields of the principal grains in 

 Manitoba in 1898, as ascertained from the returns made in 

 December last, were less than was anticipated from the pre- 

 liminary estimates. 



