SASKATCHEWAN The area of crops in 1910 was 7,436,560 acres. The production of wheat was 81,139,000 bushels; oats, 61,367,000 barley; 3,598,000; flax, 3,448,000; potatoes, 2,658,000; roots, 487,000; hay, 23,000 tons. Of live stock there were: horses, 332,922; milch cows, 138,455; other cattle, 431,164; sheep, 135,360; swine, 125,788. In 1907, the value of dairy products from factories was $38,549. ALBERTA The area of crops in 1910 was 1,808,719. The production of wheat was 6,593,000 bushels; oats, 23,644,000; barley, 3,953,000; potatoes, 2,285,000; roots, 563,000; hay, 57,000 tons. Of live stock there were: horses, 294,225; milch, cows, 124,470; other cattle, 926,937; sheep, 179,067; swine, 143,560. The value of dairy products from factories was $387,250. COMPARATIVE CROP YIELDS The crops of the last census year (the season of 1900) were so generally affected by drouth in Manitoba and the North West Territories that the figures do not give a fair comparison of yields. In Alberta, where the precipitation was greatest, the yields were not so much affected. Data are not obtainable to make a complete comparison of yields for all the provinces. Figures for the purpose of comparison should represent the average for a number of years, as the yield of a census year may be above or below the average. The figures obtainable, though incomplete, are herewith presented. Grain Yields The following statement shows the average annual ingOntario yields per acre of fall and spring wheat, barley and oats in the province of Ontario for each of the ten-year periods, 1882-1891, 1892-1901 and the nine years 1902-1910, according to the agricultural statistics of the Ontario Bureau of Industries. Ten year periods have been taken with the object of eliminating the effects of seasonal variation. While allowance may be made for causes other than improved skill in cultivation, such, for instance, as a decreased total area involving withdrawal of a particular crop from inferior land, it is reasonable to infer that improved methods of cultivation, including the use of better seed, have been the main factors in bringing about the results above described. New The following from the Report of the Department of Agriculture of New Brunswick for 1910 gives the average yield of the principal crops for the last thirteen years: Prairie Provinces The following table gives the yields of the principal crops for Manitoba and each of the territories for the census years 1891 and 1901, together with the averages per acre, and also the average yield per acre of crops for the five years 1905-1909: Grain Yields in the Prairie Provinces, 1891-1909 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Comparative Grain Yields in the Eastern Provinces,* 1891-1901 *Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In the averages of field crops for the harvest season of 1900, Ontario is first in wheat, barley, oats, hay and forage; Prince Edward Island is first in potatoes and other roots; Quebec is second in barley, potatoes and other roots; and Nova Scotia is second in hay and forage. Canada According to the Census and Statistics Monthly, the average yield of field crops in Canada and in each of the provinces in 1910 was as follows: |