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_ . i." '1' it' n, "-1.331 -- 7 - I . . A, monotonous"? (ui'iiiiill,!lllli',-" 1911. - _-----------'" -.-' . it, _ . --------" " , lMinigter tlttdg that the annual output. or the farms has increased try §50~-. _ ' _ - s 000.000, bringing it up 10 some $250ir, AGRICULTURE m "e/ll; sometimes said that Ontario _ land is becoming decadent; that the _ soil is losing its fertility," Continues F D l - the Minister, and he -_proceeds to ' show that the average yield of field I crops 'in the past nuarter century has F '_-------"-"'--- steadily increased. Cmmmrml with _ l the avorage yield of the farms ot.the l l United States, Ontario It)', 'i),,,t),'i/i, leat'li l, ' ~C) varisons with " til a (is U iFarmers Never so Prosperous, .3333 Tl/ll?. Illinois, ,stins'as, "mam. l L, "v. . "o k show that Ontario I Says Hon. J. s. Duff. irJr1cs),:i.r.? Ill', Of them '?sr'r'Pt itt the loutliut 01311333 Only one State shows '""-"-'"-"""'"'-T a better return than "Mario in, any. 'grain. ntinois has " slightly higher " OPTIMISTIC REPORT (average in harm and outs.?"", ill? i . :djffcroncg is tyoty.1h111, mndo up: , , . 10ntario's big load in "float. . I t The import of tho department 1-.- l icludres ry:,',!,"-"...,,;"')',,,)"')--)')", all lt/res/if,'",", i yt t'O TI a C I? 011:: l,' . . iDcpopulmon of Rural Districts Has i1y/ii')i',/',t,'/',IJ, hitlwto "lilac in sepayrutei ' Stopped and Tide Has Now Turn- roports. q _ l i ttd-trtutre of Farm Products Has Raoul Attendant-o at (invlph. i , . . Th Ontario Agricultural College. 6mm" Increased. p lliud tents highest :ittvndunvc on "Worth! l (tho number including tho girls at the: i __...._._...... lMrru1onrtld ' Ittstitute. aggrvgatingl i1,i,'ty'i's. This inrhulyd :07; mon tre-l "I desire to dispel the impression, IVJJi, sixteen and forty wars of age.' it any such exists, that Ontario agrl- i'ryoyy in the general course number-l culture is decadent, and to establish i,esal 4411,.whilo m"S_° talking the short; iclearly the fact that far from bein Willy-"('5 slightly 'V'MOF'IM that 1lulllrl l . . S ibrr. At the ma oi the lust term: '3' source of PM'ESImlSm. there never itwenty-elght took tho (legroo of B.S.A,l Fer, a time when agriculture was so iund seventy-four the Associate, Div-3 )TUS er h" ' a , i 9. loma., F . _.." i' "l,,',',:',")'," I',') It,),,,",',',',,")',,', so hr ght. ! Naturally, practically all ihose talu! I ' _ " V", nc " statistics. ling the short courses camp frortr,t9tt- lthis statement of the Hon. J. S, Duff. turiotarms and went haok to Ullta'fioi "Minster of Agriculture, puts Into farms..liut in the regular student body (ccrrcise form the spirit of optimism itpherf'. "To. ryTs"T/'c1iy',s, (TY, all .thei l I rovtrtces ot tins Dominion and Winn-1 lthat runs through tho annual reports torn outside countrios. (if the 442 l 'of the Department of Agriculture. 'thc gonorai courso Hntariu Vonntrilmt-g :Jus: issued, and incidentally contains If," 303- '1,yis'i ',1'"//i///',',,i'; r,'yi.1.liin:',i. as! - , . . " I 'it . o ows: r1 Stl . J um on, L..; . oral what mu: In. the answer oi the dc- IScotia, 11: Alberta. 5,; sa%atr,+ewun,': Cyl?,','?.? to tho open letter of Mr. J. i, Manitoba, 4; New Brunswick. 2:' W. Flavelle, dealing somewhat gloom- _ lQucheu, 2. From outside ('ruliiirivsi iily with oxisting conditions. ' {the rolcorclt'is: England. 216; South All; . n . . . v fl 2: . ' I . . . . l I 1 l, lilo Minister. in giving .e"'fllr""1'.'ef.'.': 21: 1u1,,2.jih',ni),'.,"1/Cti"at,fit 3?, Iii/xt/s',"".').,'", [shows that m the til enty-one years Japan. 2; Now Zt-uland. '..'; Atrspantine,l, :from 1866 to 1907 there was a de- 2; Brazil, 1: East ludios,,1; lf'l'allce.§ icrease in rural population of over one I; India, 1; Spain, I; Germany. l. ilmndred thousand, but he points out;f Drainage "cttiomctratlortr. _ ithat sinctrthen the tide has been run- Th . ,. . W .-- l . '../' l . . . 0. ti mrt in tihiilll with ill'-\\li. i/tle,"' 32° 1t),Tdvgyid1v1fns,,.1nfjl,"c"ls?,vdli, of the ('tlillogt- u'iu',0r'i'i0,,,. 1m- turngrtgg, ioxirptirt 'it,':,',,,',',","),',')'.' ' g, JCtt l or thr, educational omnpnign living a C . I t-nrrir-d on for better druiimgo of the n'ttc Wealth of the Province. i farms. During tho your "no hundred, a ' . . ' . 7 . ' l and thirty-two "rm1onstrations were '; in]: it ls. in the increasing neolthl giron. in this r:onnritio rtuports; :Ot Pt,fyiny.,ty.t,l.n,1e.:1tf.y that Hon. Mid shown] that drained hind producodl 10"." finds spocial cause for Congratufl $20 per acre moro than land in "orul', (lation. Roth thr, aggregate and: of rlraitrdsoy? i' Ethe average prcsperity of the; __ _ ' Crpit . . ' . . l itarmerf are greater now than! Bringing- in Farm Lahorors. l /c,'-.'r1iisc""toc: r'l'he crop 'ttttict.":') The work of (unionization mild int-E 'i/ef/tl),""],. 'io/IT,",, Jh; thc "3:1 migration Witt", carried nil rippirous"-.v/i ,',' n a rom. . l o .._0.__tlo {alum 0. \ Tho total nuxnlmr of immigrants sent! itield cro.psincretHed $02,n2.88i, Add.. to farms M, tho llurmm of ('/ir,nrzji.."l {inguhc y"""?'" from orchards, small tion was 1:737. and i/i. the" Salvationl ,Ilmts. live stock and dairying. the Army 1,758. Tho latter organization: l T--------"""'""""-""-'-"'"'--'-'-'.- , brought out 3.718 other iminigrznitsS and 281 (lomvstics. chor r_rirh.niza-l tions contributed. and tho total rO-l minim] additions to tho pnpnlntion ofi the Province during; the your amount-!, ml to 7.581. T 3 lfndor tho "rrrinpiomr'nt \\ill'r('il:"i tho Province "dram-vs pusszigo humor! to fnrm hands. loans ol' $11,:r.'M.50l, were paid. Tlw eHItu'i"ss' hi' tiw or.-) porimont is shown Ivy tho fart that! ulrvzuly nearly soVrntX-lirr- pr-r venti has inf-n lurid hawk. i The 1Novk of lh'l'orvstatimi. F E During tho your 400 zit-rm of ismdl was nddvd to ths, i'oi'nsiution in Nor-", roll; county. whvro the rl1+aifi1"nt, isl vxruaripwntittsr in rot'ortstntion, Tho: .totul land at tho stution is now 1.2:00': acres. About 200.000 plants. chioilln white pine and jack pine. chestnut! and red oak, were set out during" thol year. The distribution of séntllingsi chiefly to farmers, amounted to 200.- 000. _ Tloo report deals with the work av; ' coniplishod by the agricultural mole- ties branch. the livo stool; branch and the farmer's clubs. The experi- 'mouts in increasing the production oi" _ fruit and the successful results at- . (tending them are also described. i. i 1t1ie..tet'r.rtte1'.Lt.'frf-"T-T'E 7'