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INCREASE IN EXPENSES SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF It Means Increased National Business Better Managed More Profitable and More Beneficial The Figures Illustrate TO ENGLAND England goes a dignity or in la one that s A Gallery without glance and firm together ma o words of Hon a THERES LOTS TO SHOW FOR IT Progress and Development of the Country Have Resulted From the National Expenditures of the Last Twelve Years Has Been Money Well Spent by Premier Under the Cam i Government j PostOffice fact ado for In By the building T P 03 Descr portrait ate Majesty but little things Titles and SSLS miVhtd ana mad ter On his from as Canadian Sis much to beautify th J bid done possible pro roil and IS 1 0 In to SSMlt irate Uh The fa Twelve Fat Years for Under In Both Old and Canada Is our basic industry prosperity of the work shop the and the office depends on the prosperity of the farm When the fanner prospers all prosper with him Under the Government agriculture has prospered A vig orous immigration propaganda has added to number of producers in the West a wisely conceived transportation policy has in creased the countrys carrying facilities and through Railway Com mission compelled better service from existing carriers persistent and well directed efforts have boon made in opening and extending markets at homo and abroad and information has been scattered broadcast as to the demands of the markets catered to Farmers have nobly responded to all that has been attempted in their behalf and the result of this cooperation between Agriculture and Government is seen in the figures which follow IN 1608 35441 3629 Number of farms in Manitoba Number in name Province Increase in five years Number of farms in Alberta Number in same Province Increase in five years Number of farms in Saskatchewan Number in same Province Increase in five years Number of farms in three Western Provinces Number in same Increase in five In The Golden Increase in production has kept pace with the additions to number of producers How great increase has been is shown by figures taken from the regular census of 1900 and the special census of 1905 together with the most reliable estimates for 1908 li 1900 Acres in wheat in Western Provinces Acres in wheat in Western Provinces Increase Bushels of wheat if Bushels of wheat Estimated Increase Acres in oats in West 1900 Acres in oats in West Increase Bushels oats in West Bushels oats in West 1905 Bushels of oats in West 1908 estimate Increase The West is not all grain There are cattle on hills and battalions of are today hauling the to market 11 1S01 Number of horses in West Number of horses in West 1906 Increase Cattle in the West Cattle in the West 1906 Increase INCREASE 1457000 103347000 a thousand olden grain 33000 Progress in the East Too While the West has advanced by leaps and bounds last has not stood still Here however progress has been along somewhat different lines While grainraising been the main interest in the country beyond Lake Superior the Eastern farmer has devoted his chief atten tion to flocks and herds The story of his success is told in the census figures which follow Number horses in Eastern Canada 1901 Number horses in Eastern Canada 1907 Increase Number milch cows in Eastern Canada 1901 Number milch cows in Eastern Canada Increase Number sheep in Eastern Canada 1901 Number sheep in Eastern Canada Increase Number swine in Eastern Canada 1901 Number swine in Eastern Canada 1907 Increase Poultry in Eastern Canada 1901 Poultry in Eastern Canada 1907 Increrjje IN 1931 1S37 1240171 ISfJtEASE 164745 488691 14290374 Would It Be Safe or to Change a Government Under Which Our Basic Industry Has So Amazingly Prospered