Manitoba and North west Territories . inning to pay more attention to stock-raising, in orderto mix their industries. The very great profusion with which potatoesand barley may be grown has suggested the profitableness of swine-feeding as a possible valuable industry of the country. The questionof warmth in winter is met by the large quantities of straw whichmany farmers burn to get rid of; and a very little care in timing theperiod at which litters appear would probably solve the only otherquestion of difficulty in connection with this industry. Communications and Markets. Manitoba has commun
Manitoba and North west Territories . inning to pay more attention to stock-raising, in orderto mix their industries. The very great profusion with which potatoesand barley may be grown has suggested the profitableness of swine-feeding as a possible valuable industry of the country. The questionof warmth in winter is met by the large quantities of straw whichmany farmers burn to get rid of; and a very little care in timing theperiod at which litters appear would probably solve the only otherquestion of difficulty in connection with this industry. Communications and Markets. Manitoba has communication by railway with the Atlantic andPacific Oceans and all parts of the continent—that is to say, a railwaytrain starts from Halifax or Quebec, after connection with the oceansteam-ship, and runs continuously on to Winnipeg, and thence acrossthe plains and through the mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The section of the Canadian Pacific Railway to Port Arthur placesthe cereals and other produce of Manotiba in connection with Lakq. SUMMARIZED DESCRIPTION OF MANITOBA. 53 Superior, whence it can be cheaply floated down the great water systemof the St. Lawrence and lakes to the ocean steam-ships at the ports ofMontreal and Quebec; while the railway system affords connection aswell with the markets of the older provinces as with those of theUnited States. The following is a list of the railways in the provinces, and themileage of each under operation :— Canadian Pacific Railway— Miles. Main Line 3130 Emerson Branch 64 • 5 Selkirk 225 Stonewall 180 Gretna 137 Pembina Mountain Branch 100 ? 1 Souris Branch, Kemnay to Province line near Gainsboro. .. 779 Glenboro Section 45 4 Napinka 178 Pipestone Extension 30- 0 Manitoba South-western Railway 218 0 Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway 665 6 Great North-west Central Railway 50*0 Winnipeg and Hudsons Bay Railway (constructed) 40 0 Manitoba and North-western Railway 250 0 The river system of Manitoba and the North-west is^ a st
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