Prince Edward Island : Garden Province of Canada its history, interests, and resources with information for tourists, etc . 3, Yield, 596,761 bushels Barley, 11 .. 7,594, 11 147,880 tt Oats n it 123,924, it 2,922,552 it Buckwheat, it 84,460 tt Potatoes, acres under cultivation 43,521, tt 7,071,308 tt Turnips, n 11 4,411, tt ,453 tt Hay, it n 150,108, •t 13^959 tons Grass and Clover, tt 12,417 bushels Corn, 11 2,651 ti Beans, tt 2,445 ti Peas, ti 4,735 it Rye, 11 221 11 In 1881 there was grown in this Province 1,367 lbs. of Tobacco; in 1891, 795 lbs.; and in 1898, several tons. The followi
Prince Edward Island : Garden Province of Canada its history, interests, and resources with information for tourists, etc . 3, Yield, 596,761 bushels Barley, 11 .. 7,594, 11 147,880 tt Oats n it 123,924, it 2,922,552 it Buckwheat, it 84,460 tt Potatoes, acres under cultivation 43,521, tt 7,071,308 tt Turnips, n 11 4,411, tt ,453 tt Hay, it n 150,108, •t 13^959 tons Grass and Clover, tt 12,417 bushels Corn, 11 2,651 ti Beans, tt 2,445 ti Peas, ti 4,735 it Rye, 11 221 11 In 1881 there was grown in this Province 1,367 lbs. of Tobacco; in 1891, 795 lbs.; and in 1898, several tons. The following table gives the yield per acre and presentprices of certain products :— Weight per bushel Bushels to the acre Value Wheat 60 lbs. 16 to 20 $ to Oats 34 lbs. 30 to 40 to Barley 48 lbs. 25 to 35 to Potatoes 60 lbs 150 to 250 to Turnips 60 lbs. 400 to 1,000 tO -38- AS A STOCK-RAISING COUNTRY TEADY improvement is being made in the raising offarm stock. Excellent specimens are to be met within every section, and they enjoy immunity from diseaseto a very large Census of 1891 Estimates 1898 Horses 30,000 Colts and Fillies 11,718 Milch Cows 45>849 55^17 Working Oxen 116 138 Other horned Cattle 54876 Sheep 176,800 Swine 42,629 Hens 485,580 582,700 CattleOwing to the ease with which turnips, potatoes, oats,&c, are raised, coupled with the excellence of the hay crop,Prince Edward Island is exceedingly well adapted for cattlefeeding. The following breeds are well established : Shorthorn,Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein, Aberdeen and increased quantity and superior quality of the fodderresulting from the application of mussel mud to the land hasproduced great improvement in the quality of cattle. — 39— Horses Prince Edward Island is noted for a fine class of horses,much attention having been bestowed upon their leading pure breeds are as follows: Clydesdale
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