British Columbia and its agricultural capabilities . one year, viz:— Value. Duty. (Jats (bushels) 596, $212,468 $2,238 70 Oatmeal (lt,s.) 4,776 .... 272 54 40 $212,740 $2,293 10 The price of oats for feed at the present time is $24 per ton, and for milling $25. Theaverage yield is put down at 63 bushels per acre, and the weight 43 pounds per bushel. Onehundred and fifty-four bushels have, however, been taken ofi an acre on the delta land of theFraser, and the yield frequently runs up to 80 and 90 bushels per acre, and the weight up to47 and 50 pounds. Barley is produced pi-incipally for
British Columbia and its agricultural capabilities . one year, viz:— Value. Duty. (Jats (bushels) 596, $212,468 $2,238 70 Oatmeal (lt,s.) 4,776 .... 272 54 40 $212,740 $2,293 10 The price of oats for feed at the present time is $24 per ton, and for milling $25. Theaverage yield is put down at 63 bushels per acre, and the weight 43 pounds per bushel. Onehundred and fifty-four bushels have, however, been taken ofi an acre on the delta land of theFraser, and the yield frequently runs up to 80 and 90 bushels per acre, and the weight up to47 and 50 pounds. Barley is produced pi-incipally for horse and cattle feed, little or none for malting, themalt used for beer-making being all imported. A very high grade of bailey is produced,grain that has been pronounced by experts to be equal to the best malting barley that is usedin P^ngland. The (|uantity imported in one year, according to the last statistics, is :— Value. Duty. Barley (Inishels) 22, $ 9,135 .... $ 177 68 :\Lalt ,, 77, 56,378 .... 11,284 55 $65,513 $11,462 23.
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