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In the year 1901 the products were:

PRODUCT YIELD ACREAGE

Wheat .......... .‘ . 738,679 42,318 Barley ..... 105,625 4,563 Oats 415611097 1641472 Buckwheat 49,689 2,993 Potatoes 4,986,633 33,405 Other Field Roots. 3,932,591 8,905 Mixed Grain .... “ 5 227,146 6,788 Hay ..... . .. ...tons 168,326 181,996 Grass and Clover .bush. 9,781 . . . Corn in ear ....... “ 834 37 Beans .. . . “ 496 33

‘ . . “ 2,245 I48 Rye .. “ 65 5 Forage Crops ... .tons 3,727 2,027 Flax ..... bush. 281 28 Hops ............. lbs. 1,425 2 Tobacco “ 30,994 17

The average yield per acre of the principal crops for the harvests of 1890 and 1900 was:

CROP 1890 l 1900 Spring \Vheat. . .. bush.l 13.72 l 17.45 Oats ........... “ y 19 00 27.73 Potatoes .......... “ l 162 50 149 30 Hay ...tons,1 .88 1 92

Stock-Raising—The breeding of improved live stock is receiving greater attention each year, and excellent animals are to be met with in every section, enjoying immunity from disease to a very large degree.

CATTLE. Owing to the ease with which turnips, potatoes, oats, etc., are raised, coupled with the excellence of the hay

crop, Prince Edward Island is exceedingly well adapted for cattle-feeding. Enough cattle are raised to supply the local market, and considerable numbers are shipped to the neigh- bouring provinces, and a few to Great Britain. The number of pure—bred cattle on the Island is 1106, of the following