Articles. 1571. 1851- Increase. ., Decrease. Bushels Wheat ..... . ............ 269,392 546, 986 277,594 ........ . . Oats ..... . ........ . ..... 3,120,576 3, 538 219 418,363 ........... “ Barley .................. 176,441 119, 368 .......... 57,073 “ Buckwheat . 75,109 90,458 15,349 .......... “ Peas and Beans ......... 1,325 3,169 1. 844 .......... “ Potatoes ................ 3,375,726 6,042,191 2,666 465 .......... “ ’l‘urnipsu . . . . . . . . .. . . 395, 358 1,198,407 803, 049 ......... . “ Other rootms ...................... 42,572 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -‘ Timothy and Clover Seed. 1 1 864 15,247 3,383 . Tons of Hay .................... 68, 34‘.) 143,791 7 1,442 .......... Lbs. “ Butter...... .. 981,939 1,688,690 706 :751 .......... “ “ (‘heese .................. 155,223 196,273 41,050 .......... “ “ Maple Sugar ....................... 25,098 , . . ....... . ......... “ “ Tobacco ........................... 1,367 ...... . . . . .......... “ -‘Hops................... 10.209 .................... “ “ Wool ............................. 552,083 .................... Yards home- made Cloth .......... 42 8 ,313 514,682 86,369 ......... . “ Linen ............... . . . . . 30,088 .................... Bus. Apples, Grapes, &c .................... 34,843 ..... . . .

We may here give another extract from the census of 1881 which contains interesting statistics. -_

Number of owners of land ...................... 16,663 “ orcupiersofland.. 13,629 "' acies of land occupied... .. .1 ,126,653 “ “ improved ............... 596,731 “ Horses owned ........................ 31,335 “ Horned cattle owned ................. 90,722 “ theep owned ........................ . 166,496 “ Swine owned ...... 40,181 “ Vessels owned ......................... 267 “ 'l‘anneries ........................... 36 “ Curding Mills. .fi ...................... 25 “ 1rist and saw mills ................... 280 ‘- Limekilns.... ................... 176 “ Cloth factories ....................... . . . 9 ‘~ Printing offices ...................... , 12 Shipvards ................................. 20

On comparing these. and other returns from the Island, with those from the

remainder of the Dominion, (omitting of course the Nortthst Territories) we gather the following:—

One- half of the area of Prince Edward Island 1s cultivated. Only one twenty fifth of the other Provinces 1s cultivated.

Prince Edward Island has a population of 51 to the square mile. The other Provinces only 4 7 '-?

Prince Edward Island owns 55 animals of live stock for every 100 acres of improved land.

The other Provinces only

In field p,roducts Prince Edward Island raises, to the acre of improved land, 108g bushels.

The other Provinces only 612‘f bushels. From the Fisheries Prince Edward Island produces $17.08, per head, value.