AGRICULTURE 
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issues a bulletin on bee-keeping prepared by the Bee-keeping Service 
and the Dominion Experimental Farm, at Ottawa, also issues a helpful 
publication on the industry. = 
LIVE STOCK 
Natural Conditions Favourable.—The soils of the Quebec farms 
are known to be eminently well adapted to the various types of live stock 
farming. Although there are no extensive areas of ranch land such as 
those in the Canadian West, the soil, climate and markets of Quebec 
justify more extensive live-stock farming in the province than is now 
practised. Many of the farms in Quebec having luxuriant pastures and 
plentiful water supply are capable of producing greater live stock returns 
than at present. 
A comparative view of the numbers and value of live stock in the 
province may be seen from the following figures — 
NUMBERS OF LIVE Stock IN QUEBEC 1925-1927 
El O88. ev vvnvvnntvn hbase En 
Milch COWS. ove ieee ences 
Other cattle. ......ov verve. 
SD usa aang imma summon 
Swine...... 
1925 
345,079 
.021,210 
820,348 
843,579 
74 143 
1926 
345,935 
.064,470 
836,193 
852,439 
208.706 
1927 
348,566 
1,002,314 
849.770 
861,548 
833.529 
VALUE OF LIVE Stock IN OUEBEC 1925-1927 
Horses. ...oov iii. 
Milchcows............... 
Jther cattle. .............. 
Sheep........... 
Swine. ........ 
Total... 
1925 
b 33,675 
51,810 
21,841 
"' 570 
056 
ie 
3 128,852 
1926 
5 35,072 
52,295 
“1,817 
SD) 
4.75 
1927 
¢ 
37 N04 
c 
hae & 
142,871 
Government Aid.—The Federal and Provincial Governments have 
contributed very material aid in recent years to the live-stock industry. 
Assistance is given mainly through farmer's co-operative organizations 
in the purchase and distribution of pure bred sites, including horses, 
cattle; sheep and swine. Inspection, marketing and transportation are 
also receiving their full share of assistance, thereby bringing live-stock 
products in improved condition to the consumer. 
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