AS A STOCK-RAISING COUNTRY

'l‘EADY improvement is being made in the raising of farm stock. Excellent specimens are to be met with in every section, and they enjoy immunity from disease

to a very large degree.

Census of 1891 Estimates 1898

Horses l 25,674 30,000 Colts and Fillies l 11,718 14.060 Milch Cows l 45,849 55,017 Working Oxen t 116 138 Other horned Cattle I 45,730 54 876 Sheep 147,372 176,800 Swine l 42.629 51.100 Hens l 485.580 582,700 Cattle

Owing 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 cattle

feeding. The following breeds are well established: Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein, Aberdeen and Angus. The increased quantity and superior quality of the fodder resulting from the application of mussel mud to the land has produced great improvement in the quality of cattle.