Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-13 | Page 17 | 75 per Cent of Men in Saskatchewan Farmers

75 Per Cent of Men in Saskatchewan Farmers REGINA Sask Aug 13 AP AP- AP Saskatchewan is the biggest farm farmin in the world in the tho belief of lion Hon J. J G. G Gardiner farmer farmel premier Seventy-five Seventy per cent of the provinces province's provinces province's pro pro- vinces vince's population lives in rural areas while the other 25 per cent composed of ot city dwellers lers are dependent dependent dependent de de- de- de pendent on farming fo for Its prosperity prosper prosper- prosperity ity There are farms in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Sas Sas- with an aggregate acreage acreage acreage acre acre- age of acres said sate Mr Gardiner Average size of farms farms' is acres and average area under crop is acres per farm Gross agricultural wealth of ot the province is Saskatchewan wan produces about 75 per cent of Canadas Canada's wheat crop the farmers also go in extensively vely for diversified diversi fied tied agriculture