. Welsh tenant-farmers on the agricultural resources of Canada [microform] : the reports of Mr. John Roberts, , Plas Heaton Farm, Trefnant, , North Wales; Mr. Dempster, Millbrook Lodge, Clarbeston Road, , South Wales, on their visit to Canada in 1893. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- Canada; Canada -- Emigration and immigration; Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration; Canada -- Émigration et immigration; Grande-Bretagne -- Émigration et immigration. 44 The Afjricultaral Iteaourcea of Canada, Columbia. IIo is one of the farmers who use the farm-yard manure with a
. Welsh tenant-farmers on the agricultural resources of Canada [microform] : the reports of Mr. John Roberts, , Plas Heaton Farm, Trefnant, , North Wales; Mr. Dempster, Millbrook Lodge, Clarbeston Road, , South Wales, on their visit to Canada in 1893. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- Canada; Canada -- Emigration and immigration; Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration; Canada -- Émigration et immigration; Grande-Bretagne -- Émigration et immigration. 44 The Afjricultaral Iteaourcea of Canada, Columbia. IIo is one of the farmers who use the farm-yard manure with a good result. Mr. Drummond, who is a practical, intelligent farmer, and manages for Major-Gen. H. C. Wilkinson, , showed us fine samples of grain, especially barley, which I considered lit for malting. He has some good pedigree sheep, and is in favour of raising stock to make farming successful. On the 27th we took train for Portage-la-Prairie, where a flat, grain- farming country could be seen ; line rich-looking eoil, nearly all arable land. Wheat yielded 22 bushels per acre, and was selling at 58 cents per bushel for No. 1 hard. Farmers seem very reckless about their machinery ; it is left where last u^ FABM eCENE, ONTABIO. We now returned to Winnipeg, and remained over Winnipeg to Sunday. On Monday ve made a trip to St. Paul's and Ontario, Chicago, which took us about three days, afid then back to the charming province of Ontario. Woodstock was our first stop. Here many gentlemen met us, from whom we received every kindness. After looking round the market place and other ])ublic buildings, in company with Mr. Charles (with his grand pair (i horses), the President of the Board of Trade, and Vice-President Karn, we visited Mr. W. Donaldson at Huntingford, South Torra, and saw a beautiful herd of Shorthorn cattle. This gentleman farms 400 acres, but \ery little of it is under grain. Wheat averages ^5 bushels per acre. He has farmed for 37 years, and has been veiy suc
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