. The visit of the tenant-farmer delegates to Canada in 1890 [microform] : the reports of Mr. George Brown ... on the agricultural resources of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the North-West Territories, and British Columbia. Agriculture; Agricultural resources; Agriculture; Ressources agricoles. Mr, Williain tScotnon'-s h'ljtort. ia9 for years together, with one ploughing; to grow each ero}). I went to visit some Scotch crofters, aiul all said they were glad they had come. ""''iMn ^vn WIIKAT .STACKS, MANITOIIA. to Manitoba. They w
. The visit of the tenant-farmer delegates to Canada in 1890 [microform] : the reports of Mr. George Brown ... on the agricultural resources of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the North-West Territories, and British Columbia. Agriculture; Agricultural resources; Agriculture; Ressources agricoles. Mr, Williain tScotnon'-s h'ljtort. ia9 for years together, with one ploughing; to grow each ero}). I went to visit some Scotch crofters, aiul all said they were glad they had come. ""''iMn ^vn WIIKAT .STACKS, MANITOIIA. to Manitoba. They were on quarter sections of 160 acres each ; now, or soon, would be owners of their own land and out of debt—and their stock, consisting of working bullocks, cattle, pigs, poultry, &e., tendi^d to verify what they said. There were about thirty families settled in the locality, having been, as 1 was led to believe, assisted by the JJritish Government some two years ago to come out. From Glenboroiigh to Wawanesa we proceeded through a wheat-growing country, and again we saw stacks of wheat in great profusion, and threshing machines doing 1,500 bushels and upwards per day. Most of the land is hero taken up, all owning their farms, and being vc^ry happy in their wooden- built homes. A farmer complained that one firm onl}^ put u]) all the corn elevators, and consequently had mostly their ow ii price in taking the wheat from the farmers. There are farmers about this district who leave their land in fallow one y(\ar out of four or liv(\ On Friday, September 26th, we visited Mr. Sandison's great farm near Brandon. He had some 40 horses and 60 men at work in gathering his 1,500 odd acres of wheat and 500 acres of oats; carting, threshing, and taking grain to the elevators ; ploughing for next year's crop, all in full swing, and Mr. Sandison superintending in his " ; He has tw elve self- binders to cut his harvest. All this big o])eration in wheat growing has been go
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