. Essays on wheat : including the discovery and introduction of marquis wheat, the early history of wheat-growing in Manitoba, wheat in western Canada, the origin of red bobs and kitchener, and the wild wheat of Palestine . Wheat; Wheat. EAKLY HISTOKY OF WHEAT-GROWING 17 this was followed later by a Hudson's Bay wind-mill at Fort Douglas. The first millwright in the colony was Samuel Lamont, who arrived in 1813. Lord Selkirk, who sent him out, described him as one who " understands his. Fig. 2. Hebrides women grinding with the quern or hand-mill. From E. B. Tylor's Anthropology. Courtesy
. Essays on wheat : including the discovery and introduction of marquis wheat, the early history of wheat-growing in Manitoba, wheat in western Canada, the origin of red bobs and kitchener, and the wild wheat of Palestine . Wheat; Wheat. EAKLY HISTOKY OF WHEAT-GROWING 17 this was followed later by a Hudson's Bay wind-mill at Fort Douglas. The first millwright in the colony was Samuel Lamont, who arrived in 1813. Lord Selkirk, who sent him out, described him as one who " understands his. Fig. 2. Hebrides women grinding with the quern or hand-mill. From E. B. Tylor's Anthropology. Courtesy of Macmillan & Co. business although he certainly looks like a dull ; ^* It was Lord Selkirk's desire from the first that the Red River Settlement should produce enough flour not only to supply its own needs but also those of the Hudson's Bay posts.'''^ In 1814, he therefore instructed the Governor to pay the farmers at least two shillings a bushel for what they could spare and sent him a description of the most suitable method for grinding the wheat into flour.** At 36 Lord Selkirk in a letter to Miles Maodonell, April 12, 1814, Selkirk Papers. 37 Ibid. 38 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buller, A. H. Reginald (Arthur Henry Reginald), 1874-1944. New York : The Macmillan Company
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