. Scotch tenant-farmers on the agricultural resources of Canada [microform] : the reports of Mr. John Steven, Purroch Farm, Hurlford, Ayrshire; and Mr. Alex. Fraser, Balloch of Culloden, Inverness, on their visit to Canada in 1893. Agriculture; Farmers; Scots; Agriculture; Agriculteurs; Ecossais. Mr. Alex. I'Vaner^- 7lef>ort. SI land in most placos is of fair quality, and 1 was aftorwarris told that at tho time the Canadian Government Ht'ttled them there it wa« worth .1ii7 an acre. Not one whom wo had interviewed had made any payment to Government, and I am afraid a good many have but littl
. Scotch tenant-farmers on the agricultural resources of Canada [microform] : the reports of Mr. John Steven, Purroch Farm, Hurlford, Ayrshire; and Mr. Alex. Fraser, Balloch of Culloden, Inverness, on their visit to Canada in 1893. Agriculture; Farmers; Scots; Agriculture; Agriculteurs; Ecossais. Mr. Alex. I'Vaner^- 7lef>ort. SI land in most placos is of fair quality, and 1 was aftorwarris told that at tho time the Canadian Government Ht'ttled them there it wa« worth .1ii7 an acre. Not one whom wo had interviewed had made any payment to Government, and I am afraid a good many have but little chance of doiiii; so for some time. There seems to bo a general fettling that Providenct* will step in and do something for them, and a lack of seli'-dependenc(!. It was a curious circumstance that in my wanderings all over Canada I invariably found Scotchmen thriving, happy, and contented ; that I used to meet, I should say, four of my own countiyiiuin for every one met by other members of the Delcigation; and that it was only on this solitary occasion that 1 \umrd any grumbling. Many other Scotchmen had come out from the Old Country in a poorer stato than the crofters, and are now well off; they had only themselves to depend on and look to, and, in consequence, suc- ceeded in attaining to the position they now occupy. I believe that this settlement is now in about its worst state; that the crofters are. per fhe A FABM-HOU8B, SOUTHERN MANITOBA. only becoming acquainted with the ways of the country : and that, if they hold on and manage to get rid of the incubus of debt which is now crushing them down, they will yet attain to positions of compara- tive wealth and comfort. On Saturday, 21st October, we reached Winnipeg, To Winnipeg where our duties practically closed. On our way down and Home. to Montreal we stopped at Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Ottawa, joining the " Sardinian " on Friday night, the 27th October, and sailing tho following morning at daylight.
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