. To Canada, and through it, with the British Association [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. ^:mmmm "^vr \ V( 'â â 'â¢- -â â \-â¢â .J^^.â K,^..â k PiuuiiE Scene. Trei:--, indited, .are found on tlio ;, but chieily on the banks of the riv.'rs and in tin swampy lands, and it is to the recurrent prairie iire.^ that the scarcity of timber on the great plaiii- m:iy be, atlribi^ted. Wherever t!io fires have found a natural check, us by the rivers and swaui]is, W' find trc'jR for the :uost part; ami chiefly on the banks of the rivers which, by atfordir , a boiindaiy, ha
. To Canada, and through it, with the British Association [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. ^:mmmm "^vr \ V( 'â â 'â¢- -â â \-â¢â .J^^.â K,^..â k PiuuiiE Scene. Trei:--, indited, .are found on tlio ;, but chieily on the banks of the riv.'rs and in tin swampy lands, and it is to the recurrent prairie iire.^ that the scarcity of timber on the great plaiii- m:iy be, atlribi^ted. Wherever t!io fires have found a natural check, us by the rivers and swaui]is, W' find trc'jR for the :uost part; ami chiefly on the banks of the rivers which, by atfordir , a boiindaiy, have continued to check the fires that arc driven onward by the prevailing west wind At , not excepting even Water and mountains, and they would tend to the life of man on the jiiniries. The giiiiii-gi-owiug capacity of the soil is th''>, leading crit<'rio!i uf its value, )Trobably, in Manitobi and the North-West generally, and most likely will continue so for .soiBC time to come, because thai region will become the chief gnmary of the American continent and remain so; but it none tie- fle.'S true that its ability to jiroduco excellent roots and gi-cen ero])s is a factor wlioso ;uieo wili be iitili7,cd extensively in years to come. A purely gniiu-raising region is an agricultural iinonial' which cannot last, mid it is a f'.ct of great jwtcntinl value to this tcrritoiy that its .soil willpic. 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 Sheldon, J. P. (John Prince), 1841-1913. Ottawa : Dept. of Agriculture
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