. 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. 22 The Ai/ncohiiral llittuiiriyii of Canndt. Kocky MoiintaiiiH, is iii(Mlili«!cl to a very ooiisidfrablti txtcnt by tlie chinook, or warm winil ol: thu Pacific, whieli, aftor ])aHsinj? over the Rockies, strikes down to tlio adjacent plain. This dist
. 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. 22 The Ai/ncohiiral llittuiiriyii of Canndt. Kocky MoiintaiiiH, is iii(Mlili«!cl to a very ooiisidfrablti txtcnt by tlie chinook, or warm winil ol: thu Pacific, whieli, aftor ])aHsinj? over the Rockies, strikes down to tlio adjacent plain. This district beinj? entirely devoted to ranching, the benefit derived is \ovy great, as horses, cattle, and sheep are allowed to run out on the prairies all the winter, often appearing in spring in excellent condition ; while in the eastern portion food and shelter have to be provided to tide (ho stock ovi'r tht» winter. Kind of Fanning. —Vvonx i\w preceding may b(* inferred what is likely to prove the most suitable kind of farming in Ww various districts. Manitoba, Eastern Assiniboia, and South-Piastern Saskat- chewan are the great wheat-i)roducing areas. Western Assiniboia, part of Alberta, and part of Saskatchewan are well adapted for dairy and mixed farming. These districts are well suited for settleuKMit by Hmall farmers, farmers with sf)me means, and capitalists, provided their undertakings are conducted within reasonabh; limits. The country for the capitalist, however, lies further west, where ranching prevails, as this entires district is, in general, well watered and well sheltered, and a supply of hay can readily b(i obtained from off the prairies or low-lying lands with which th(* country is to a considerable extent interspersed. In our journey through INIanitoba we had every opportunity afforded us of acquiring information, as Mr. Scarth, , Winnipeg, Land Commissioner of the Canadian and North-West Land Company, and Mr. Eden, Land Commissioner of the Manitoba and No
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