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... Agriculture is in a flourish- ing condition , and nearly 50 per cent . of the popula- tion is engaged in its ... agricultural country , a fine climate , excellent means of communica- tion , a long coast - line giving access to ...
... Agriculture is in a flourish- ing condition , and nearly 50 per cent . of the popula- tion is engaged in its ... agricultural country , a fine climate , excellent means of communica- tion , a long coast - line giving access to ...
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... population find their means of subsistence and their opportunities for the accumulation of wealth in agriculture . Canada is proud of its sturdy yeomen farmers . Large holdings are the exception and not the THE DOMINION OF CANADA I I.
... population find their means of subsistence and their opportunities for the accumulation of wealth in agriculture . Canada is proud of its sturdy yeomen farmers . Large holdings are the exception and not the THE DOMINION OF CANADA I I.
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... agriculture . Accord- ing to the census of 1891 , the area of improved lands in Canada was 28,527,242 acres , of which 19,904,826 acres were under crop . There were 464,462 acres in gardens and orchards , and 15,284,788 acres in pasture ...
... agriculture . Accord- ing to the census of 1891 , the area of improved lands in Canada was 28,527,242 acres , of which 19,904,826 acres were under crop . There were 464,462 acres in gardens and orchards , and 15,284,788 acres in pasture ...
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... Agriculture called attention to the matter . Canadian cheese has now become a staple article of consumption in the United Kingdom . More cheese is imported from Canada than from all the other countries in the world which send that ...
... Agriculture called attention to the matter . Canadian cheese has now become a staple article of consumption in the United Kingdom . More cheese is imported from Canada than from all the other countries in the world which send that ...
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... agricultural produce must be imported , it is advantageous to the Empire that it should come from the colonies , as increased supplies from those sources must lead to the development of the colonial markets for the manufactures of the ...
... agricultural produce must be imported , it is advantageous to the Empire that it should come from the colonies , as increased supplies from those sources must lead to the development of the colonial markets for the manufactures of the ...
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