The British Empire Series: British AmericaK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1900 - Great Britain |
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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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farmers . Large holdings are the exception and not the rule , and the policy of the Dominion and of the provincial governments is to encourage the immigra- tion and settlement of small farmers . The holdings may be said to average from ...
farmers . Large holdings are the exception and not the rule , and the policy of the Dominion and of the provincial governments is to encourage the immigra- tion and settlement of small farmers . The holdings may be said to average from ...
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... farmer is the first to complain . The winter in Canada , although cold , is a period of bright sunshine , and no one who has experienced its delights and its pleasures can fail to appreciate what a good country it is to live in . There ...
... farmer is the first to complain . The winter in Canada , although cold , is a period of bright sunshine , and no one who has experienced its delights and its pleasures can fail to appreciate what a good country it is to live in . There ...
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... farmers and ranchers . There is room for much ex- pansion in the older provinces , and the possibilities in the great west are practically illimitable . As I have already mentioned , the different provinces grow all the staple cereals ...
... farmers and ranchers . There is room for much ex- pansion in the older provinces , and the possibilities in the great west are practically illimitable . As I have already mentioned , the different provinces grow all the staple cereals ...
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... farmers the importance of winter butter- making , and they quite expect , in the course of a few years , that the export will equal that of cheese . This seems to be rather a bold prophecy , but the experts are men whose opinions are ...
... farmers the importance of winter butter- making , and they quite expect , in the course of a few years , that the export will equal that of cheese . This seems to be rather a bold prophecy , but the experts are men whose opinions are ...
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