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various Rcportc ; they must be allowed to speak for themselves. Thoy 

 deal with Canada as seen by practical agriculturists, and refer not only 

 to its advantages, but to its disadvantages, for no country is without 

 the latter in some shape or form. It may safely be said, however, that 

 Canada has fewer drawbacks than many other parts of the world ; and 

 this is born(! out by the favourable opinions that are generally expressed 

 by the Delegation. Those who read the lleports of the farmers who 

 visited Canada in 1879 and 1880 will realise that immense progress 

 has been made since that time — when the vast region west of Winnipeg 

 was only accessible by railway for a short distance, and direct communi- 

 cation with Eastern Canada, through British territory, was not complete. 

 Considerable development has also taken place since 1890 — when the 

 previous Delegation visited the country. 



The Canadian Government, in inviting the Delegation, wished to 

 place, before the public, information of a reliable and independent 

 character as to the prospects the Dominion offers for the settlement 

 of persons desiring to engage in agricultural pursuits, and it is believed 

 that its efforts will be as much appreciated now as they were on previous 

 occasions. In Great Britain and Ireland the area of available land is 

 limited, and there is a large and ever-increasing population ; while at 

 the same time Canada has only a population of about 5,000,000, and 

 hundreds of millions of acres of the most fertile land in the world, simply 

 waiting for people to cultivate it, capable of yielding in abundance 

 all the products of a temperate climate for the good of mankind. 

 It only remains to be said that any persons, of the classes to ^^hom 

 Canada presents so many opportunities, who decide to remove thei» 

 homes to the Dominion, will receive a warm welcome in any part 

 of the country, and will at once realise that they are not strangers in 

 a strange land, but among fellow British subjects, with the same 

 language, customs, and loyalty to the Sovereign, which obtain in the 

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Por general information about Canada, advice to intending Evii- 



grants, and a deso'iption of the Canadian Agricultural and Dairy 



Exhibits at Chicago, see Ajypendices {pages 47 to 58). 



■ In addt'ion to the liejiorts of the Delegates referred . above, the 



Jieporls of Professor Long, the ivell-lcnoivn Agricultural Ku^tert, and of 



Professor Wallace {Professor of Agriculture and Rural Economy), of 



EdinhurgJi. University — tvJio visited Canada in 1893 -«»•<; also available 



for distribution, and may be procured from any of the Agents of the 



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