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receive 1 cent per lb. for their milk ; the quantity from nu average 

 cow being 30 lbs. per day. There is also an allowance iiiado to 

 farmers for whey and washing up of utensils. Mr. Charles, of 

 Ponuybrook, who is a good specimen of a true-born Irish gentle- 

 man, took us to see the farm he had just purchased; and, with the 

 improvements he is now making, no doubt it w ill turn out a capital 

 investment. The quality of the land is all that can be desired. 

 lie also took us to Vansittart House, the residence of Mr. T. C. 

 Patteson, where we were again hospitably received. This place 

 is beautifully situated in a park, with natural clumps of trees, sur- 

 rounded by a fine forest which makes the scenery most picturesque. 



On November 10th we left this delightful district by the Grand 

 Trunk Kailway for Grimsby, where we found ourselves in a fruit 

 district. Many acres of grapes, apples, and pears, &c., &c, ; the; 

 fruit is most abundant, and pays well. Mr. Kerman, who is a 

 Lincolnshire man, has gone in largely for hot-houses, and raises 

 a quantity of tomatoes; getting them out in winter, they command 

 a high price — 30 cents per lb. This pretty little village has a 

 beautiful temple, with about 300 summer-houses, which induces numbers 

 of families to spend the season (July, August, and September) here. 

 The land is fertile, and suitable for all kinds of farming and gardening 

 pur[)o.se3, and worth, near town, i$150 per acre. The town is charm- 

 ingly situated, and commands an extensive view of Lake Ontario. 



-^ ". Leaving Grimsby at 6.15 p.m., we passed through 



Grhnshj/ to Gait a fine tract of country, with many flourishing- 

 ami Gael'jyli. looking little towns and villages, including Gait, 

 containing about 1,500 inhabitants. Trom a con- 

 versation with Mr. Thomas Hunt, of Hespeler, I find that the district 

 is considered good for grain, the average being above that of the 

 North-West, viz. : wheat, 25 to 30 bushels per acre ; butter sells at 

 25 cents per lb. Land is worth SB35 to $40 per acre ; the farming 

 is of a much better class here than in many other parts. On November 

 6th, at 9.15 p.m., we got to Guelph. We visited the Ontario 

 Agricultural College and Experimental Farm, which is under the 

 control of the Minister of Agriculture— President : Mr. James Mills ; 

 Mr. G. E. Day, Professor of Agriculture and iarm superintendent; 

 Mr. A. E. Shuttleworth, B.A., Sc, Professor of Chemistry; Mr. A. H. 

 Panton, M.A., F.G.S., Professor of Natural History and Geology ; Mr. 

 J. H. Eeed, V.C., Professor of Veterinary Science ; Mr. H. H. Dean, 

 B.S.A., Professor of Dairy Husbandry ; Mr. J. B. Reynolds, assistant 

 resident master ; Cajitain Walter Clark, instructor in drill and 

 gymnastics ; Mr. C. A. Zavetz, B.S.A., experimentalist-, ; Mr. A. 

 McCallum, bursar ; Mr. Wm. Kennel, farm superintendent. With 

 this efficient stalf it is unnecessary to say that each department 

 was admirably conducted, and we acquired many useful wrinkles 

 ourselves. We found an improvement in almost every branch of 

 farming operations, especially the manner in which animals are fed. 

 It would well pay some North- Western farmers to take a day at 

 this magnificent institution. The neatness and cleanliness were 

 admirable, and we spent a most enjoyable day. 



