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la Game of any Vahte to the Farmer? 3 



beyond the reach of the masses and more a luxury for 

 the rich than in the United States and in the older Pro- 

 vinces of Canada. 



Long journeys to the Rocky Mountains, the Yellow- 

 stone River, Manitoba, the Nipigon, Muskoka, Ni pissing 

 and the salmon rivers of the lower St. Lawrence and 

 New Brunswick, and to the outskirts of civilization, all 

 demanding extended holidays and 'expensive outfits, have 

 placed sport beyond the reach of those who most need 

 and have best earned the most enjoyable and health re- 

 storing of all outings — a day in the country with rod 

 and gun. 



In Great Britain, a popular Ministry once imperilled 

 their tenure of office by extending a Parliamentary ses- 

 sion beyond the 1st September — opening-day for shoot- 

 ing. Legislators, judges, lawyers, doctoi*s, bankers, 

 merchants, manufacturers, all whose office-life makes a 

 short recreation essential, expect to go into the country 

 upon that day. 



In Ontario, game being all but extinct, we turn our 

 backs upon the most beautiful landscapes, rivers and 

 streams ; and trips to Europe, expensive and exhausting 

 sea-side holidays, artificial stimulants, in-door games, and 

 the bastard amusement of shooting glass balls and clay 

 pigeons, take the place of field sports. 



The monotonous routine of country life is the repelling 

 force which causes city people to seek recreation and 

 health elsewhere, and drives many sons and daughters 

 from agricultural holdings to manufacturing centres, city 

 occupations and commercial life. 



It is now about twelve years since the importation into 

 Great Britain of grain, live and frozen meats and other 

 products of Canada, America, India, and the Australias, 

 alarmed and embarrassed the British agriculturist. Mr. 



