J/r. John Ui)ftei'(»t Kt^oyt, 20 



that T have nanifd ah bcinj^ in dnnand. T!i»} ♦^raziiij* land is lioli, 

 Hud yiold.i M form to 4 tons to thi; acn». llops aru HiicceNot'ully gi*o\ui 

 ttterc, uid most (»f tli«) Cfop is NiMit to the liritiHh market. 



Starting on a farm in Jkitisli T'olumbia must ha rather exp^MJHivo. 

 Good hind wdls there as high oh £30 \u'V acre. Of courm) hind can he 

 bought cheajM-r than tliat, but it haa to bu (dearud of the large trees 

 that grow upon it. 



In concluHion, I venture to t(dl n)y fellow-countrymen 

 Conelvmons. that if they emigrate to Canad.i tlu'y will be mon.» inde- 

 pendent than most of them can ever h()i>e to be in the 

 Old Country. They will have to work hard — if they don't, it is no 

 use tlunr emigrating — but they will in all probability reap the fruit of 

 their labours sooner than in their old homcM. 



In this country a large outlay on th(» land is the first requisite, 

 owing to its exhausted condition. In Canada it is virgin noU, and no 

 manure of any kind is necessary. Again, the land in this country is 

 expcKjted to maintain thti landlord, agents, parsons, farmer, lalxnirers, 

 and the poor ; besides having, in addition, to bear heavy burdens in 

 conner/ion with the roads, police, sanitation, education, and other 

 matters. The rates, tithes, and taxes in this country amount, on an 

 average, to Bs. per acre. It is not surprising, therefore, that the land 

 in many instances fails to do this. In Canada all the land has to do is 

 to j)ay for its own cultivation, keep the farmer and his family, and \my 

 about 6d. per acre of rates. 



In the matter of wheat-growing there is no comparison between 

 Canada and this country. Our land, exhausted as it is, cannot now, 

 and never will be able to compete successfully with the rich virgin soil 

 of Manitoba. Besides the difference in the soil, there is the difference 

 in the charges on the land, already alluded to. Farmers, therefore, 

 who wish to be corn-growers will have to emigrate from this country 

 to such a country as we have described, where the conditions are more 

 favourable. At the same time, it is quite evident that, even in 

 Canada, wheat-farming cannot be profitably carried on at the present 

 low prices. To those whose forte is the rearing of stock, Canada offers 

 many inducements. Its large open j)rairie&i, its rich pastures, and its 

 climate, especially in the North-West, are most advantageous to the 

 rearing of stock, especially cattle, sheep, and horses, and also for 

 dallying purposes. 



Farmei-s who are comfortable in their present position sh'^uld not 

 emigrate, neither should those who are not adapted for outdoor, rough 

 work. But it is possible, and even probable, that those hard-working 

 fanners who cannot, despite their utmost industry, gain a competency 

 on their farms, would be better off in Canada, and more certain of 

 ultimate success. As to agricultural labourers, the best thing is to 

 inform them that there nve at tlie present time in Canada a lai^e 

 number of farmers who commenced life in that country as labourers, 

 but who have, hy their own industry and perseverance, orked them- 

 selves up, till they are now the proud possessors w! '^. own farms, 

 Already in this Keport several tables of wages nave been given, 

 and these will enable labourers who, having no capital, wish to 



