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Bussian Army, but, rather than do that, they emigrated to this place, 

 where they have proved themselves verj' gofKl settlers^ At first they 

 were very poor, several families joining together in one outfit. Tho 



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whole capital of some of them was .£54, and with this they entered 

 upon their homesteads of 160 acres. Many of them had advancey 

 made to them indirectly by the Government through their German 

 friends in Ontario ; and, to their honour be it said, they repaid both 

 principal and interest long ago. Near Killarney, we visited a cheese 

 factory which had only been in existence for a little over a twelve- 

 month. To me this appeared to be as paying a business as any I saw. 

 The cows are sent on the prairie to graze, and this costs them nothing. 

 They pay to the Government for the privilege of cutting hay on vacant 

 land 10 cents, or /)d., per ton. Only two or three farmers as yet work 

 the factory, but others are expected to join, and the larger the number 

 of cows the better. I was informed that one of the partners kept 

 300 ])igs in the summer ; the average price he got was 4J cents (2|(i.) 

 per lb. He also kept 15 breeding sows. Each cow averaged 25s. per 

 month for six months. Ten pounds of milk made 1 lb. of cheese. 

 They sold their cheese for 10 cents (5d,) per lb., and had a ready 

 sale for it.C The price of a good cow was $25 (£5). This district 

 is well watered with streams and lakes, and there is an abundance 

 of wild ducks. We visited a farmer, who was a mason by trade, 

 who had been on his farm for 11 years. He had started with 

 a very small capital. He gave us the following information : — 



