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receive 1 cent per lb. for their milk ; the quantity from an avemgo 

 cow l>ein^ JiO lbs. per day. There is also au allowance made to 

 tarmers for whey and washing .ip of utensils. Mr. Charles, of 

 Donnybrook, who is a good »i)ecii:ien of a true-born Irish gentle- 

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

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

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

 lie also took us to Vansittart House, the r'^sidence of Mr. T. C 

 Patteson, where we were again hospitably received. This place 

 is beautifully situated in a pnrk, 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 (Jrand 

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

 district. Many acres of grajies, apples, and i)ears, &c., &c. ; the 

 fruit is most abundant, and pays \\A\. 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 hi<;h price — iiO 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 

 purposes, and worth, near town, $150 per acre. The town is charm- 

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



Leaving G-rimsby at 6.15 p.m., we passed through 

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

 ami Gaelph. looking little towns and villages, including Gait, 



containing about 1,500 inhabitants. From 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 w'orth $35 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 Earm, which is under the 

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

 Mr. G. E. Day, Professor of Agriculture and iarra 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. Eeynolds, assistant 

 resident master ; Captain Walter Clark, instructor in drill and 

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

 McCalluni, bursar ; Mr. Wm. Kernel, farm superintendent. With 

 this efficient staff 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. 



