Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West - The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) by Samuel Strickland
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Rye . . . . . 2,181 "
Oats . . . . . 215,415 " Peas . . . . . 54,657 " Indian Corn. . . . 5,352 " Potatoes. . . . . 210,913 " Buck-wheat . . . . . 673 " Mangel-wurzel . . . . 297 " Turnips . . . . . 143,725 " Hay . . . . . 12,823 tons. Flax or Hemp . . . . 7,359 pounds. Maple Sugar. . . . 351,721 " Wool . . . . 54,347 pounds. Fulled cloth . . . 10,303 yards. Linen, or cotton cloth 1,197 " Flannel, or other unfulled cloth 41,397 " Cheese for Market . . 7,761 pounds. Butter for Market . . 58,873 " Beef, or Pork for Market 1,308 barrels. "And they further rejoice in the possession of the following stock:-- Neat Cattle . . . 26,260 Horses . . . . . 2,646 Sheep . . . . . . 20,022 Hogs . . . . . . 14,655 "The above gratifying examples speak loudly for the industry of the settlers; and where hired labour can, with difficulty, be obtained at a high remuneration, notwithstanding the yearly increased ratio of new |
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