Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-16
CANADA.

CAN ADA
The prospect OF anneratior 50 freely ils.
cussed Al present. although we canno, be.
hevo thatlt is 10 be brought about Tor years, 4,
has naturally awakened a strong interest Ia
out Northern neighbour. She is regarded by
many Of our citizens As an anxious husband.
man looks at his growing crop, and we feel
confident that the following statistics will he
read with interest They are compiled from
a Parliamentary Report - Boston Atlas.
In 1899 the ysAr in which Lower Canada
was coioul1ed by The French, there were
Just fifty men aud women IN Quebec m a.
bout century dilerNard. ~ INA. the colo.
ny, rs stated by Nj, de poutcharlrain, con.
tanned 26,90I Al the period Of It's falling
into the hands OF the BRUSH, in 1880, tins
number had swelled to $4,000, since which
time rs inc tease was much accelerated, un.
tai at length IN 1878, the population rose 10
80 600. The tables furnished by the com.
phors OF the report exhibit an increase OF
79,2lS in four yeats, VIZ from 1874 to
ls4s.
PAuperlsm in Lower Canada has hIght.
fully increased, the latest returns stating
that there were 45j2 persons living on aims,
OF one in every ljl Of The population. in
Upper Canada, the comfort, and the means
life were moro adundini, the raiio OF pau
pcrs being only as one in every 1903 The
same disparity in Tho relative number Of the
sexes Is observable IN Canada a, in the Uni.
ted States, the ma les ptcdomluating over the
females. IN Upper Canada there were last
year 100 females to Ill 3-S males This
TACT is accounted for by the effect which i'm
migration has on The increase IN pnpu'aliou
10 all countries where the increase arises
from the ratio OF blrlh 10 death, the females
are invariably in the majority
The surveyed land in Lpwar Canada, com.
prlses $4,000 600 acres that ia Upper Can.
ada about 100000 The amount IN culti.
vaDinn in The former In 1874 was 5iB.17ia-
ores IN the latter ia 1877, 1913, $50 acres,
exhibiting a striking difference in the pur-
suits OF the tWU races, French CANADIANS
and British Canadians the latter being near.
~ MS five to one more addicted to agriculture
than their fellow subjects Of the same pro.
vince
In reference TO the crops, the report states
that in proportion to extent and populations
Canada is a more agricultural country thAn
the United States, and the surplus wheat Is
very great Taking "a relative basis The
population and produce Of the two countries
the quantity Of wheat grown 10 each nhlhit-
ant "a lor canada 1919 bushels; whilst for
| 'he un'ea States II IS ouI 90. 81, 10 In
dian corn however me latter oeaIs The Tor
mcr UNNECESSARILY, the qulnlilv raised in the
| United States being &c OIL bushels 10 each
lnhaoi'an'' "hl'l Ia canada where 1t - not
J mGCh an Queer OF al'ehHoH II Is ohiy l5',
ne P'oPuetors Oh Tea' estate IA Lower
J Canada are about one ~ every hlne non
! pr'pne'ofs' those wh' Lease i1rms, land &c.
one In every -. FOR upper Canada The re-
turns Tor ptoprie'ors and pr"puotors be-
ING very deficient, we are informed HAT no
abstract could possibly he made The con
diuon OF me population 10 The latter rs UNI
queNuoua0y better '"an ln the ioumcL~--
Eighty per cent OF the Inhabitants of Upper
Canada derive their subsistence directly from
agriculture. TIE uon-producug population
OF tho province is very small, 50 he rcppu
states, not amounting AT The outside 20 5000
souls 10 all.
The total debt OF United Canada is q