New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-01

oss If not killed BY frost will not be cut till October
Last year the crops here vers killed IN August snd
September and that, NTH losses BY drouih aud nre.
that swept many OF the little farms reduced some OF
the habitans 20 such state of restitution that they
could not provide themselves last Spring with seed
gram. In this case Government oid EhH ps-e1th
Government should dot furnished the poor diva
tors Of the soil with seed and nov the promise OF
bounteous bsrves, tskes tue pace OF fear OF famine
At LANsE LEAU.
Besice the sew mill there also found good gram
mill where / certainly did not expect TO eni grain.
] fancy that much Of the custom comes from dis
lance, froz up and down the st. Lewrence.
gentleman who had been spending day OF tTo
there trout fishing ssys that be was through hed OF
rye yesterday that ia higher than his head. and that
he saw some excellent ana level fields OF wheat upon
tie natural terraces tia: to rise 10 regular sue
oeseion from the 81 Lawrence hsst OF the land IN
cultivation, however is upOn the steep hi sizes, and
generally IN small patches OF most IRE gus forin ana
sometimes one proprietor occupies al nat Is ulaoe "a
that vicinity, TIE rocks forming his boundary ana d.
vision fence between him and biz next neghbor miles
distant, If indeed he have any in that direc ION.
CANADA FARMING.
The system Of farming in Lower Canada is, to plant
potatoes upon The spot year after year ana upon
That 10 Put all tie manure and upon o'her fields,
grain and thistles are grown one year and htes aad
weeds the uext and these are mown Tor wlnter eed
instead of hay Sowing grass or clover Is rare p-ac-
ced and as for orchard did anybody ever see one
below Quebec
STYLE OF LIVING OF THE HABTTANs.
The style of living among the French habltans IL
exceedingly simple. They grow their own wool and
fax 10 great extent, and spin and wesve the domes
tic cloth Nearly eli their clothing and bedding Is
home made; their furniture extremely simple and in
extensive as well as their houses As to their food,
this may be taken daily bill OF fare Breakfas
Sour milk aud blaoi bread which s made OF coarsey-
ground wheat or barley -four, very dark cOlcred,
mixed with rye pounded in wooden mortar. For
dinner, the same bread in soup. generally made of
pork ard frequently thckened with peas for supper,
sour milk and bread. At the Sunday dinner they nave
pota,oes Tea coffee and sugar are rarely used, and
10 fruit except wild berries or plums, and but lite
butter and cheese or meat. Fish Is considerable
article of die, but bread-coarse black breads the
stable food OF oil the French population. They are
sluos. universally sober honest yrtuous peacsabla,
kind, hospitabe, happy, and in their way ndustrou'
Unfor natey they notprogresslve or disposed TO
adopt tie labor saving implements OF husbandry
Their pows Of the same rude mocel used two HUI
dred yesrs AGO fixed 10 pair of small wheels to pre-
vent Il from going in too deep. They plant and sow
the some fields without manure resting the land as
they think alternate year, but III fact ceterloatDg II
more by crop of weeds than crop OF gram. They
raise scarcely ANYTHING TO SELL except such articles ~
are a surpus above the usual crop with good farmers:
such a. poultry and eggs and very little butter, anu
a moderate supply of pork, together with some house
bold pIoducts. But on the other hand they buy but
little TO wear and nothing to eat Many OF the Old
esdens of the coast were in Quebec aud others
In the interior never saw a steamboat. But few OF
them can read and write, and don't believe that a
hundred newspapers are taken Dy all the french Ia
Lower Canada.
The steamboat traveller who makes the trip TO the
Ssguenay will fancy that be il in foreign country at
eyery landing The distinguishing feature of dress Is
the great straw fiat worn by the women, and home
mace cloth by the meD.
lint tbe maj ner and language Of ell are not Amer-
can. We have nothing like IT except in Louisiana,
and there il is mixed with Tough English, and sup
DIV of oaths while here never hear anything moe
pTofane than tie unmeaning sdcTe, while around the
Mt ar
an air of native politeIess But the feature that
marks them foreign il in the vehices-he ever pres
en calecbe and the little cart with seat or the rough
hay or wood-caIt, each drawn by little Canadian
horse, driven by small sized man-they are small
race-wth iaunty cap or tarpaullncOyered straw
hat, altogether unlike anything else in America.
There is another remarkable thing seen IN the land
ing of the steamboat all these wharvee They are
full Of people, but not single article OF produce Tor
shipment sale. The only article saw OF the KIND IN
al, this tre was two baskets of raspbencs-one OF
which seaeht for quar- er-dolar, holding sxquarts
They are of the red variety, very sweet, and grow
in vast prouson throughout this part of the country
as well ss in Northern Vermont.
CANADIAN HORSES.
The Canadian horses though small are capable OF
enc uripg vast amount of labor upon small supply
of feed Oflate years they have increased very much
in value tolerable fairsized good working pony sells
for thirty TO fifty pounds currency-that 49, Sl2O
TO scotland common farm horse Tor s6O to $780,
LAND TITLES.
The great drawback to improvements upon Lower
Canada la ms is the tenure upon which the la,d IL
held. 1t is the old feudal system as fully as ever ex-
listed in Europe. Ii is far more onerous than that
which has occasioned ell the Anti Rent troubles IN the
State of New-York. The seigniOr really holds the
whole people of his seigniority in his power. II man
owned a mi l-se, he could not use 1t, because the
re BIT TO build belongs TO bis landlord. Ii he build
e cd house. bis landlord will claim one-twelfth when
be sells it, ard lie cannot sell without the seignors
conseut 3. r.