The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-13
CULTIVATED LANDS I'm CANADA.

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CULTIVATED LANDS In CANADA.
The great value ofa country very much de-
ponds on its cultivated lands ana the products
taken from them. Children of alarger growth
draw their sustenance from the bosom of
mother Earth In forming proper estimate
Of the agricultural, progress Of countries, as
Canada and the United States, In which there
are large tracts of wild land prairie aad forest,
where the sound Of the Transfers voice and
of the woodman's axe have never been heard,
we must naturally look to the quantity of land
previously unimproved, which, during any given
d period has been brought under, cultivation
From this standpoint the Toronto ca be takes
@the following view and presents the following
statistics tt4A'A Z - -
gre In 1852 che lands occupied in aUppet Cana
da as farms were $3.50, AIT acres in extend n
which $685. 63 acres were under cultivation.
and 6,l3J, 654 were uneultivated- is. were
WOOD and wild lands. in 1851, nine wears af-
forwards, there were in Upper Canada 1884.
vOI acres OF land occupied as farms, Of which
o;o4l,oI9 were cultivated, and Z 1903 .2SS uncuI-
-tivated. The important fact here IS. that the
extent Oh land In Upper Canada actually un-
N~A-NAfeeunOA
to 605ly6l9--an increase IN nine years of 63. rs
per cent being 17.10pe cent. greater than the
increase OF population during the same PERIOD
The Globe is particularly anxious at this
2 time to make out Canada "a great country, for
some very obvious reasons. Since our rebel
lion has SO suddenly collapsed, and business
prospects are sodal In Canada. the Deonle
nave taken the notion into their heads to cross
the lines and seek homes under the shadow
and protection of the sStars and SAin6ees -
Besides, there are other sources of fear upon
which the Globe has its sharp eyes, and the
prospective termination of the Reciprocity
Treaty IS one of them, and an important one
too. But let this pass for the present. We
make another extract in relation to the prog
ress OF agriculture in all the Canadas. The
rS4s s sgq says'5oa s8aiE is u sslaua6aiew -
In all Canada, in 1852, the lands occuuied
as farms were 16,S69026 acres in extent. If
which 1O,O43902 were unculti7ated. and a S25t
IA We're under cultivation. In 1861, the far.
mers OF Canada occupied 22,360989 acres Of
winch lZ,l39,l9S were uncultivated and 10I
zzt,a90 acres were under cultivation IAN IN
crease IN nine years of 49.77 per cent. in the
acreage under cultivation. being 1870, per
csn.. gIeater IMAM tne increase of population
during the same period. 81 IA
Now we are glad to see this progress.in her
Majesty's provinces, and wish it had been
much larger still. Large portions Of the Cam
adas have fertile soil and good climate
We consider Canada West a great and noble
country, and no doubt its vast resources
would be more fully and rapidly deyeIoNped
with annexation than without it. Still we
are not impatient, but are willing to wait for
the natural movements Of events. For the
purpose Of stopping the tide of ,emigration,-a
very laudable undertaking on its part.-the
Globe institutes some comparisons between the
United States and the Canadas, and derives
some apparent satisfaction frofn. them. gs It
says:
In the United States and Territories in is
5O, there were occupied as farms POS ,560,614
acres, OF which lSO,52S, 900 acres were uneulti-
waited, and 1909, GA acres were under cs,Bti-
walton. IN 1880, the farmers of the United
States and Territories occupied s407, 212, 53S
acres, OF which % ,101 ,818 sores were uncuItil
Yated, and 162, Ito, z20 were eultivated--an-
crease IN ten years of 4430 per cent. in the
acreage under cultivation, being S.72 per cent.
greater than the increase of population during
the same period.
From the above comparisons the Globe de-
rives much consolation and we have no DISPOSE
ton to disturb its selEcompleency. Canada.
and especially Canada West, has done well,
and we.rejoice at it. But the question natural
ly arises, would not greater progress be made
= If Canada were part and parcel Of the United
Statess That is question which now agi-
tates the public mind OF the Provinces, and it
aissthis agitation which the Globe wishes to
calm and tone down. Not to be blamed for
that. 80 aas Is ,saisi4 Q sasAsasf SO a
Another comparison which the Globe makes
is the value per acre Of the farms in the two
counties. According to the Globes figuring.
and we are not disposed to call its correctness
in question, the average value Of the whole
3 lands occupied as farms in the United States
was S10.32 per cultivated acre. The value in
Lower Canadawss .S10O4 per cultivated acre
in all Canada S20.87, and in Upper, Canada
S22-10, exceeding the value in the United
States by nearly Sc per acre. In the olderand
wealthier States where lands are held at much
higher rates than their agricultural value the
value per acre considerably exceeded the rate
inCanada- In Pennsylvania, according to the
census returns, the farms were worth s8so1
per cultivated acre; In New York Sssao. in
Ohio, $sS.12, andin Massachusetts, ss6ea-
In Illinois the value is 1885 and in the whole
Western States the value is $1,000. yerv near
" equal to the average in Lower Canada.
All this speaks well for Canada, and vet en-
igration to the States is on the increase and 90
also is the desire for annexation. The trutl,
is, the people love to live in a country where
they can have voice In choosing the highest
officers to rule over them as well as the lowest
Tney feel more independent. 1t is more Ike
governing themselves. Il The Canadian Prov
nces have territory and population enonob
lor government entirely independent Of Ems.
!ana' Dps We believe the people. of those Prov
'nces wll DC more easily brought to favor an
heAa1on 10 our Union than confederation
among themselves w confess Canada would
be agreat addition to our countrv ~. 90, ,a,,o
high opinion Of It's fertile soil 1890, ~. ~
mate, noble rivers. broad lakes. 1T
ests and valuable minerals. 1t Is lo'
try, and the people of Maine can h,.ss. eoal7
Jecnonsto more intimate relation with ~ y
inhabitants. We are willing to omen o,,r Us
and welcome them to our embrace ms d..
whenwe say this, we 90 not wish to h. 49,. -
stood as hurryfng matters or as wiships =
fight for such contamination. We have Iad
fighting enough for one generation al least
and now that slavery no longer sits like am in
cuous upon our government and its free in
stltutlons, we are ready to take in Canada and
treat her as sister ofthe Great Republic, lust
as soon as she asks ft-then and not till then.
unless John Bull becomes saucy and compels
Us 10 deprive him of his North American
Provinces. '>"''
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