The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-10-17
Letter FROM Canada YeSt.

MeSsrS Editors - Six weeks here and busy
experimenting agricultural operations has given
little opportunity for cleaning intelligence on
general subjects, and little of the country has
GENE under view at present, either. In future
communication some description Of other parts Of
the Dominion may be given. Under present cir
cumstances remarks must be confined 10 the
vicinity Of the Lakes.
The first passing Of the boundary is marked by
the Custom House officer whose duty il is to in-
vestigate the nature aud character of everything
going from one country to the other, aud how
ever much smartness this kind of taxation may
exhibit in protective light, il is nj the least an
abomnabe nuisance and total; fails in its chief
object. am no politician but it is evident pro-
lection is one Of the greatest humbugs in exist
euce because it not only falls short in accomplish
ing benefit TO the party intended to be helped,
but in the end has contrary effect
While in the United States the complaining
that farming don't pay, that sheep can't be kept
to Vantage, and that the crops continue to lessen
in yield year after year is general and agriculture
does Degenerate universally so in respect TO the
losing of fertility and the ability to raise animals
which will pay for breeding rearing and fstten-
ing. Now, here in Canada, the natives find no
fault with prices and the great bulk here are
French, still using their native language. they
are prosperous seem very independent in every
way, and work about half their time. Those
who own no land and labor for others take life
very easy. Having day or two as holiday
every week, on an average, and giving no heed
for the morrow, and To such an extent is this
carried on that it is necessary to have extra men
to prevent teams being idle In fact | have sd
verliscd and sired men from England to 90 with
some of the teams and to attend to he cattle -
There are great many women who do not un-
derstand word of English The schools teach
both English and French some of them at any
rate Our nearest school master teaches both
languages.
The country is very level aud the roads are
grayeed and laid out in straig lines. Farms
mile long, the extent being governed by the
breadth, at least in some respects. The ways are
easy to find The country is like an immense
city, all in blocks, only of course, there are only
houses where wanted Some of these blocks get
divided up and cottages have few acres put to
them, but none Of these divisions and sub-divi
sions interfere with the public roads and their
general uniformity
There are sheepkept here which pay 10 raise with.
out protection, and the butchers retail hind quar-
tiers of good mutton at cents per pound, beef at
10 cents and pork at IL cents.
There are some fine farm horses, crosses Of the
English and other 'cart horse breeds. these
cross breeds weighing from IA cwt. to l6 cwt,
and there are thousands of ponies and intsrmedi
ate horses all very hardy and useful and many
are bought and sold for the price of good sheep
Aged ponies, l3 and IA hands, for $40 down to
S. Young ones, good and sound from $50 to
$50. great many Of these are bred on some
large marsh tracts near the lakes and many Of
them lie out all winter and have nothing but
what they can find for themselves. Horses and