Useful And Practical Hints For The Settler On Canadian Prairie Lands /(Title Page) Useful And Practical Hints For The Settler On Canadian Prairie Lands And For The Guidance Of Intending British Emigrants To Manitoba And The North-West Of Canada. With Facts Regarding The Soil, Climate, Products, Etc., And The Superior Attractions And Advantages Possessed, In Comparison With The Western Prairie States Of America

SPENCE, THOMAS [CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA]

Publication: Privately printed, 1882, NP

2nd and best edition - revised and corrected. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" in tan pictorial wrappers. 47 pp., illustrations, preface, contents, introduction. Useful information for the British Emigrant to include who should emigrate, when to come, what to do upon one's arrival, what is required to start with and what is the cost of a home, cost of working the land, cost of fencing and herding, information on tree culture, how to prepare the soil, methods for planting and cultivation, public and private lands, railroad lands, the soil and its agricultural capacity, stock raising, climate, dairy farming, Canadian land regulations, floor plan of a typical home, etc. Ex-library copy with library stamp to two interior pages and to the front wrapper. Light soiling and wear to the extremities along with neat reinforcement to spine. Very good. An interesting booklet, filled with valuable information.

Inventory Number: 39678