History of agriculture in Ontario, 1613-1880

This comprehensive history of Ontario's agricultural development, first published in 1946, is a classic of scholarship and readability. It will appeal not only to agriculturalists and historians but also to anyone interested in life in early Ontario. "COVER"--"CONTENTS"--"FOREWORD" -- "PREFACE" -- "LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS" -- "I. AGRICULTURE BEFORE THE LOYALISTS" -- "II. AGRICULTURE IN THE LOYALIST ERA, 1784-1812" -- "III. WAR, DEPRESSION AND RECOVERY, 1812-1831" -- "IV. THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION, 1815-1850" -- "V. THE BACKWOODSMAN" -- "VI. THE WHEAT FARMER, 1815-1850" -- "VII. AGRICULTURE IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY TO 1850" -- "VIII. TARIFFS AND PREFERENCES, 1831-1846" -- "IX. LIVESTOCK AND ITS IMPROVEMENT BEFORE 1850" -- "X. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE 1850" -- "XI. THE AMERICAN MARKET, 1847-1861" -- "XII. FARMING IN THE GRAND TRUNK ERA" -- "XIII. REPERCUSSIONS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR" -- "XIV. THE GRAIN TRADE AND GRAIN GROWING, 1866-1880" -- "XV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY" -- "XVI. THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, 1866-1880" -- "XVII. AGRICULTURE ON THE FOREST FRONTIER, 1850-1880" -- "XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES" -- "XIX. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AFTER 1850" -- "XX. CONCLUSION" -- "BIBLIOGRAPHY" -- "INDEX" -- "A" -- "B" -- "C" -- "D" -- "E" -- "F" -- "G" -- "H" -- "I" -- "J" -- "K" -- "L" -- "M" -- "N" -- "O" -- "P" -- "Q" -- "R" -- "S" -- "T" -- "U" -- "V" -- "W FOREWORD 7 PREFACE 11 CONTENTS 15 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 16 CHAPTER I. AGRICULTURE BEFORE THE LOYALISTS 17 CHAPTER II. AGRICULTURE IN THE LOYALIST ERA, 1784-1812 33 CHAPTER III. WAR, DEPRESSION AND RECOVERY, 1812-1831 52 CHAPTER IV. THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION, 1815-1850 66 CHAPTER V. THE BACKWOODSMAN 83 CHAPTER VI. THE WHEAT FARMER, 1815-1850 101 CHAPTER VII. AGRICULTURE IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY TO I860 125 CHAPTER VIII. TARIFFS AND PREFERENCES, 1831 - 1846 138 CHAPTER IX. LIVESTOCK AND ITS IMPROVEMENT BEFORE 1850 156 CHAPTER X. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE 1850 172 CHAPTER XI. THE AMERICAN MARKET, 1847-1861 191 CHAPTER XII. FARMING IN THE GRAND TRUNK ERA 212 CHAPTER XIII. REPERCUSSIONS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 232 CHAPTER XIV. THE GRAIN TRADE AND GRAIN-GROWING, 1866-1880 247 CHAPTER XV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY 266 CHAPTER XVI. THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, 1866-1880 282 CHAPTER XVII. AGRICULTURE ON THE FOREST FRONTIER, 1850-1880 305 CHAPTER XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES 320 CHAPTER XIX. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AFTER 1850 344 CHAPTER XX. CONCLUSION 369 BIBLIOGRAPHY 377 INDEX 407