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Can you make any suga'cstious ealoulatetl to socuiv reliable A-rrioiiUiu-al Statistics annually throujrhout tho I'rovinct! ? . • " 2.— Would tlie a.-.scssors iv,|uii-c adilitional payment lievoud tlw atnouMU n.nv pii.l thorn for tho dK,.h'ii-"o of t U,.\v Mu::;;^u!;y r " "- ^^"'" "'""*' '"■ ""• '""'"*"'^ '""■^^ '■"^' '^' '^''^'"^ "i- ^"' ''^- -'■'• ^v.ri nim,.ai 8;':;;^?!:.; i„ ;■;::; ;).— If you think tho oplin:iry .Hiinioipiil i-,iaohin.i-y milill.M] fo;- s.v.irin- th.^nd in viow-.Mn von ^ Ihoro portions of ycmr Mnnioipality misoltlpd from thi- want ofgcnoml diviins .' and if si, to what oxtont? •i.—Ani ih.To portion-, of tho -^rtllod hind in vonr Mnni.'ipiility unlillod fnn.i tho want of -on.. nil .h-ains .' ami if .o to what exlonl .' .v ■ ■ i, ., , :i.— A, ■.■Ihoro poll uniH of llio tillod hiu.l in yoin- Mnnioipaiity, ih.. pnuluolivonoss of wlii,.), is sorininlr aff.'olod tho w nl ol ;,'otiPrul dmins / and il .so, to what oxiont '.' ' "(.— Has Ihi- exislinir HVHlom of dmiiiav'o undin- h.oal anihoiilv boon ma.h' availalilo inyour .Muiiioioalltv? and if so to whatcxtont? •^ ' • ' 5.— Can yon niako any suj,'j;ostioiis for ivn-Ioi-ing tho oxisliim' riyslmu ni.ii'c. ..ll'.M'iivo or moro aoooptaldo to ilii. poojih. ? existti? tl. — Can you .su^fjost a moro oirootivo sv.stoir. (or Kooiniiijj dm ral drainage tliron,rhout tho Couiilrv than tli at wlinii miw Has lih; dn.iua^'o hy individual propriotor.s boon iiitruduood has beuii tlw coiit pur ncreV What has I n th) I'lloct on Ih. into yality aHsesaeJ ? — and what is the uvera;;c rati- of assi'ssnieul per dollar for all purpo." >.s '! 5. — At what average value are the resident wild lands assessed ? G. — At what average value are the cultivated landa assessed — and what is the average rate per dollar of iissessnuuit for all purposes '.' 7. — Do the noriiesident wild lands in yonr Municipality exercise an injurious inllneiice on its progress ? — and If so, in what manner and lo what extent '.' S — What anninnl. if any, nf special I'rovini'al taxation per acre or per ilollar (Ui the valuation, on non lesideiit wild liiiiils, would he jnsi to the ipwiu'rs, and yi'l ten,'ood ordinary cow, in your Munleipality ? What wei„'ht of flood cheese would that (|uantily of niilU produic, it all made into eheese ? What weight of bult(^r would that iiuantitv of milk produce, if all made into butter '.' 6.— What is the average wholesale price of «ood cli.'eso in your Municiuolity ',' What is the average wholesale nrice of butler? " I 7.— Are there any Dairy-Farmers in your Munieipidlty who lieep their cowm within doors thr ughont the year, and carry the gn'on feed Ironi the lieldsto the barii?-aiid if so, how is this system found to answer? 8.— Ih there a cheese factory in your Muuicipulity, the farmers carrying their milk night and nioruing to the factory to be made mto cheese ?— and il so, will you please state what success has altemh'd its (iperations? II ."•"ff,",^'"-'''?^ I-'iiclory were established in your Munieipality by competent parlies prepared to pay afair price, in cash for all the mdk brought to then- plaee throughout the season, would numy fanners be induced to go extensively into the business? And if so, what would be a fair remuueratiye price for ihu milk, per Imperial gallon? 10.— If a cheese factory were established in your Muuieipnlilv by conipeleul parties, agreeing to manufacture all tl-e milk broughtthcm mto cheese of tho best quality, for one cent, or um> aud a ipuuler cents per lb. of cheese, would that 'induce nmny farmers to go extensively into the busine.ss ? 11. — What breed of eattle is in highest esteem in your .N[nnielpnlty for dairy purposes? QUESTION Vfl. Woulil the extension of .sheep-fiiriniiig, uioro gouiimlly tliioughout the Province, tentl to in- crease the fertility of the soil iiiul the profits of the Fnriner ? 1. — What number of sheep is there in your Municipality ? 2.— Have you many Farmers who make .sheep-raising the eliief feature of their operations ? What is the exi.'ul of the largest (locks kept iu your Munieipality ? 3. — Into what sized divisions are such Hocks usually )iut ; for sHuimcr and winter respccliyely ? 4.— Are sheep usually kept under cover in your Municipality durin;( winter '.' What is their usual winter food ? How many sheep ai-u usually allowed to an acre of ordinary pasture during tho summer months V—.ind at what value per head do you estimate the keep of an ordinary Hock of sheep throughout the year ? 5.— What weight of wool is usually clipped from Shoarlingo In yoiu' Municipality .' What from older sheep. r>.— What breed of sheep stands in highest repute in your .Municipality ?— and for what reason has it the preference ? QUESTION VIII. Are the Soil and Climate of Canada well adapteil to the growth of Flax ? and would its extensive cultivation t«nd to the tidvantage of the Farmiii,i; interest? 1.— Has Flax been cultivated lo any extent in your Municipality ? Have nniiiv Farmers eni,'aged in its cultivation ? To what extent have they grown it? Have they grown it for the seed, or lor the libiv', or for botli? Have they found it profit- able? How much does this I'rop usually yield \ier acre'.' 2.— What kind of soil has been found best adapted lor raising Flux? What is the averajto cost per acre iu raising il ? Does it require much skill or experience to raise it ? Is it a precarious crop? T)oe3 it sulfcr frtim extreme heat or (■old ? Is it an exhausting crop? 3.— If Oil Mills and Scntchhig Mills were eatablishod in your Munieipilily by resiionsible persons, so as to secure to tin- Farmer a fair cash price for the article, would Flax be mueli nnu'c i>\tiMisivi'l\ eulliValeil in your .Municipality than at pre.sent ? QUESTION IX. Would the interests of Agriculture bo generally promoted were a sum of public money applied to the importation of thoroiigh-breil domestic tmimala, to be sold for cash at public auction, under condition of their retention iu Canada for a certain number of years ? 1.— How nmny thorough-bred Cows and Heifers are there in your Munieipnlily? — aud of what breeds? 2. — How many thuroucrh-bre'l Bulls, and of what breeds? ;f, — How many thdiougb-brcd Mares, and of what bri'oda ? 4, — How many iburough-bred Stallions, and of what brci'ds':" ■i,— How many thovougli-brcd Leicester Sheep 7 ((,— How many thcroug ibred South Down Sheep? 7. — How many tburough-brod Cotuwc Id Sheep? !<, — Hiiw many lliorougb-bri'd Merino Sheep? i|, — Hum niiiny llioionfjh-bred SiiwM, and of what bleeds? Ill, — lliiw n'uny tbii.-iiughbrod Koars, and of what breed-? I l.-Hn» il been found as the almost certain result of a fust crnsa betw..... a ihMmutibl.Hd male .li^mcHtit nnimal and a nn live femalo timl the |M-o.'cny are ;rreatly imprcjved in quality and vnlw, arrive soi.ner at matnrily, and latten easici' . I'^-WouM n..t the annual profits of farminj? in Canada !«■ -really inereanMl were the Donu'stic Animals on our farms ol an improved class? Would n.)t the inereasol remunerali.Mi Iron. Stoek^aisiii^' Mulaee a arger Hmintitv to lie ki'i.l . Ainl would not Ibe ipmnlity of umnun. thereby obtained enable lar-er crops of (irain to be raised mid the Icrlibty ol the soil to I.e iniiiiitaiiied '! l;!..- Would not a vigorous movement to raise the cliaraeter of the Oomestie Aninmla on .mr farms, if successful, have a most salutary elfect on every biaueh of farmint; industry in Canadn ? 1 l,.-\Voi.bl the api.ropriatioii of a sum of Public Mouev-say *100,(100 to $:00,000-to be placed in tlu' hands of Cone niisMimers for the pniclia^e. in otlier countries, and the importaliou into Canada ot hisl-e ass thor.mgh-bred Slock, be a lemled with verv deslnible results? the aiiinials on arrival to be sold Inr cash to ibe hi-hest bidder, under bonds to he kept in the ro- vince for certain iiuml.er of years, and the money so obtainelto be applied and re-applied m the same luai tier, to the [.nichMse and importation of more stock, until the money was exhausted? l.^-Cnn you sug^'cst any other mode of instituting a general and clfe,tive movement fo- the impr.ivemeni of Ih.. Kami Slock of Canada? QUESTION X. Ct.iiM IhorrizoSy-stem of the Provincial, Ctninty tin.! Township Agricultmal Sooietios be .HUU'iitU'd mul imiiroved ? 1,— 1b it bellei' to oiler a large n, inU'r of small prizes than .a smnlh-r number of large —Would il have a benefieiHl effect if large sums (such as in the instance of the Canada Company's Prize, or more) were offered for the best 'Jo or ."'0. or even 100 bushels of our chief staple farm prcxluctJ, under the condiuon that the 1 r.ivni.ial AssociiUion should retain, at a full rate, all the siimides offered for eompelili..ii, and offlu- them dn- sale by puhlic nnclion lor seed ? ;i,_Woubl Preminnis lor the best managed Farms exercise a benelieial inllnenee? QUESTION XI. Would Model Farms, where Agricultural and Veterinary instruction could be obtained, and where the best modes of Agriculture, and the best breeds of Stock could be seen, and where needful Agricultural experiuuiits could bo conducted, be .^o sustained as to ren- der them of public advantage ? QUESTION XII. Can you suggest tiny other direction in which the Government and Legislature of the I'rt)- vlnce can lend their aid towards the advancement of Agriculture in the Province. IJy order of the Joint Committee, GEORCJE BROWN, VliiiirjiHiii. Answers to the foregoing ipieries to bo addressed to the "Chairman of the .loiiit Committee (m the Advance m (if A-ii- eiilliiie, Quebee."