History of Agriculture in Ontario 1613-1880 / / Robert Jones.
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.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019] ©1946 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Heritage
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER I. AGRICULTURE BEFORE THE LOYALISTS -- CHAPTER II. AGRICULTURE IN THE LOYALIST ERA, 1784-1812 -- CHAPTER III. WAR, DEPRESSION AND RECOVERY, 1812-1831 -- CHAPTER IV. THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION, 1815-1850 -- CHAPTER V. THE BACKWOODSMAN -- CHAPTER VI. THE WHEAT FARMER, 1815-1850 -- CHAPTER VII. AGRICULTURE IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY TO I860 -- CHAPTER VIII. TARIFFS AND PREFERENCES, 1831 - 1846 -- CHAPTER IX. LIVESTOCK AND ITS IMPROVEMENT BEFORE 1850 -- CHAPTER X. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE 1850 -- CHAPTER XI. THE AMERICAN MARKET, 1847-1861 -- CHAPTER XII. FARMING IN THE GRAND TRUNK ERA -- CHAPTER XIII. REPERCUSSIONS OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR -- CHAPTER XIV. THE GRAIN TRADE AND GRAIN-GROWING, 1866-1880 -- CHAPTER XV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY -- CHAPTER XVI. THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, 1866-1880 -- CHAPTER XVII. AGRICULTURE ON THE FOREST FRONTIER, 1850-1880 -- CHAPTER XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES -- CHAPTER XIX. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AFTER 1850 -- CHAPTER XX. CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781487588984 9783110490947 |
DOI: | 10.3138/9781487588984 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Robert Jones. |