Prairie Farming in America is an interesting overview of agriculture in the United States and Canada, written in the 19th century.

Excerpt from Prairie Farming in America: With Notes by the Way on Canada and the United States Present Position of Agriculturists in England - Continued Rise of rent.-in creased Rate of Wages not equally certain. - Competition in the Hire of Land. - Whence it arises - Foreign Produce - That of Lands of superior Fertility chiefly afi'ects us. - Increasing Value of Live Stock - Home Competition the true Somce of diminished Profits - Extent to which the Business of Farming is giving place to other Occupations. - Area of ordinary Farming thus cur tailed - Necessity for Farmers to thin the ranks of Home Competition. Daily Consumption of Foreign Grain - Offers a Good Prospect to the Emi grant. - The Prairies of Illinois a suitable Field for him - Their Advantages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Prairie Farming in America: With Notes by the Way on Canada and the United States The present position of the agricultural body in the United Kingdom is interesting and peculiar. The landowner and the agricultural laborer are both profiting by the same cause, a limited supply of the commodity in which they deal. So long as this country continues to prosper, the value of land must increase, for there can be no increase of the land itself. But the demand for labour varies, and the supply is subject to causes which render it uncertain. While, so long as the present system of taxation continues, there must be a continued rise in the value of land, there appears to me no equal certainty of a progressive advance in the rate of wages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.