( Originally Published Early 1900's ) Agriculture is generally
regarded as the truest basis of national prosperity, and while
we have said that Canada is pre-eminent in her possession of
other resources, that of agriculture must ever remain the
greatest of all. Nature has made ample provision for the
operation of agriculture on the largest and most profitable
scale within our borders. In no department of human activity are
there such opportunities for national wealth as in the tilling
of the soil. The tillers of the soil constitute in all great
countries the backbone of the nation's prosperity and progress.
Canada's importance as an agricultural country has been much
misunderstood abroad, and sometimes at home. Misconceptions
concerning our climate have prejudiced the minds of foreigners,
while lumbering, mining or fishing has frequently engaged the
attention of the native Canadian to the detriment of agriculture
as well as his own prosperity. In this important matter,
however, Canadians and others are beginn