PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA. Called Acadia by the French; from 1710 to 1763 it comprised only the Peninsula. From 1763 it included. Ile St.-Jean (Prince Edward Island); Cape Breton (Ile-Royale) and New Brunswick, till 1784. In 1819 Cape Breton was reunited to Nova Scotia. We have already mentioned the foundation of Port Royal, Acadia, in 1605, its desertion in 1607, its reoccupation in 1610 and its destruction by Argall in 1613, during a time of peace between France and England. The following century was marked by the Province passing three times under the Crown. of France and four times under that of England. The Treaty of Utrecht, 1713, gave Acadia to England for ever. Agriculture could not increase greatly when the true settlers composing the poorer class suffered the greatest losses by these numerous wars and changes of authority. The census of 1871, however, contains the following agricultural statistics : 1851. 643,954 206,635 74,300 1,411,164 42,663, 689,004 62,225 | 2,792,394 587,683 | 225,093 22,044 112,218 168,038 47,932 Unimproved 1861. 885,108 2,902,416 279,775 94,679 2,656,883 57,504 25,449 904,381 17,420 4,041,339 684,954 324,160 35,347 161,462 214,092 73,995 Year. Acres Under Cultivation. Uncultivated. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Peas. Buckwheat. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO From 1774 to 1791 formed part of the Province of Quebec; it was called Upper Canada till 1841, Canada West till that date; in 1784 the number of Loyalists estimated having settled in Ontario was 10,000. 1867 and Ontario since Rye. Corn. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bush. Bushels. | Bushels. Bushels. Tons. 1826. 599,744 2,753,909 23,866 Undetermined. 1851. 1,811,431 5,057,073 1842. 1,751,528 Occupied. 1848... 1,780,157 8,413,591 7,558,773 515,727 7,055,730 1,752,834 Occupied. 3,705,523 9,828,655 12,682,550 625,452 11,395,467 3,027,681] Occupied. 75,316 do 3,221,989 1,031,334 4,788,167 1,191,550 352,786 292,969 691,359 8,080,402 432,573 446,293 1,137,555 4,751,346 113,647 504,963 575,730394,366 151,389 565,845 679,635 472,429 1,633,305 4,973,235 3,097,818 693,727 201,670 744,264 1861 6,051,609 13,354,896 24,620,425 2,821,962 21,220,874 9,601,396 1,248,637 973,181 2,256,290 15,325,920 19,244,568 861,844 377,681 1,015,278 1,170,225 776,001| Potatoes. Other Roots. Hay. Horses. Horned Cattle. Sheep. Swine. (Previously called New Caledonia-British Columbia, 1858-1871.) The returns of stock and crops published in 1870 cannot be relied on; they being evidently erroneous. The mines were the great attractions.* Census 1871. PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. (Called Ile-St.-Jean.) In 1763 annexed to Nova Scotia and separated in 1770. changed to Prince Edward Island in 1798-1800. 1861. 1871. The name |