Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. THE PIONEER FARMER AND BACKWOODSMAN 1
5. CHAPTER I. FARM BUILDINGS AND FENCES 3
6. CHAPTER II. SOWING AND PLANTING 29
7. CHAPTER III. HARVESTING THE GRAIN 51
8. CHAPTER IV. PIONEER STOCK 75
9. CHAPTER V. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS 105
10. CHAPTER VI. LATER PIONEERS 117
11. CHAPTER VII. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND FAIRS 129
12. CHAPTER VIII. THE EVOLUTION OF FARM MACHINERY 147
13. CHAPTER IX. MAKING THINGS FOR THE HOME 167
14. CHAPTER X. LEATHER WORK 177
15. CHAPTER XI. SPINNING AND WEAVING INDUSTRIES 183
16. CHAPTER XII. INDUSTRIES ABOUT THE FARM 200
17. CHAPTER XIII. GRAIN AND ITS PRODUCTS 215
18. CHAPTER XIV. PREPARING FISH AND GAME 227
19. CHAPTER XV. FOOD PROCESSES AND RECIPES 233
20. CHAPTER XVI. CATTLE AND THEIR BY-PRODUCTS 241
21. CHAPTER XVII. DAIRY PRODUCTS 249
22. CHAPTER XVIII. FROM HOME TO FACTORY 257
23. CHAPTER XIX. THE REWARD OF TOIL 262
24. CHAPTER XX. THE MODERN FARMER 286
25. APPENDIX A. The Diary of Joseph Abbott, St. Andrews, Lower Canada 297
26. APPENDIX B. The Letters of Robert Stevenson, 1843 314
27. APPENDIX C. A FEW REMARKS ON A TOUR IN UPPER CANADA IN 1837 342
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY 359
29. INDEX 375