Canadian Papers in Rural History

Volume I (1978)

The National Policy and Prairie Economic Discrimination, 1870-1930
by Kenneth H. Norrie, pp. 13-32. 
Professor Norrie argues that the alleged economic discrimination against prairie farmers in the years 1870-1930, was just that - allegation, not fact.

The Growth of Prairie Agriculture: Economic Considerations
by Robert E. Ankli and Robert M. Litt, pp. 33-66. 
Professor Ankli and his associate, Dr. R.M. Litt, present estimates of the actual costs of establishing prairie farms and therefore take a first, major step towards answering the crucial question: how profitable was agriculture in the early days of the Canadian West?

The Development of Farm Produce marketing Agencies and Competition Between Marketing Centres in Eastern Simcoe County, 1850-1875
by Kenneth Kelly, pp. 67-88. 

The Social and Economic Development of Settlers in two Quebec Townships, 1851-1870
by J.I. Little, pp. 89-113. 
Professor Little presents findings from his intensive study of two Quebec townships: findings which reveal that the differences between French Canadian and English Canadian settlers were not merely linguistic, but cultural in the broadest sense, involving markedly different systems of land usage, contrasting levels of agricultural efficiency, and differing economic expectations.