Image of a table compiled by a Mr. Grigg giving an estimate, by acres, of the land suitable for cultivation in Canada in the early 20th century.

Photograph of a group of Indian men baling water in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Text from the report of a lecture from 'The Scottish Farmer' January 18, 1908 on 'what agricultural authorities say in favor of basic slag. Principal R. Patrick Wright, West of Scotland College on the improvement of poor permanent pasture, soil, pure reclaimed moss, formerly covered by poor, brown unnutritious herbage test at labour farm colony, Mid Locharwoods, Dumfrieshshire.' Also notes the cost of manure applied per acre and profit.

Illustration of the cause of wetness in land by showing the different stratum and how it absorbs water.

Table of information from the census on the acres of homesteads for sale between 1891 and 1904.

Map of the acreage allocated to crop production in North West areas of Canada in 1904.

Table of information on the percentages of crops cultivated per year according to seasons in India.

Photograph of 'land being trenched with town rubbish. Men digging the trenches and the carts depositing the rubbish. Survey of the India Office, Calcutta, 1902.'

Table of the annual rainfall and snowfall and the average temperatures in both dry and wet belt stations in British Columbia, Canada in the early 20th century.

Photograph of men using horses and ploughs to preparing irrigation ditches on the "Dry Belt" at Walhachin in the Thompson River district preparatory to planting in the early 20th century.