Farm Leases and Agriculture on the Island of Montreal, 1780-1820

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Title
Farm Leases and Agriculture on the Island of Montreal, 1780-1820
Abstract
The author examines the approaches to agriculture by French-speaking and English-speaking inhabitants of the island of Montreal from 1780 to 1820. Based on 564 notarized farm leases that passed in this forty-year period, she concludes that half of the lessors were merchants and professionals, most of whom resided in the city and suburbs of Montreal, and most were English speaking. The farms of this urban bourgeoisie were on average larger and better-stocked than the farms of habitants, artisans and other proprietors. Most attempts at agricultural innovation and more intensive cultivation occurred on the farms of this elite, not on the lands owned by those with less capital resources. Therefore, she concludes that capital, not ethnicity, directed the approach taken to farming.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
1989
# of Pages
ix-178p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Waywell, Jennifer L. “Farm Leases and Agriculture on the Island of Montreal, 1780-1820.” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 1989. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/QMM/TC-QMM-59553.pdf.
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