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_Lower Canada-Inhabitants-Climate-Soil-Mode of Selling Land-Productions and Prices-Farming near Montreal-Climate affecting Agriculture and Farmers._
Canada originally consisted of one country, and was divided into two provinces, Upper and Lower Canada, in 1791. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, in 1535, and continued under dominion of the French until 1759, with exception of a year or two, when it was ceded to the English.