Bush Farming and Grant Lands

Grant Lands: Arrive by May 1. In order to get a little crop in . . . One week will be required to select your location, another to erect a log house; then follows the clearing of some land and cropping the same, according to Toronto Star. Bring a snack for the trip. Provide yourselves with some fresh eggs packed in salt, a piece of smoked ham, a few pounds of cheese, some pickles, and if you are Scotch, a quantity of oatmeal cake and Advice for pioneers in Muskoka as published in The Free Grant Lands of Canada: From Practical Experience of Bush Farming in the Free Grant Districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound , by Thomas McMurray, in 1871: Pack lightly. Emigrants are often induced to make a clean sweep and part with almost everything they possess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.