called No Man‘s Land (later called Maple Plains) adjacent to Somerset. Some people in Somerset also rented land in Stewart's estate. In 1875 the Qonservative —Liberal ccalition government led by Lemuel C. Owen set up a commission to decide on all remaining land claims. The ccmmission rejected Mr. Stewart's claim of ownership to the landigguatters showed they had cleared and cultivate for a minimum of twenty years; and forced him to accept $1.22 per acre for the remaining part of his estate. (33) At least as far as Lot 27 was concerned)the chains of

tenancy had finally been removed, 111 years after that

I‘ve?» Lot had been Rammed to absentee owners.

Statistics on agricultural conditions are not available for Somersetjin particular; they are available for Lot 27. (33) Table 13 shows a comparison of selected key products in

1861 and 1871 for Lot 27.

a e : products: 1851 1871 hay (tons) 549 935 oats (bushels) 57,541 77,381 potatoes (bushels 39,197 55,555 butter (lbs.) 18,949 23,544

The increased attention given to these products in Lot 27

is reflected in who reports of export of larged quantities

of these products from County Line (Emerald), a railroad station about three miles from Somerset. Market prices for some were quoted as: oats, 36¢ per bushel; potatoes, 24 to 26¢

per bushel; and pork, 5 to 6¢ per lb. (34) There were small

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