A Scottish farmer travels across eastern North America and adjacent Canadian provinces, recounting voyages and inland journeys while offering practical assessments of land, climate, and agricultural practice for prospective emigrants. He documents regional differences in soil, livestock, crop yields, and farm management; notes transportation, markets, and manufacturing centres; and compares American and British social customs, education, inns, and labor, attending to costs and currency. The narrative combines travel anecdote with on-the-ground agricultural inspection and evaluations of settlement prospects to help readers weigh options for emigration and farming opportunities.