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tributed. Cereals and fruits abound, and are largely el- 

 ported. The grasses are luxui-iant. Horses and the best 

 breed of cattle are encouraged and reared. Nova Scotia 

 possesses a vast deal of excellent land, capable of giving 

 most satisfactory returns for labour and capital and enjoys 

 a most healthy climate, without either the extreme rigour of 

 the western winters or the excessive heat of the summers 

 in Upper Canada. Nova Scotia offers very cheap land : 

 a good farming climate, more humid in summer than in 

 Upper Canada, and very .advantageous tor vegetation, 

 especially pasture, and, above all, a geographical position of 

 inestimable value, between three markets — viz., the United 

 States, Great Britain, and Newfoundland. We have also 

 selected Manitoba, where the finest wheat is raised on a Manitoba 

 soil of unexampled fertility, and the crops have never yet 

 failed. Many prefer the milder winter climate and more 

 equal seasons of some of the Southern States, and these 

 we are able to place in the well-known blue grass region 

 of Kentucky, and in Florida and Virginia, where the farms Kentucky 

 are large, and the homes often more attractive than in the 

 North; and Nebraska, abounding in cattle. In Virginia Virginia, 

 there are great natural advantages for the successful grow- 

 ing of fruits, flowers, and vegetables. The culture of the 

 vine has been attended with such success as to bring 

 Virginia into competition with the best known markets. 

 Indian corn ripens well. The climate is mild, the scenery 

 beautiful. In Nebraska, Indian corn as well as other grain Nebraska 

 is largely grown, and cattle-breeding is a profitable oc- 

 cupation. 



Florida is celebrated for the production of the orange, Florida, 

 grape, melon, peach, and other fruits ; and market-garden- 

 ing is a profitable industry. A training at any of the 

 stations provided by us for pupils qualifies them for set- 

 tling in any part of the United States, Canada, Manitoba, 

 or the Colonies, where free lands are to be had ; and their 

 judgment in selecting a favourable locality for operations 

 will be much assisted by the experience gained in their 

 course of tuition. 



We have introduced the same system into Tasmania Tasmania 

 for the benefit of those who are not fitted to stand the 



