QUEBEC 



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QUEBEC 



and Labrador Reserve, 110,000 square miles; 

 Ottawa Reserve, 27,712 square miles; Saint 

 Maurice Reserve, 21,141 square miles; Lau- 

 rentide National Park. 3,271 square miles; 

 Rimouski Reserve, 2,500 square miles; Peri- 

 bonka Park, 3,500 square miles, and a number 

 of small parks and reserves. The total area of 

 th-se ivservts is 174,000 square mi Ire. 



Agriculture. Agriculture is the leading occu- 

 pation, and over one-half the occupied land is 

 under cultivation. This, however, is but a small 

 part of the tillable land in the province. The 

 region south of the Saint Lawrence is highly 



OUTLINE MAP OP QUEBEC 

 Showing the boundaries, chief rivers, principal 

 cities, iron ore and other mineral deposits, and 

 the highest point of land in the province. 



fertile with the exception of small areas on the 

 mountains, and the land is all occupied. The 

 region north of the Ottawa and the island of 

 Montreal are also excellent for agriculture and 

 are being rapidly developed. There are large 

 areas of fertile land on the plateau north of the 

 Saint Lawrence, but these areas are separated 

 by tracts of rocky land unsuited to tillage. The 

 soil and climate of the Eastern Townships are 

 especially suited to raising live stock, and dairy 

 husbandry is the chief agricultural occupation 

 in that locality. Large quantities of butter and 

 cheese are made in the valley of the Saint Law- 

 rence, the total output for the province amount- 



ing to over $20,000,000 a year. Cattle, horses, 

 sheep and swine are raised throughout the prov- 

 ince, and within recent years the breeds of all 

 these animals have been greatly improved. 



Hay and clover, oats, potatoes, buckwheat, 

 hurley, spring wheat, fodder, corn, in the order 

 named, are the most important crops. Rye and 

 other grains are raised, and com is grown in 

 some localities. Large quantities of apples are 

 raised in the Eastern Townships and on the 

 island of Montreal. Plums, pears and small 

 fruits are successful in the southern part of the 

 province. About 4,000,000 pounds of tobacco 

 are grown each year, the industry being con- 

 fined to the country immediately around Mont- 

 real. Because of the short season only early 

 varieties are successful. 



The production of poultry and eggs has be- 

 come important, and the possibilities of the in- 

 dustry are such that the government is lending 

 its assistance by educating the school children 

 in poultry raising, encouraging the formation of 

 boys' and girls' poultry clubs, and sending poul- 

 try experts as demonstrators to all parts of the 

 province. 



The provincial department of agriculture is ef- 

 fective in developing the resources of the prov- 

 ince. Agricultural education is making rapid 

 strides. Besides the regular agricultural col- 

 leges with their full courses of study, short 

 courses are given in different localities, and 

 many farmers' institutes are held and numer- 

 ous experiments are carried on by agricultural 

 associations. With rare exceptions, the Quebec 

 farmer is in prosperous circumstances and earns 

 a good income. 



Manufactures. Quebec ranks next to On- 

 tario in the value and variety of its manufac- 

 tures. Almost every stream is a source of wajter 

 power, and sawmills, gristmills and small fac- 

 tories of various sorts are widely distributed 

 over the older parts of the province. On the 

 Saint Maurice, the Gatineau and other large 

 streams are extensive plants for the manufac- 

 ture of lumber and the development of electric 

 power. The leading leather and boot-and- 

 shoe factories are located at Montreal, Quebec 

 and Saint Hyacinthe. There are ironworks at 

 Montreal, Three Rivers and Sherbrooke. The 

 leading factories for making cotton and woolen 

 goods are at Montreal, Valleyfield, Saint Hya- 

 cinthe and Sherbrooke. Numerous pulp mills 

 are located in the forest regions north of Que- 

 bec. The annual value of the manufactures is 

 about $351,000,000, and the capital invested is 

 somewhat in excess of that amount. 



