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quently have reduced their crops. Last season, however, 

 the potato bug, as the animal is called, did but little 

 damage. These bugs attack the leaves of the potato 

 when the plant is about half grown, and if not checked 

 strip the stalk bare. The remedy for them is, when the 

 second bud begins to appear, to sprinkle the plants with 

 Paris green dissolved in water. 



Flax grows well in Canada, and will perhaps some day 

 be largely cultivated. It is a crop not well adapted to a 

 new country as it requires so much manipulation. 



It is not an easy matter to get at the average yield per 

 acre of crops in a country, so much depends on the season, 

 on the district, and last, but not least, on the farmers 

 themselves ; but taking a fairly good farming district in. 

 Canada West and a fairly good farmer, I think the fol- 

 lowing will not be far from the mark : 



With high farming the yield of many of the above 

 roots, such as turnips, mangold, &c., and also hay, could 

 be doubled. The prices are about one-third less than in 

 an old-country market town. Beef, mutton, pork, and veal 



