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has the snow vanished, when the trees burst into foliage 

 as if by magic ; and the grass I was going to say one 

 might see it grow but this I can say, that I have seen a 

 first-rate crop of hay cut off a field that seven weeks 

 before was as bare and brown as a worn-out carpet. 



Excellent crops of wheat are grown in parts of the 

 province, chiefly on the bay of Chaleur; with a better 

 system of farming I believe it could be universally 

 cultivated with success. Barley is not grown, chiefly for 

 want of a market. Oats and buckwheat are the staple 

 cereals, and these grow to perfection. I have seen 70 

 bushels of oats, weighing 40 Ib. to the bushel, taken off 

 one English acre of land. Buckwheat grows almost wild, 

 and is a most useful crop to the farmer ; the meal takes 

 the place of oatmeal, even of wheaten meal, at his table, 

 and the bran fattens pigs and poultry quicker than almost 

 any other sort of feed. Turnips, carrots, parsnips, beets, 

 mangolds, and potatoes grow to perfection, but the latter 

 root only is largely cultivated ; all the others requiring 

 hand labour, are considered too expensive for field crops, 

 and are merely grown in small quantities. Potatoes may 

 be said to be a certain crop ; not only do they grow 

 luxuriantly, but they are scarcely, if at all, affected by 

 disease. Californias, a very large but coarse variety, take 

 the place of turnips for stock feeding. All the vegetables 

 grown in English gardens do as well or better here. 

 Cucumbers, pumpkins, and tomatoes ripen in the open air, 

 and so does Indian corn, which, however, is only grown 

 as a garden crop. Melons and grapes require a little 

 forcing. 



The market for farm produce is very good, and can 



