NOVA SCOTIA 



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NOVA SCOTIA 



THE FARM 



Hay.Clover 



Milk 



Livestock Sold 



Potatoes 



Butter 



Oats 



Orchard Fruits 



Turnips, Beets 



Animab slaughtered 



NOVA SCOTIA PRODUCTS CHART 



Figures Based on Canadian Government Reports 



Millions of Dollars Annually 

 2 4 6 8 10 12 



THE FISHERY 



Lobsters 

 Cod 



Mackerel 

 Haddock 



THE FACTORY 



Woolen Goods 

 Meat PacKing 

 Boilers.Engines 

 Electricity 

 Flour,Grist 

 Cottons 

 Shoes 



Bread ,Confectionery 

 Lumber Products 

 Fish canned 

 Fbundry.Machineshop 

 Fish salted, etc 

 Pig Iron 

 Log Products 

 THE MINE 

 Coal 



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and the West Indies. The industry is located 

 in the western part of the province. 



Agriculture. The soil in the valleys is very 

 fertile, and in places along the coast of the Bay 

 of Fundy and Minas Basin salt marshes were 

 reclaimed by the first settlers, and the soil is 

 especially suited to raising hay and fodder. 

 The preparation of these meadows is aptly de- 

 scribed by Longfellow: 



Dikes, that the hands of the farmers had raised 

 with labor incessant, 



Shut out the turbulent tides; but at stated sea- 

 sons the flood-gates 



Opened, and welcomed the sea to wander at will 

 o'er the meadows. 



Throughout the province hay and fodder crops 

 are among the most important agricultural prod- 

 ucts. Potatoes and root crops are also valu- 

 able, and oats, wheat, buckwheat and- barley 

 are the most important grain crops. The yield 

 per acre is equal to that in any other section of 

 North America. 



Live stock and dairying are receiving in- 

 creased attention. The climate and soil are es- 

 pecially adapted to making butter and cheese, 

 and these products are increasing from year to 

 year. There are but few creameries, and most 

 of the butter and cheese is made on the farms. 

 Horses, sheep and swine are found on practi- 

 cally all of the farms. 



Nova Scotia is especially adapted to the 

 growing of apples, and there are fine orchards 

 in the Annapolis Valley. Over 600,000 barrels 

 are exported annually. Cherries, cranberries, 

 plums and small fruits are also successfully 

 grown, most of the crop being canned for ship- 

 ment. 



The agricultural college at Truro maintains 

 both long and short courses and also does ex- 

 tension work throughout the province. This 

 school is organized and conducted on the same 

 plan as that at Guelph, Ont. It has students 

 from all the Maritime Provinces, and it is ex- 

 erting a strong influence towards more scien- 

 tific methods in agriculture. An experimental 

 farm of 400 acres is connected with the college. 



Manufactures. The manufacture of iron and 

 steel is increasing from year to year and will 

 soon become extensive, since Nova Scotia pos- 

 sesses all the natural advantages for its devel- 

 opment coal that makes excellent coke, iron 

 ore and limestone for making flux near at hand 

 and other deposits on Great Belle Isle near 

 Newfoundland. Moreover, it is most advan- 

 tageously located for shipping the products to 

 all parts of the world. Large blast furnaces are 

 in operation at 'Sydney, New Glasgow and Lon- 

 donderry. Hemlock bark is easily obtained, and 

 tanneries are found in various parts of the prov- 

 ince. Some cotton and woolen goods are made, 



