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turers, perform the very important function of preventing high 

 winds, of promoting more frequent rainfall, and of holding, by their 

 shade, the moisture in the soil, discharging it gradually to the 

 streams, and thus preventing droughts as well as early frosts. Should 

 the farmer wish to sell cord wood, he can easily do so to near-by 

 towns and villages at good prices. 



An English farmer should not be disconcerted at the comparative 

 length of Nova Scotian winters, for while it is true that the work 

 of the farm has to be accomplished within a shorter period than 

 in the old country, there are many advantages to offset this draw- 

 back. Among these may be mentioned the astonishing rapidity 

 of the growth of vegetation when summer fairly sets in, and the 

 comparatively small number of days when the work of the farm 

 is interrupted by foul weather during the season when crops are 

 growing and being gathered. The winter conditions also lend 

 themselves to facilitate such useful work as hauling firewood, fer- 

 tilizers, lumber for building purposes, and other necessary require- 

 ments of the farm. Moreover, the frost and thaws of winter save 

 labour by disintegrating the soil, and materially assist the farmer 

 by bringing the land turned over by the plough in the late autumn 

 into good condition for the spring planting : so that hay and root 

 crops get the early start which is favourable to their early maturity. 



The cultivation of all the ordinary varieties of small fruits can 

 be made a profitable business in certain well-chosen localities. 

 There are good facilities for marketing, and a man with small capital 

 and a thorough knowledge of this branch of agriculture can hardly 

 fail of success. 



Area of Nova Scotia, 21,428 square miles ; one-fifth part con- 

 sisting of lakes and streams. 



Population, 459,574. 



FISH. TIMBER. MINERALS. 



Cod Maple Coal 



Haddock Cherry Iron 



Mackerel Elm Copper 



Herring Birch Manganese 



Alewives Oak Gold 



Pollack Beech Antimony 



Hake Poplar Gypsum 



Halibut Arbor-vitae 



Eels Pine 



Shad Spruce (three varieties) 



Salmon Hemlock 



Trout Fir 



Grayling Tamarac 

 Perch 

 Smelt 



