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fir, and birch, of a very scrubby, stunted growth. 

 Maple, oak, asb, beech, elm, or any other of those 

 beautiful trees that adorn the American landscape, 

 are not to be found in Newfoundland. Although bar- 

 ren and rocky, Newfoundland produces some of the 

 finest potatoes in the world. Last year (1848) it 

 produced 5,000 barrels of flour. Sir John Gaspard 

 Le Marchant, the present Governor, is a man of 

 energy and enterprise, and has greatly facilitated 

 agriculture in Newfoundland. In 1842, an Agricul- 

 tural Society was formed under the auspices of Sir 

 John Harvey, the then Governor. This Society has 

 greatly increased in usefulness under the fostering 

 care of the present Governor. It awards premiums 

 for the best crops, &c. The principal annual agricul- 

 tural produce of Newfoundland is as follows : 



Bushels of Potatoes, 1,300,000 

 Bushels of Grain, 11,695 



Tons Hay and Fodder, 12,000 



In 1845, there were owned in the island 2,409 horses; 

 8,135 cows and oxen ; 5,750 sheep ; 5,077 hogs, and 

 5,791 goats. The whole agricultural produce annually 

 has been estimated at £300,000, or 1,500,000 dol- 

 lars. Its annual imports amount to nearly £900,000, 

 and its exports to about the same sum, amounting to 



