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and there are no others in the neighbour- 

 hood. 



Oaks of all kinds, will not grow near 

 this place, nor lower down, or further 

 north. 



Wheat is the kind of corn which is 

 fown in the greatefl quantities here. The 

 foil is pretity fertile, and they have fome- 

 times got twenty-four or twenty-fix bufhels 

 from one, though the harveft is generally 

 ten or twelve fold. The bread here is 

 whiter than any where elfe in Canada. 



They fow plenty of oats, and it fucceeds 

 better than the wheat. 



They fow likewife a great quantity of 

 peas, which yield a greater encreafe than 

 any corn -, and there are examples of its 

 producing an hundred fold. 



Here are but few birds j and thofe that 

 pafs the fummer here, migrate in autumn j 

 fo that there are no other birds than fnow- 

 birds, red partridges, and ravens, in win- 

 ter. Even crows do not venture to expofe 

 tbemfelves to the rigours of winter, but 

 take flight in autumn. 



The Bull-frogs live in the pools of this 

 neighbourhood. Fire jiies are likewife to 

 be found here. 



Instead of candles, they make ufe of 

 lamps in country places, in which they 



burn 



