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of the veins at Torbrook, Annapolis County, is being extensively worked by Mr. 

 R. G. Leckie, and is supplying ore for the Londonderry Iron and Steel Works. 

 It is quite possible that in the event of reciprocity a considerable export of iron 

 ore may be had to the United States. 



The Dominion Government has established an experimental farm at 

 Nappan, in Cumberland County, and the Provincial Government has established 

 an agricultural school and model farm at Truro. Both of these, more or less, 

 deal with the growth and care of fruit, but neither of these institutions seems to 

 be entirely satisfactory to the fruit growers, who are anxious to have a special 

 school of their own in the vicinity of Wolfville, where special attention can be 

 given to the development of fruit culture, the care of trees, the destruction of 

 caterpillars and other insects, the best method of securing rapid growth of wood, 

 and the proper methods and times for grafting. The Provincial Legislature 

 voted a subsidy towards the establishment of such a school at its last session 

 and it is understood that the Fruit Growers' Association are making special 

 efforts to create such a school. 



Reference has been made to the fact that old Port Royal, now called Anna- 

 polis, is situated in this Valley. It must not be overlooked that Grand Pre', the 

 place made famous by the expulsion of the Acadians, is also situated in the 

 heart of the Valley. These points of historical interest, with the beauty and 

 fertility of this part of the country, combine to make the Annapolis Valley in 

 summer a favorite resort for visitors, and many thousands pass to and fro on the 





Fig. 400— Ai'vle Blossoms. 



