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horses can sleep in the natural shelters these localities 

 afford. 



Wheat is cultivated chiefly in the vicinity of the 

 Fraser valley : Okanagan, Spallumcheen and in the 

 Thompson River valley round Kamloops. So far 

 oats is the grain most cultivated. 



Root crops are prolific, especially at Chiliwack, 

 and in the Okanagan district. These districts, 

 together with Agassiz, are adapted to hop growing. 

 The crop is disposed of for the most part in the 

 British market. A new market is rapidly opening up 

 in New Zealand, in consequence of the fine specimens 

 sent to the international exhibitions in that colony. 



Fodder crops chiefly consist of red clover, 

 timothy, alfalfa, alsike, sainfoin and brome grass. 

 All these thrive vigorously, and some of them yield 

 three crops in the season. Hay gives on an average 

 about i^ tons to the acre. Tobacco grows freely in 

 the south. It often realizes y^d. a pound. 



The success of flowering bulbs in the vicinity of 

 Victoria, which is peculiarly adapted to this form of 

 horticulture, has resulted in the establishment of a 

 large business there. The profits recorded amount to 

 as much as ;^400 per acre. Bee-keeping is naturally 

 associated with horticulture. It is becoming an 

 important branch of farming, as honey finds a ready 

 market. It is evident that where flowers will grow in 

 such luxuriant profusion, bees will thrive. 



Two problems which heavily handicapped early 



