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used, which is duly signed and sealed. The stipulations of the 
lease are: One hour’s work per month is to be performed upon 
the common plots as rental ; farms are to be carefully cultivated 
and kept free from weeds ; roadways adjoining farms are to be 
kept clean; rules, regulations and by-laws of Municipal Council 
are to to be obeyed. The farmers provide their own tools and ~ 
seed. The produce of the farms is the property of the producer 
to take to his home, sell, or dispose of as he pleases. Names are 
chosen for the farms by the proprietors and are neatly painted on 
uniform sign boards and placed in the center of the plot. Some 
of the names of last season were: Lakeview Farm, Old Home- 
stead, Geneva Farm, Great Western, Glencoe Farm, Enniskillen 
Farm, Enterprise Farm, Shamrock Farm, Jumbo Farm, etc. 
A course of Monday evening lectures on ‘‘ Agriculture and 
Nature Studv” are given by experts during May, June, August 
and September. Among the lecturers are such men as Prof. 
Zavitz, of the Agricultural College at Guelph ; Principal Scott, of 
the Toronto Normal School; Wm. Rennie, Sr. ; C. W. Nash; 
practical gardeners and florists and teachers in Nature Study. 
Such themes as these are discussed: ‘' Preparation and Care of. 
the Soil,” ‘‘ Weeds and Howto Treat Them,” ‘‘ Our Friends, 
the Birds,” ‘Insects Injurious to Vegetation,” ‘‘ Nature Study 
in Parks and Gardens,”’ etc, 
The Broadview Miniature Township is a_ self-governing 
Municipality. On the last Saturday in April the citizens nominate, 
and on the first Saturday in May elect, by ballot, a Reeve and five 
Councillors, who compose the Municipal Council and hold office 
for one year. The ballots are printed, the poll manned by deputy 
returning officer, poll clerk and constable, and the voting takes 
place in the regulation way. The Municipal Council appoint a 
Weed Inspector, Pathmaster, and other officers, make and enforce 
regulations and by-laws, impose statute labor, collect fines and 
cancel leases. The Reeve is the Justice of the Peace for the 
Township by virtue of his office, and tries all offences, whether 
against the laws of the Municipality or otherwise. 
Prizes are given for the best kept farms, and inspections take 
place at regular intervals during the season. No better vege- 
tables are grown anywhere than can be found on these little 
