Tropical Farming, 



By G. N. Lord, 



IT the present time when so much is being written 

 and talked of Farming and agricultural pur- 

 suits, with the burning question, how can we 

 as colonists make two ends meet in the near future, as 

 well as provide an opening for the energy and intellefl 

 of our sons outside of the professions, it appears to me 

 that a few remarks on the best way to attain a degree of 

 independence and comfort, however small, might be 

 read with interest by every well-wisher of this magnifi- 

 cent province. I will preface my remarks with a short 

 reminiscence of the past, hoping it will enable some one 

 to form an idea of what h6 could do for himself, as well 

 as stimulate his ambition. 



Although I have been engaged in a fairly lucrative 

 calling in this city for many years, my mind has always 

 leaned towards the ideal farm life. I attribute this par- 

 ticular yearning to several causes, but mainly to the fa6l 

 of having been born in one of the neighbouring islands, on 

 what must have been a Model Farm. It bore the name 

 of *• Happy Cot," and the position it held in the estima- 

 tion of those who knew it, — the peace and plenty of 

 the old Homestead — made an impression on my mind 

 as it naturally might on that of any youngster, that can 

 never be effaced. 



Well do I remember the old pet milch cow. Rose, 

 with one horn, and the delight my mother took in milk- 

 ing. She gave 2 gallons daily, the churning jars were 



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