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auspices of the Driving Park Association, is, from an agricultural point of View, superior to any show of the kind in the Maritime Provinces.

Farm In agricultural matters, old methods are rapidly Methods giving place to new. Following the example ,of other countries, many P. E. Island farmers are now bestow— ing attention upon the higher branches of agriculture, that is, turning their raw material into the finished products. They are now feeding their coarse grain to live stock instead of selling it, and are producing butter, cheese, meat. poultry and fruit for the British market. This change will preserve the fertility of the soil, and give better returns for the labor and skill expended.

Farming The summer season is very favorable for farming weather operations in P. E. Island. Although the tedious spring retards to a certain extent the early work. yet seeding is generally through by the end of May. The summer is short and the crops grow rapidly to maturity—first hay, then barley, closely followed by wheat and oats. After the close of October, outside work is practically at an end, and from then until the beginning of April, the farmer has comparatively little to do but attend to his stock, and haul wood, mussel-mud, etc.

The farmers of this pr0vince are worthy of their fair heritage, being industrious, independent, and usually well— to-do. They are also up-to-date, equipping their fine farms with all the modern machinery tending to lessen labor. There are many really beautiful homesteads,—neat and picturesque—and the surroundings of the farmsteads gen— erally are being improved.

Agriculture“ The progress of agriculture was for many years Progress dependent on individual enterprise. Apart from the benefits derived from the sale of pure-bred stock at the model farm. no government aid was attempted for the tiller of the soil. Finally, the necessity for a change in farm practices, led the government to take action in the matter.

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