. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. ertile, and theclimate is well suited to the growing of allerojDS which can be raised in a cool temper-ate climate; consequently, these regions areall occupied by farms, but in the uplands andhilly portions of the province the soil is lessfertile and yields but slight return to thehusbandman. Originally nearly the entireprovince was covered with forests, which in-cluded both hard and soft woods. Among thesoft woods, spruce, tamarack and
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. ertile, and theclimate is well suited to the growing of allerojDS which can be raised in a cool temper-ate climate; consequently, these regions areall occupied by farms, but in the uplands andhilly portions of the province the soil is lessfertile and yields but slight return to thehusbandman. Originally nearly the entireprovince was covered with forests, which in-cluded both hard and soft woods. Among thesoft woods, spruce, tamarack and fir predomi-nate, and only a limited portion of the forestshas been removed, hence much of the landis still untilled. The chief crops are hay andforage plants, buckwheat, wheat, oats andpotatoes. Turnips and other root crops arealso grown, and in some sections dairyingand the raising of live stock are importantbranches of agricultural industry. Smallfruits are raised in large quantities and mar-keted in New England cities. Agricultureproduces about $20,000,000 yearly. Other Industries. The fisheries are valua-ble and furnish occupation for a large num-. COAT OP ARMS OP NEW BRUNSWICKMany years ago, in the days of wooden sail-ing vessels. New Brunswick was one of theworlds leaders in shipbuilding. The province,then a separate colony, was noted for its shipsand its commerce. Of those days the coat ofarms is a symbol. The British lion, above, isthe sign of loyalty to and union with theEmpire. ber of the inhabitants. On both the Gulf andBay of Fundy coasts, large numbers of cod, herring, smelt and other salt water food fiishare taken, while the lobster fisheries aresecond to none on the Atlantic coast. Salmonalso abound in the streams and lakes and aretaken in large numbers. The annual valueof the fisheries is over $4,000,000, and fishingis the third industry in value. Among the manufacturing industries, theproduction of lumber and of lumber andtimber products is the most important
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