. Rapport . Fig. 104. P. Polvins farm.— Fig. 105. P. Potvius farm.—House. 385 COUNTY OF YAMASKA. The county of Yamaska embraces stretches of saudy, cold and poorquality land, but on the oth>r hand, there are also regions comprisingentire parishes, the soil of which is one of the richest in the province ofQuebec. This county is favored by the lines of the St. Guillauma and SouthShore railways and by navigation in summer in the northern zone. A. good deal of hay is still grown in its most fertile parts. Still thiscrop has not hindered the great progress made in it by the dairy indu
. Rapport . Fig. 104. P. Polvins farm.— Fig. 105. P. Potvius farm.—House. 385 COUNTY OF YAMASKA. The county of Yamaska embraces stretches of saudy, cold and poorquality land, but on the oth>r hand, there are also regions comprisingentire parishes, the soil of which is one of the richest in the province ofQuebec. This county is favored by the lines of the St. Guillauma and SouthShore railways and by navigation in summer in the northern zone. A. good deal of hay is still grown in its most fertile parts. Still thiscrop has not hindered the great progress made in it by the dairy industry,which appears to be the chit f factor in the agricultural reputation andwealth of this county. The six competitors whom we had the pleasure to visit in the courseof the competition were Messrs Louis Lavallee, of St-Gruillaume, J. LouisLemire, of the Baie-du-Febvre, H. U. Caron, Arsene Biron and Alexis Gag-non of St-Elphege and Thomas Joyal, of St-David. The first may be regarded as a representative of the hay region andthe five others are
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