The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . ines. The apples andpears include the leading commercial varieties, and are exported bythe grower, principally to Glasgow, their season for domestic usebeing from August 1st to June 1st. The other fruits mentioned aredisposed of in local markets, principally Toronto and acres of this farm is annually occupied by strawberries ; aver-age yield 6,000 quarts per acre ; average price 6 cents per the same amount of land under raspberry culture, yieldingabout two-thirds the quantity of fruit gathered from similar ar
The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . ines. The apples andpears include the leading commercial varieties, and are exported bythe grower, principally to Glasgow, their season for domestic usebeing from August 1st to June 1st. The other fruits mentioned aredisposed of in local markets, principally Toronto and acres of this farm is annually occupied by strawberries ; aver-age yield 6,000 quarts per acre ; average price 6 cents per the same amount of land under raspberry culture, yieldingabout two-thirds the quantity of fruit gathered from similar areaof strawberries. Five acres of red and black currants occupy the balance of theland under fruit. This fruit is practically all sold by commissionmerchants. To operate the dairy forty cows are kept, various breedsand crosses. The favorite breed is a grade shorthorn. No cow iskept which will not yield at least 6,000 pounds of milk per are fed on roots, ensilage and chopped grain. The stock on the farm consumes annually 2,000 bushels of oats, 20. View of the Barn of W. F. W. Fisher, Esq., Burlington. tons of bran, 20 tons shorts, or equivalents for these quantities inpeas and other grains when procurable, and 6,000 bushels roots. The milk from dairy disposed of by retail sale, handled on mostapproved hygienic system. These cows would produce a little over200 pounds each of butter per year on an average if milk werehandled in creamery. They are turned out to pasture for about eighthours daily during summer, the soiling system supplying the balanceof their feed. In winter they never leave their stalls. The farm produces in grains an equivalent for the amount requiredto maintain stock. The barn is one of the largest in the county, thedimensions being 60 ft. x 90 ft., with L 42 x 60 ft., outside posts 24ft. high, from peak of roof to ground 55 ft. A basement of stone 10ft. high furnishes stabling for 60 head of cattle and 12 horses, andprovides for the storage of 5,000 bus
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