The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . Residence of George Fisher, Esq., Burlington. GEORGE FISHER, ESQ. The farm is composed of two hundred acres, all of which isunder cultivation, seventy acres being in orchard and the balancedevoted to ordinary mixed farming. The soil varies from light sandto clay loam, and is suitable for producing all kinds of crops. Thebarns are large and well finished throughout,,the basements beingpaved with brick and cement, and having stalls for seven teams andsixty head of cattle, and cellar room for 5,000 bushels of roots. Thebarn at the house i
The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . Residence of George Fisher, Esq., Burlington. GEORGE FISHER, ESQ. The farm is composed of two hundred acres, all of which isunder cultivation, seventy acres being in orchard and the balancedevoted to ordinary mixed farming. The soil varies from light sandto clay loam, and is suitable for producing all kinds of crops. Thebarns are large and well finished throughout,,the basements beingpaved with brick and cement, and having stalls for seven teams andsixty head of cattle, and cellar room for 5,000 bushels of roots. Thebarn at the house is used principally as a packing house, the mainfloor of 5,000 feet for sorting and packing, being specially lighted,and above that for storage of packages. In the orchards are 16,000bearing fruit trees of all kinds—apple, pear, plum, cherry, peach,apricot, etc., and 30,000 currant and gooseberry bushes. The applesand pears are mostly exported, and the balance of the crop is widely. distributed in home Interior of Packino Hotse of George Fisher, Esq., Burlixotox.
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