. Possibilities of the great Northwest [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture. (Jnat Lakes of the Mackenzie River the Kra-ses arc like our .hine ;,'i'ass and the blue j,'rass of Kentucky. The Dtiniinion embraces the chief past- ure and meadow lands of North America, and these with their accompanyini; Hocks and herds, are of more importance than wheat ; ()\er all the pliiins south of the Great Slave Lake biilTalo roaiii' d in countless millions in days gone by. One iM'culiarity of the f^rasses of that region is that they cure naturally upon the stalk
. Possibilities of the great Northwest [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture. (Jnat Lakes of the Mackenzie River the Kra-ses arc like our .hine ;,'i'ass and the blue j,'rass of Kentucky. The Dtiniinion embraces the chief past- ure and meadow lands of North America, and these with their accompanyini; Hocks and herds, are of more importance than wheat ; ()\er all the pliiins south of the Great Slave Lake biilTalo roaiii' d in countless millions in days gone by. One iM'culiarity of the f^rasses of that region is that they cure naturally upon the stalk. In nutritious (jnalitiesthe bntfalo j^rass is efiuivalent to a combina- tion of Kentucky blue grass and oats, and the horses and cattle of these Northwestern plains will turn, with a contemptuous sniff, froin the finest cnltivated hay placed before them in the manger, and go out- .side to paw away a foot ov more of snow, and eat their fill and fatten on the sweet grass lying under- neath. I'OliKhiT liKSUL'liCES. Only the barest mention can be made of the bound- less forests of the (ireat Northwest. The iioitliern limit of trees is found far beyond the Arctic circle, in the islands beyond tlie mouth of the Mackenzie. Banksiau pine 2 feet in diameter is found on the. BIG STAN' PAUK. VAN((H' rj;:',i:K sci nk in nurnsii Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, S. A. [S. l. : s. n.
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