Hints to settlers in Northern Ontario . olderparts of the country where the land is becoming pretty well cleared of timber sum-mer frosts are gradually disappearing. Practically all small bush fruits, such asstrawberries, gooseberries, currants, etc., grow successfully. Crab apples also dowell but large apples are recommended only for that part of the country along thenorth shore of the Great lakes and around any large inland lakes. The new begin-ner should not attempt to grow fruit without making inquiries about it. There aremany kinds of small edible fruits growing wild that can be picked an
Hints to settlers in Northern Ontario . olderparts of the country where the land is becoming pretty well cleared of timber sum-mer frosts are gradually disappearing. Practically all small bush fruits, such asstrawberries, gooseberries, currants, etc., grow successfully. Crab apples also dowell but large apples are recommended only for that part of the country along thenorth shore of the Great lakes and around any large inland lakes. The new begin-ner should not attempt to grow fruit without making inquiries about it. There aremany kinds of small edible fruits growing wild that can be picked and preservedfor household use; there are wild black currants, strawberries, blueberries, rasp-berries, etc. Live Stock. Conditions and situation will influence the kind of stock that a settler maykeep, and one thing to be remembered by a person locating on a bush lot is, thatit will be a few years before sufficient feed can be produced to properly feed a fewhead of stock throughout the winter. Some make the mistake of trying to keep 20. Cows in pasture. too much stock for which they have to buy feed, at exorbitant prices. This very soonreduces the amount of cash capital on hand and does not bring sufficiently largereturns to warrant such expenditure.
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