. Rapport . h is less exhausting. Those in the county of Kouville areMessrs Jonas and Joseph Theberge, of Notre-Dame de Richelieu, andLouis Bessette, of Ste. Marie de Monnoir. Messrs JONAS aud JOS. THfiBERGE, ( pts, silver medal). The Messrs Theberge are brothers by blood and in farming. Theyare neighbors, working two farms of the same dimensions, divided, fenced,improved and built upon in very nearly the same way. They followabsolutely the same system and the same good course of tillaire. Thedivisions are good and in keeping with the rotation followed, but there areno roads to put all th
. Rapport . h is less exhausting. Those in the county of Kouville areMessrs Jonas and Joseph Theberge, of Notre-Dame de Richelieu, andLouis Bessette, of Ste. Marie de Monnoir. Messrs JONAS aud JOS. THfiBERGE, ( pts, silver medal). The Messrs Theberge are brothers by blood and in farming. Theyare neighbors, working two farms of the same dimensions, divided, fenced,improved and built upon in very nearly the same way. They followabsolutely the same system and the same good course of tillaire. Thedivisions are good and in keeping with the rotation followed, but there areno roads to put all the fields in communication with the homefarm. To the observation of the Commission on this head, Messrs Thebergereplied that a road was not necessary to get the heaviest crops from the farmand that it was a useless waste ot ground. The competitors whose farms,supplied with good roads, are referred to in this report, are of differentopinion, on account of the advantages of another nature derived from aroad. 23. Fig 83 855 Their lands are in good order, well drained, well fenced and ingeneral, well cultivated. Their stock is nearly identical in number and value. Their buildings are almost exactly the same in shape and construc-tion ; and are good, sufficiently comfortable and convenient. Their housesare also first class. Mr. Jos. Theberge surpassed his brother by a few points in somedetails, but the general merit of the two competitors is materially thesame and their farms and crops as a whole entitle them both to the silvermedal of good farmers. But we should not overlook the important fact that thev owe thighonor to the talent and success of their father, au old man of 73 years,still very vigorous, who acquired and donated to them these two proper-ties in a condition which speaks well for his knowledge of farming andideas of progress. Let us add also to the praise of Mr. Theberge, senior, that he beganhis career by threshing grain for others ; He succeeded well evidently,seeing
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