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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...64,446... 1,552... 7,713... 73,711." Indian corn 327... 101... 50... 478 Oats 194,570... 87,551... 71,705... 353,826 332,643 171,507 241,968 746,118 Vegetables Bus. of Potatoes 704,432... 423,591... 263,327... 1,391,353 Turnips 101,490... 114,561... 12,243... 228,294 Carrots Ac 31,753... 13,493... 1,623... 46,869 Beans 2,527... 6,172... 29,046... 37,745 Total 840,202 557,817 306,239 1,704,258 Tons of Hay 16,891... 17,169... 7,702.'.. 41,762 The average of wheat produced per acre: Bonaventure Gaspe Rimouski Gaspesia Bushels treshed 35,839... 28,742... 89,625... 154,206 Acres sown - 3,181... 2,610... 9,482... 15,073 Produeeper acre 11.26... tl.81.: . 9.10... 10.23 "1871 11.9... 15.00.... 8.3. 11.7 Difference--0.64--3.19 0.80--1.47 That is to say that from 1871 to 1882, the produce of wheat per acre, increased 0.80 in Rimouski county, diminished 0.64 in Bonaventure county, 3.19 in Gaspe and 1.47 in all Gaspesia. The produce of hay per acre was as follows, according to the census of 1881: in Bonaventure county 1.33 tons; in Gaspe county, 1.61 tons; in Kimouski county, 0.73 tons; in all Gaspesia, 1.23 tons. This produce is not very great; but this is due to the cultivation and not to the soil. In several places they follow the custom of making meadows without sowing hay seed and then let them run out. It is well understood that in following such a system, it is impossible to harvest much hay, even when the land is good. The potatoe harvest is most abundant. The produce, per acre, is 152.21 bushels in Eimouski; 156.07 in Gaspe; 183.11 in Bonaventure. This is easily explained. The soil is good and the fish manure, which the farmers use, makes the land produce twice the quantity. They use herring and other fish of inferior quality which are put...
