Natural resources of Quebec

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Identifikator:: 1796289558

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-181093

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Natural resources of Quebec

Edition:: Rev. ed.

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Natural resources intelligence service

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 132 p; illus., maps

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter III. The leading industry - agriculture

Collection:: Economics Books

Q NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC dant white honey of fine quality in places recently devastated -by fire. Other sources of honey in uncultivated lands are wild raspberry, golden- rod, and aster. Simple methods of modern’ bee-keeping with hives having movable combs are very generally practised throughout the province, but the old-fashioned box hives are still used in many places. The Italian bee is displacing the black bee above Quebec and is preferred for the southern part of the province; but north and east of Quebec, the black or hybrid bee is preferred. Bee-keeping provides a valuable source ot income to the farmer having a small farm. Many farmers and others are making a large part of their income from bee-keeping. The Quebec Bee-keeper’s Association and the bee inspectors of the Provincial Government are highly instru- mental in developing the industry. Helpful Legislation.—Legislation enacted by the Provincial Govern- ment has been most beneficial. ‘The bee-keeper whose hives are destroyed by foul breed is partly indemnified Government inspectors visit the apiaries. Pure-bred Italian queen bees are distributed at half the usual cost price. Courses of instruction are given at the Government apiaries at Lévis, Montreal and Joliette. The Department of Agriculture, Quebec, Dairy herd of Canadian race, one of the races preferred by Quebec farmers

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