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the local markets. As the area of cultivation extends bee-keeping should
become a profitable adjunct of general farming.

The coast districts and many of the lowlands of the interior are well
suited to cranberry culture, which is being tried in a small way, with success,
by settlers on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Celery, another vegetable luxury, is grown in limited quantities but
the soil and climate warrant its cultivation on a more general scale. Celery,
properly grown and packed, would command good prices and an unlimited
market.

Sugar beets grow to perfection in several localities, but their cultivation
on a large scale has not been attempted.

Indian corn, melons and tomatoes are profitable items in the output
of the small farmer, and are successfully grown in all the settled districts.

DIVERSIFIED OR MIXED FARMING.

Under this heading much could be said to show the advantages: re-
sulting from raising stock, grain, and produce rather than specializing
in any one system. A clover patch for growing hogs with enough grain
to finish them for market is a sure source of profit. Dairying is scarcely
less so, especially when butter is made. Poultry is another adjunct which
should not be neglected owing to the high price of eggs and table poultry.
In this respect the dry, bracing climate of the interior is of inestimable
value, and frequently patches of land not desirable for cultivation can be
utilized to much profit.

Cattle Thrive in British Columbia. Grazing and good water are plentiful.