The production of horticultural crops, although it accounts for only 6.8 per cent of the total agricultural revenue of Quebec, is one of the most dynamic sections of the agricultural industry in this Province (39). The total area in vegetables grown for commercial purposes was estimated at 70,360 acres in 1962, compared to 66,690 in 1961 and 63,660 acres in 1960. Estimates of the farm value of production were 13.7 million dollars for 1962, compared with 13.2 million in 1961 and 12.6 million in 1960. Potatoes, as field crops, are grown on 90,200 acres in Quebec (29.1 per cent of the total acreage for potatoes in Canada), with an annual production of 8,833,000 bushels. Strawberries, as small fruit crops, were cultivated on 2,840 acres in 1962, with a production of 6,490,000 lbs. (Private communication with Dr. Jean David, Department of Horticulture, Macdonald College, McGill University).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.115413 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Devaux, Alain. M-L. |
| Contributors | Sackston, W. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Agriculture.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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