Page 349 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1949

332 AGRICU LTU RE

3-RltCIONS ACRICOLES 3-ACRICULTURAL DISTRICTS
Pour les fi.ns de la. sta.Li~tique agricole. on For 1.110 purpüso of :'.~ricllll:'I,·nl statistics,
divise la pl'o\'iuoo de Québec en onze ré"'ionR, t.1lt! Provincc of Quchœ is divicll'r! into alovou
Pour fixer les 1imit.es do ces régions ou a wnu clisl.rjc.l.s. G('o.f~l'aphy of tho soil, p"dology and
compuJ nOn SCli k111rn t d(\ la géographie dl'~ cliJnatology as wdl as l'lirai 4,,"11I0'I1IY and
!\oIK, do la ]>4'"lolnr,!;in lit do 1... <,lima.l."I()~h, 'JlI:li~ demogl'aphy \Ve)'o norlsid"rod in fixing- the
au,si d•.,l'''''OJ''llllin ml'al" ,,!, cie 1:1. d(\Inu~raphie, limits oi' tbe districts.
Région No 1; GASPf.:SIE.-Cette région (loro- Di~(rict No. 1: GASPESIA.- Tbis district
prend les comt<i.' do Bonaventure, Gas~Nord, includes the oounties of Bonavollture, <ta.<pt;
G~$pé-Sud, Ml1tarw,:vln t.n,pôdia et le~ I1e,~-ll<r· NOI'I,h, Gnsp~ Nouili, .Mu.t.ane, Matap("lil1 Mid
ln-Madeleine. 1110 MlIgclaioll lsland",
l'rincipalee prodnotions: rJ.(';ril·ulture, forcît, Cllief products: II€'riculture, forestry, ûshcties.
pêche.
Prinojpaux cent·rcs: Ma.I.n.Il(', Gaspé. Chief (~I'IlLnlS: Matane. aa.spli.

lliif~ion No 2: BAS-SAlNT-LAURF.NT,- District No. 2; LOWJΠST. LAWRENCE.-,
~o:mprolld les nomtés de KlI:momaska, L'l~let, Includes IJlII counties of T\a.mouraskn. U1slet.
Montmagny, ltimouski. Rhd re-<!u-Loup et Mont.magny, Rimou;'ki, Itivièrc:Kiu-Loup and
rrémiSCOllll.l~.. Géograp1ti1lw,mcnt cdl.o rli.don Tél Iliscouato.. Ji'J'()JH the point, of view of geo-
se partage en uoux j)..1.rti()s uistinctes: clos t'~ITeB gmphy thi" uistl'if~t l1l(\,y bo sllhdivided into
basses eu bordure du Sllint-Laurunt; des two ~eotions: lowlands along- tho shore of the
plateaux eo arrière. St. Lawrellce; plateo.us risiog bnhind the Dl'llt.

Principales productionB: grandes cultures Cilief product~: field crope, live ètock. dairying.
élevag-ll, industrie luiLière.
Principaux centres: R.ivière-<lu-I.oup, Rimouski. Cbief centres: R.ivibre-du-Loup, Rimouski.

IUigÎo!l No 3: Qur~nm~.--ComprendleB com- lJis(.t-i(~t No. 3: QUEBEC.-Tnc'.lm\C'R the
t6~ d'Artl:lll.hasb\', Beauce, BolJccha~se, Dor- countî0~ of Arthabaskl1, Bc'allce, n(\II('(·lws~C',
chester Lévis, Lotl.Jinii:ro, M.'/.,'ll,ntic, Mont-- Dorch(>~ter, I.évis, Lotlini~·w.Mégantic, Moot--
moroncy. Portneuf et QlIélJoc. morenoy, Portneuf and Quebee.

PriocipaJos produotions: culture mixte, élovage, Cbief products: mixcd orops, live stock, veg&-
1égumos, fruits, produite cle l'érable, forêt. t.ables, fmits, maple proèucts. foreatry.

Principal centre: Québed. Chief centre: Quebeo.
Région No 4: CANTONS DE L']<:ST.-Com- District No. 4: EASTERN TOW1,.-RlllPS-
prend les comtés de Brome, Compton, DI1IT1l- Includea the coulltios of Brome. Compton,
mond, Frontc.nac, Hi()lunnnd, Rhd'f0l'd. Shor- Drummond, Fronteollc, R.iclunond. Shefford,
brooke. Staodst.ead et Wolfe. Sherbroolce, Stanswnd and Wolfe,
P!'illcipo.lee producliuns: élevnge, industrie Chief prodncts: live stock, dairyiog, mixed
lai\.ii,re, cultllre mixW. cropa,
Principal centre: Sherbrooke. Chief centre: Sherbrooke.
Région No 5: RI(;HELfF.U.-Coropl'end les District No. 5: RICHELIEU.-Includ,'s the
comtés de Bagat, Cha.mbly. Ih()rvillo. Laprai- countied of BS'l;ot, Chambly. lbervilJl', Ln-
rie, MiRRisquoi, Nnpinrville, Richn!i(!ll, Rou- prairie, MiRsiRquol, Napicwville, nicl'f.ll(,u.
ville, St--Hyn.cinilie, SWean, Verchères, et Rouville, St. llya,<:iuthe, St. John's, VeroMres
y llJIl8,sl,a. and YII.ll1.Mka..