Show ivein afa dee leer r as a food ore dr grenfell american enthusiast plans plane to raise million venison animals in labrador sydney N S that labrador may goon coon become an important source of rood food supply exporting large quanta ties of meat and cereals ce reala na As well as ish fish la Is the opinion of dr wilfred grenfell Oren fell missionary author and lecturer dr grenfell anti and his bride formerly alias clanahan ot of chicago are on afie witty ay front aiom the united states to labra dor doi tilt tiie doctor la Is enthusiastic over the lie prospect of extending his herds herdia of reindeer imported from lapland to all parts of labrador in an interview lie he said fild we have hae estimated that labrador can very easily support coln deer without artificial feeding either wimmer summer or winter and there are excellent prospects of this developing into a n most profitable industry the their r flesh makes splendid food the flavor being similar to that of any other venison and I 1 look forward forwar il to tho the time when large quantities will be exported to supply the meat markets or of the world we tire are also taking steps to en courage the growth of hardy tood food plants suitable to tho the country 1 I do not expect that we will be able to raise wheat hut but barley oats and other hardy cereals will flou nourish rl sh the season opens late into in tho the boar but growth Is very rapid cheyl it does get a start I 1 have sent to labrador Labrad orsome some ot of the most suitable specimens of the exhibits shown at the alaskan exposition and I 1 expect that we will be able to rival their products to in some lines we are trying to develop the country along scientific lines which la is the only practical way why even the pilgrim fathers nearly starved when they landed inn in new england and it if it were not for intelligent methods of cultivation much of this country would still be a lumbering offers another big biff field tor for developments in labrador sev eral timber grants have already been made and some of them were surveyed during the past summer surn mer |