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[1] Roland, A.E. and E.C. Smith, 1969. The Flora of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Museum.
[2] Barker, W.G.; I.V. Hall; L.E. Aalders; and G.W. Wood. 1964. The lowbush blueberry industry in Eastern Canada. Econ. Bot. 18 (4) : 357 - 365.
[3]Raymond and Rayburn, Agricultural Land Use in the Springhill Area
[4a] Yarmouth Telegram, July 12, 1889
[4b] Yarmouth Telegram, September 14, 1888
[5] Truro Daily News, August 28, 1934
[6] Amherst News and Sentinel, September 8, 1936

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[7] Clark, Acadia: The Geography of Early Nova Scotia to 1760
[8] Public Archives of Nova Scotia - Manuscript, Harrison Papers
[9] Yarmouth Times, August 29, 1883
[10] Yarmouth Herald, September 13, 1883
[11] Yarmouth Herald, May 8, 1906
[12] Public Archives of Canada, Canadian Acts of Parliament, 1906
[13] W.B. Wells, Amherst, Interview and Correspondence, 1971.
[14] Karl Dickinson, West Brook, Interview and Correspondence, 1971
[15] Smith Pettigrew, Springhill, Interview and Correspondence, 1971
[16] W.B. Wells, Amherst, Interview and correspondence, 1971.
[17] Marble, Dr. Allan, 1978. The Burns Family of Wilmot Township -
Scotch-Irish Folk in Annapolis County, The Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly.8 (2).
[18] Bill Flemming, Correspondence, 1971
[19] Springhill, An Industrial Survey, 1941.

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[20] Yarmouth Tribune, March 24, 1880.
[21] Yarmouth Herald, July 23, 1890.
[22] Yarmouth Herald, August l9, 1924.
[23] Yarmouth Herald, March 18, 1930.
[24] Karl and Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.
[25] Karl and Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.
[26] Hedley Pettigrew, Springhill.
[27] Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this chapter came from the Annual Reports of the Departments of Lands and Forests and Agriculture.
Arthur Crowell, Kemptville.

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[29] Yarmouth Herald, August 6, 1884
[30] E.L.Eaton, Kentville.
[31] Yarmouth Herald, September 13, 1883
[32] Yarmouth Herald, August 19, 1885
[33] Yarmouth Herald, August 6, 1887
[34] Yarmouth Herald, August 1898.
[35] Yarmouth Herald, August 18, 1908
[36] Arthur Crowell, RR#1, Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., N.S., interview and correspondence, June-August 1971.
[37] Mrs. Lucy Crowell, RR#1, Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., N.S., interview and correspondence, June-August 1971
[38] Philomon Pottier, Belleville, Yarmouth Co., N.S., interview and correspondence, June-August 1971.
[39] Benoit d'Entremont, Agricultural Representative. N.S. Dept. Agriculture and Marketing, Yarmouth, N.S.
[40] Hartley Cunningham, Truro, N.S., July 1972.
[41] Amherst News and Sentinel, August 20, 1915.
[42] Karl and Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.
[43] Hedley Smith, West Brook.
[44] Nova Scotia Revised Statutes, 1917.
[45] Amherst News and Sentinel, September 8, 1922.
[46] Truro Daily News, August 29, 1927.
[47] Department of Crown Lands Annual Reports, 1927.
[48] Amherst News and Sentinel, August 26, 1929.
[49] Amherst News and Sentinel, August 24, 1943.
[50] Nova Scotia Revised Statutes, 1950.
[51] Yarmouth Herald, August 6, 1884.
[52] George Martin Sr., Boston, Massachusetts.
[53] Arthur Crowell and Lloyd Floyd, Yarmouth County.
[54] Mrs. Lucy Crowell, Kemptville, Yarmouth County.
[55] Benoit d'Entremont, Pubnico, Yarmouth County.
[56] Department of Lands and Forests Business Reports, Public Archives of NS.
[57] Karl Dickinson, West Brook.
[58] Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.
[59] Hedley Pettigrew, Springhill.
[60] Emmerson Davis, Sackville, N.B.
[61] Lovitt Frizzell, Yarmouth.
[62] James Nickerson, Carleton, Yarmouth County, N.S.
[63] Mrs. Alice Richardson, Carleton, Yarmouth County, N.S.
[64] Philomon Pottier, Belleville, Yarmouth County, N.S.
[65] Arthur Crowell, Kemptville, Yarmouth County, N.S.
[66] Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association, Annual Report, 1926.
[67] Truro Daily News, August 27, 1927.
[68] Yarmouth Herald, August 20, 1929.
[69] Yarmouth Telegram, August 23, 1929.
[70] Yarmouth Herald, August 27, 1929.
[71] Yarmouth Telegram, August 5, 1932.
[72] Yarmouth Telegram, 1885
[73] Edgar A. Hilton, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S.
[74] Yarmouth Tribune, May 11, 1881.
[75] Yarmouth Herald, July 19, 1883.
[76] Yarmouth Times, September l0, 1885.
[77] Yarmouth Telegram, August 30, 1918.
[78] Amherst News and Sentinel, April 6, 1924.
[79] Department of Agriculture Annual Reports 1931.
[80] Brockton Enterprise, Massachusetts, August 1931.
[81] Amherst News and Sentinel, August 4, 1933.
[82] Debra L. Murphy Larry's River, Halifax, N.S., The Failure of the Antigonish Movement In Nova Scotia, MA Thesis, Dalhousie University, 1975.
[83] Correspondence of Rev. C.J. Forest, August 4, 1945.
[84] Tor Bay Canning Company Annual Reports.
[85] Herbert H. Large, Wentworth, N.S., interview and correspondence,
[86] Family Herald and Weekly Star, January 22, 1936.
[87] Truro Daily News, August 31, 1940.
[88] Atlantic Advocate, 1943.
[89] Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association Annual Report, 1946.

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[90] The Busy East, 1917.
[91] Family Herald and Weekly Star, January 22, 1936..
[92] Yarmouth Herald, 1885.
[93] Annapolis Spectator, May 13, 1887.
[94] History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, 1937.
[95] Yarmouth Times, August 15, 1900
[96] Amherst News and Sentinel, September 2, 1929.
[97] Hedley Pettigrew, West Brook.
[98] W. B. Wells, Amherst.
[99] Yarmouth Telegram, August 12, 1932.
[100] Department of Agriculture Annual Report, 1942.
[101] Roger Bacon, Nappan, N.S.
[102] Yarmouth Herald, August 21, 1889.
[103] Yarmouth Herald, September 17, 1890.
[104] Yarmouth Times,September 12, 1883.
[105] Yarmouth Herald, September 3, 1884.
[106] Yarmouth Daily News, August 9,1899.
[107] Truro Daily News, August 19, 1925.
[108] Truro Daily News, August 11, 1929.
[109] W. B. Wells, Amherst.
[110] Hedley Pettigrew, Springhill.
[111] Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.
[112] Yarmouth Herald, May 16, 1899.
[113] Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.
[114] Department of Agriculture Annual Report, 1937.
[115] Karl and Seymour Dickinson, West Brook.

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[116] L. S. McLaine Report.
[117] Dr. A. D. Pickett, Deepbrook, N.S.
[118] Dr. A. D. Pickett, Deepbrook, N.S.
[119] Dr. A. D. Pickett, Deepbrook, N.S.
[120] Yarmouth Times, July 10, 1931.
[121] Yarmouth Herald, August 11, 1931.
[122] Fred Armstrong, Yarmouth, N.S.
[123] Frank Lord, Kentville, N.S.
[124] Karl and Seymour Dickinson, West Brook, N.S.
[125] W. B. Wells, Amherst, N.S.
[126] Unless otherwise indicated, all the information in this chapter came from the annual reports of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.

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