and cod in the summer, oysters in the fall and smelts, by gill nets in the open water ,n the fall, and by box nets set under the ice in le winter SJ by far the most important phase was the lobster fishing During one summer around 1905 the community had three lobster factories operatmi The factory at the end of the was operated until the 1940?' when ,t burned down. From that time on the lobster catch was trucked to Summerside , and at times to the mainland. «n Fr°m°b°u* 19'° to '940, the Fox Industry was also engaged in by ome m the District, mostly as a side line. After reaching its peak about SlrinTht dS^0^d6Clined' Qnd " ^ Pr6Sent le fh- ***> Rum running was also engaged in to some extent by some during the ha°u 'the te^TaN • ^ ""? 7"*™°,^ 9° -'«t night in small boats^ haul the ten gallon kegs m from the large ships which stayed outside the three mile lim.t. Some risk was involved, apart from the legal aspects as the boats were small and making safe harbour could be fricky coming over the sand bars through the dark of night and not being able to sZw relaxed " """ ° Pr°fi,ab'e ^ ""• °nd C°ntinUed u"«" "q-r law" By the 1970's, the mixed farming, and combination of farming and fishing ,s almost a thing of the past. From small farms, acreage has in creased by those remaining in the agriculture industry and most now specialize, m e.ther potato farming, Dairy farming or Beef. Acreage mosZ ranges from 180 to 400 acres. acreage mostly Lot 16 had th^r,riCa,1 At'taS °f uEJi Sh°WS ,hat Qt <he tUrn of the Century H\Jt t c! ChurJch1es/ two scho°ls' post Office, Saw Mill and Grist Mill Blacksmith Shop and Lobster Factory. Up until 1888 there was a local' tanner, Matthew Higgins , but after 1900 tanning died out locally and hide were taken to the tannery still operating in Summerside . Meetings began to be held in 1898 concerning building a cheese factory, and the factory became a reality about 1900 and operated Post Office, Saw and Grist Mill have long since gone; The Blacksmith Shop, operated by James Manderson and later by his son Jack, phased out n the late 940's as tractors rather than horses took over the farmwork tecal schools hadI closed their doors and children bussed to Summe^ide or Miscouche by 1970; two Churches, United and Baptist serve he rSnts The last lobster factory, built in 1943 by the Fisheriesleased operations ,n the late 1940's and was later torn down. The lobsters are now rucked to much larger factories, chiefly at . Previous To the factory built ,n 1943, was one operated by Thomas linkTetten bumedt /