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récolte /ʀekɔlt/ (feminine noun)
Crops; the harvest and harvesting itself. Agriculture was a major part of life for settlers in New France, although the farms that were built, particularly in the Detroit region, were generally small-scale. Farmers then often dedicated the winter to the fur trade. Some farms in the Petite-Côte (LaSalle) area of Ontario are still operated by the same families that started them in the 18th century. Sources: Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America and French-Canadian Sources: A Guide for Genealogists.
