who had settled in Port-Royal in 1671, arrived at Beaubassin, he brought with him the first fruit trees. The Acadians could now grow apples, pears and plums, but there was still very little ploughed land in Beaubassin before the deportation. The women made their own muslin, socks, and shoes. Pelts came from fur trading with the natives in the area. Most families possessed between twelve and fifteen sheep, used for wool, while some even had as many as twenty. Every family also had approximately twelve pigs. The Acadians got their necessities from an English ship from Boston, making New England the main supplier to the Acadians. The English accepted furs in exchange for manufactured good, but these transactions put the Acadians so deep in debt, since money was in such great demand, that they had to work for the English in order to re-pay them. Commonly, Acadian men spent their lifetime fishing for the English, only to receive credit at English-owned stores set up in the French villages. This turned Beaubassin into the junction point between the rest of Canada and Acadia since you could arrive by boat from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.