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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDV/ARD VII., A. 1908 



3. Greyish clay loam, with very little sand. Some few fragments of root fibres. 

 Eeaction : slightly acid. Traces only of lime. i 



4. Dark clay loam. Apparently rich in organic matter and showing plenty of root 

 fibre. Very little sand. Eeaction: slightly acid. Traces only of lime. 



5. Eeddish clay, containing some sand. Apparently has been burnt over (?). 

 No visible signs of organic matter. Reaction: acid. Traces only of lime. 



6. Dark-grey clay loam, apparently rich in organic matter. Showing plenty of 

 root fibre. Very little sand present. Eeaction: acid. Lime in traces only. 



7. Greyish-white clay, showing only traces of organic matter. Very little sand. 

 Eeaction : neutral. Lime in traces only. 



8. Dark-grey clay loam, with fair amount of organic matter. Very little sand. 

 Eeaction: neutral. Traces only of lime. 



9. Dark-grey clay loam, showing some root fibre. Small quantity of sand. Ee- 

 action: neutral. Traces only of lime. 



10. Greyish-brown clay loam, containing some root fibre and a little sand. Ee- 

 action: acid. Traces only of lime. 



11. A grey clay apparently rather poor in organic matter, but with fair quantity 

 of root fibre. Eeaction: neutral. Lime in traces or small amount. 



12. Greyish-white clay. Very little root fibre and apparently traces only of 

 organic matter. Eeaction: slightly alkaline. Should judge it to be rich in lime. 



13. Greyish-white clay loam. Showing some root fibre. Very little sand. Ee- 

 action : very slightly acid. Lime in traces only. 



Considered as a class, these soils are to be regarded as clay loams. Many are 

 ' heavy ' or ' strong ' clays. With the exception of Xos. 2 and 5 the amounts of sand 

 are almost negligible, though injnost of them there is a fair am.ount of uii decomposed 

 feldspar particles, which to a certain degree may serve the same physical purpose as 

 sand. 



ANALYSIS OF THE SOILS. 



In the preparation for analysis, the soils were first dried by exposure to the air. 

 They were then gently crushed and any root fibre, pebbles, &c., separated by sieves. 

 The analvsis was made on the fine earth. 



Analysis of Soils (air-dried) from Abitibi Region. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 



12 

 13 



Date 



of 



Reception. 



17-2-05 



27-S-05 



27-3-05 



27-3-05 



22-4-05 



22-1-05 



2-6-05 



2-^-05 



3-6-^5 



3-6-05 

 13-6-05 



21-6-05 

 2G-G-05 



Designation. 



Moisture. 



Obadagwashing' f jake 



North shore of Abitibi Lake 



South shore Abitibi Lake, near H. B. Post 



Agotawekanii Lake, 12 m. S. of Abitibi 



10 m. N. Abitibi, S. of Sta. 20Gli m 



10 m. N. Abitibi Lake 



Makamik Lake, N. of Abitibi 



jWhitefish River, X. of Abitihi 



jUpper Okikorlasik River, 10 m. N. Lake Abitibi, about 



boundary between Ontario and Quebec 



X. of Lower Abitibi Lake, Ontario. 



From field cultivated by H. B. Co. for many years, H.B. 



Post, AbitiVji 



From Island, Abitibi Lake 



Whitetish River, 3rd Rapid, Abitibi 



Organic 

 Volatile 

 Matter. 



3 



1 







16 



11 



21 



4 



■35 

 •60 

 ■40 

 ■85 

 ■26 

 ■51 

 68 



12 82 



9-72 

 7-35 



9-39 

 906 

 7 09 



a 

 s 

 be 



o 



S-i 



024 

 ■041 



121 

 ■459 



167 

 •435 



058 

 ■212 



•226 

 -156 



■245 



058 



•118 



