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and ploughed early in May and sown about the latter part of May. The crops 

 sown about the first of June did not mature as they were caught by the frosts in 

 September. Potatoes and vegetables, however, that were planted early in the 

 season gave a first-class yield. On the east side of the river where the crops were 

 sown early, splendid results were obtained. The soil in this section of the country 

 is a rich clay and clay loam. In the immediate vicinity of the Dominion Experi- 

 mental Farm there is approximately 1,000 acres clear and burnt over, and along 

 the right-of-way east and west of the river there is an additional 600 acres of lands 

 of the Crown. This land was well burnt during the dry season; great care wa-H 



A typical view on the banks of the Kapuskasing River, Transcontinental Railway. 



taken and no damage was done to timber outside the limits of the cleared area. 

 About the middle of May the interned aliens refused to work and after that date no 

 further work was done in clearing land. A small sawmill was erected on the 

 Kapuskasing River and the merchantable timber taken out during the process of 

 clearing was sawed into lumber. Part oi' the foundation for a bridge across the 

 river was constructed. The Agricultural Department at Ottawa liave now large 

 farm buildings constructed and a large area of land ploughed ready for a crop. 

 This section of the country has now every appearance of becoming one of the best 

 agricultural sections along the Transcontinental Railway in the Clay Belt. 



