1915-16 DEPAETMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 



141 



cellent results. The land was burned off in the early part of May and received 

 little or no cultivation. Crops ou the opposite side of the river, sown on the 

 Dominion Experimental Farm, gave splendid results. 



At Hearst the timothy and clover was an excellent crop. The grain crop, 

 however, was light owing to the extremely dry weather. 



At Nagagami, where the soil is a light clay or clay loam, excellent crops were 

 produced, more particularly in potatoes, corn and other vegetables. Tomatoes 

 ripened on the bank of the river and were a splendid crop. Clover and timothy 

 grew in great abundance. 



Throughout the entire district very little damage was done by the summer 

 frosts, except on the low lying lands where the sub-soil was covered with consider- 

 able black loam. The high lands were comparatively free from any damage and 

 tlie crops in general were as good as the crops in Old Ontario. 



Timothy and clover throughout the district yielded from 3 to Si/o tons per 



A view of Nagagami River, Transcontinental Railway, 40 miles west of Hearst. 



acre. Two crops of clover were cut; the second crop of red clover yielding 11/4 to 

 iy2 tons per acre. From the splendid growth of clover throughout the Clay Belt 

 last season tliere is every appearance that the farmers in the Clay Belt will find it 

 very profitable to grow clover seed. Where alfalfa was tested the results were very 

 favourable. 



Ground Hog Experimental Farm and Garden: 



At Ground Hog, 50 miles west of Cochrane, on the experimental garden on the 

 bank of the river and on the experimental farm about 2 miles west of the river, 

 the results were very favourable. The following is a general report of the results 

 obtained. On these plots more attention was given than on the before-mentioned 



]ilots: 



Fall Wheat. — Three varieties of fall wheat were sown. These were Dawson's 

 Golden Chaff, Imperial Amber and Grand Prize; the different varieties were grown 



