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this will prove satisfactory for agricultural purposes, especially where culti- 

 vation is necessary, or where irrigation water is not applied. The prospec- 

 tive purchaser or pre-emptor should examine the soil closely, both surface 

 and subsoil, as the general appearance of the surface soil is no indication 

 of what lies beneath or of the value of the land for agricultural purposes. 



"BROUGHT INTO CONDITION." 



This term is applicable to practically all the lands in the Skeena River 

 district. The owner of timbered lands should not expect full returns from 

 all crops immediately after clearing. It is no indication that the land is 

 not productive, as the richest soil sometimes yields the poorest returns the 

 first year. After land has been covered with forest growth for years the 



Picture 3. Field-peas grown 

 Valley. 



in 1911 in Lakelse 



soil has a tendency to become slightly acid (often indicated by a mossy 

 growth on the surface), and this condition has to be corrected before good 

 returns can be obtained from most crops. Where the forest growth has 

 been heavy, favouring a cold soil with lack of good air-circulation, bacterial 



