The lands of this district comprise prairies and forests—the 
latter covered with a large variety of woods, some of which are 
excellent for building purposes, for cooperage, carpentering in 
general, and even for cabinet work. This section of the country 
may well be called the cattle and lumber region. 
Agriculture in general is very extensive in Chile, owing to 
lack of population and sufficient capital for its proper develop¬ 
ment. In a few parts of the northern district, where property is 
somewhat distributed, land has a higher value and cultivation is 
more intensive. 
The value of land property fluctuates between the two ex¬ 
tremes; in the southern region and places where transportation 
difficulties are to be met with, it is as low as $4.00 per hectare, 
while in the northern region, within short distance of large cities 
and railroad lines, it is worth as high as $400 per hectare. 
The Climate of Chile from an Agricultural Viewpoint* 
Owing to her geographical position, the extraordinary exten¬ 
sion of her territory fron\ north to south, and to her topographical 
conditions (as she is traversed by the Andes mountains and the 
coast line, and by numerous mountain ranges that run in a west- 
easterly course, which contribute to vary the exposure of the 
land), Chile has the peculiarity of possessing all climates imagi¬ 
nable, from hot to extreme cold. 
The climate of the northern district is very hot and dry, and 
there is considerable difference between the temperature during 
the day and through the night, with little or no rain. 
The climate of the central district is temperate and the seasons 
are well defined. The summers and part of spring and autumn 
are dry and bright, and the winters are rainy. The rainfall in¬ 
creases regularly from north to south, from 100 millimetres with 
15 to 20 rainy days up to 150 millimetres with 120 rainy days. 
The climate of the southern district is damp, and it rains from 
eight to nine months in the year. The rainfall is as follows: 
Valdivia 2.55 m., Puerto Montt 2.26 m., Ancud 1.32 m., Ma- 
gallanes 0.49 m., which shows that rain decreases from Valdivia 
to the south. The weather is cloudy 200 days in the year and 
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