TABLE 4. The valuation put on natural forest land for agricultural use by witnesses to the Land Commission of 1875. The descriptions are applicable to particular areas within the townships listed.

SOIL OR LAND FOREST DESCRIPTION CONJECTURED

WITNESS DESCRIPTION FOREST-TYPE

G. W. DeBlois land ‘good for “Cedar land is good for pasture when cleared up. There is Cedar forest. (land agent for Lot 9) pasture‘ difficulty in clearing it. It is a good black soil. There is a good deal of swamp covered by cedar.“

Robert Holton, land ‘worthless “The part that is barren or with only black spruce upon it is Barren or black spruce (farmer, Lot 9) for any purpose’ worthless for any purpose." forest.

‘worthless’ land “The burnt barrens are worthless.” Barrens.

land ‘of not “cedar swamps. I would not value the swamp land at very much." Cedar forest. much value’

‘valueless’ land “black spruce swamp is valueless.“ Black spruce swamp.

land ‘not fit to be “blueberry barrens are not fit to be cultivated." Blueberry barrens. cultivated‘

John McKaller ‘good land. ”the good hardwood land is worth 80 cents an acre." Hardwood forest. (farmer, Lot 9) worth 80 cents’

‘land worth 20 “The spruce land is worth 20 cents [an acre].” Spruce forest. cents‘

‘land worth “the barren land [is] worth nothing at all." Barren land. nothing’ Donald McPhee ‘not capable of “The barren lands are covered with blueberry bushes. I do not Blueberry barrens. (farmer, Lot 9) being cultivated' think that such land is capable of being cultivated

Donald Campbell ‘scarcely any fit “There is scarcely any of it fit for cultivation. There is a great deal of Tamarack swamp. (farmer, Lot 16) for cultivation' swamp covered with juniper.”

land “not “It is not customary to make good farms of blueberry barrens." Blueberry barrens. customary to

farm‘

John Ramsay ‘land of very “Land of very inferior quality a spruce barren with small spruce Spruce barren. (farmer, Lot 16) inferior quality’ upon it."

Alexander ‘good land’ “Hardwood land is called good." Hardwood forest.

Anderson (surveyor, lots 9 and ‘tolerable good “Some of the spruce land is very good. The spruce land when Spruce forest with fir 16) land’ cleared makes tolerable good farms. Spruce and fir and ash are and ash.

the woods that grow on it.”

‘not good’; ‘not “That called barren is another description. ...some of that which is Spruce barren. capable of not good is known as barrens, and has almost nothing on it but a cultivation’ few bushes and some small spruce. It is not capable of cultivation

at present,

Amos McWilliams ‘worthless’ land “The barren is worthless. What I have called barren has Barren. (farmer, Lot 7) nothing on it. It is burnt.”

John Cocheran land ‘unfit for “barren land [namely] that which is wholly barren, or where low Barren and spruce

(farmer, Lot 7) crops’ spruce bushes grow. In the spring it is wet It is not fit for raising barren. crops."

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