SOIL OR LAND CONJECTURED DESCRIPTION FOREST DESCRIPTION FOREST-TYPE

Peter Doyle ‘land worth 80 “hardwood land would be [worth] 80 cents [an acre];" Hardwood forest. (farmer, Lot 7) cents’ ‘Iand worth 60 “spruce land [would be worth] 60 cents [an acre]. Spruce forest. cents'

‘land of no value’ “barren and swampy land. Half of this would be of no value, and Barren land and the other half would be worth about 60 cents. nothing for the swamp forest. bad land.

Daniel McDonald ‘land of no use' When the wood is gone the land is of no use. Some of it was Cedar forest and (farmer, Lot 10) covered with cedar and some with juniper. tamarack forest.

‘second quality‘ “That which was covered with spruce may come in for agriculture. Spruce forest. land That is second quality."

Joseph Mooreshed ‘second quality’ “I call the second quality, land with a big growth of wood upon Spruce and fir forest (farmer, Lot 10) land it—not barrens. It is worth about 20 cents an acre. There is with some hardwood. some hardwood upon it. In general it is soft wood spruce and fir. There is some large wood.”

‘worth nothing’ “The swamps and barrens are worth nothing at all." James Warburton ‘land the people “There is a great deal of land [on Lot 10] that is a mixture of cedar Mixed cedar and (former proprietor) will not take’ and spruce that the people will not take." spruce forest.

William Gregg land ‘worthless “There is a large tract of barrens considered worthless as far as Blueberry barrens. (farmer, Lot 12) for farming’ farming is concerned. There is a tract that has nothing on it but blueberries and which is worth nothing.”

Henry Lawson ‘land not as “The front of the farm was pine land, which was not as good as Pine forest and (farmer, LOt 24) good’ the back which was hardwood land." hardwood forest. James Smith ‘good land‘ “The hard wood land is good;” Hardwood forest.

(farmer, Lot 20) ‘inferior land’ “The soft wood land is inferior. About 15 acres of my farm was Conifer forest with softwood and hemlock—mostly hemlock." hemlock.

‘first quality land‘ “I call first quality land that which has grown black birch and Hardwood forest with yellow birch and sugar maple.

Donald McFarlane ‘poor land’ “The poor land is wet with a growth of spruce and juniper." Wet spruce and (farmer, Lot 28) tamarack forest. R. P. Haythorne ‘first quality land’ “First quality land is that which grows good sound, long, hard Hardwood forest. (land agent for Lots wood,” 35 and 36) ‘second quality “Second quality is that which is hilly, or sandy, or wet, with a Spruce or tamarack; land‘ growth of spruce or juniper.” wet or sandy soils. William Tuplin ‘the poorest land’ the poorest land on the township. It is is Spruce and Juniper Spruce and tamarack (farmer, Lot 19) land. The lands are a light soil with a light growth of softwood.” forest.

WITNESS

Samuel Ramsay ‘the barrens‘ “the barrens are covered with juniper or clear. the principal part Barrens with tamarack,

(farmer, Lot 13) of the barren land is covered with spruce, var &c. It was burnt spruce and fir. land."

‘the next quality’ “The next quality [after the barrens] is covered with spruce &c.” Spruce forest.

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