Natural resources of Quebec

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Identifikator:: 1796289558

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-181093

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Natural resources of Quebec

Edition:: Rev. ed.

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Natural resources intelligence service

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 132 p; illus., maps

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter IX. Settlement areas

Collection:: Economics Books

114 NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC fire in such a severe way is likely to endanger the soil's fertility, but if the season has been rainy there remains sufficient moisture in the black muck layer underneath the moss to check or even stop, the fire's activity, After burning, immediate ploughing is possible, as the land in Abitibi is comparatively free from boulders and stones of any kind. Except in swampy areas, where drainage has to be provided by means of trenches, the average soil of this region, which is a gently rolling land, may be freed of its surface water by appropriate ploughing. Although vegetation is remarkably rapid on account of the long days and short nights in the summer months, seed should be sown as early as possible. Experiments so far have shown that wheat, peas, and vege- tables sown in the first week of May ripen before the autumn frosts. To ensure a good crop, fall ploughing is advisable, as spring ploughing is likely to give unsatisfactory results. Abitibi is not a region of wet soil. There is a certain portion of peaty land, but the rest of the country owing to its undulating surface is nor- mally dry. The dryness of the atmosphere and the absence of excessive humidity in the soil act as safeguards against the disastrous effects of sudden frosts, which may occur in the early and late parts of the season. The climate of this region, at one time a drawback, has of late years become much milder owing to the gradual clearing of the forests whereby the soil is exposed to the warming influence of the sun and evaporation is reduced.” The altitude diminishes toward the north so that the northern part compares favourably with the southern. Spring break-up occurs at the end of April and freeze-up comes near the first of November, but slight frosts are liable to happen during every month of the year. The annual precipitation is about 28 inches. The greatest precipitation is during late September and October. During the summer the nights are cool and the days normally hot. A hot, dry spell in summer is sometimes followed by a storm with sudden drop in temperature. In this, as in other districts, summer frosts will disappear as the land becomes settled and cultivated. TIMISKAMING The Timiskaming district is situated in the westerly part of Quebec, south of Abitibi. It extends easterly from the province of Ontario to Great Lake Victoria and northerly from Kipawa lake and river to lac des Quinze. The total area includes about 3,500,000 acres, or 35,000 farms of 100 acres each. In 1925 the population numbered 11,700. The most suitable portion for colonization lies along the eastern shore of lake Timiskaming and along des Quinze river. The whole district lies in the clay belt and is well adapted for agriculture. A branch of the Canadian Pacific railway crosses the district, running from Kipawa to Angliers on the lac des Quinze.

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