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the best conditions. These potatoes vere given every care to promote their growth 

 and did very well until the exceedingly early frosts of this season destroyed the stalk 

 growth and plants beating them to the ground and thus preventing the plants from 

 attaining maturity. This variety appears to be a good hardy type of potato, but some- 

 what later than other varieties in attaining a strong stalk growth, thus being late in 

 maturing. This is therefore owing to the extreme shortness of the Yukon season 

 very much unsuited for growth in this territory as the early frost does not give the 

 plants and necessary length of time to mature. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) E. IIOLMDEN. 



Report of J. E. Shermer, Ten-mile point. 



Rochester Rose potatoes. Five pounds of seed sown. Crop 60 lbs. of potatoes. 



Western rye grass. No r3sults. 



Brome grass. No results. 



Oats. Five pounds seed sown. Grew three feet high, did not ripen, about 200 

 pounds hay obtained. 



Barley, six rowed, 5 pounds sown, grew two feet high, did not ripen, made 150 

 pounds hay. 



Wheat, Preston, five pounds sown, grew three feet high, made 150 pounds hay. 



Some reports from the oiBcers commanding are also here given. 



Royal North-West Mounted Police, 



Yukon Territory. 



Assistant Commissioner's Office, 



Dawson, Y.T., November 22, 1906. 



Sir, — In accordance with the request of Dr. Saunders, Director of Experimental 

 Farms, I directed the officers commanding at Dawson and Whitehorse to make a 

 distribution of various seeds of grasses and grain sent in by the Department of 

 Agriculture for experimental growing in the Yuljon Territory. Notices were given 

 to the local papers apprising the public of the fact that we had these seeds for distri- 

 bution and any one applying was given samples on condition that he or she would 

 furnish a report upon the results. These have just been received and I have the 

 honour to forward herewith, for the information of the Department of Agriculture, 

 copies of reports received from those who were supplied with seed. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



Z. T. WOOD, 

 Assistant Commissioner. 

 The Comptroller, 



R.N.W.M. Police, 

 Ottawa, Ont. 



Dawson, November 19, 1906. 

 To THE Assistant Commissionek, 

 R.N.W.^I. Police. 



Dawson, Y.T. 



Sir, — I have the honour to make the following report on the seeds furnished by 

 the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, for experimental purposes in the Yukon 

 Territory. 



The seeds received were as follows : — 



Stanley wheat, Preston wheat, Bishop wheat — a small quantity. Improved 

 Ligowo oats. Welcome oats. Mensury barley, Odessa barley. Vick's Extra Early 



