R52 UKl'ORT OF OFFICE OF KXPERIMKNT STATIONS. 



I'urplc Top Str;i|) Lnil' writ- seeded May 14. TIk'V caiiif 14) in 7 to lU 

 davs. aiul all made jiboiit tho same j^rowtli. Tlio roots were u little 

 .small, l»iit erlsp and jwicv, and ecrtaiidy xcrv tiiio. 



Ruta'h<((j(i. — Yellow Swede, seeded ISIay 14, eaiiie up in 7 day.s. It 

 made jj^ood-sized roots, sweet and crisp. 



J\irKfu'j>f<. — Larjje White Dutch, oi- Su^'-ar. .seeded May 14 and 22, 

 came up in 12 to HI days. It made roots about 1 inch in diameter, and 

 roots run deep. 



Bi'i'ts. — Golden Taidvard and Hark-Ked K<.'-yptian Tiiiiiip. seeded 

 May 14 and 25, came u}) in 11 to 14 days. The lii'st variet\' mentioned 

 made a thrifty top triowth, and some beet roots measured '■I^ inches in 

 diameter. E«ryptian Turnip did only fairly well, the best beet roots 

 nieasurinj^ 2 inches in diameter. These, when prepared for the table, 

 were eaten with a reli.sh. 



Rhuharh. — Victoria, seeded Ma}' 14 and 23, came up in about 22 

 days. Onl}' a few seeds jrrew. These onl}^ made sm:dl ]ilants this year. 



Beans. — Detroit AVax and Wind.sor, seeded May 14. Each variety 

 came up in about 22 days. A frost July 12 killed the Detroit Wax 

 and injured the Windsor slijjhtly. The latter remained green and 

 formed a few pods. These were late in tilling, and frosted August 27. 

 No seed matured. 



Chervil. — Curled; seeded Ma}^ 28; none grew. . 



Kale. — Dwarf Curled Scotch, seeded May 14 and 23, came up in 9 

 to 15 days. It was large enough for tal)le use July 5. 



Cress. — Curled or Pepper Grass, seeded May 14 and 23, came up in 

 7 to 10 days. It made a good growth, and was ready for talkie use by 

 June 30. It made stems over 2 feet tall and ripened a heavy crop of 

 seed. 



Potatoes. — We can not say much on this subject as yet. The 

 great problem is to get seed here in time for planting. Arrangements 

 were made with James Fish, at Valdez, to send us one horse load of 

 seed last spring, but b}^ the time horses could be taken over the sum- 

 mit it was too late and the seed was not sent. However, a Mr. Hol- 

 man paid a prospector $.5 for packing 3 pounds of potato eyes to Mr. 

 Blix, his partner at Copper Center. One-half of these were given to 

 us to plant at the station. These were planted after the middle of 

 June, and only 4 ej'^es grew. They came up about July 1 to 5, and 

 made quite a good growth. Frost killed the vines August 27. At 

 that time the tops were about 9 inches high and the tubers the size of 

 large hen's eggs. 1 found as high as seven of these, with some small 

 ones, to a single hill. 



It is very evident that as the ground becomes older settlers can raise 

 vegetables for home use without difhculty, and with irrigation thej^ can 

 grow vegetables of the finest order. 



