ALASKA EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 357 



On Ma}" 20 I planted beets, Early Egyptian; carrots, Earl}' Scai-let 

 Horn; parsnips, Hollow Crown: corn salad; aiid rut'a-baga, Large 

 White. 



The beet, carrot, and parsnip seed were soaketl in water over 

 night, ))ut they did not come up until about five weeks after plant- 

 ing. The beets amounted to nothing. The carrots were small, 

 hirgest roots being only 1 inch in diameter and 2 and 2^ inches 

 long. The parsnips did not do so well. The corn salad came up 

 in a))out three weeks, but grew^ very slowly. It is green at the 

 l)resent time, but only '2 inches high, and has not been picked. The 

 ruta-bagas came up in about two weeks, but did not get very large; a 

 few of the largest weighed 1 pound a pierce. They needed richer 

 ground. 



On Ala}' 2S 1 planted mustard. White London; garden cress; spin- 

 ach, Savoy; kale, Siberian; and radishes. Earl}' Scarlet and French 

 Breakfast. The mustard did not get large, neither did the cress. The 

 spinach went to seed without making many leaves. The kale grew 

 well; some of the leaves were 14 inches long, and the plants stood 

 quite thick in the rows. The radishes did fairly well, but were a long 

 time attaining an eatable size. 



Turnip (White Dutch") was sowed broadcast June 10, and the seed 

 covered by raking the ground over with the garden rake. Thev did 

 fairly well, but none of them became exceptionally large. 



FIELD CROPS. 



WhitfT grain. — Giant Winter Rye seeded August 25, 1902. Sep- 

 tember 8 there was a fine stand 3 inches high. October 1 it was 6 

 indies high and spreading out. It wintered over in good shape, and 

 on July 1, 11H)3, there was a good stand, 3 feet high, fully headed. 

 July 15 it was 5^ feet high. August 1, 6 feet high and just going out 

 of bloom, August 19, 6 to 7 feet high, filling out nicely and prom- 

 ised well. September 1, ripening and grain in the dough. September 

 15, grain injured by the frost. The chaff and straw were ripe, but the 

 seed would not harden. It was cut September 21. The grain is not 

 mature enough to make seed. 



Excelsior winter rve, seeded at the same time and in the same kind 

 of ground as the above variety. Growth and results the same as the 

 aliove. 



Two other varieties of rye (Schlansted and Fechitin) were sown, but 

 the seed failed to grow. 



A plat each of Excelsior winter wheat and Giant winter rye was 

 sown August IS last. At the present time the plats are green and 

 look very promising. 



