302 RKPOKT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS, 



REPORT OF REV. C. P. COE ON COOPERATIVE EXPERIMENTS AT 



WOOD ISLAND. 



Wood Island, Kadiak, Ar,A.<^KA, Srpfnnher 11^ 1003. 



Dkak Siu: I liiivo tlio, lionor to suhinit horcwitli the ropoi-t of tlio 

 agricuituial work and expoiiiiieiits foi- this pnvsciit yoar. Owiuj^ to 

 your request to liavo tlic report early, I am uiiahle to jrivc tiiial and 

 (letiiiite results in many cases. The weatlu>r has been so unfavorable, 

 tliroiitihout the season that the results are far from beinj^ as favorable 

 as usual. On two days oidy has the thermometer reached SO" F. 



All the land used was treated to a lioht dressing- of Hsh jjuano, and 

 all the stable manure o])taina)>l<^ was also used. Some of the most 

 thorouohly decayed vcoetation from a marsh was used as a fertilizer 

 on three plats, but without any definite results. It would supply 

 hiunus, but is ver}^ slow in decaying. 



FIELD CROPS. 



Bm'ley — Beardless. — Seattle seed sown on sandy land April 23, as 

 nurse crop for j^rasses, vetches, etc., made a slight stand, and has 

 grown to about IS inches in height. Heads are short, but larg(^ in 

 diameter, and seed is large and luMivy. It will mature. 



jManshury. — Minnesota seed, sown on May 5, on land used one year 

 before, has made a growth of 2^ feet, good straw, moderate, well-tilled 

 heads, and will mature. 



Manshury. — Home-grown seed, sown on new ground May 11, made 

 good growth of straw and some heads would mature. It will be cut 

 for feed when weather permits. 



Bachwheat — Japanese. — Seattle seed. Sown on three ])lats May 

 22, 23, and 2<). Land was all old; conditions favorable. All plats 

 blossomed, and a few seeds are to 1)e found now, l)ut none would 

 mature. 



Corn icheat.- — Two plats were sown May 13 in drills, and May 22 

 broadcast, on old land. The first plat grew straw 4 feet high, and 

 from a distance seemed to have tine heads, but thej' were all empty. 

 It was cut for hay Sept(nnber S. The other plat was destro3"ed by 

 geese. 



i^/««— Seed from Seattle. Sown May 13, 22,-23, 26, and June 2. 

 Three of these plats have done very nicely and will furnish seed. 

 The stalks ai"e al)out 1<) inches high, and the seed pods are now well 

 tilled and the sccmIs getting hard. The other two plats did no good. 

 This is the first time flax has done so well. 



Kale — Thousand Headed. — Sown in wet places, broadcast, and has 

 failed to do any good. Few seeds germinated, and those that did have 

 furnished plants but about 8 inches high now. Last year the success 

 was much better. 



