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the Sitku seed. Seed fi'om Seattle on new l:inil i.Te\v 8 feet bijich, and 

 will he cut for hsiy. 



Marvel Spriiijx wlicat. — lloino-(»'i"o\vn s(M>d iiiad(> a Lrrowtli of about 

 3 feet, and has lu'en cut for hay. 



GRASSES. 



Bro//i>/.s Intriiiis. Sown with harley on a sandy lield, hut has not 

 made any showing. Where sown ])reviously it does not now show. 



riie <;rass plats sown last year sur\i\-e(l the winter and were cut for 

 hay the tirst of S(>pteinber. The half aere made about half a ton of hay. 



flohnson grass was sown undei* sani(> conditions as the clover, and a 

 few roots can be found. 'I'hese are bearing seed. 



TimotJn/. — A plat of timothy sown two years ago is as fine a piece 

 of o-rass as one could ask to see anywhere. It stands 3 feet high and 

 has long full heads at present. We ai'c saving it for seed. The stalks 

 are well leaved, and the 3'ield would ])e very satisfactory. Timothy 

 has been used to sow^ on meadows and pasture lands, and the results 

 have been satisfactory. 



CLOVER. 



Alfalfa was sown with barley as a muse crop and made a small stand. 

 Some stalks are 10 inches high. This was on sandv land. The stand 

 is probably not sufficient to justif}' saving. 



Alsike clover has not done well. Neither that sown on sand\' land 

 this year nor that sown last y&AX. 



Esparsette was sown with barley on sandy soil, but not a stalk can 

 be found. 



Crim.son clover was sown with barley; nothing to })e seen. 



Mammoth red clover, under same conditions as alfalfa, has made 

 about the same record. 



White clover was sown with timothy on meadow and is show ing well. 



Wild rice has l)een sown in the lakes. That sow n in the spring has 

 not made any showing, and that sown this fall has not had time to do so. 



VEGETABLES. 



It is in this part of the work that failure has V)een met with in 

 greatest measure, and that too w ith vegetables that have given the best 

 results in previous years. Ca})})age, cauliflower, celery, celeriac, and 

 broccoli in several varieties were sown in window boxes and hotbeds 

 as early as March and in the open Ma}^ 1. Plants were transplanted 

 into cans, and from the cans into the garden Ma}" 23, but it is doubtful 

 if we will have one head of cabbage, or more than half dozen heads 

 of cauliflower. Celer}^ celeriac, and broccoli are no better. 



Caraway seed was sown, but has made no showing. 



