874 REPOUT OK OFFTfE OF KXrEllIMENT STATIONS. 



tvv\ aiitl tliiiik I will make a succi'Hw of it in Ala.«ka »'(|ual to if not better than in my 

 native hunl. Since (•oinin<r to America I liave liveil twelve yeai-s in the Northwest 

 Lake country and nix y»'ar.s in this part of Alaska. I am astronj,', healthy man of 



53 years, and am g 1 for twenty years more of active life if no accident hefalls me, 



and liy that time I hope to hi' the owner of lioth a model Alaska farm aixl home that 

 will be a credit to Inith your Department and myself. 



Fred Llli/t'i/rnu, Lilllr Xalnl Islnnil, I'r'mri' Willinm Sound. — By request I send you 

 rejMirt (»f what success I hail with the seeils you so kindly sent me laxt sprinj,'. My 

 jiartial failure was no doubt <lue to the newness of the frrounrl, and aw I have only 

 a small spot cleared, about \n by 30 feet, I diil not have a <"hance to try all of the 

 seeds. Of lettuce an<l radishes jdanted IMay 19 I had two (tojih in the same benches. 

 Teas, turnips, and ruta-baga.s planted the same date did very well, lieets were small 

 and flwarlish. ('abba<re oidy a few headed up. Some potatoes (my own seed) that 

 I j>lanted did very well. The only fertilizer 1 have used S(j far is seaweed. Next 

 year my own j^round will be in a l)etter condition and I can rea.sonal)ly expect a 

 bountiful supply of garden truck for family use. 



Ed. EdihiKiii, Ki'uit'i. — In rejiard to my <,'arden tliis summer T am plad to inform you 

 that my potatoes did ))etter than usual. Last spring 1 g(jt 60 jjounds of Karly Rose 

 from Mr. IL V. Nielsen, and in addition I had 15 pounds of Burbank. 1 jtlanted 

 them May 18. Tlie result was 14 sacks. One potato weighed 2h pounds and many 

 v.eighed \\ pounds. Peas and carrots did very well, but ruta-bagas and cabbage not 

 as well as in former years. 



A. Lawson, Sunrise, Cook Inlet. — I liave the pleasure to report that the seed pack- 

 age sent last year gave good results wliere the conditions and the soil have ])een 

 favora1)le. My principal garden crop has been jMjtatoes, a])out2tons l>eing dug from 

 175 pounds of seed. When the land was too heavily manured with horse dung the 

 tuljers grew rather large and some of them were hollow, but for the main part the 

 crop was all that I could desire. Have sold over 1,000 pounds at 4 cents i)er pound, 

 and expect to have ready sales for all I can spare. Cabbage and cauliflower did very 

 well. Some heads of cauliflower weiglied 7 pounds. Celery did not grow very well, 

 owing perhaps to the soil being new and too sour. Lettuce did the best of all my 

 vegetal)les. All who saw and usi'd this vegetable pronounced it the finest they ever 

 saw or ate. Some heads weighed alxtut 5 jiounds, and from a small piece of ground 

 got enough to supply the whole connnunity. Peas did very well, but could spare for 

 them only a small piece of ground. Radishes were grown in alumdance and of the 

 very best kind. RhnT)arb made a very good start, and 1 expect good results next 

 year. Turnips and ruta-bagas did very well; several of the latter weighed 10 jxinnds 

 apiece. Beets grew large and tender. Tomatoes grew nicely and liad an ai)undance 

 of flowers, but stopped growth when the rains commenced. Will endeavor to have 

 them out earlier and in better soil next year. 



The clover and grass seed came up all right, and I hope they will grow. TiuKjthy 

 has grown around my cabin since 1898, and produces seed every year. Clover is 

 springing up wherever I applied manure, so I have no doubt but that it will thrive 

 here. This season I have ]ilanted a i)atch of rye, which now (October) is about 8 

 inches high, looks fine, and has stooled out nicely. 



My land in cultivation this year is little more than an acre, but during the dry 

 part of each year I manage to burn off stumj)s, roots, and moss from adjoining 

 ground, so increasing the area each season. The soil is rather thin and rocky, except 

 where it has l)een swampy. The location is about three-fourths of a mile from Sunrise 

 City, where I manage to procure manure from a few pack horses that are kept there 

 in the winter time. So far I am the only one that has tried to raise truck near Sun- 

 rise, and in spite of many disadvantages I find it easier and more profitable each 

 year. I am a native of Sweden and know whereof I speak when I assert that this 

 section of Alaska is in many ways superior for general farming to the jirovince where 



