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from the BctMl yon .sont me two years apo. Potatoes do splendidly, esi)eeially Early 

 Kosf ami Hiirliaiik, and of cahlia^^'e Early York and Jersey Wakflicltl. The la^t 

 named ha.'* tlie iarjiest hea<ls. I liad one for dinner that weijjriu'.d 10 pounds, and 

 have 50 more the same size. 



./. C. Smith, Simeo)i(iff'»k>/. — 1 have i)lanted in my garden this year potatoes, eauli- 

 flower, calihajre, heans, peas, lirnsscls si>routs, and turnips. Kverythin>: is doing 

 well. My calthaj^e, eauliliowor, potatoes, and turnips can not l)e heal in the country. 

 The oats and harley have matare<l all right, hut the weather will not allow them to 

 dry. This is the worst sunnner for wind and rain that has heen seen here for the 

 la.st t«'n years. The grasses yon sent me have done well, especially the rye grass and 

 clover. 1 have (juitc a cattle ranch liere of 2") head of tirst-class cattl*-. 



Henry S. Tiliheij, Coal Iliirhnr. — I prepared a small ilcariiig in an old grove that 

 hail hccn the year previous planted in turnips, and after fertilizing it well with sea- 

 weed, on May 11, jdanted in subdivisions Romanow wheat, J^adoga Spring wheat, 

 Mansiniry harley, and Finnish ])arley, heing the seed that you sent me. In one 

 month I'nmi the date of i)lanting the Romanow wheat and ]\Ian.«hury harley were 18 

 inches above the ground. By last mail I sent you a sample of the barley, and by 

 this steamer mail you a sample of the wheat as pulled from the ground on Septemljer 

 11 and 20, respectively. The Ladoga whwatand Fimiish barley did not succeed (juite 

 as well as the other two. Next year 1 shouM lik(^ to plant at least an acre each of 

 Romanow wheat and Manshury barley, if you will advise me where the seed can be 

 purcha.«ed. 



Mrs. Emma U. Rock, Cartnel, Nushayak post-office. — There are four or five native 

 gardens in this village, planted mostly in turnips; some carrots, ruta-bagas, and peas; 

 also jiotatoes. All natives are very fond of turniits, but it is consi<lered almost too 

 much trouble to raise them. Everything must be carefully fenced, for there are 

 many dogs. The mission has a large and very fine garden. All the white settlers 

 at this village — seven in number — have cultivated a patch, planted mainly in pota- 

 toes. They also raise some of the smaller vegetables, as turnips, ruta-bagas, cabbage, 

 and a few oniijiis. l*(jtatoes, ruta-bagas, peas, radishes, lettuce, carrots, kohl ral)i, and 

 kale succeed very well in this climate; others, such as onions, beets, rhubarl), and all 

 cereals (not including corn, for that is a failure), would like a little warmer and a 

 longer season. 



Taking in all there has been a verj' marked inijirovement in agriculture in this dis- 

 trict during the past five yearSj for which the mission can honestly take much credit. 

 First we went ahead and made a success of gardening ourselves, then we gave out 

 seeds of all kinds and showed and encouraged our neighbors, as well as the natives, 

 how to use them. 



,/. //. Jiomig, (higmng, Kuskokwim River. — The soil at the station of Ougavig is a 

 deep loam, and very productive of red top and other wilil grasses. The soil is warm 

 and ready for the ])lanting of seeds, and the transplanting of hotbed plants by the 

 1st of June. In former years tlie latter j>art of May. 



F'arly Jersey Wakefield cabbage has given the best satisfaction, and has matured 

 in large, very crisp and delicious heads. The seed was ])lanted in the hotbed early 

 in April and transi)lanted the Ist of June. Early Egyptian and Early Blood Turnip 

 beets were planted in the hotbed April 11, and transplanted early in June. By the 

 end of August the beets had matured and could have been used before that date. 

 They were from 2 to 3 inches in diameter and of most excellent quality. The French 

 Breakfast and F]arly Scarlet radLshes were the varieties i)lanted. They rapidly 

 matured and were (jf most excellent quality. Planted in open ground late in May, 

 and at intervals of a few weeks until August. Purple Top and Pearly White Milan 

 turnii)S, and a yellow variety, name not known, did very well, were large, and of a 

 most delicious (juality. This is the land of turnips. They were planted in May in 

 the open ground. Yellow and white ruta-bagas i)lanted in the hotbed in April and 



