66 



Milk yield of three cows. 



First cow. 



Monthly Average 

 I yield. daily 



November 

 December . 

 January... 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August — 



Total yield 



Daily average- 



4,439 



Second cow. 



Third cow. 



Monthly Average Monthly 

 yield. daily. yield 



Pounds. 



619 

 577 

 599 

 701 

 646 



Pounds. 



19.96 

 19.26 

 19.32 

 23.36 

 20.83 

 18.77 



3, 728 



20.3 



Pounds. 



204 

 575 

 584 

 718 

 685 

 602 



3,368 



Average 

 daily. 



Poundx. 



22.6;^ 



19.16 



18.83 



23.93 



22.1 



19.41 



19.41 



The feed used for dairy cows has been native pasture in the summer and native 

 hay in the winter. If the winter feed were supplemented with silage, the yield 

 would undoubtedly he jireatly increased. In the case of cow No. 1 we have 

 the opportunity to note the effect of winter feed. The calf was dropped in early 

 November, and for the first three months after calving the average daily yield 

 amounted to 122.7S pounds. The marked decrease in yield during the month of 

 February was probably due to a change of milkers which took place at that 

 time. The improvement owing to modern methods of milking is shown in the 

 yield of cows Nos. 2 and ?.. As explained in my last report, these cows were 

 formerly owned by the Russian priest at this place. The Russian method of 

 milking consists in allowing the calf to begin and finish the operation, a pro- 

 cedure neither economical at the time nor conducive to a heavy milk yield in 

 the long run. In the case of the two cows the increase in the average daily 

 yield of this year over that of last year is very marked. It rs believed that the 

 average can be raised still higher by ne.\t year. 



No addition to dairy equipment has been made to date, all appliances used 

 being homemade. No accurate work can be done until the station is equipped 

 with up-to-date dairy utensils. 



The silo has not been given the attention it should receive at this station. 

 In the fall of 1902 a so-called silo was built of logs and filled with peas. As 

 was to be expected, most of the peas spoiled. The first essential of a silo is that 

 it sliould be air-tight, and this is hardly possible with rough-hewn logs. A silo 

 should be built and the practicability of feeding silage in this latitude be tested. 

 Hay is not easily cured in the fall on account of frequent showers. This fact 

 at once suggests the silo, and the innnense amount of forage that can be raised 

 per acre here would seem to make the building of one imperative. 



REPORTS FROM SEED DISTRIBUTION. 



The folloAvino- reports from the seed distribution tell of results 

 obtained under ordinary conditions in all parts of the Territory, and 

 contain valuable information Avhich will be especially serviceable to 

 new settlers. As noted elsewhere, the season of 1905 was very favor- 

 able in the coast region, and the gardens here gave general satisfac- 

 tion (PI. VII, fig. 2). In parts of the interior, on the contrary, the 

 season was very unfavorable. At Rampart and for 100 miles south 

 of the sixty-hfth parallel, and generally along the Yukon, the spring 



