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was late. \v('(. and cold: in the Coppt-i- Ivivcr Vall(\v. on the otlier 

 lianil. till' spriuii' and early siuuMici- were too drv. 



James ^VaUac(^, Mrtlakahlln. Alaxl:<i.—.]\\\n' was wanner and (trior tlian I liave 

 ever seen it in tliis locality; hence it was very favorable for garden i»uri)oses. 

 Strawberries ripened six weeks earlier than last year, and everything else from 

 two to four weeks earlier. The soil here is decayed moss and does very well if 

 suflicient fertilizer is applied. This season I nsed barnyard manure, fish offal, 

 and seaweed, and found that tish produces the best results. On two-fifths of 

 an acre 1 raised 110 i)ushels of potatoes of e.xcellent (|uality. the best crop re- 

 sulting from fish fertilizer. Iiuta-b:igas and yellow Held turnips did well; some 

 (if the former weiglnnl ."• pounds, and one of the latter weighed !t^ iimuids. Karly 

 cabbages do well, but the season is too short for maturing late varieties. This 

 season they have been ruined by worms boring tlic heads, '{'be trees and 

 bushes which you sent me have .ill taken root and are doing well. Imt 1 hardly 

 think the climate is favoraide for fruit trees. There are several cherry trees in 

 the village. Some seasons they bear a few cherries and souie seasons none. 



Cattle seem to thrive on the native grasses. We got a cow and a calf from 

 Seattle in May. 19()4. The cow was very thin when she arrived, but at once 

 bi^gan to fatten, and has been in good condition ever since. They wintered on 

 14 tons of hay and a little shorts, and were out every d:iy last winter. 



iKttCH of jihintiiifi (i)i(I first iinc. sr(iso)i of I'.Ui-',. 



Sown or 

 planted. 



Cabbage, early, sown in Mar. 1 



hothouse. 

 Cabbage, early, trans- May 5 



planted. 



Peas, Telephone May i:^ 



Peas, Prolific Market Apr. Vi 



Onion sets ^ Mar. i:? 



Rhubarb ._ ' 



Potatoes, Burbank.. Apr. 12 



Cauliflower.. May 5 



Ready 

 for use. 



July :{) 



July n 

 Aug. 1 

 Apr. 1 

 Apr. 7 

 July 24 

 July 22 



Sown or 

 planted. 



May 5 

 May 10 



Lettuce 



Turnips, Early White. 



Carrots 



Beets ' do . 



Gooseberries 



Strawberries 



Raspberries 



Currants 



Ceh^rv ' June 19 



Radishes. I May 10 



Ready 

 for use. 



July 4 



July 27 



July 21 



July 24 



June 11 



June l:t 



July 15 



Aug. 1 



Aug. 2.5 



June 12 



J. PHtriifiri\ Kelchikaii. AIaf<la. — I received tlie fruit trees you sent last 

 spring about May 1, and planted them at ouce. They made growths as follows : 

 One red Astracban, 2 feet ; 1 Sylvan sweet, 2 feet ; 2 Ductless, 1 foot each ; 4 

 seedlings, 1 foot each; 2 Barovinka, both died; 2 Strawberry, both died. The 

 raspberry, currants, and gooseberries alt grew and are doing well. I am also 

 growing strawberries and i)ieplant, and both are doing well. The strawberry 

 plants came from .Metlakahtla. and the i)ieplant is from roots sent up from 

 Seattle. I tried raising i)ieplant from seed, but it was not satisfactory, as the 

 seed does not come true to kind. I grew a great many plants, but none of them 

 were of large variety, so 1 think it is iT^st to send and get roots that are known 

 to be of a large kind. 



In the line of vegetables I have raised this year cabbages, radishes, lettuce,' 

 carrots, and turnips; they all did well. 1 also sowed onion seed, which made 

 nice green onions, but none of them were large. I also raised some very nice 

 ruta-bagas. 1 planted a patch of Late Rose potatoes about May 27, and in two 

 weeks tliey were nicely up and in si.x weeks t had a phot(jgraph taken of them, 

 which I inclose, showing that they grew very rapidly. Till early in Septem- 

 ber they did exceedingly well, the potatoes lieing of good size when the vines 

 were killed by what one of my neighbors says was potato blight. The potatoes 

 are now decaying very badly. 



