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It lastotl longer in its temloi- state than that \vhi<-li is jimwn in the States. 

 Parsley was as line as that raised in any country. linn-coii is as good as any- 

 one couhl desire. T.eets did \m<\ do well, lint I ihinii it was on account of the 

 seeds beinj; old. Carrots did well. ('al)l)a.iie did ;is well as could have been ex- 

 pected; I was not able to plant them until very late. Cauliflower as fine as 

 anyone need want was urown. Many ronc's or he.ids were 8 inches in diameter. 

 Ruta-bagas grew very line; routs 4 to (i indies in diameter, tender and firm. 

 Turnips never gri'w liner. In fact, for my own use I do not want turniits so 

 large as some I have grown. Many of them are S to 1(» inches in diameter, but 

 they are solid and crisj). Onions were planted late, but 1 have many bulbs as 

 large as half dollars. The celery was jdanted late, but did well. Tlie parsnip 

 seed did not germinate. 1 had the same experience with one paper of onions 

 and one of beets. 



In reference to the clover, I should say that this is the home of clover, either 

 red or white. I see no reason why in the near future we shoiUd not be shipping 

 forage in.stead of buying it, as we now do. 



Potatoes do well, but I am of the opinion tliat tliey will mature better in the 

 interior than they do on the coast. 



Ilcniittii 8tctlcr. Seward, Ahisha. — Your favor January is. p.io.".. received, 

 also the seed you sent me. for which I thank you. The country in wliidi 1 live 

 is nearly all timbered. There is very little grass l.nid. as it is a iiiouiitainous 

 country and we have only creek bottoms to cn]ti\ate. It can not he made into 

 dair.v farms. It rains much iiioi-o hci'c than on llic coast. There is some jias- 

 ture over the foothills and mountain sides, but of the kind that grows in timber. 

 There are no trails thnmgh the coiuitry and the river is too swift for iise. My 

 provisions cost nie at least Kt cents per iioinid at my home. Produce shipju'd out 

 would cost as nuich. 



My garden did well this year. One ton of potatoes were produced from 800 

 plants. Carrots, Scarlet Iloru variety, did well. Ruta-bagas, parsnips, and tur- 

 nips did well ; beets, Bassano variety, did well ; kale. Scotch and Siberia varie- 

 ties, did well and will winter with little care. Cabbage, Flat Dutch variety, did 

 not do very well ; it was too late. Onions, beans, and cucumbers are failures. 

 I raised my own turnip, parsnip, and radish seeds this year. My peas did well. 



F. Martin, Suurisc, Alaska. — The aiijile trees you so kindly sent me last spring 

 have done fairly well. The grafted trees made but a few inches growth of new 

 wood, but the seedlings grew very swiftly and made about inches of growth. 

 The raspberry and currant bushes did well, and 1 expect fruit from them next 

 year. 



The clover seed came up and made a good stand. This winter will prove 

 whether it will winterkill or not. 



A. Laivson, Sunrise, Alaska. — Many thanks for the packages of seed just re- 

 ceived and also for the seedlings and berry bushes you sent me last spring. 

 Every one- of these bushes rooted nicely and they have made quite satisfactory 

 growth. 



The past summer has been very favorable for the various vegetables, and as a 

 consequence I have a fine lot of potatoes, cabbage, turnips, beets, onions, car- 

 rots, parsnips, and winter radishes. I had an abundant crop of lettuce, radishes, 

 spinach, parsley, cress, and flowers, . and I took a good crop off my rhubarb 

 plants. The potatoes in particular are- solid and mealy; they grew quite large 

 in size and the yield was as large as any previous year. This is the first season 

 that my onions raised from seed have attained marketable size, but hereafter I 

 feel reasonably certain of raising good onions in my garden. 



