91 



(•jirrots rcaclinl ^\ iiulu's in (li;iiiictfr. this yt'.ir 1 iiuii: List yciir radislu's ^'H'w 

 to lA iiu-hos ill (liMiiu'tcr. tliis yciir I iiwii : l.isl ycMi- nnimis wcro li iii(lu>s in 

 <liaiueter. this year 1 indi : last yc:ir <alil>a;;cs iu'ath'tl. tiiis year tlicy did not; 

 tlif beans Moonn'il last y.>ar. tliis yi-ar tlicy did n it. Iicini,' a vt-ry trndor plant; 



this climate is t old lor tluMu to niatin-c. Kah' j^fow well, bloomed. Imt 



the seeds wonld not ripen. Teas ;:re\v .")l feet hi^'h. and were load«'d with 

 fruit, wiiieh diil not ripen. 



Tile tlowers did not ilo well. They all came u|i. Imt only the sweet peas 

 bloomed. I have three plants of sunllower 'J feet hiu'h. which are protected. 

 One has a bud. but I do not think it will bloom. 



From inform.-itioii derived from the n.-itives and old white settlers this has 

 been an nnnsnally wet .-iml <-old year, and is not a ;.'ood criterion of the produc- 

 tive ([ualilies of .\l.iska horti<-nltnrariy. 



SOIL TEMPERATURES. 



Readiiio^ afe lakeii at 7 a. in. 'I'liefiiMHiietei's recoiMl the teiiipei'a- 

 liiiv at (leptli> (>r <■> iiinl Jl iii(lu'>. fe.-peclix cly. The radiation 

 tiiiM'moiiictcr sh<)\\> the daily iiiiiiimiiiii teiiipefaliii-e ('> inches ahove 

 the siiid'ace of (lie oi-oimd whefe tlie >oil ihefUioinetefs afe planted. 



Soil tiiiiiicnitiins. 



SITKA EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Temperature. 



Date. 



1905. 

 Mays.. 

 May 9.. 

 May 10 . 

 May 11 . 

 May 12 . 

 May 13 . 

 May 1-t . 

 May 15 _ 

 May 16 . 

 May 17 . 

 May 18 . 

 May 19 . 

 May 20 . 

 May 21 . 

 Mav 22 . 

 Mav 23 . 

 May 24 . 

 May 25 . 

 May 26 . 

 May 27 . 

 May 28 . 

 Mav 29 _ 

 May 30 . 

 May 31 . 

 June 1-- 

 June 2-. 

 June 3.. 

 June 4-- 

 June 5-- 

 June 6_. 

 June 7.. 

 June 8.. 

 .June 9.. 

 June 10. 

 .June 11. 

 June 12- 



At7 At" 

 a. ni.O a. in. 24 

 inohe.s inches 

 below below 

 sur- ! sur- 

 face, face. 



"F. 

 45 

 44 

 46 

 45. 5 

 46 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 44 

 44 

 4.5.5 

 4.5.5 

 45.5 

 46.5 

 47 

 47.5 

 48 

 48 



48.5 

 50 

 50.5 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50.5 

 50.5 

 50.5 

 50.5 

 50.5 

 51.5 

 .52 

 52 

 .51. 5 

 .50.5 

 50.5 

 49.5 



°F. 

 42.5 

 42.5 

 42.5 

 43 

 43 

 43.5 

 43.5 

 43.5 

 43.5 

 43.5 

 43.5 

 43.5 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 44 



45.5 

 45 

 45 

 45 



45.5 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46.5 

 46.5 

 47 

 47 

 47 



47.5 

 47.5 

 47.5 

 48 

 48 



Mini- 

 mum 

 at 6 

 inclios 

 uliove 

 sur- 

 face. 



Temperature 



Date. 



I 



At 7 At 



a. m. (> a. m. 24 



inches inclies 



ttelow below 



sur- siir- 



face. face. 



°F. 

 38 

 37 

 38 

 37 

 41 

 ;i5 



;fi 



34 

 40 

 36 

 39 

 41 



:39 



31 



37 



35 

 35 



:« 



41 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 37 

 ■ 35 

 40 

 34 

 40 

 41) 

 47 

 46 

 37 

 37 

 41 



il 1905. 



June 13. 



June 14. 



June 15. 



June l(i- 



June 17- 



June 18. 



June 19. 



June 20. 



June 21- 



June 22. 



June 23. 



June 24. 



June 25- 



June 26. 



June 27. 



June 2S. 



June 29. 



June 30. 



Julyl-. 



July 2-. 



July 3-. 



July 4.. 



July 5 -. 



July 6-. 



JulyT -. 



Julys.. 



July 9-. 



July 10. 



July 11. 



July 12. 



July 13- 



July 14 . 



July 15. 



July 16. 

 ! July 17 . 



July 18. 



Temperature. 



At 7 I At 7 ' ^'°*" 

 ' a.m. 6 a. m. 24 at a 

 inches inches i„„jj„„ 



"^r lir ^ir 



face. face, j^^.^ 



'F. I 1905. 



38 July 19. 



37 July 20. 



45 July 21 . 

 July 22 . 

 July 23 . 

 July 24 . 

 July 25 . 

 July 26 . 

 July 27 . 

 July 28 . 

 July 29 . 

 July 30 . 

 July 31 

 Aug. 1. 

 Aug. 2.. 

 Aug. 3-. 

 Aug. 4. 

 Aug. 5. 

 Aug. 6. . 

 Aug. 7. 

 Aug. 8. 

 Aug. 9- 

 1 Aug. 10, 

 Aug. 11 

 Aug. 12, 

 Aug. 13 

 Aug. 14 

 Aug. 15 

 Aug. 16 

 Aug. 17. 

 Aug. 18 

 Aug. 19 

 Aug. 20 

 Aug. 21 

 i Aug. 22 

 I Aug. 23. 



°F. 

 .56.5 

 58.5 

 .58.5 

 .58.5 

 58 

 57.5 

 57 

 .57 

 58 

 57 

 .57 

 57 

 57 

 .58 

 .58 

 58.5 

 57 

 .57 

 58 

 .58 

 57.5 



57 



57 



56 



56 



56 



.56 



55.5 



55 



.55 



54 



54 



'F. 

 52 

 52 



52 



.52.5 



52.5 



52.5 



53 



,53 



53 



53 



.53 



52 



.53 



53.5 



53.5 



.53. 5 



.53. 5 



53.5 



.53.5 



53.5 



54 



54 



54 



.54 



54 



.54 



54 



54 



54 



54 



54 



54 



54 



54 



54 



53.5 



49 

 50 

 52 

 54 

 50 

 44 

 43 

 44 

 48 

 52 

 ■52 

 52 

 44 

 46 

 52 

 51 

 52 

 42 

 48 

 .52 

 51 

 51 

 49 

 52 

 51 

 41 

 42 

 42 

 45 

 47 

 44 

 45 

 44 



■:6 



46 

 46 



