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the summer 75 to 80° is about the maximum. With such a tempera- 

 ture, plenty of moisture, and days of 20 hours or more of daylight it 

 is not strange that the vegetation makes such rank growth. 



The report also contains a brief preliminary report of Dr. Sheldon 

 Jackson, of the Bureau of Education, on the agriculture of the Yukon 

 Valley, based upon his tour of that region the past season. Flourish- 

 ing gardens were seen at Koserefski and Anvik, 335 and 355 miles, 

 respectively, from the mouth of the Yukon. Potatoes weighing more 

 than a pound each and turnips weighing 10 lbs. each were seen at these 

 places. At Circle City and Fort Cudahy good gardens are maintained 

 by the commercial companies. Peas, beans, beets, radishes, lettuce, 

 and cabbage are grown at the two latter places. A vegetable garden 

 has been established at Dawson, and a few miles below Circle City 

 3,000 pounds of turnips were grown last year. Grasses and berries 

 abound in the Yukon Valley as in the coast regions. 



Whether agriculture will -flourish in Alaska as it has in the high 

 latitudes of Europe only experimentation can determine, but it seems 

 probable that with proper direction the local demands for many 

 products could be fully supplied. 



