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an«l Eckendorfer, made a rapid growth through the latter part of the season, but on 

 account of the soil being too wet all were small. Improved Half Dwarf Brussels 

 sprouts started in the hot bed April 20 and set out June 6 and 9 showed much varia- 

 tion among individuals, but some plants gave very satisfactory results. 



Of seven varieties of cabbage, Early Winningstadt, Early Summer, Extra Early 

 Express, Late Drumhead, and Danish Ball Head, started in the hot bed April 20, 

 produced good heads. Chantenay Half Long carrot and Giant Pascal, Improved 

 White Plume and Golden Self-Blanching celery gave promising results. Dwarf 

 Green Curled Scotch kale gaye equally good yields whether sown in the open 

 ground May 21 or started in the hot bed April 20 and set out June 9. Scotch kale is 

 considered one of the reliable garden crops for Alaska. Trondhjemsk kohl-rabi 

 proved adapted to the region and P^xtra Curled parsley yielded excellent leaves. 



All varieties of lettuce seem to do well in Alaska, but no one variety can be recom- 

 mended for the whole Territory. San Francisco market has so far given the best 

 results of all the varieties tested. Of the varieties of peas grown, Earliest of All, or 

 Alaska, is recommended for general planting. Yakima potatoes planted on old 

 ground May 6 to 8 and dug October 9 to 13 yielded at the rate of nearly 300 bu. per 

 acre. Rhubarb, ruta-bagas, sage, and turnips grew well. 



A nursery has been started at the station and notes on the growth of apple, cherry, 

 and plum trees, and raspberries, currants, strawberries, and cranberries are given. 



The results with field crops and forage plants are briefly presented. Lapland bar- 

 ley sown May 29 was harvested September 25 and Success sown the same date was 

 harvested September 21. Sisolsk sown on May 23 and Manshury May 28 were har- 

 vested September 19 and September 10, respectively. Sixty-Day oats has been found 

 early enough to mature, but it lodges badly. Burt Extra Early which stood next in 

 earliness produces a stronger straw and a heavier grain. Swedish Select oats has 

 given good results for 2 seasons. Improved Ligowo and Nameless Beauty are good 

 varieties for hay and silage. Romanow Spring wheat sown May 7 was harvested 

 September 19. This is the best variety of spring wheat tested at the station. Giant 

 French "Winter rye withstood the winter and yielded grain of fair quality. Riga filter 

 flax sown June 4 was ripe for pulling October 3, but its quality was injured by lodg- 

 ing. Russian buckwheat made a good growth and was harvested September 12. 



Among the different grasses tested, Tall Meadow Oat grass is the most promising. 

 Timothy did not seem as valuable as either Tall Meadow Oat grass or orchard grass. 

 In addition to the grasses mentioned. Perennial Ryegrass, Red Top, Kentucky blue 

 grass, and Meadow foxtail were tested. None of the grasses suffered from winter 

 killing and all matured seed. 



Work at Copper < 'enter Station. — The general conditions of the region are described 

 and the results with field and garden crops briefly noted. Although frost occurred 

 in every month of the year, Manshury, Lapland, Sisolsk, Royal, Trooper, No. 6175, 

 Black Hulless, and No. 9133 barley, and Nameless Beauty, Burt Extra Early, Sixty 

 Day, Finnish Black, No. 2800, and Swedish Select oats matured. Hardy garden 

 vegetables as well as grasses and clover sown in the spring grew well. Spring wheat, 

 emmer, buckwheat, and peas were killed by frost August 27 before they were ripe. 

 Flax sown broadcast May 20 stood 30 inches high August 10 and produced the first 

 ripe seed August 25, but only a small percent of the seed had ripened by September 

 10. Good stands were secured with timothy, orchard grass, tall meadow-oat grass, 

 tall meadow fescue, smooth brome grass, and perennial rye grass. 



Most of the common, hardy vegetables were tested. Little Gem and Earliest of 

 All peas planted May 14- were ready for table use 88 and 65 days from planting, 

 respectively. Big Boston and Early Curled Silicia lettuce were of excellent quality 

 and made a thrifty growth. Extra Early Red onions did not grow very large, but 

 were fit for table use. Promising results are also recorded for radishes, carrots, tur- 

 nips, ruta-bagas, parsnips, beets, beans, kale, and cress. 



