CONTENTS. 11 



Annual report of the Alaska Agricultural experiment stations — Continued. 

 Work at Sitka Station — Continued. 



Experimental crops — Continued. Page. 



Wheat 241 



Barley 242 



Oats 244 



Fertilizer experiments with oats _ 244 



Oats and peas 246 



Buckwheat 246 



Flax 246 



Vegetables 247 



Potatoes 247 



Small fruits 248 



New station buildings 248 



Drainage 249 



Native grass for silage 250 



Work at Kenai Station 251 



Mail facilities from Sitka westward 253 



Report of H. P. Nielsen, superintendent of Kenai Station 254 



Building of station house 254 



Clearing land 255 



Experimental grain crops 255 



Winter rye 255 



Winter wheat 256 



Spring wheat 256 



Barley 256 



Oats 258 



Buckwheat 260 



Emmer 261 



Flax / 261 



Clover 261 



Flat pea ( Lathyrus sylvestris) 262 



Potatoes 262 



Vegetables 262 



Growth of farming and gardening in the interior 264 



Itinerary 264 



Good gardens everywhere 265 



Gardens and experiments at Holy Cross Mission 265 



Work at Rampart Station 267 



Experiments with grain 268 



Spring grain 269 



Barley 270 



Oats 270 



Spring wheat 271 



Clover 272 



Vegetables 272 



Buckwheat 273 



Potatoes 273 



Settlements along the Yukon 273 



Farming at Dawson 275 



What others see in the Yukon Valley 276 



Editorial comments 281 



Report of Isaac Jones on the reconnoissance of the interior along the trail 



from Eagle to Valdez 283 



Notes and comments on report of Mr. Jones 297 



The Fortymile country 298 



The Tanana Valley -. 301 



The Copper River Region 303 



