12 CONTENTS. 



Annual report of the Alaska agricultural experiment stations— Continued. Page. 



Notes on the Copper River country, by Maj. W. R. Abercrombie 307 



Notes on the Tanana Valley, by Mr. J. L. Green 309 



Farming operations of Messrs. Nicolai and Clark 310 



Private gardens at Skagway 315 



Gardening on the Porcupine 316 



Letters from settlers 316 



Distribution of seeds 336 



Distribution of trees and plants 340 



What the development of agriculture means 340 



Work of the pioneer 341 % 



Surveying lands 342 



Cooperative experiments on Wood Island 342 



Experiment station in the Copper River country 342 



Plans for future work 342 



Several substations necessary 344 



Introduction of deer on the western islands 344 



Wanton slaughter of game 345 



Work as special disbursing agent 345 



Soil temperatures 345 



Weather service 351 



Annual report of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station for 1901 361 



Introduction 361 



Detailed report of work 362 



Horticultural investigations 366 



Coffee in Hawaii 366 



Potatoes - 374 



Sweet potatoes 375 



Taro 375 



Rice 377 



"Klu" bean, or cassie 377 



Ducks o 377 



Chickens and turkeys 377 



Suggested lines of inquiry 378 



Annual report of the Porto Rico agricultural experiment station for 1901 381 



Introduction 381 



Agricultural resources and capabilities of Porto Rico 383 



Location and extent 383 



Configuration 384 



Soils 385 



Climate 388 



Sanitary conditions 389 



Labor 391 



Transportation 391 



Land values and taxation 392 



Agricultural production 394 



Agricultural conditions 395 



Coffee 397 



Suggestions for improvement 400 



Market 402 



Sugar 402 



Manufacture of sugar 405 



Tobacco .'. 406 



Citrus fruits 407 



The aguacate, or alligator pear 408 



Mangoes 409 



Bananas . .: 409 



