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good results at kassan. 



Kassan, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 



November 1, 1901. 



Dear Sir: The seeds you so kindly sent me were duly received this spring. I 

 planted some myself, and I gave the balance to the Indians here, as requested by you. 

 The Indians here are the Hydahs, and all of them raise good gardens every year. 

 As for myself, I have lived here for the past seventeen years, and I have tried a 

 garden every year. The seeds you sent me were all good and every one came up. 

 The carrots were fine and did well — I got 9 sacks of them ; while peas, parsnips, and 

 radishes also did well. Onions and my potatoes did not do so well. The ground I 

 planted them on was new, and I did not expect so much this year, but will have 

 enough for my family this winter. Next spring I shall plant a big garden. 



The kale you sent me I planted in my new ground, and you never saw stuff grow as 

 it did; we had several messes of it and gave away lots, and still there is kale left now 

 15 inches high. 



I want to set out some blackberries, currants, and gooseberries. Can you inform me 

 where I shall be able to get the roots? I also want some pie plant. 



I inclose the names of the Indians I gave the seeds to. I have shown them how 

 to plant them and take care of them. 



I was born on a farm in Illinois and know a little about it, and as long as I live I 

 shall try and raise a garden of some kind. 



Yours, truly, W. T. Bernard. 



Prof. C. C. Georgeson, Sitka-, Alaska. 



GOOD RETURNS FOR LABOR. 



Loring, Alaska, September 2, 1901. 



Dear Sir: I desire to say with reference to seeds sent from your station, that it was 

 quite late before 1 received and planted them. We had a very wet August, but my 

 garden was very good, especially onions, radishes, lettuce, peas, and ruta-bagas. I 

 spaded it up, and cultivated with a hoe, and fertilized with manure from cow stable. 

 We still have plenty of rhubarb, etc. 



I have no doubt alfalfa and other grass seed would do well here, and hope to try 

 them next year. I would like to have some of your Pomanow spring wheat. I am 

 the only person at this place that has planted a garden. 



I can not give amount of onions, radishes, etc., raised an acre, as I was too busy 

 otherwise to take any measurements. The soil gave good returns for all my labor, 

 and I shall expect to do better another year. 



Respectfully, yours, . F. Knight. 



Prof. C. C. Georgeson, Sitka, Alaska. 



REPORT FROM SUMDUM. 



Sumdum, Alaska, April 20, 1901. 



Dear Sir: As the season is about closed I send you my report. All of the new 

 ground we put in this year has been a failure. The old ground has done fairly well. 

 We raised some ruta-bagas which went as high as 7 pounds, and some white turnips 

 are 11 inches in diameter. Cauliflower and cabbage have done well, but the onions 

 have gone too much to tops. 



I have tried some tame strawberries; they had some fruit this year of fair size. Is 



