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teaching it to drink out of a bucket. It is now a week old and just begins to drink 

 nicely. The cannery men were generous enough to give me a few quarts of milk 

 each day, so that with a little scalded meal the calf has been faring pretty well. 



I have made quite a little hay, and would have more of what I made first if it had 

 not made me so much trouble. I think I must have put it in a little too soon, as it 

 got too hot and molded. I had to throw it all out and dry it over, which took several 

 days. The result is that my once fine hay is now second class. And just to-day the 

 weather changes, and rainy weather is upon us. I think I may have a few more 

 days of fine weather. The grass is getting very hard and coarse now. 



I will not be able to build a silo this year, but hope to build a log barn as soon as 

 I can raft the logs home. If the rains prevent any more haymaking, I will have to 

 be satisfied with a hole in the ground for my silo. 



I have tried to make use of some of the fish refuse (heads and backbone) , but I 

 am afraid my way is too offensive. I hauled a lot to the barnyard, and covered it 

 with manure, but the flies soon had it in a terrible mess. I have heard that fish 

 makes a good fertilizer, but I guess that I do not use it right. Can you give me 

 advice as to how to use it? 

 Yours, truly, 



(Rev.)S. H. Rock. 



Prof. C. C. Georgesox. 



[Work the fish refuse into the ground before it decays. — C. C. G.] 



Moravian Mission, Nushigak, Alaska, August 29, 1901. 



Dear Sir: I will add a few lines to what I have written under an earlier date. 

 How I wish you could have a look at our garden. Everything is tropically inclined, 

 I think. "We have made a nice barrel of sauerkraut, and greens of all kinds have 

 been our bill of fare for weeks. ^ 



I hope to harvest a good crop of potatoes, celery, peas, beets, and ruta-bagas. The 

 cauliflower was lovely this year again. The lime treatment for turnips seems to have 

 been quite a good one. * 



All the grains and grasses are doing splendidly, only I fear the rainy season which 

 is upon us will hinder their full development. The barley from Dakota has fallen 

 flat on account of heavy weight. The Romanow wheat stands all of 5 feet and is 

 heavy with grain. The Dakota and Pennsylvania oats are also ripening. 



The clover is now in blossom, but I don't think the seed will ripen; time will tell. 



I sowed a bed of winter wheat which is well started now, so by next spring we 

 will be able to report on it also. The straw of all these grains is extra heavy and of 

 a deep green color. The Dakota wheat and Pennsylvania oats are a little behind 

 the others. 



I would like to ask what is the reason of the cabbage bursting before the head has 

 attained any size ? Many of our cabbages had to be cut on that account. 



The sugar-peas planted by the sisters stand 6? feet, and are just as full of peas 

 as they can hang, and new blossoms are coming every day. 



The American Wonder and Little Dandys are also yielding well. I think a 

 sprinkle of lime has perhaps helped them some. They were planted on the bed 

 where I had barley and oats last year. 



If I were not so busy I would take a picture of the garden for you; may do so 

 later. 



My stock is getting along nicely. The chicks are growing nicely and the calf is 

 beginning to nibble grass. The cow took sick a week ago and had to be killed, as 

 nothing could be done for her. She began by limping in her right hind foot, and 



