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in the spring of 1915, nearly all of our Grimm alfalfa 
plants proved to be dead. I will say that I have, on 
several occasions, purchased both plants and seeds 
from Professor Hansen, of the South Dakota Experiment 
Station. He has a number of varieties: Omsk, Obb, Gobi 
Desert, Semipalatinsk, Chemo, etc., but for some reason, 
none of them are as valuable as the pure faleata at 
the Fairbanks Station. It was in full bloom the lat- 
ter part of August, when I visited the station, but 
it produced no seed. Some pods had formed but they 
would have no chance of ripening. 
I have told you frequently in former letters, 
that the Petrowski turnip, S. P. I. No. 22755, also 
obtained from the Office of Seed and Plant Introduc- 
tion, is the most valuable turnip introduced into 
Alaska. Last year, we grew 240 pounds of seed of this 
variety at the Fairbanks Station and this year, be- 
tween 1200 and 1500 pounds of seed from selected 
roots, and I learn that many small farmers in various 
sections grow seed of this variety for their own use." 
