Alaska and the Panama canal . d to his employment in Alaska he was connected withagricultural colleges in the States of Kansas, Minnesota andWashington. The Japanese Government also employed himto put its agricultural schools on a scientific basis, and Japannever engages any but the best experts. If anything can bemade out of farming in Alaska, Superintendent Georgesonwill bring it about. He established the first experimentalstation at Sitka twelve years ago. He now has stations atRampart and Fairbanks. He was successful in raising cattleon Kodiak Island until a volcanic erupt
Alaska and the Panama canal . d to his employment in Alaska he was connected withagricultural colleges in the States of Kansas, Minnesota andWashington. The Japanese Government also employed himto put its agricultural schools on a scientific basis, and Japannever engages any but the best experts. If anything can bemade out of farming in Alaska, Superintendent Georgesonwill bring it about. He established the first experimentalstation at Sitka twelve years ago. He now has stations atRampart and Fairbanks. He was successful in raising cattleon Kodiak Island until a volcanic eruption covered the islandwith ash and destroyed the grass. He had about one hundredhead of pure Galloway cattle, and this hardy Scotch breedwas doing well until he was compelled to ship them to theState of Washington, as he found it was cheaper to shipcattle to the hay than the hay to the cattle. The grass isgrowing again on Kodiak Island and erelong the herd willbe returned. When I was there he was planning the bring- ILASKA 65. A DAIKV AT 1 AIKIIAXKS, ALASKA. ing in of a bull yak from Tibet, in nortbern Cbina, andcrossing/with very bardy breeds of cattle, witb the bope ofproducing stock tbat will live outdoors all winter in Alaskawitbout hay or feed being furnished. Superintendent Georgeson told me tbat the only thing thatinterfered with successful sheep raising was the big brownbears, so plentiful on the island. Nevertheless, he had a ratherlarge flock of sheep and had imported two rams, a Lincoln andCotswold. The volcanic ash, however, weighed down theirwool so heavily they could not get up and they died. Thesheep of his flock preferred to feed on the mountain sides andonly needed hay in January, February and March. His horses were doing well. You must remember, how-ever, that Kodiak Island is quite a favored spot and the climatethere is tempered by the warm Japan Current. All over Alaskaone finds an abundance of wild grass, red top, suitable forwild hay, and there is no doubt
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