Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-01-31 | Page 10 | Home Grown Berries Plentiful in Alaska

HOME GROWN BERRIES PLENTIFUL IN ALASKA WASHINGTON Jan 31 Contrary Contrary to the general impression home borne grown currants strawberries raspberries gooseberries and cranberries are arc plentiful plentiful plen plen- in Alaska and as determined b by b soil Mil climate and topographical conditions conditions condi condl- farming is possible on approximately approximately square miles of territory The mean annual temperature of Sitka is about the same a as that of Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington D. D C C. says the statement of the department of ol agriculture made mado public today Varieties o of wheat oats oat rye barley bar Icy ley potatoes and arid man many other ve vegetables have matured ever every season since the department started it its t work at its toc two to c experiment stations One of these station stations stations sta sta- tion is about seventy five miles from tho the arctic circle Chicken raising is also aho proving feasible