| Show agriculture amona T THE H E INDIANS I 1 A N sa s1 jn in his hia annual report the Commis loner oi of indian affairs il it speaking if tile the vork ork done on experimental farms for the indians 7 cities the farm at sacaton arizona where as a result of two years experiment sixteen bales of ofa fine grade of Egypt ain cotton r raised and shipped 1 H new jork market asdall A small quantity of this cotton was raised s ed af school the commissioner says reliable tests show that this cotton was mory muc i 1 stroner stron nir ra er than ordinate ordin naty aTy south arn cotton nul and averaged ive raged from one eight t 11 oiw fourtly afan of an in inch chlong loep r cr ci which avide it especially c vau au able lui for and fand hue fine qualities oi of bulton weaves ali s cotton was aa sold for 31 touts a pou pound lill Agricultural fairs ware beld last ye arAt the following nm K lations crow cio capit angrand ingrand Cheye lioci inc wic arapahoe Arap alioe la lolla jolla inu i nu S san in juan and southern Sou thein L etc te on oil the fort peck reservation about fifty per pei cent of tile malo adult indians are arc cultivating approximately acus ill an increase inci ease of about 50 per pei cent over list year oats potatoes flax nav wheat and in corn coin are tho the principal crops gi glown own about 75 per cent of the ans 9 on this le reservation raise stock ranging from five fie to onehundred one hundred head c ad eath cach interest in a reported from the alie bis is on the nez perce on tiou tion at alie winnebago agency and |
