Deseret Evening News | 1907-06-13 | Page 4 | Alaska Farming

ALASKA Boston DOlton Alaskan Ono One ot of pioneer farmers IH tim I IJ J D Johnston of ot Bear BellI Lake l ko near Sew SewArd SewArd Ard Lcd who has hns taken tn ken up a homestead anti and Is putting It under cultivation At Af After tot ter two years yearn work he cart can show a II comfortable home borne a II dozen acres ploughed I lough d thirty acres acrea seeded town down for tor pasture and a n considerable pint part ot or this claim chalet cleared Ho lie JI Is II sue suc successfully growing clover end has hall planted ninny many varieties of or fruit trees berry hushes bushes anti flowers 11 ow most ot of which are arc thriving He Ho reports that he 8 much In iii Plymouth Rock nock chickens Lust Lam year cal ho he hatched batched and raised cg chickens besides es soiling selling egg eg to the tho value of ot r O a 1 month lie no esti eti estimates mates that each hen has hall cleared 4 above the tho th cost CORt nf ot He lie ale keeps kO II cows nod sells cells their milk nt ret n it profit Mr dr 11 Johnston has hM proved proM farming In Alaska Is both practical anti and nn profitable n