Show crops and stock thrive on most northerly farm the state farm agricultural enterprise stands on the parallel in the midst of a desert region in the zone of eternal frost there the arctic night lasts for nearly two months there are aie frequent heavy blizzards wren alie n the thermometer drops to 60 degrees below zero centigrade potatoes cabbages onions carrots and sugar beets are grown successfully in the open fields of this thi arctic farm tomatoes cucumbers and spinach are rals raised ed in 28 hot houses an experimental sowing of melons has yielded encouraging cou raging results livestock thrives on the farm and i is rapidly r increasing in number there arp are cows all born in this arctic region A subsidiary farm houses pigs of pure yorkshire breed last year the possibility of growing oats for fodder was demonstrated by the yield from an experimental peri mental planting of 60 acres |