J.W. Neal, the experiment farm, and the Tanana Valley Agriculture Association: 1906 to 1917

摘要

Before the turn of the century, the United States Secretary of Agriculture sent a number of researchers to Alaska to find out just what the lands could grow. The first positive agricultural observations (well known to those living in Alaska), were ofthe natural grasses, red top grass, and marsh grasses along the rivers that were cut and sold as horse fodder to the military and miners. Also noted was the large amount of grain roadhouse operators grew and the successful gardens they raised to feed their guests...