Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-03-09

eUiaIi catCIS, carly lay cIS, anu QuIcts
: home birds, and are the best or ainohs
the best fowls now to be hatl.
| Mr.. Casto--It is an easy matter to
raise fowls, and in the city it may bc
safe but among farmers hawks and
animals are very destructive, some
times killing every fowl on the farm:
Until some remedy is found Tor thess
pests. poultry keeping will be an uii--
certain business.
The Secretary--Minks or fishers
had killed whole flock Of fifty chick.
ems in single night. In some local
itics it was impossible to raise fowls
at all. Guinea hens are sail to he u
sure protection against hawks, and
q small cur dog will keep animals
away. But continuous battle with
such vermin is very annoying, and
in the end the verhin are sure to
win.
Mr.. Hines sent the communication
following to the Club:
To tile Puget Sound Farmer's Club l.!
GENTLEMEN You will rccollect
that | stated at our last meeting that
| would say something about oats at
our next. / shall state facts and give
figures from my own observations. After
carefully experimenting for eight years on
our beaver swamps, find one bushel, or
IL pounds, to the acre, to be the propef
amount Of seed to SOW. In proof of this
! submit the following tests:
l I l.. -
of land produced, when threshed, SO BUSH
els; one bushcl, 81 bushels; one and
half bushels; third time, IS bushels.
The last we're badly lodged. The sbovo
tests were made with pure side oats.
Some Of my friends have made similar
tests on river bottoms with Ike results:
In view Of the high price of seed oats
This spring, hope the press throughout
our Territory will publish this statement,
as, in my opinion, it would save the farms
crs several thousand dollars. On light,
dry soils two bushels per acre is the proper
arount. T. HINES.
From Mr. Durgin the following, on the
subject of our fruits, was received:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: For me to comply
with the resolution of the Farmers Club
,, requesting me to prepare list of the best
apples aud pears for this climate is no easy
task, for, as the old adage runs; " there is
no accounting for taste, sna especially is
this applicable to fruits. The preference
of one would be Objectionable to another
but as have but one palate to please, I
will try aud give its preference, with due
regard to others. At the same time, profit;
hardness, produc.ivencss, &c, will be con-
sidcred. | will arrange them in three
classes, summer, autumn, early and late
winter, giving my preference, rs they ars
pear in rotation.
SUMMER AfPLES.
Rcd Astrachdn. Large, roundish,
deep crimson ovcrspread with thick
bloom, juicy, rich, beautiful, tree
hardy and productive.
Grey Astrachan.-Tree very SINH
lar TO the red, natures at the same
time, but fruit is more acid, rendering
it an excellent cooking apple.
Early Harvest. Medium to large,
tender, sub-acid, rich. Tender in
some localities.
Summer Queen.-Large conical
shaped, red cheek in the sun, rich
and fine flavor, early, and abundant
bearer. q
Ea,ly penocA. Large striped red
and white, tree hardy and productive.
Red June.-Medium, dark reds
flesh white, tender, sub acid, tree
requires good soil and heavy pruning.
GolIen Stceet.-Medinm size, ycl-
low, rich. some of the fruit remains
long time on the tree, best summer
sweet apple.
July Bough.-Largc size, light
yellow, tender, sweet and jnicy, not
long keeper.
AUTUMN APPLES.
Grayensteen.-A favorite every
where. very largo striped, roundislr
apple of the first quality /; tree rese,n-
bles Seeding in growth, very hardy
and productive.
EaN Pippin.-Large size roundish
oLlong, yellow flesh, tender, risk and
delicious. ~
Fall Beauty.--Large size oblong
yellow, with red cheek, good market
variety.
Famuse.- Medium size, deep crim-
son: /: flesh snowy white, tender and
delicious. a e
Jersey S,ceeting.-Size medium,
greenish yellow striped with red.
tender, juicy and sweet, tree hardy and
productive.
EARLY wINTER. ess
King (of Tempkins conntyl-A
superb red apple OF largo size and
finest quality; fruit in some localities
liable to be watery al the core treo
hardy and productive.
Vanaicere New York Medium
size, yellow, slightly tinged with rch.