, 1876-12-16
Farming on Our Rivers.

MCSSrS. Bennett " Nlttcr, NJ GlenWlld,
will have n grist mill in running order
before harvest. They had their saw mill
running within ten days Of the time
fixed when they broke ground for it.
So no man who has ranch that will
produce grain Of any variety need hest
tate to sow it. Bennett & Witcr will
purchase all the grain offered at the mar
ket rates or exchange it for tlOm. 1t is
high time the farmers here woke up. If
some otiG crop besides hay and vcgcth
blcs is not raised on this river, we shall
all remain secdy and poverty stricken
for the amount Of money flowing ont OF
this country for bread and feed is fright
iul. Every dollar of that money ought
to remain hcrc-go into the pockets Of
our farmers in fact Mcssrs. Bcnnet &
Wittcr have taken steps to bring here Il
planer In three months time they viii
be able to supply all the lumber called
for in the county; besides exporting
some of our fine cabinet woods. The
drain on our resources for lumber alone.
the past yer has not been less than from
seven TO ten thousand dollars. The new
mill will stop that leak. We shall have
a Touring mill here before next fall. The
machinery is already here for g1st
mill. Now we call upon every ranchcr
in the valley to put in grain. Let every
one try anl test his soil and see if II viii
not produce good cereals. We do know
that there is grain land CROUCH in this
county 10 produce all the bread consuu!-
ed here. Farmers will you not help atop
this leak also? We hear 1t said this IL
not good country for hog raising. II
you viii only put in few acres ofgrain,
feed it to your hogs, send your pork to
market, you will be but converting your
crop into coin in another way than sell
ing it in the grain sack. The old style
of farming here on the river has got to
he abandoned. A few bales of hay, Il
few sacks Of potatoes, and few pound,
OF c0bhagrs and turnips, with low and
then a squash, a few pounds Of butter
and dozen ortwo of eggs, is rather a
poor showing for the agricultural resour.
ccs of Snohomish county, when We rc.
member we are sending thousands anu
ally out of the county for the "stHlf OF
life Hops, flax and cereals OF all kinds
will yield remuncrativc yeturns, it grown
ON soil that will prod0ce hay and veg
etablcs. We mus stop go much needless
importation and become exporters. Shin
clcs and saw LOGS torn the staple Of our
exports, and Of the latter, nearly all the |
profits 20 out to sea and aru lost. Here |
toiore a roncher could clear lew acres
Of land loosely, put in few vegetables,
and when grown, gather II canoe losd
and paddle of to some neighho:ing log |
giug camp and sell them for money
enough to buy few groceries, and few
yards of cheap calico, and that satisfies
his wants. A few, and few only OF
our so-called farmers, have tNmed in Il
systematic manner, and the result Is gOOI |
comfortable homes and IN appearance OF
thrift and good cheer that cannot fail t.
attract attention whenever you approach |
their enclosures. What our farmer, |
want is to drop this lackrdaisy, Mituw
Der style Of cultivation, quit raising !
crops that do not pay and put in some.
thing that will put money in their poch |
cts.
Now that we have a saw and grist mill |
so nearly completed, we hope to see the
importation OF bread and lumber to
gradually diminish, and eventually cease
altogether. And now that some Of our
cntcrprising settlers have demonstrated
the TACT by actual cXpcrin ent, that o.hr
crops besides hay and vegetables can lie
pruiitably raised here in our courty.
We hope the example will rot lie lost,
but that all our farmers will take the
hint, and cultivate greater variety Of
products.