The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-31
County and City Official Press.
Wednesday. Jan'y 81, 1877
ROOT CROPS.


ture is to raise the largest possible
money value Of produce to the acre.
The profit in fifty dollars each from two
ecso i not equal. ss . general rule. to
thst realized in raising one hundred
dollars from one acre. The richer the
soil aud the more costly the land the
greater 10 the expediency and necessity
Of producing q heavy yield per acre.
This 10 especially the case on Puget
Sound. Hence the need Of cutivating
chiefly such crops IS hops, fruit. fax.
tobacco. onions and the like, 10 the ex.
closinn of grain. Hitherto, potatoes
Ind hay have been leading staples, but
tho blight has Cut off the profits Of
the former, and - rotation for the
latter. the culture of root crops is begin
ming to grow in favor. The value Of
carrots. bests. mangels and ruta-
bAIas ~ fodder is becoming more and
more appreciated by st ,ck men aud
their general introduction into the econ.
envy Of the farm and stock yards will
bs great benefit to the agriculture Of
this section. The San Francisco Bulle-
tin contains the following pertinent
suegsstions On this subject:
..1t 10 probable that the English peo-
pie have reduced farming to science
- successfully. if not more successfully
than any other nation. They have ex-
perimented until they know to frac.
tion what crop will pay the best on q
piece Of land under every possible con-
dition. They have experimental till
they have determined jos, what crops
will rotate one with the other with the
best results. Though wheat averages
much better yield i'll England than in
any one Of the United States. including
California. the English are lately dis,
csrding wheat aud raising more stock
and more root crops. With the En-
glish the turnip the carrot, the man
gold wurtzel and sugar beet are impor-
tant crops. These roots are raised es-
pecialiy for stock feed. and in this con-
nection are more profitable than any
kind Of grain. The English are es-
pecialiy favorable to the turnip. which
thsy raise aud feed TO their horses,
sheep, dairy cows and fatting cattle.
They have learned that though these
roots show less value than the grains 40
cattle feed. yet in actual experience of
feeding they give much more satisfac-
tory results. In winter. when cattle,
especially cows giving milk, cannot oh
tain green grass to any extent. and are
fed mostly on dry hay. few RI DTS each
day contributes very materially to u
healthy state Of the system. They help
digestion, and t. work the food into
the proper material to contrib ute TO
The prosperity Of the animals. They
then take the place Of green grass, and
In this way render the dry food more
valuable. In not raising more roots
Tor our stock We make one Of our
greatest failures in farming. For the
carrot, mansold wurtzel aud sugar
beet our climate and soil are especially
adapted. OF these roots we can raise
great quantities to tho acre and Of the
best quality. and there is no doubt our
stnrk -laeeders. and especially dairy
men, would find it greatly to their I'd.
vantage to plant much more plentifully.
To make success in raising carrots
or bects they must be planted early,
and It y now time to begin to prepare
the coil. An abundance OF manure,
and deep blowing, and thorough pull
veriaation are three requisites in root
culture. With q combination Of these
rcQuisites most any coil in the State
viii respond in this kind Of . crop. 1t
70 probable that hay aud grain will
bc scarce and high next year. and now
. very good time 10 make begin
ming IN the cultivation Of roots for our
stock and dairy cows"
II hay and grain will give from SEQ
to $50 per acre. these root crops will
give. when we'll cultivated. from 800
70 $500 per acre. Our moist climate
and warm alluvial soils are peculiarly
adapted to their highest perfection and
most profitable yield. There is no
eoabt that variety Of food and especial
y sdmixture Of vegetable diet with dry
grain aud hay fodder is a. favorable to
the best condition and health of ami.
mails - Of men. UnQusstionAbly, the
more general use Of these articles would
be mutually profitable TO oil parties
She dairyman aud teamster. a. we'll as
the farmer.