Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-08
ANNUAL ADDRESS.

Ball Oh Friday evening at the Court House.
ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Mr.. President Ladies and Gentlemen:
| can hardly account to you, Low l ever
| allowed myself, to think Oftaking up your
| time here to-day, by attempting to deliver
! an address. never having had any expert
ence in such matters. trust you will be
| leneut with me- as YOU are aware have
been, and expect to be, practical clOd-
! hopper and shall make no pretcnsiOn to
ordt rical ability. However, at u meeting
of our Industrious Directors, they voted
that some one resident OF the county,
| should be sci, cicd to deliver the address,
! iithey could get one to try, and aIi the
| victim. While 1 am aware that apologies
are diStastctul, cannot refrain from max
| ing few. We have undertaken new
| enterprise which has called tor my lndi-
| vidual attention this Summer, therefore
| have not taken the time / should, In pre-
| pairing tor an occasion ike this. However
| 1 have made these pencil memoranda,
| together with some selections Which l
deem to be of interest to YOU.
/ We can congratulate ourselves upon our
! choice of Directors and officers, OF our So
| cicty last elected, for the untlrlng energy,
they have shown, trying to overcome
| every obstacle, and induce good display
| Unfortunately for us, the weather has been
uniavDrable. They had fine promise OF
good exhibition considering the dry sea-
| son which has just past; the answer has
been we will try; will do the best we can;
we must keep courage and p'rp2tuate this
! organization, whose sole object is our niu-
| tiiu benefit, which can be accomplished
| in many WAYS. First and most important
| is the aSSemblage from all parts OF cur
county, where we can compare the pro
| ductinn, learn and be learned as to the
| best mode of cultivation of the different
products which we have here on exhibit
,rINt
Al which we are Interested, which must
result benetically to all OF US.
The pioneers who endured the tolls and
privations OF crossing the plains, and
chopping their way through and into this
then wilderness have been patiently JOCK.
ing forward to the time when there might
be sufficient number lin this then Wild
to organize a society of this kind; thereby
realizing and recaliingto their minds,
the happy associations of similar societies
in times of their youth. This is our sec
Ond year. and it promised to be far more
interesting than the first, good weather
prevailinY) 1t is hoped that the import"
ance of perpetuating this society will be
carefully considered. and that by the
coming of another year we shall be en-
abled to say that every citizen of the coun-
ty has taken at least one share of stock
which would enable us to stand second to
| none west of the Cascade mountains as a
county organization. This, in an agricul-
tural point, she is able, and capable of do
| ing.
l shall endeavor 10 classify my re-
marks under some of the most import
ant branches OF Industry pursued in the
county. First, we will consider the con-
dition of our soil, how shall we give rest
to the over-taxed soil, has been question
not only considered by us but by the far
mers OF our neighbor State, Oregon.
Let us see what kind of soil we Have.
Silica or sand, alunlina or clay, and car
Donate of lime. are the principal ingre-
dients of the soil. The open, porous or
Ingredient The stiff clay soil is that in
which alumina predominates, and what is
called loan. contains nearly. equal pro-
portions of silica, alumina and carbonate
Each of these soils requires a different
treatment for its improvement. The silici-
Gus or sandy is deficient in humOrs or vege-
table and animal matter. This can be sup
piled by the addition Of muck found in
swamps, or lew places, or by blowing under
BY the application of barn-yard manures
The open porous nature Of the soil has pre-
United the humOrs to eithcr evaporate or
sink beneath the roots OF the growing crop;
matter to this soil, the more tenacious,
sticky and salvy it becomes, and thus bet
ter fitted to prevent sudden extreme evap-
grafton, leaving the ground too dry and ar
|
there is a stiff su6soil, five or six inches
below the surface, sandy soil may be
readily and permanently improved. The
luminous or clay soil will be benefited
BY the application of lime. which unites
with the clay. disintegrating it, or break
ing. up into fine particles the whole mass,
and thus permitting the small roots to
penetrate every part and find their food,
which before this disintegration lay inert
and useless. Lime is also, in very small
| nYOnOrfiOna a RlimQnt for
plants It is from the grass and grain the
animal obtains the lime that makes the
bone. The clay soil is greatly improved
by pulyerization, and hence should never
should be broken up as fine as possible.
As this soil does not permit the surface wa
ter to SIOUX through readily. open and am
pie drainage should be provided. For
this soil dressing Of ashes is particularly
ness of the hard, adhesive clay and being
| also mineral food for plants.
The calcarious, or lime soil, combines in
greater or less proportions, the silicious,
aluminous and carbonaciOus, and being .
is the most fertile fall the soil. and on
| this soil we may prOtitably put gypsum,
or plaster. lime and fertilizers in any form;
and it may he more certainly relied on
called q loani, and is tho soil Of the west
e-n prairies. holding in that primitive
state, a large amount OF dead vegetable
matter. The soil holds in its bosom food
for plants. This food is mostly from de-
cayed vegetables, or decomposed dead
plants and animals The decayed and the
dead. becoming food tor the living. But
this food can be taken only, in liquid
form, and hence the necessity Of the pres
ence Of water. which is a solvent, and
! holds in solution that which the plant is
seeking and can take in no other way.
| This shows why liquid manures are moro
are solid. The best soil is that which not
| only contains the most food for plants,
but that which has it also, in the best pre-
pared state for the plants to appreciate.
The stiff. hard and lumpy clay .oil, locks
it to run away, and even in the loamy