The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-16

To the man who possesses the re-
quisite qualities of patience and de-
termination, no part of the United
States affords better opportunity to
establish permanent home, and to ac-
cumulate q competence than this
northern coast. The resources of the
soul, the salubrity Of the climate, and
the geographical advantages it pos
sesses are the elements of superiority.
Prominent among the industries that
may be prosecuted with profit is that
of stock raising. 1t is one that will
not soon be overdone; that is peculiarly
fitted to the conditions under which
we find ourselves, and that will be as
profitable as any other branch Of in
dustry that one can engage in. In
discussing this subject, the Seattle
Post IntelLigencer, of recent date, has
the following to say, which applies
with equal truth to our vicinity:
"Cattle raising for the market on
so, 100, or 320-acre tracts, to be profit
able, must be the result of what is
known as high farming There is no
mystery in these words. High farm
ing on stock farm means putting the
soil in such condition, by means of
drainage and fertilizers, as will make
it productive to the utmost. Itmeans
an intelligent selection Of breeding
stock, the erection Of shelter for the
cattle in time of storms, the reserve of
sufficient amount of hay, grain and
roots to tide over any unforeseen fall
ure of the pasture field. 1t means the
utilization of all that the slip-shod
farmer allows to go toiwaste-the blood,
the bones, the offal of slaughtered an
imals, the refuse Of the kitchen, the
very chips of the household wood-pile.
Governor Newell in his frequent ad-
dresses to agricultural fairs and other
gatherings, never tires of alluding to
the fact that white clover is indigo
nous to the soil of Washington Terri
tory; that 1t grows spontaneously
wherever the sunlight Sits through
the shade of the forest trees. And
dwelling upon this fact, the Governor
grows enthusiastic over the possibili-
ties of this section as dairying and
stock raising section. He Is entirely
right. We allude briefly to two in
stances in point. .On the farm Of Mr..
Hicklin, and about IA miles west OF
Olympia, we saw q meadow Of clover
and timothy about year ago, which
Mr.. HI. assured us, had yielded an
average of four tons of hay an acre for
nine years without reseeding. A few
miles beyond we visited a dairy, the
pasture field of which embraced 100
acres, sown to timothy and clover it
kept 65 cows in prime condition
throughout the milking season. And
the proprietors of the dairy told us
they believed 100 cows would do
equally as we'll as the IS on the same
tract. These instances might be null
tiplied indefinitely. We do not, how
ever, need so much to advise our read
ers Of the capacity of our soils as to
advise them to turn their attention to
their proper utilization, to urge them
to begin high farming and the rails
ing of fat cattle for market. Western
Washington can discount the sage
brush and bunch grass regions east OF
the mountains in the matter of rails
ing fat and juicy beef, II our people
will only take hold of the matter prop
erly. Western Washington ought to
raise all it's own beef and be an ex-
porter besides"