Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-10
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DAILY PUTT -lNIhILluhnUns
A CERrAIy TENDENCY.
Ons Of our granger friends took a
...4 At the easy table Of the Posr-IS'
rrrn1oxscxa a few days ago and sue
oeeted the idea that it perhaps was not
vsll 70 recommend too highly the busi-
nsss Of dairying or Of vegetable ra'ana
or fruit growing On Pagst hound. ne
a.eertad that Il wss the tendency oe ~
average citizen nowadays 70 rush Into
sxtrsuss, - rely upon 70 lucky ssfiks
for 4 rish hauL He rsSerrsd naorsovet
to the hop business, and said to"' "
v.a almost certain that half the farm
ine population Of Puget Sound voulo
run vile next season on the question OF
hop raising, 70 the neglect ana. In many
-. Al the exclusion of other branches
AZ their business which, while perhaps
Il vo,ld not b wise TO rely on wholly
vould prove valuable adiuncts in diver
aiasd farming. Cor friend from the
rural regions knew perfectly we'll wnas
he was talking about. He has had am
pls sxperisncs in these matters. In bus
salad days Of farming hs tried all sorts
Of sxperiments. Fruit, butter. chickens
and eggs, hay, potatoes and other things
we're made specialties. Some OF them
manned out we'll. But his wide awake
neiohbors watched him closely ana
whom his sales and Improvements on
his farm--for he did not allow MS mo-
nsy 70 remain idle-indicatsd Q pros
porous year his example vas followed
and the succeeding season saw a market
Qiutted With ono commodity while
others quite a. much needed by the
community and quite as likely to bring
q good price were not 70 b had except
st the added and altogether unnecessary
tax of importers charges and middle
mans commissions.
II We had had time 10 take up the
hles OF this journal wo could have
shown our visitor that the Posi- INTEL
LIaKscEs has from time to time. and
very frequently at that. insisted upon
Just such a course Of procedure as he
outlined. We have even gone 30 far as
70 offend certain thin skinned people by
citing what has been done BY diversified
farming on small tracts Of land In other
parts Of the country, the wise acres re-
fsrrsd TO being Of ths opinion that any
mention Of suooas elsswhsss would do
tract attention from this section. Lot
that pass.
We assure our farming friends thai
they oan in but few ways 20 advantage
ously consult their own interests a. BY
following the ADVICE and needing the
suggestions granger Of our friend
from Cedar River Valley. Every man
Who owns D-acrs farm in this country
ought 70 salt his own pork, cure his
own bscon, put up barrel or two Of
prime oorned beet Tor hone oousump-
ton, dry, or salt his own salmon. can
his own fruit, be independent Of the
world in tbs matter Of butter, eggs,
chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and
vegetables Of all descriptions People
do thsas things, all except the salmon,
which they cannot oatoh or get q Siwash
70 catch for them, in California on ton
acres, in some GASES on Ave acres whore
they have to pay high rates for irriga-
ting faoilities.
Our people ought to do these things
on twenty acres and have . large sur
plus TO dispose Of, surplus the money
value Of which would buy all the clothes,
books, sugar. coffee aud tea and other
household supplies needed.
Until this diversified farming-and it
must DO conducted Enthusiastically, intel
ligsntly and economically, takes the
placs Of the present system which looks
In too many Gases, 70 one staple a. the
source o. supply for ell things. years
Of superabundAnos will continue to al
tsrnats with years Of pinched soarcensss,
and ~ number Of cosy fArnhouses
built With reference 70 the comfort Of
I'll thsir inmates and adorned with all
the ussful modern improvements will
decrease rather than increase. Pasture
lot, PIG pan. orchard and fowl house,
potato field, stable, berry patch and
kitchen garden are ssoh one necessary
and inssparAbls adjunct OF the we'll
conducted farm. the divsrsi6sd branches
at which The Intelligent farmer viii nnd
fully ~ much pleasure a. profit in. The
tendency Of the farm If today, how
svsr. aud Of this region b, ws are sorry
10 cay, TOO much In q different direction.
We look and hope for . change Of front
I'll along The linz.