Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-16
Agricultural Notes.
BY A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR.

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Times are changing very fast in
this portion of our Territory. The
dull quietness, Of the last six o:
eight years is over for good; e.
pecially is this true in all matters
connected with farms, stock and
produce. All indications point to
AL enormous increase in demand
for every article that can he grown
Oh raised upon the farm and garden.
! Beef is going up and will go
higher. In fact low prices for meat
are over, on Puget Sound. Mutton
is hardly to he had at any price. The
constantly increasing demand, must
continue in the future, for the con-
! traction Hallet, is coming with his
thousands to built the railroad from
Portland to kalama; Nounan & Co.
will have thousand or more months
to feed between Sumner and Seattle,
and vast immigration is moving
our way from the States, nearly all
Of whom must find food, shelter and
homes among us.
There is hardly house in town
that is not full to Overlooking, and
small tenements cannot be found at
any price.
Our sawmills and logging camps
will employ as many, Or more, men
than ever before, and their demands
upon our farms and stock-growers
will be HEAVIER than in years past;
while tue railroad building in Brit
ish Columbia will be larger :han
ever, and supplies from our Terri
tory must be had to feed the extra
force employed in their construction.
Now, them, gentlemen CHANGERS,
60 in and win the prizes. Put every
acre you can into crops; raise every
calf, pig, lamb and chicken you can;
let no land lie idle that is fit to grow
a crop on; pasture all the stock you
can, possibly, and raise hay aad
fodder as you never did before; :or
you will have many extra mouths
to feed next Winter, all of which
will look to you to fill the bill aud
find feed for them. Prices must of
course bs governed by the demand,
and it is entirely safe to say they
will not be any lower for years to
come.
FRUIT TREES.
What are We to do for trees
There is a call for apple. pear, plum
and cherry trees, and one can see no
visible supply anywhere in our Ter
ritory. Seattle cannot supply the
! lower Sound, and there are no trees
in this region to he bad; SO we must
look to Vancouver for our trees or
even 60 to Oregon for them, and
that is what no Puget Sounder
should do, if he can help it. Why?
because Oregon never did, and never
will, use US fairly until we become q
State, and not then if she can help
it. All the Eastern Washington
wheat is Oregon ,cheaf; all the Co.
iumbia d sh are credited to Oregon,
and even our lumber il claimed as
Oregon pine, aud We should look to
our own Territory for our supplies
when possible.
There are few if any good trees
in our market and We know of none
growing for supply 10 future. Some
one ought to find u good business
in tree raising, for there will
be a growing demand in the near
future.
CELERY AGAIN.
The following from North Pacific
Rural Press, tells of another use
for celery, besides eating in the raw
state, a possible cure for rheumatism.
Letting the care-claim 60 for what it
Is worth, if to will alleviate this mall
ady, it will be of vast benefit to many
in our Territory. We read as follows:
Celery, cooked is a very fue dish,
both as nutriment and q purifier of
the blood. I will not enumerate the
marvellous cures have made with
celery, for fear the medical men
should, like corn dealers. attempt to
worry me. Let me fearlessly say
that rheumatism is impossible on
such a diet. Plainly, let me say that
cold or damp never produces rheum.
atism, but simply develops it. The
acid llood is the primary cause and
the sustaining power of tho evil,
While the blood is alkaline there car
be no rheumatism and equally nc
govt. must return to cooked eel.
cry. Cut the celery into inch pieces.
and boil in water until soft. Water
must me drank by the invalid. Then
take new milk. slightly thicken with
-four, and flavor with nutmeg; warm
with the celery in the saucepan
serve up with diamonds of toasted
bread around the dish. and eat with
potatoes.
FARM LABOR.
Farm hands will be scarce an6
wages high this season, % lxrgI
numbers will be demanded by tn,
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