Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-15
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This question DO doubt is aeitaffna
MANY farmers at the present time
Their agitation here arises fron the de-
sirs 70 produce thst which vill ssu tne
eesiest With the largest margin Of psooi.
or eourse, adviss 70 bop efo~eni,
b. .dv;ee wasted. for they are each ano
an ben. upon producing MI the hops
tbrv can. So, leaving them 20 one SIDE
re viii devote our time and ihousnss "
rehsr t;lIers u Tire soil. We cannon
doubt thas mixed farming VIII % eA
ceed;nely profitable this season i1
v,,l ne demand for everything that CAT
re- raised. and he who has little snr
p.us Of every kind Of ordinary farm
r,roduoe will do usil. He possibly ma,
mot do 20 veil as the specialist, the man
~ho raises oats alone. or hay, m hops
bn. he'll do good deal safer bnsifsess
than they: hell sleep more quietly ~
night. will worry less in the day. ahc
the chances arc IL anything 4 iiftls
more in his favor that he will do better
than they. His strsvherries VII b'ine
him fine prices. and will meet the mos
, adv sale. His currants, raspberr'es
q a blaekb@rriss will be in no iess re-
a ,szt. Hi. vegetables will ssll a. never
b fore. Tho only Questionable vepesa'
be il tho potato. which in alternate
~ ,rs brings profit and loss to the pro
ducer. Eggs and poultry are always In
a mand, and milk and butter the sane.
Fruit is no. grown hero in quan'if'
sufficient to supply the loo j ccnsnmp
ton. and thons ,nds of dollars annually
p,to California fer apples, pears, plums
AID otnsr stuff that can he grown here
"a ~ great perfection as in that State
Nothing will pay better than reef. pork
and mutton. Hay il almost always
sase crop. In fact, it will be difficult TO
Suggest a1y product Of the soil that will
mot this year realize TO the farmer a
handsome profit. Still. there IL risk
70 the specialist. The rain may spoil
his hay or his oats, or prices NAV no
drop for his particular article that he
will be unable to cell n make anything.
Take II right through. therefore. and
the iran Of mixed products will prob
ably do the best. He will raise his own
hay and grain. and perhaps have few
tons Of each 10 sell; he will deliver
milk in town, maks butter or sell to the
cheese factory; he will DO kept with
chan 70 in ti. pockets from tbs gard n
truck hs will b. constantly disposing Of,
while horse or two tn sell, a few sheep,
hogs, beeves, etc, will bring him money
enough at present prices 70 pay him
very fair wages for the whole year.
The farmers ri Puget Sound are d
favored class. They number compara-
lively few in proportion IN the total
popuj ,tion. They do not and cannot
raise enough for thu lncal consumption.
TO say nothing NJ exports. OF c,urse a
good DIAL II exported. bnt in The aeere-
gate more is imported. Their markets.
are the hest IN he obtained in the
country, and they command the highest
prices Means IT communication and
transportation ara unsurpassed, and are
being improved BY the opening Of
wagon roads and building OF railroads.
The cosl mines In thu country and the
sswmills and logging camps ON the
water from. furnish homo markets 10
many, and to MI others II Ia but short
distance TO at lecst one OF the principal
towns Of the country.
In this city alone ths entire Sound
product c,n be easily sold our market
mon, hotels and jobbers being keen for
the trade.
Good advice TO farmers IL 10 raise all
yon can this year. Don't be afraid OF
lack nf market, and particularly not
those whose produce Ia Of mixed
character. There promises 70 be n
loud oil and qnick sale at fne prices
for everything.