Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-06

longer than II any climate we have
in the United States. Catarrh of tue
naso-pharynceal variety prevails here
20 Il limited extent. Some other va
rieties are more common, III which
dampnc4s acts rs an exciting cause.
How does 4 person Inclined 10 l." I'll
iuu> >t3nu the climate,
Bilious fevers are generally the re-
suit Of chronic ma!alial poisoning
end miasms generated 10y heat.
AL - neither maIari,l fevcrs nor
extreme Deat are met with here, bill
loul attacks ale very unc"nm IN,
when You do not include indigestion
the moro.c OF 4 guilty stom .ch.'
What are the principal di~oa,, : people
are subject t. il the Winter:
Acute Gods are not vel, ,.."mon
during the Winter. Qur>y and
laryngitis are much more II, vtjrnt.
Tubercular consumption prevails cx-
tcnsively here aud appears to be
spreading very rapidly, owing TO Tie
contagiousness of the disease and
the almost perfect indifference the
people show in marrying amd ass0-
eating intimately with those afflicted
what sac farm, hav" Won:
They ~ou.i h., large IL some o:
;le Middle or Ets:crn States, bu
quite ,uail when compared with the
DAlrympic and scme other farm;
Of say 20, 600 acres extent. in Dakc-
Ia. In the Eastern part Of the Ter
ritory there are wheat farms of
several thousand acres in extent,
that crop being exceptionally pro-
ductiye in That district of country,
sometimes yielding so and GO bushels
to the acre. On Puget Sound the
farms are usually small, being no
larger than their occupants can cul-
tivate and harvest with the aid OF
picked up labor. The area cult
waited varies from % to 200 or 800
acres. This district being heavily
wooded, ii is difficult to obtain large
farms: as the prairies are small and
the job ot clearing timber land quite
difficult. The timber is, however,
quite valuable, if accessible, and
pays for clearing The removal OF
stumps has been greatly expedited
aid the expense lessened by the dis.
covery of mears of extraction
through powerful explosive.
What are your principal crops?
The products of wheat, barley,
oats and rye cannot be excelled any
where in the United States, espe-
cially in that part Of the Territory
lying east of the Cascade mountains;
while the root crops thrive wonder
fully on the west divide. The yield
Of potatoes varies from 200 to $50
bushels per acre. The grasses
thrive. Timothy averages 81 tons to
the acre. The fruits which ripen
best are apple, pear, plum, cherry
and ounce. The climate is not
warm enough for the peach to attain
the delicious Eastern flavor. All
the berries grow to perfection, as
well as almost every variety of vege-
table. The hops grown on Puget
Sound are unexcelled 10y those oil
any country, aid their yield Is enor-
nous.
Is improved machinery used?
TO some extent; but us ia all new
countries, a want of knowledge OF
the capabilities of many labor saving
devices, as we'll as cost of transpor.
tation, have limited the supply. We
have some mowers, harvesters and
threshers, and ether appliances fol
facilitating farm labor.
What States are the farmers mostly
from:
Usually from the Northern States.
Maine has her full share. from the
fact that the numbering interest has
attracted many who subsequently be
came tillers of the soil. The New
England, Middle and Western
States are all we'll represented, with
only an occasional son of the SAMMY
South appearing in the concrete
which will form the foundation Of a
great commonwealth.
What time do farmers begin harvest
ing?
Grain is generally harvested from
the Goth of July to the middle of
September, and hay is cut during
the month of july.
What wages is paid farm hands and
other laborers?
Farm hands usually receive from
$25 to $50 per month the year round.
During the harvesting season wages
range from 81 so to 81 per day.
Loggers receive from $40 to $50 per
month, and experts in some
branches, such as good transfers,
from SIS to S125. These rates in
clude board. Common laborers re-
ceive from 81 so to 50 so per day,
and journeymen in the principal
trades from So to 81 per day.
What are your principal resources?
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