Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-09

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stc unp.f m'u ,u pn, ,hma,r 49,
bn,,ur, nitrl State. tautrh ut
a., u,-,runf,uRc, ul,N prevails
hen. ipa hnui-launt ~,mc other
,au,tt,. ate mufo 'uumou. 90 Winch
i'mpnc-. acts a. an ,,,itiug cause.
uas i,e. PERSON ie.uo,d Geo he niou.
siaHl f., Hmsi,
Ihluus i',ors are generally th' re-
suit ui chronic mala'ial poisoning aud
mia.n- generated by heat Aud as
nuthrr malnrih ic,,t- nor extreme
beat are met With here. hhou. attacks
are ,erS uncommon. When you do not
include indigrstion. the mufmur of a
guilty ,tomarh"
Wbat sr ibr rrtnsirsl ils,as'. trotls srr
ga Is.t O." ln thr Ntnief
Ncuic culds are not very common
dufiug the Winter quincy aud lyrnn
riu- are much more prevalent Tu.
hsryulhr consumption prevails here
aud appear. tn lo to some extent uw
mg to the cuntagiuusnrss of the di-.
chsc aud the almost perfect indifIrr
cncc the people Show ~ marrying and
as.ocinline intimately With those af
ilctcd
What .lir farms hs'r jou
They would bc large In some Of the
Middle or Eastern States. hut quite
small when compared with the Dal-
rymplo and some other farms. 81 say
2ntOl acres extent ~ Dakota Ia the
Eastern pant ct the state there
are wheat farms uf several thousand
acres ~ extent. that crops being *
,rutionslly productive ~ that dis
trirt oi country. somotimr- Welding
20 aud IA hush,l- to the acre On
Puget Sound llic farms are usually
small, being nn larger than their oc
cupanip can rultivstc and harvest
with the all oi packed mp" labor
The area cultivated varies from 20 to
?UO ~ 1OO acre. Thi. district being
heavily wooded. II is difficult Ia OBJ
tain large farms. as the pfaifics are
small aud the job ot clearing timber
quite difficult The timber l.. how.
ever. very valuable. II accessible. and
pays inr clearing Tho removal of
stumps has been greatly expedited
aud the expense les-cncd hy the lis
coyory Of - means oi cstraction
through powerful explosive.
What sfs youn p'iutclpsl crols
The products oi wheat. barley. oats
aud rye cannot hc eIcclled anywhere
in the United states. especially in that
part oi the state lying east of the
Cascade mountains while the root
crops thrive wonderfully on the west
divide 4 yield oi from 10 to GO
bushels per acre ol wheat IN Eastern
Washington i lair expectation.
while much higher yield In isolated
eases has been recorded. The wheat
makes an excellent nutritious -four,
bat not 50 light ~ some grades. owing
u is said to the alkali IN the soil The
yield oi potatoes varies from 200 To
$50 bushels per acre The grasses
thrive. Timothy averages "a tons 10
the acre The fruits which ripen best
ara apple. pear, plum. cherry and
puincc. The climate is not warm
enough iur the peach 10 attain the
delicious Eastern flavor. All the
berries grow 10 perfection, as well as
almost every variety oi vegetable.
The hops grown on Puget Sound are
uncIcelled by ,hose Of any country.
aud their yield Is enormous
10 feta,isn ~ s'ur. asse.ssfy
Such = necessity has never yet been
demonstrated Wheat las been grown
l'um the same land Ia Eastern Wash
inTion ior q third oi century.
wiihou, apparent deterioration and
nothing Ia the way oi fertilizers Is
ever contributed towards tho enrich.
men, Of the land
10 imptsssi maahinssy us.af
10 some extent hu, as In all new
roun,firs, want Of knowledge oi the
capabilities oi many labof.sa,ihg de
'ices. - sell as oost oi transportation.
have limited the supply We have
soms mpwrf.. hafycsteFs and thfcsh-
sfs, aud other appliances for iacilital.
ins farm lai,or
Whst stsiss a. ths farmers m".,ly from
sually from the Northern states
Maine has her iull share. from the
fact that the numbering interest has
attracted many who subsequently be
came tlllefs ut the soil. The new
England, Middle and Western States
are ali sell represented. with only an
occasional s0n oi the sunny South
appearing IN the concrete which will
iutm the foundation II great com
mnnwcslih
Nhs' tlms io i.fmsfs i'ssia hs',esiins'
ufsia ls generally harvested from
the goth oi iuly to tho middle Of Sep
tcmhef. and hay !. cut during the
month IT july
Nh.t wsse,ss, rsid isfia hands sud other
lshafsfsi
fatm hands usually receive from
s2i ,o fD per month the year round,
DurinE the harvesting season, wages
range i'om sldO io ~ per day. Log
grr. receive from 80 to $50 per month,
snd experts IN some branches. such -
go~i transfers. from fTb " fl25 per
month These rates include board.
Common lahofcrs receive from tl 10
to s7O per dsy. and journeymen in,
the principal trade. from sa 10 u per
day
whs, sFs fouf rsiseiris resources
ufain in Eastern Washington. and
lumber and coal on Puget Sound.