The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-18
cHAsGEs IN rHr rALousE.
sss Growing Chtekens and HoT
and Cutting Down Expeuses.

srs 6rowtng Chickens and Hogs,
asd Cutting Down Expenses
nosAIfA, Jan B.-fspeciai. Much IN
asnation has been aroused here by the
statements Of II. c. Lyle, general mana
g. "a the northern Pacihc Coal Company.
p0D.isned In Tacoma special in last Tues
osy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In this inter-
'ts5 Mr. Lytle states that the farmers are
snsauy impoverished and many are forced
W oarn straw. This 10 . mistake at least
not known here. and careful inquiry
,ahs 20 discover single case Of the kind
lae, times are very hard and farmers.
oeihs unable 20 sell their wheat. are in
siose circumstances. bat it is not far TO
timber and all hsve plenty of teams. and
neAsiy al the farmers IN this part Of the
a'ouse country have plenty Of wood on
nAnd and have been hauling during the
recent good sseighing . supply for next
spHng and summer. That the consump-
.'on OF coal has greatly diminished is not
denied. but this is caused largely by the
warm weather which has prevailed all fall
ana winter. Until January there v as no
cold weather AZ all. and sitting room fires
were not needed except on few occasions.
Another cause is the prevailing hard times
ana consequent economy of fuel, all who
nave teams going to the timber after wood,
which - burned instead of coal. There
Is no restitution here. as nearly all have
plenty to eat and to wear. Potatoes, -four
and meat are very cheap. Potatoes sell for
70 cents per 100 pounds and -four for IS
cents per sack. and those who have teams
can buy wheat and take it to the mill.
where they are given from thirty-one to
IF
bushel Of wheat. worth from - to % cents.
thus making the -four cost about - cents
per sack of fifty pounds. Dressed hog,
are worth 81 and 8 cents per pound. while
us will Guy q good beef COW. Groceries
are also very cheap, and those who can
raise little money need not suffer for the
necessaries of life. which are fully 30 per
cent. cheaper than ever before in this
country.
Stock hogs are In great demand and
farmers are turning their attention TO
diversified farming. Next season will
witness great change III the products of
this country. which will be exporting in
stead OF importing eggs. butter. lard and
pork. Owing to the difficulty of getting
money out OF wheat. eggs, chickens and
hogs are about the only products that will
rapidly ~ they can be got tn market.
Eggs sell for D cents per dozen. chickens
$3.50 to s. and hogs $50 and 81 per 100
pounds. This II an unusually low price
for chickens which usually bring s. to IS
per dozen ct this SESSION. but the supply is
greater and the demand lighter than
formerly. Notwithstanding the low price
OF chickens, farmers have at last discov-
r&1f HIS -. So ~ Al
nearly every farmer - preparing to raise
more chickens in the future, thus while
ROSTERS can be bought At 81. so per dozen.
II 10 with difficulty that any hens oaE be
bought for - and even $3.50 per dozen, as
few wish TO sell their hens at any price.
1t IL the same with hogs. While fat hogs
sell for 5sS and 8 cents, dressed, as high as
5cents has been offered and refused for
good brood sows, which Is about equal to
10 cents dressed. There being so much
damaged wheat which is only fit for hog
feed makes hogs very profitable this sea-
son. Much OF this wheat can be bought
for 10 cents per bushei. and as one bushel
Of wheat viii make twelve pounds OF pork
this makes . big profit to the feeder.
Anderson Bros have shipped severa.
car loads Of this spoiled wheat TO Kent, In
kiug COUNTY. 70 DC useu % hog feeu. lhey
sold 1t for Is cents per sack u2iS cents per
bushei) on board the cars at RosaIia. The
sacks cost 10 cents each. which leaves but
~ cents per bushel for the wheat on board
the cars.
The sIeighing, which was so good for a
few days. is now thing OF the past. and
wheat hauling is again suspended. A
chinook wind took most of the snow away
and this has been followed by a steady
rain, which has taken oil all the snow ex-
cept the deep drifts. Ii the weather re-
mains warm the frost will soon leave the
ground and the roads will again be impass-
able for either sleds or wagons.