The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06
1--we STOCK.
The Raising In This state Has Grown 20
Large Proportions.

The state OF Washington is believed
to offer extraordinary advantages TO
the stock raiser, and that this has been
appreciated Is evidenced by the fact
that the value of horses. cattle, sheep
and hogs AT the present time exceeds
s25. 900. 900. Our valleys affogd an ahund-
ance OF excellent farming lands which
yield heavy crops. The table lands
surrounding hills possess a soil of like
character. For grazing purposes they
cannot be excelIed. being covered with
a luxuriant growth OF native bunch
grass of most nutritious quality. Dur
ing the rains Of winter IL seems to at
TAIN It's growth. and through the dry
season which follows II stands TO be
cured in the best Of hay, preserving its
strength and excellent properties all
winter. Stock feed upon It, and on it
they keep fat the year around. Mild
winters. light or no snow, and the
whole state well watered are the favor
ing conditions which constitute Wash
ingtoa a never-failing. in,sneasurably
extensive stock ranch. Sheep succeed
throughout the state better than In the
East, from which is annually marketed
about 1900 GOO pounds. The mutton is
Of excellent flavor and commands good
Hs-tIres in the markets. Stock of all
kinSs are remarkably exempt from dis
ease. AMI breed with astonishing pre-
cority and regularity. 1t is related on
this head: In one instance fifty cows,
turned loose on the range In summer,
were driven In the following spriug. hav-
ing with them fifty promising calves
f~s. stts<Y ~
horses Il becoming an important indus
try In Washington. In cattle good re-
suits have been attalaesa by the intro
ductien Of the Holstein- F'rieslan. Polled
Angus ard Short Horns. In equines
great care has been exercised by breed
ers In the introduction OF superior
stock.
IL II estimated that az the present
time there are in this state I'll .a0s
horses and mules. valued at sIoff4.sss:
54a.sss cattle. valued at $40. ~. Ts7: sss.-
81 head II sheep. valued AT 81. SIS. SEA.
and l5s.Ifi hcgs. valued at sas7. as
making the total 1--we stock 1854. Sos.
valued az s25,sSTS $50 1t is asserted
that the estimate 81 hogs should be
sse.aa. aAat figure being nearest che
actual. bat IL has been sieensea has: ~
make the estimate on a conservative
basis.
Ssl7se idea of Washington INT stock
may Dc -ieaned frxwsa the statement
made hy 81 SUcRt company % Seattle.
thai a s,sa'pic oC weeks a<-, they stauxf,-
trfei "a tss'r-yeaT-s2sd steer Weighing
s.l's' pounds ard a fnar~yfsar-oai hsSfer
with kAekssi TIE beam az :. $50 pounds.
EAeE ssfA4ea - have F,s,sa.a,gvsDs 80,
heaviest ard largest fwss-ys.sr-ola
s1sceE' known e. any market. This one
weighed tsa p@ln3s. T9sey have twelve
sheep on hant RON which average over
'''s9 pounds each. ASH a number esf hogs
w2aieA viii dress over 6aa sssas,sis each
The state has up To a very recent
period bought from the Montana rarees
f@Aftfs fer bu'saseripE purposes. II il :
believed tha; Washington has 81 2z.=s
Fe'ssssesi TIE position 81 which sslc can
s7ipp'y heTss'f egogn hsr own ranches.
and N asi1l7s0a spare a god percertaSS
- Gs1gahorimg states.