The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-24
FARM NOTES.

Hens one and two years old produce the
strongest chicks.
There are nearly 800 species OF named
plants in the Pacific Northwest.
The pumpkin is said to he a native Of In
dia. II IS one Of the nine species Of the
squash family.
Cultivate flowers IN the window. Moth
ing adds more beauty 70 the home. Get =
flower stand and Ill II with potted nowers.
j. J. Sutherland. Of Claliam county.
raised forty tons and ITO pounds Uf carrots
il?
II is easier seasons together, TO grow
grapes thanit is 10 grow potatoes, and yet
there are thousands OF farms without a
grape vine.
j. c. Gorshch Of yashon, gathered and
sold OF strawberries. clio pounds on each
OF three acres. The average price, slW
per crate % twenty four pounds. gave re-
turns OF xSoT per acre.
The honey product OF tho entire Pacific
Northwest last year was near the ysluo
OF $4,000. The industry VIII Increase very
fast the coming season, markets Tor the
product being very abundant.
Cereals and fruits attain their highest
perfection near the northern line OF their
successful culture. IL is so or wheat, IL
is so OF oats. barley. corn and potatoes.
instance, Is good apple country.
A company has been organized In Chi
cago 10 go largely into poultry breeding
In the West, and was thinking OF going 20
Snnnyside Wash. It's secretary came IN
see us about purchasing 200 acres there.
but concluded, after We had explained the
situation, TO go TO California.
Let no farmer buy staples he can raise
himself. He Is paving another the pront
that he should have lie should so 10 mar
ket neither for his garden truck, his fruit.
his berries nor his meat IN fact farmer
can 1--we almost wholly within himself TX
ha will, and live on that which ~ fresner
and better.
Yakima county has 1890 acres OF fruit
orchards, which are a greater source OF
profit than comes from any other industry
In the county. says the Seattle Trade Heg-
lister. Although the pernictous scale trou-
bles the fruit growers there. they Row uB-
derstand that by spraying i may be prac-
ucally suppressed.
Hoard's pairyman says frst-clnss cow
should give 5000 pounds Of milk per year.
containing per cent OF fat THIS, with
the necessary salt. water, etc, VIII result
worth an average OF e cents per pound, or
say ke9 So The cost Of feed and care Tor
such cow Is placed az IS.
It will pay any man or woman who
makes butter for the market "a becous
proficient In the art or matchmaking
through close study Of dairy literature.
attending dairy rneetinTs or taking .
course at some dairy school II - claimed
that two-thirds OF the butter made In tho
private dairy il made At loss
II will pay to gather up the dead leaves
from the woods 10 add ~ the manurs pile,
Large amounts can be gathered up quack-
Is and easily from the hollo~s and ths
fence lines especially when damp from
fan rains. Use first for bedding, ana thns
get them IN the compost heap s1en man n
ure will be fine and rich. ana adapted 10
the garden in the spring
From consular reports We learn that
from the large quantities of apples reesfv-
ell from other countries INTO Europe,
American apples command the hishess
r. Nftr Of
and 90 r,er cent % the -four IN the Liver
pool district CONES from the United States.
Our cattle are superior. but as nlcn can
rot be said Of our sheep.
On sisseoting n fowl that has died OF
cholsra, the gizzard viii Be found 20 ne
fiied with dried up food, or sofnetres
with greeflish matter, and the crop viii
be inflated with sour Tnl1us ann 1909. no
liver viii he rntich enlarged and napDy.
ard 80 tender that II VIII easily fnaSa n
fsA hand and generally split open, ana IN
every case ~ much eongested Ins crDp
ana fntesfines are much iaffsfned. and the
lstter are fiied with n greeDisn Dstztsr.
IN. heart ia also sometimes enlarged
In shipping live poultry have ne coops
hlrh enough that they can stand upj low
co0ps are cruel, and there - aAagsr ..
oyercroyd A fine coop OF hens VIII 10 de-
r,recsatesi IL a Number Of cocks De nfnoa9
them. keep them separate C2nuIyss 70
hava them arrive III fnarxet in the middle
~ tha week. receipts incFesse toward tne
last OF the week. and Monday there -
eo-r4 stock LEFT over from Saturday Asual-
Nv. Nor is Monday good day 10 sen
poultry.
sr.na Michigan experiment station seSTTs
q, hsvs some unusually good mixsFs In
sfs dasyy nerd Among thin are a 1nn1s.sr
- yol.tssnz Jerseys. tteffsey1.. 0J0wH
60. ~ tshortf1o4-rH. Tbs record OK fh2
Holsteins i gwen n bulletin NO ~. ENC
i remarkably good i@0sa 20 Asii 80 "a
aase.-tt 20 Her record Is = pounds OF
49, "a in one day. "a pounds " sne
-esk. Il Is pounds in L 2 aaZs sna ssssss~.g
s snars !. - 10 leo pounds arc h2s seeera
- : - r,ossras of butter IA q one day.
!. - 800. IN ona weak e5ts rsglf peanss
80 80 Hefls szseA$Esa kas q record
- az rs8flGH 81 batter tat n one CAP,
n Is aaxss.ds in s<ve. sass. -. . psanos -
asas ysar. and 80 Esgaas , xsssn
asns.a Led fox asxs isx4xsa esatns 1890