The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16

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Agriculture
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of TIE hal land - fertile and vii secarne
saiassse for aTrfrriEuraf purposes szc< i
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c~isnrxl lan1s are 81 present found "a re
valleys % sas xsE streams SD srouz1
some % IRE snsli lakse- Much q tie
tie marsh Hand has been reclaimed 5y
1lkes ard vii "a tine prove valuable
Tor fzrrninr purposes. TO Understand tA~
wr1szr On the slhs@es. the stranger need
h< to.a shAt the rivers 81 tHese sallsys
are pTeclptsossz Eszczntzlz streams n TIE
region Of fhe beA4w4gers Of each. many
- shens fssnAnx cat OF the living glaciers
yss ~ work tnaE these rivers are con-
atansly charged with ths powdered nansiH-
ta4H. 50 uueh 20 that their waters sra
q milky whsseness. be they high or low.
winter or summer, day or nssht-stsa6iiy
ain side 20 be deposited IL ths cov1psTa-
tive levels Of the stretch nezrssg the sea
In these valleys The SOL IL rich. black and
nottomIess. The upsArds consist OF a good
retsntive clay soil. which .iH average
well with che SOLE OF tss prairie states.
% the cereals. oats and barley are the
principal crops attaining great yields and
Gre quality. Instances are common OF
hundred bushels 10 the acre. Corn does
not produce ahsndanfiy owing - the cool
cis-1ase. but green corn II grown success
fully. Hops wee STAPLE crsp until with
~ ths last few years. when lice and lox
prices made the crop Improbable. There
are few places naturally adapted 70 hop
culture. Arb this IL the most favored Of
the few. The qualify Of ths hops u equal
10 the BEST German. EaRissa o. New York
state The average yield IL i.sa pounds
per acre as compared with New fork's
Se. kagiaad's 5el and Gern4nsss 20.
Other countries require large OUTLAWS for
fertilizers. whife Washington requires
none II Is true. says an authority from
which some 81 these facts are taken. that
there are years or low prices. bat our
competitors have the same. When there
are good prices Washington always has
a crou. that. with three times the yield.
Is the reason Il can defy competition with
any other hep country. IL Is asserted that
tweniy-aers hop farm properly manag-
ed IA the state OF Washington can be
counted on FOR an average income OF
$3.50 per year. taking good and low prices
together. Such a farm has yielded 60.
CO In a single season. and $1,000 product
is not exceptional.
Grass j. = most important crop. Five
tons OF timothy dag 70 the acre IS not
lnfrequently cut. while the average yield
Of all valley land h over three. tens.
Glover. blue grass. orchard grass. In fact
all the cultivated grasses are lnxuFlant
growers and make the tentsrest and
sweetest forage.
VEGETABLES attain great perfection
here cabbage. asparagus. beans, brns-
sells sprouts. eauliaower. corrots. turnlps,
celery. cucumbeFs. kaie. leek. lettuce.
onloas. parsley. parsuips. peas. sweet po-
tatoes. radlshes. rhubarb. spinach, squash,
sweet cora. beeis. sorghum and egg plant.
Another great advantage IN this climate
for vegetables Is that II can have most
OF the hardy kinds fresh from the garden
all winter. and many OF them can be start
ed in the fail for early use in spring and
winter.
Fruits thrive In Western Washington,
and snohomish county has many young
orchards coming along that viii be heard