The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-15

Special Dispatch 10 the Post -Intesllssncsr.
TA1oAA. Jnns N.--Tas Northern Pa
rdfc Railroad Company has had nsa:ss
p2tapie aaen IN Tacoma AZ iss guests bat
Lever mas u RAD one ffons whose ssass
VIII fNgt1it - Hlsef1 good 10 ff@ state ~
l1rSe - = u. LcekeEsT. Of Isssalafsa;s.
49,. sFity ~ Fesc TO confer wFfn fhs faeAaty
g tne xutlfnan Agricultural college. at
FuHmihn. end With the farmers AT large
81 tnls QuuSt5cn OF introducing Esiore
grasses Aid fodder into the state. and 9th
srWsss ossta ~ kss3 strengthen the farm
ms AGRICULTURAL ASd stock raising tTssas-
SFiee. Av. Leckrrtby has mssa Iafe
AtbuS u horftcaituTs. seed rstrsng af{
graSses IN general AMI Is uslsoaafesl. one
q the oest informed f,asa 10 thu LATED
btates on these subjects. tic ID rot
eeieot3st q the failess aeeepeatfon o. the
kssM, eut II provided WITH al ossr-seaIs-
0aHce Of good cornn.oa sease afsa sfaets-
cal s6eas. backed up BY a loss and entfsasi-
sem alax seows stronger zach ssiefsaesisag
9sssI ef MS lie In California se IL taol-
He9 OT titA farming community for hi e.
{ofA 10 dtac1TerIssE nseaps whereby sssks
nese tpecn sztsfnsnsssd and Eaaw grasses
Insy01 acee End KUNE on land witch vas
tAQukAt y - pscasse. sinca par a. this
ss e Mcaieulabic benefit 10 8 STATE, asEs. his
es> - ~ 4AHdEiHtUG 1t stkzz t4tfAE IL I'll y
Seeetsad With az much pssasrre ~ tho
ssnek pAiEefx End farmers 40 tha RETURN
g prpfper1ty.
A osnysrsatioE Mr.. Lsckenty = sx-
sseassy adabte. entering into his gehjeet
g9kp 40 Aakueets1esr that shows love ffs
lhe efiidy he has undertaken 4 ad : viii
!nDaese 10 enllxhter tbs public thFensi
tAe maMiAm Of The newspapers On sui
Get fhsy have ssven bur little Thought.
X3SaAS - -. f&zf
Slttn AFTERNOON kfr. fecks nh. said. 81 re-
Hppnsc 10 a question ~ 10 the purpose ~
ni* wilt: II came 10 Washington on ar
Invitation extended To nae by she North
ern FAcliic Railroad Company 10 look
over ehA TkHkes throughout f4a state.
WITH View 10 suggesting means for sheiT
improvement. / hAyc made trip ia
Yakima ard Eiieasharg. and aIao Ia she
AkxicultnrAl College Al Pullman. / was
oznaxei To find so grand q country IS
That Qtcf thare. II Is tie cream Of any
thing have seen on the Coast for stock :
rslanG; that Il. naturally. There r. 70
END - tho possibilities presented In that
limo with the addition af more ssrsstia8
0f 9rAAaes. The finest cattle IN the world
slinujd be raised On these ranges which
have bean 70 favored hy nature. The ae.i
n VEN productive, and with the fauitiess
trS4kathen there should be 40 end OF fed-
der for stonk. or IN fact anything In the
hf,rsssulfurai line.
There is era feature that II extremely
pleasing 70 me- and that IL tire interest
tho fasnsers are taking 10 my visit. They
oee a. oflce thr ;fnpnrtancs Of Increasing
&he fAr1ktiea Of grasses etc. aud know
tnk 3uAt what 10 % In the way af extsf-
tninAtihg pests. II Ii my Intention to in
aukur,Nte a system OF farmers Institutes
throughout the state. or rather plars be-
fore the faculty Of the Agricultural ca.-
legs the Advtsabilitv OF such movement
N this manner farmers can get to-
eother and discuss measures looking 4,
the common good and be IN closer touch
With the college. which II an excellent
Institution and ore eapahIe cf great good
IN the stnta.s ] viii leave for Pullman
tomorrow. there 10 remain far several
days.
I'm my trip to Eiienshurg and Yakima
saw possibly but ten varieties Of
grasses and fodder. With the coil ard
facilities there should h. len times as
many. Then IL IL THAI land which is naw
Lying idle could be made valuable for
both farming nfd cattle raising. The i'm,
pnrtanrk af sueh n question as this IL
best explained b. as example like this.
0uppoae we were 10 take away frora the
state tho Krasses that now exist Could
you Imagine woras calamity
Flow. on tho ether hsnh. sup
pose that instead Of shese ha-
Ing SC 600 acres Of grazing and farm
ine lard With tsn varieties az grasses
there we're isn0a with nfgy varieties.
would that Gai ba a grant condition az
AFFAIRS, and oDe that might Just as well
cxfst with the facilities and the soil q
tNss state.
"A fanny thing happenesi Saturday ar.
nay return. I was commenting % AIR
Ccorsr the Northern Pacific Western land
agent. that during ny trip through tie
fertile regions about Yakima and Elisns.
burg ] dbl net see particle Of faxtatl
6vass. which ne eaii In csifern.. ths
criminal grass This Is the wornt pes,
trey hnvo TO contend with down there and
ene that has cost the farmers az snat ~rats
miiiions ~ dollars. Seoa after ss1attne
this complimentary ara pleasing aaseyftan
Walked aeross the street from the North
ern Pacific headquarters smang same
grass . saw growing on a h@nk. and shs
irsf thing ! ran aereas was lot of tais
fexsafl Il Is A harsihie pest ars. one IN 4,
sNonid hs terminated ~ soan as t,iseav.
sscd. When II ira: grows ~ cattle ana
harses like IL. Nsf after tbs head az II .sss,
they viii 40: teltcss Il. The cf7ees gfhNs
they d. eat IL is awful II eaases ~
heads of the cattle - kwesl,ua Sev,, af-.r
eauxes kisaaness. aad n a srest mans i.
Ssaarf$ sf&tfi4 In A'AHfaFrfa thew aitsus4e
x ID get = aesiwNs Wits sAs rn.,,gs 80,
nsi;iisns IS sests Of fias lsue nsx as,z.,,s !,
tran rendered esinsle.s sFsa hsss tning
f1F farmers - 10 VIXEN taey Hea Any a,
shs weess 10 ~ pGil Il stig eefa-~ IL 49,
csaanse To ss,sa. II Il should hensen =.
ss@6. tie enis shlnE Jeff "a rs s.eak i >,
isArt 4 stronger ana = hixhos rrawi~.
grass vi tha same erensss as 90. fsxfstt
lsiis Will XIII the pest aisgaas vgltges,. ftsa
Il desA's believe ! aave over htr,, =,
piSSe or Isl sses heard og nfs.-e ~. :
reTsoit senba make : liysss a. eacss, \,
IN ffe Agricultural sssetlen is aud aha,s
SaAsfsa ard ASiseaseaHS. WINS. xss Ca.
grew astyt}iae yhess. saa fsr ss,..,. p.tf.
racass. sisi 'n ioTs wifs. zee visee ar,
lastssa Il has a8 eaeFa3eus fatsi~,,
ser thscs 4esys ~ fetkssfts yrts -. .
.seyct by sae Kern ssseasy E.ans t.s "a
Isny !. s'a,ifegnta IN devise nseama sh,sv,,
..aS NE sea Ae'ausIs& - ths s,.ssssas -,
ngshfNa HsAd~ snssss ,sdH-sfve ana @tfo,
ulatesi MvneEs0N, 0R7sa Ga sEEeress "a
sntpfas * tsse cefn9@0y ehese Mns 49,
tracts 81 kaft laa6 gnsa wh8,h nesasa.
weaii stcssS ste beg&w ezpss. .ssss,ts \,
shr land. aes &fseF u&n2eTass aasesy,se,s.
secured ss@ssA lfssa A@a;fAsss sns y -
which wvrs nssnsca aaa wateh ~ a. an
.,esssss}sy IA .uss sasnnef sa.e.tss..sa 7,
eervs III sissH @a8 wera e2esatrssA se.
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