The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-18
me- 70 THE AOOkSACk.
80 AGREuLTuRAL AND HOR-
~srULrURAL DISTRICT.
~r Spillman and DR.. Nelson
safe Agricultural College
A. say Of the Lands Along
-. 4 International Railway.

s<xsacg valley Is the coming ag-
~,d horticultural district Of the
sasa.rz:an" SAID Prof. ". J.
q the state agricultural college
Yesterday, on his return from
- ~ 90, asd fnr mo thu. .hs .u-
.na, sect.0a is equally as great for
.ssng." added Or. 5. Il. Nelson. pro-
! ANNA ausbandry. OF the same
~ .,.e,,e- ,rrvea Yesterday after.
rar fhe SooSssck valley. together
sEsnsral Manaeer l. 5. Miller. % the
" : Fn,ernaslonaI who had taken the
..y,h N MS private car. for the pur-
N a. b1ldiBg farmers Institutes siong
-. ~ me roa J. Prof r y. Banner.
80 on fruits, MAS one Of the speakers
"a. .~vsras institutes 1eld, bat returned
sarl,er sos tie purpose Of going 20
Zsc.aw where the next Institute will
go ,oiay and this evening,
80 snelrnaa and Or Ne!s 4 are enthu-
-. oysr tae f1ts4re prospects of Snoh1-
! - akastt ard Whatcem counlies as dis
- sar farming. daisy.ng. fruit raising.
- q, sheep and cattle generally. Land.
- az. i comparatively cheap. the eli
-. rs best adapted for the various in
.'.,,.s AID all ma. IS needed Up there is a
=. !, rra yonn@ Inea with energy and push
= ...ks that SECTION the richest IN the
saie -. ..
"a say morning. afternoon and evening
!, I,,ngton. poeiIey apd Nooksack. Each
..s.ss, occupied from half 10 three-quar-
800 an hour, and then devoted some time
-, % answering questions OF farmers ana
taxv wives
i, Nooksack the professors made spe-
...l,y az fruit, while al Arlington the mat
- n da.ry.Dg was enlarged upon.
ouss;.onsd on the benefits OF these insti-
-. and Their effect on the community
-ss,e held. Prof Sp.llman said:
.lrssrs can be no doubt that the institutes
.,nn,d a great deal OF interest among the
lM,rsrs who gathered TO hear us. and, juds-
- from The many Intelligent questions put
= ten. and their subsequent expressions.
My al highly APPRECIATED the EFFORTS
raiing In their behalf by the Settle & In
.s1sAricnaI Railway Company"
aslat.ve to the possible agricultural de-
riocmens Of that country In which the in
esu;es we're held. Prof. Spillnan said:
arron our observations Of tie section
r,ys,sed, II seems TO be eminenay adapted
!. irrt raising. It Is especially adapted To
- uroduction 81 winter apples, which Is a
ID Of fruit raising more certainly re-
nnerat!ve 70 the farmer than any other.
s!Aaf seci.oa Is also eminentiy adapted
n isarying Dairying. as you know. Is con-
"a 10 a nairow belt across the continent,
sIsne the northern boundary OF the United
sates The reason that IL does not extend
E.ssr south OF this belt is because the
sxm bel. makes IL practically impossible
d handle nil. on the other hand. IL does
AF no hEif
IL eSuate- eason OF the difficulty of car
III for the sock and providing food for Il.
~ yaIiefs IN which Nookssck, Wooley
"A Ari56ten are situated have Eol and
etna;e caabls OF producing the principal
.uAs fof dairy cattle in large quantities
sN at sxht expense 10 the farmers. The
rgmerou mountain streams furnish un-
!ysled Abilities fer controlling the tenn
rsaiure OF the milk. From these facts,
fsa sr1 the experiences Of the farmers
vho a. engaged in dairy.ng. there car toe
10 aEstion that the sections referred TO are
sriaGty adapted 10 that profitable indus
n, tshould also be remembered that the
MAKE for 9airyns products is practically
w.lsfed. 50 that II Is safe for the farmers
q stage in it
RlNslson. on tho subject of animal
hsndry, said:
~ believe from what We saw Of the
ssaliy that Ii w.l make very fine grazing
.zas br sheep. having the hills SO near by
swsunsner pasture and the low lands for
slssr quarters The winters being very
nsa Vii consequently insure food being
gniy harly all the winter.
al Reent 4. might be advisable 10 en-
r7se In lis Industry 10 small extent only.
say 10 acks Of from fifty To loo sheep. IL
ka most healthy climate for all sto * there
sing ba very few contagious diseases
Frssalent in the stock, unless brough, In
from o,lr sections. and as this is an i'm
partant Actor in considering the value OF
eeun,r' fer this Industry. 1t IS well 10
mentor here"