The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-08-31
VALLEY FARMERS.
Livestock and Dairying Industries Onef
Them Great OppOr-
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Bailey. after having made full and
careful inspection of the dairying and
stock industries of the Willamette val
lev. is convinced that no other branches
of agriculture offer better opportunities
for the farmer to realize, with proper
effort, handsome profit, from his labors
as do these. Willamette valley farm
els. Mr.. Bailey says possess advantages
for the raising of thoroughbred stock,
not equaled anywhere in this region.
Not only are all the conditions for
growing this stock ideal. but market
on the ranges of Eastern Oregon. Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana. stands
ready to take all that is offered, and at
prices that leave no doubt as to the
profits.
"Within the past week." says Mr..
Bailey, "there have been buyers in
Portland for breeding stock who came
prepared to buy an unlimited number.
From $40 to $15 each was paid for
spring lambs and at these figures less
than 100 could be had and the parties
will now be obliged to 60 East for the
balance of their stock.
''To show how much it costs to
raise These lambs, have only to tell
Won that on a recent visit to one OF the
valley farmers. was shown band Of
100 Cotswold lambs that will average
in weight 140 pounds each. These
lambs were raised on grass on summer
fallow land which probably cost 80
cents an acre to SOW. And as each and
everyone of these lambs is good for a
$40 bill it will not take much of q
mathematician to figure out the profits.
''The same proposition holds good
in regard to Angora goats. l have on
my list many INQUIRIES for goats and
while five cents per pound is freely
offered, there are none to be had.
81 want to tell you right now"
continued Mr.. Bailey, that this valley
is destined to be the mohair center Of
the world, for nowhere does the Angora
goat thrive and put on that lustre of
mohair as in the hills of the William
cite valley, and am pleased to note
that increased interest is being taken
in these industrious animals. Within
the past 10 days a car load of pure
bred goats have been received in the
valley. These goats originated in
the district of Angora and are bred in
the purple. The value of this ship
ment to the goat breeders of the North
west cannot at this time be estimated.
eff the farmers will only quit this
vicious habit of summer fallow and in
stead raise clover, rape and vetchis
upon which to pasture sheep, goats and
hogs, it will be the means OF raising
every mortgage on the farms within
our borders.
''The question of dairying is SER
ious one. The dairymen were anxious
to have law passed protecting their
interests. but are making no special
effort to supply the demand for butter
and cheese that is sure to come this
winter. Already there is shortage OF
good dairy products, while within So
miles of Portland, located on the line
of a railroad are to be seen two cream.
cries with the notice for sale or rent
on each of them. These creameries
are situated where there is every pos
sible advantage for dairying, and upon
investigation I find that they were
not closed because the patrons did not
do we'll, but because one fellow thought
some other fellow was dong better or
making more than he should out Of
the concern.
eyes, there is as yet much to learn
but the farmers have learned one les
son and that is that there is no money
in raising Is bushels of wheat to the
acre and for which 45 to 80 cents is all
that can be had, and they are now CIV
ing more thought and study along 9TH
ar lines -