Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-03


pervisor Of Demonstration Farms !
nave lost no opportunity to inyesti-
gate the needs of agriculturists am
nave become convinced that one OF
the greatest problems we have before
us Is in the clearing of our logeeI-ofl
lands, a considerable portion of
these lands are, when reduced 70 q
good state of cultivation. desirabl,
for homes and can be made to pro
duce many of the agricultural pro
ducts which we are now shippinq
INTO our state and thus stop the pay
ing of tribute to others which we
should conserve for our own people
AS an example of this regretabls
condition we will invite your atten-
ton to the recent report of the State
Dairy and Food Commissioner Davis
IN which he states we are importing
about seven million dollars worth of
dairy products annually. The demand
is continually increasing ana this in
state believed, by those most com
petent to judge, to be the equal Of
the best the world affords in all the
essentials that go to make the ideal
for dairying. Much of this land is
ideal also for the production of fruit.
poultry and for market gardening
The great problem is to find a method
by which the clearing may be ac-
accomplished in such a manner as tC
".eep the expense within the limits
of profitable Investment when de
sired for the production of these or
other lines of agriculture.
Profitable investment according tC
producing capacity will not apply
with equal directness and fairness
as basis of value to all lands. Some
are, by reason of location, very de
sirable for suburban homes and for
such we have not more than The
common interest. But for that class
of lands suitable for some Of the in
tensiye lines of agriculture where
the homeseeker may, and does, hcw.
chop and dig his home from the
wastes of the fallen forests we are
intensely interested. The state wants
the man. Our industries want the
products that may be drawn from
the soil by his cooperation.
Believing that manual labor must
always be the great factor in this
work, | have directed my inyestiga-
tions to the ways available to the
man of small means and before TAX
ing up a brief description of some
of the results of these Investigations
| will say that we have been very
favorably impressed with the colont-
cation plan of providing the great
factor-labor. We have large tracts
of land a little off the main lines Of
travel that are worthless in their
present state which, if they can be
classified by competent judges after
due consideration Of all conditions.
and colonized by people familiar
and successful with that line of pro
duction for which the land is best
suited, much good may be expected.
To illustrate this suggestion, we Will
say that we could not expect as
good results from colony OF Hol-
land dairymen located on steep,
hot bank of the upper Columbia at
tempting to grow vineyards; of from
the Italian from Sunny Italy in the
dairy business within the dark forest
of WASHINGTON for his outlook, as we
would if the Hollander were put TO
dairying and the Italian to growing
the fruitful vines, each in congehiai
and natural environment.
Among the methods we have lnFes-
tigated we believe the charpltuhg OF
charcoaling method to be the poor
mans method for removing lhe
stumps, where conditions are Ia'or-
ohio and as we have given consider
able time to the investigation Oh 'hlS
method we will attempt to give d
hrief description of some OF the eS-
sential features.
This method consists OF lle "p-
n,ication of the art of charcoal ouIh-
inc 70 the stump. As a preparation
p +bie work we will suggest to those
nanting to clear land that better
hoadwav can be made by slashing the
tract to be cleared as early III 'ii'
season as possible after the ioilas9
g all out. being careful to p''ns
avervthing down TO the grouna anu
together in such manner as TO pro,
amoe conditions favorable to a gooo
hurn To assist in PRODUCING 'Nls
oorditiou. we believe that the use u
little powder in the old logs sh''-
torinp and splintering them tam Il :, :
snecial pains to remove the d., =
from all the stumps to facilitate 'ns
LII ling ont process, then fire as sueh
tlma in the early fall as to secu1e
-, host burn with due FesaiN