The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-21
STATE N NEED 70
10000 FAMILIES
Washington Offers Unboumded
Opportunities in Dairying
Stock Raising

Stock Raising
OLYMPIA, Aug. Isl. M. Howell
secretary of state, has just issued
from his Office a book dealing with
the dairying, poultry and stock-rais-
ing industries in the state OF Wash.
ington. He shows how the state
offers unbounded opportunities tc
those who would engage in these
pursuits. Harry F. Giles. deputy
commissioner, who has gathered the
statistics and information, says that
$4,000 families are needed at the
present time to help feed the 700,-
900 or more people who are KEEP!
busy IN mercantile and manufactur-
ing pursuits of Washington. The
book states that there are 20,000,00C
acres of land lying idle at the pres
ent time and in need Of developers.
Forced to Import Meat
1t is pointed out that Washington
now obtains its supplies of meat
dairy products and poultry in a large
measure from points as far east as
the Mississippi valley, as well as from,
Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Califor.
ME. The $4,000 farmers now in the
state are unable to supply the de.
mand. The writer declares thai
Washington, instead of importing
these kinds of foodstuffs. should be
exporting them. The 100000
acres of land now idle are OF ever,
kind and description and the soils
range from a. sandy loan to heavy
black river bottom lands, and consist
of logged off. prairie, irrigated and
dry farming lands, while the title tc
them rests with private individuals
corporations, the state schools, the
railroads and the federal govern
ment. ip |'l
1t is shown that three-fifths of the
aggregate value of all live stock il
the state consists of horses. The cat.
tie increased during the last 10 years
100 per cent. and all other lines o.
stock show an increase with the ex'
ception of sheep and lambs. which
dropped OFF 21.2 per cent. The horse
is found to be the most numerous In
King, Pierce, Whitman, Lincoln, Yak
ina. Okanosan, Douglas, Garfield
Grand and Adams counties. while ths
mule is becoming more numerous. es'
peciaHy in Walla Walla. Adams, Lin
coin and Columbia counties. 1t l!
also pointed out that the culture Of
bees is something to which many
might turn their attention with grea'
profit. The leading counties now are
Yakima, Clarke, Lewis, Skagit, Walls
Walla, Whatcom and Whitman.
Dairytng Attracts Attention
The report says that dairying ha,
come to be regarded as one of the
most important subjects of study AND
is attracting much attention. This II
due to the fact that there is an ever
increasing demand for dairy products
while the profits are becoming larger
each year. King county, as usual
leads in the number of cattle, while
most of the west side counties are
ahead of the east side counties. The
state now has many model modern
dairy farms and has produced some
world beating cows. Practically
every section of the state, it is an.
nounced, is adaptable for dairyine
and the report covers the climate
soil and vegetation in the differen,
sections of the state SO that the read.
er may draw his own conclusions
while letters are also Included from
dairymen situated in the differen,
parts of the state. 1t is also pointed
out that, in addition to the home
market, Alaska offers a big field fol
the producer, while the 5000 miles OF
railroad in the state provides mode
transportation. To help out the farm.
er there are the state institutions and
the State Dairymen's association
which are only too willing to assis
the newcomer and the report states
in detail numerous opportunities Col
getting started and tells how to OBJ,
rtain the best results.
Poultry Business Young
After dealing with swine raising
and raising of sheep and goats, tn,
report takes UP poultry. This indus
try is declared to be lust in its in
fancy, for it has failed to keep pac,
with the increase in population be
tweenN 900 and 1910. 1t Is not gen
orally known that there are almos
as maAy turkeys raised in Washing
ton as chickens, while ducks, gees,
and other fowls are practically neg
/ ligible quantities and have fallen be
low the number in 1900. The repor
says that there are now opportuni
ties for between 1000 and 1000 fam
I lies to engage in poultry raising alon,
and 1t is pointed out that instead o
importing its poultry products To-
home consumption the state should
be ar exporter. The leading count,
in the state in point of number ant
value of poultry is King. which ha
! about 100000 fowls, valued at $3.50.
! 600. Spokane, Pierce and Whitman
counties come next, while other coun
| ties of importance are Kitsap, Yaki
| ma. Lincoln, Whatcom and Skagit. /
is stated that practically every coun
ty in Washington is adaptable 70
this industry, for In every section ca,
be found all the necessary natura
conditions. Letters from poultry mel
are an important and interesting par
OF the report