Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-25
AMONG THE FARMERS OF THURSTON
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the east. Mr.. Parker and ]. II. Car
penter have a contract for logging
about 80 acres of good timber from
the place and have nearly completed
their work. They gave Mr.. Avery the
contract of hauling the logs to the
head of Gull Harbor, from where they
can be towed to the saw mills. Mr.
Carpenter is living on the William
Eickhoff farm only a short distance
east of the camp.
J. Gray. who has been caring for the
stock on the Savage ranch for the past
eight months, expects to move to Van
couver B. c., in a short time. Twenty
of the 60 acres are under cultivation,
although it is not being farmed this
year. The animal kingdom here is
made up of hogs, cows. young cattle
and horses. This was another pioneer
ranch, having first been taken up
about so year ago. 1t lies along the
north side of Gull Harbor
Can you beat it? Sixty hens laid
an average of 40 eggs per day, begin
ming November 10 and continuing the
record for eight months until July q.
They are of the large breeds, namely
White Rocks and Buff Orpingtons.
Four spring cockerels were sold July
Is and brought the sum of $2.75. The
place consists of ten acres with a neat,
well painted little house, barn, fences,
etc. A horse and COW are kept, and
the principal crops are small fruit and
gardening. Strawberries and toma-
toes are the leaders this year. Can
you guess whose ranch this is?
Martin Sangl is the owner of 80
acres not far from Baston Harbor,
near the Hillman property. Ninety
four crates of strawberries were har-
vested from half an acre this season.
Mr.. Sangl reports considerable loss on
account of roads being almost impas-
sable in that section. He raises the
second crop from his vines, from
which he sold $40 worth last year and
has prospects of doing even better this
year. Dairying gets particular atten-
ton as do all farm crops adapted to
. this section. A hydraulic ram sup
plies the water from a spring.
]. c. Debbenham reports that he has
proved beyond doubt the old saying.
there Is no difference between a logan
| and Phenomenap Is untrue. Five
men blindfolded were given berries to
eat and all could readily distinguish
the difference in the taste. Mr. Deben-
ham believes the Phenomenal far the
superior variety and will give them
special attention in the future Tha,
this is an ideal dairy country is proven
by the luxuriant growth of grass on
his and surrounding tracts.
D. Eickhoff and son Jerry own 81
| acres, two and one-half of which are
producing Strawberries. The balance
is set to orchard and other berries or
Is being farmed. The Strawberries
this year were bumper crop. Some
300 crates were marketed while 1t is
estimated that nearly 200 crates were
lost because of scarcity of pickers.
This years hay crop will go some
thing like four tons per acre. and be-
sides there will probably be a good
second cutting. Here it's Jersey cows
again and the White Rock and Rhode
Island Red chickens. Mr.. Eickhofr
has lived here for the past II years,
has studied conditions and his present
crops testify to the fact that he has
been benefited much by past expert.
ences.
Although D. Peregrine came to
Washington in 1884 and shortly after
landing found it necessary to work
for 81 per day, he stayed with it. Now
he owns 40 acres, and his place is one
OF those that are always pleasing to
see. 1t Is we'll cultivated, fenced,
buildings painted, plenty Of farm tools
to work with, and each one kept in
its place. He raises variety of farm
oko
Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn
chickens, also horse and cow. Thus
he has nearly everything needed and
Is dependent on no one. "Sticktoitive-
ness" is sometimes better than a bank
account and accounts for much of the
other fellows good luck"
After visiting nearly every state in