Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-25


on the Gull Harbor road, upon which
he is keeping Jersey cows and flock
of Rhodes Island Red chickens. He also
raises fine garden, hay, roots, oats,
fruits, and potatoes. Red raspberries
are taking first place as berry crop
on this farm while the potato crop
takes the same position in the general
farm crops. Early potatoes have been
marketed from his patch for the past
three weeks. The house is located
only a short distance from the road
and with we'll kept yard filled with
flowers makes a very homelike ap-
pearance.
R. Floyd is farming two bayside
ranches this summer. Something like
400 crates of Strawberries was the
amount harvested. Owing to the wet
weather during the picking season q
large per cent. Of the berries became
mouldy and were lost. The balance of
the fruit on these farms consists of
raspberries, loganberries, cherries,
plums, prunes. pears, apples, ETC.,
while the other products are hay, oats
for hay, potatoes and garden truck
Plymouth Rocks are the chickens. A
horse and some cows make up the live
stock. The houses on both ranches
are located so as to furnish a pleasing
view of Budd's inlet.
w. H. McGraw, who lately arrived
from Illinois, has purchased one Of
these sea breeze ranches, consisting OF
some 12H acres. Besides furnishing a
beautiful view of Budd's inlet and the
surrounding country, the farm is in
shape to bring financial returns. 1t
has two large orchards in full bearing,
is under cultivation and producing
crops Of berries and general farm pro-
duce. Illinois,. though it has excellent
farms, yet with its cold winters and
electrical storms in summer cannot be
compared with the boating, bathing,
fishing and sea breezes enjoyed here
on the Coast, in Mr.. McGraw's opinion
Thanks to the hospitality Of T.. NJ.
Ellis we enjoyed ripe tomatoes for
lunch on Tuesday, July 18th. He has
about half an acre of this vegetable
growing on the farm. Those already
ripened were grown under glass. He
has green house built on the south
side of his residence, with glass on the
south and roof. The heat is obtained
from the stoves of the house by open.
ing the windows on the south SIDE
That plan has been followed this year
and has proven a great success, as
hundreds of plants were raised for
early planting.
Only three years ago Mr.. Ellis, brok-
en- down in health. camped on this
eight-acre ranch for the summer. He
recovered so rapidly that he decided
to make that his home and has up to
this time constructed new house and
barn, planted young orchard, set out
variety of berries, and has nearly
half of the place under cultivation and
planted to various kinds of crops. The
loganberries have made wonderful
growth and are loaded with fruit this
year. Other crops are equally as good,
125 sacks of potatoes being harvested
from half an acre last year. Mr.. Ellis
has accomplished the above without
hiring help and has at the same time
regained his health.
All kinds of farm crops and fruits
as well as horses. cows. chickens and
ducks are found on the 15-acre ranch
owned by Ben ]. Currey. This ranch
is all under cultivation, Mr.. Currey
having occupied it for the past %
years. He has constructed a good
house, barn, many henneries and other
outbuildings. Four cows and about