Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-09-19
IN THE KAMILCHE VALLEY

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David Ellison owns so acres of land
in this valley, so acres of which are
under cultivation. While the milk
COWS now on the ranch are mixed in
breed, it is Mr.. llllison's intention to
gradually breed them to pure Jersey
and later go extensively into the dairy
business. The land produces stock
feed prollieally and while oats and
hay are now sold from the annual
crops, the products of the land will in
the future be used for the feeding of
the dairy stock. Mr.. Ellison, in addi.
ton to experimenting his ranch, is a
road supervisor with nearly 100 miles
of highways in his district. He owns
his own automobile, which he finds in
dispensable in covering his extensive
road work as well as contributing
much to the pleasure of himself and
family.
Ernest Rieldorf is the present own
er of the old Forbes homestead, pur-
chased four years ago, his holdings
comprising 31S acres, 200 of which are
under cultivation. A considerable por-
ton of the cultivated land is given to
the growing of oats, with hay as the
second most important crop. Wheat
Is only grown as feed for the chickens
of which he has 200, divided about
equally between Leghorns and Plym-
outh Rocks. There are 10 milk cows
of mixed breeds, Durhams predomi-
mating.
r. M. Griggs has 40 acres, 20 acres
of which are sown in hay. 1t is Mr..
Griggs' intention to go extensively in
to dairy farming and will use Jersey
stock exclusively.
One of the heaviest if not the heav.
lest land owners in and adjoining the
Kamilche valley is Mrs. Mary E. Nc.
Donald, who required lead pencil
and some blank paper to aid her in
her calculations as to just how much
land she owned. The figuring resulted
in bringing out total OF 500 acres. OF
this amount $50 acres are under cult
walton and $50 additional have been
logged off and turned into pasture. The
cultivated land is sown in hay and
oats and a small portion given to
wheat There are nine milk cows and
rs head Of cattle on the range intended
mostly for beef market. There are
also 80 head Of sheep and 100 chick
ems, Brown Leghorns, Buff Orpingtons
and Plymouth Rocks. Mrs. Mcdonald
came to the Puget Sound country with
her four children 4S years ago, follow
ing her husband, who had preceded her
four years. Mr.. Mcdonald engaged
extensively in the logging business
The Mcdonald land holdings are look
ed after by two sons, Angus, who
lives with his mother, and Will, whs is
married. A third son, Ronald, runs a
single mill In the valley.
w. T. Mann owns 120 acres, of which
IS are under cultivation and the great
err part of the remainder seeded down
for pasture. 1t is Mr.. Mann's inten-
ton to go extensively into dairy farm
ing He now has Is head of high
grade Jerseys, the bull and four of the
heifers coming from the prize winning
Brewer stock farm in Chehalis coun-
ty. There are two and half acres in
orchard on the Mann property-pears,
apples and plums. Mr.. Mann came to
the Sound country from Nebraska two
years ago, was principal Of the Elma
school for year when he married a
charming Elma girl last June and
moved Immediately to his ranch in the
Kamilche valley.
F. A. Pinney, an old soldier. owns
40 acres, IL of which Is bottom land
and some of it is sown in hay. Three
ooros ~ tho land ORC in orchard with