Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-18
ALONG THE GULL HARBOR ROAD.

pendent living from the ranch. The
pet that attracts particular attention
is crow. 1t was captured when quite
young and seems thoroughly satisfied
and at home among the chickens.
c. F. Brownlee is another rancher
who has cleared nearly all of his five
acres within teh past two years, be.
sides constructing good seven-room
plastered house and setting out
young orchard and berries, etc. Only
two years ago a place had to be slashed
and cleared to make room for a house.
This spring 40 crates of strawberries
were picked and the raspberries are
to ripen. About an acre
and a half are planted to these two va
rieties. Potatoes and good garden
occupy the balance of the cultivated
land. Special attention will hereafter
be given to the White Orpington and
Plymouth Rock chickens, both of
which Mr.. Brownlee is now raising.
That nearly all kinds of vegetables
can be grown successfully in this eli
mate is proven by trip to the Chi
nese gardens east of Priest Point park.
The following is a list of vegetables
that can be seen growing at this time:
onions, parsnips. celery, carrots, pota-
toes, cabbage, early and late string
beans, butter beans, corn, peas, squash,
turnips, beets, corn, caulifower, lettuce,
tomatoes and radishes. Ting Park has
charge of the garden.
Elmer Ames has 20 acres of good
land, very little of which has been
cleared as yet. Most of this ranch is
covered with timber and will not be
farmed until after timber is sold and
logged off. The dairy business is the
occupation that is being looked for
ward to. The Plymouth Rock chick
ems are the ones that produce the eggs
at this ranch.
The installation of water system is
one of the contemplated improvements
on the Will Hanna ranch. The water
will be used to irrigate fruit. Mr..
Hanna took possession of this place
some four years ago, has built house
since that time and also set out an or
chard and small fruit. The crops for
this year are oats, hay, potatoes and
good garden. Here we find the White
Wyandotte chickens and the Indian
Runner ducks. The much needed new
road through Priest Point park, when
built, will connect with the Gull Har-
Dor road at the corner of this farm.
"The Highlands home. owned by
w. A. McC!arty. is one of those COM
Portable unique little ranches that once
seeing, inspires us to fix up" at
home. There are quantities of berries,
raised on terraces on the hillside. pro-
tected from the winds of the north and
getting the benefit of the sun through
out the day, thus ripening the fruit
some two or three weeks in advance
of that which is exposed. The build
ings are rustic and include a neat loS
house, log barn, summer house,
bridge, etc.
The location is such that water lii
lies and asparagus beds thrive on the
low land while the higher part is pro
ducing nearly all kinds of fruit, in
cluding peaches and grapes, also hay,
grain and pasture. A COW. chickens,
guineas. along with the clam beds and
fish from the bay, are also among the
products. Perhaps the most remark
able feature about this ranch is the
fact that when Mr.. McClarty bought
this place II years ago he had just re-
turned from the Philippine islands
where he had served three years in
the Spanish-American war, and was
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