Resources and Development of the Territory of Washington; Message and Report of Watson C. Squire, Governor of Washington Territory, to the Legislative Assembly, Session of 1885-6
Resources and Development of the Territory of Washington; Message and Report of Watson C. Squire, Governor of Washington Territory, to the Legislative Assembly, Session of 1885-6
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...and in most of these it is readily obtainable at moderate expense. However, there are some places where the soil shows great capabilities and where irrigation is difficult. In order to encourage the purchase and occupancy of such land it seems to me eminently proper for the Government to set on foot a system of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...and in most of these it is readily obtainable at moderate expense. However, there are some places where the soil shows great capabilities and where irrigation is difficult. In order to encourage the purchase and occupancy of such land it seems to me eminently proper for the Government to set on foot a system of irrigation, either directly through its own agents or through some indirect plan of relief and.encouragement to the settler. Western Washington is specially adapted to all the grasses and to oats and the Toot crops. Some wheat is raised on the uplands, but the rich alluvial bottom lands are most sought for by the farmer; 2% to 4 tons of hay per acre each year are frequently obtained. The following vegetables and fruits grow in perfection in the counties bordering on Puget Sound: Cabbage, asparagus, beans (except Lima), beets, brusselssprouts, cauliflower, carrots, celery, cucumbers, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsley, parsnips, peas, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, squash, turnips, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, and a certain variety of peaches in favorable locations. The several classes and varieties of fruits are such as are generally cultivated along the belt of the middle latitude, more particularly that district comprising Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Many kinds of the apple, pear, quince, peach, with the smaller fruits from the vines and'shrubTery, flourish in great perfection. Here the plum and cherry attain a large size and a superior flavor. Corn is but little raised in the western part of the Territory, and then generally for use while it is green. Our winter climate is so mild that protection of trees and vines is never thought of, and it is very rare that any are injured; nor do th...
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