The ranch., April 01, 1907, Page 16, Image 16

About The ranch. (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914

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810 COLLECTION OP HORSES.
One of the most Important develop
ments in the growth of the stock and
cattle industry of the Northwest has
just transpired In the selection of
Seattle as the extreme western branch
of the great horse business of J. Crouch
& Son, of Lafayette, Ind. This great
firm Is one of the best known In the
United States, and Is very well known
In the ranches of the Northwest through
their extensive advertising In this
periodical. Until a few weeks ago the
western barns of this company were
located at Portland, where they were
soon after the horse show held there
in 1905. Because of the more favor
able location in Seattle, and because of
the great demand for high class stock
in Washington, as well as more favor-
able freight arrangements, the barns
were removed to Seattle during the
last two months, and the business of
the western branch is now thoroughly
established.
Mr. W. B. Linn, who has been con
nected with the firm over ten years, is
western manager, and has at the barns,
Seattle Riding Academy, Twenty-first
Avenue and Madison Street, Seattle,
the most select stock ever brought to
this coast. This firm imports French
percheron, German Coach and Belgian
stallions. Long experience has proved
that these are the best horses In the
country, as a result of which Messrs.
Crouch & Son have made a specialty of
them. So rigidly do they adhere to
this business policy that they neither
imrort, trade, buy nor sell any other
breed of horses whatever. They are
the largest importers In the country,
and received on the 18th of February
an importation of 93 horses, and now
have a consignment of 53 head of Per
cheron and Belgian stallions. Lovers
of horse flesh or any one interested in
horses cannot afford to miss a trip to
the barns. Mr. W. B. Linn will always
be found in charge and will take pleas
ure in showing the stock. For the time
bel-ng Mr. Linn will have his head
quarters at the Tourist Hotel from
where he will have his business di
rected.
The Temperature at aewiston, Idaho.
LEWISTON, Idaho, March 15.—The
data complied from the records of the
U. S. weather bureau office at Lewis
ton, Idaho, covering a period of Blx
years, reveals the following facts: The
annual mean temperature Is 64 de
grees. The coldest month, January,
averages 36 degrees, and the warmest
month, July, 75 degrees, the summer
months pass the 90 degree mark on an
average of 44 days, and the highest
point ever reached was 108 degrees. The
average daily maximum temperature Is
65 degrees and the minimum tempera
ture 43 degrees. The winter tempera
ture averages 37 degrees or 5 degrees
above the freezing point; the minimum
temperature falls to or below the freez
inf point on an average of 64 times each
year, and zero or below readings have
been recorded on three days only.
The annual precipitation (Including
snow), is 13.73 inches; July and Aug
ust are the dry months, averaging
only 0.67 of an Inch, and March and
May give the highest average, 1.60
inches. The annual number of rainy
days (0.01 of an inch or more) each
year is 102; July and August average
3 rainy days each. The summer rains
occur in the nature of showers of short
duration, while the winter rains are
more or less of protracted nature and
of fine, misty character. The great
est amount of precipitation ever re
corded in 2 4 consecutive hours was
1.54 inches. The average annual snow
fall is r».3 inches.
The average number of clear days
each year is 145, partly cloudy 95, and
cloudy 125, fnggy days average 3 or
4 each year. During the summer
months there Is an abundance of sun
shine, July and August averaging 24
clear days, 5 partly cloudy days and
2 cloudy days each.
The average wind movement Is low
(4.5 miles per hour) and It Is rare
that a storm velocity of 40 miles per
hour is obtained; the highest velocity
ever attained was 62 miles per hour.
The prevailing wind direction Is east
for every month in the year. The
topography of the eastern part of the
state catiMi the remarkably mild cli
mate of the Lewiston valley. The
Coeur d'Alene and Bitter Root ranges
are barriers against blizards.
The cold winds in passing over these
mountains lose much of their moisture
by condensation and are warmed by
compression as they pass to lower lev
els, giving the valley of the Snake
river tributaries a climate where tem
peratures below sero are Beldom ex
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perienced. In summer daytime tem
peiatures are high, but the nights are
usually cool.
SHEEP AND SWINE AT LABOB.
"In renewing my subscription to your
paper, The Ranch, I want to ask you
for some information in regard to sheep
and hogs and fences," writes one of our
valued subscribers at Oak Harbor. "I
have a neighbor who lets his hogs and
sheep run at large and he says that if
T don't want them on my place I must
fence them out. I have always under
stood that hogs and sheep were not al
lowed to run wherever they please. I
wish you would give me some informa
tion on the subject."
The question was Immediately sub
mitted to The Ranch's attorney with a
request for a reply. Attorney Boryer
replied as follows, after looking up the
state law bearing on the subject:
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THE RANCH
"Section 4681 provides that it shall
be unlawful for any livestock to run at
large in any county in which three
fourths of the lands, outside of incor
porated cities and towns, are under
fence, or any portion of such county
three-fourths of which is under fence.
By this section sheep can run at large.
"Section 4692 provides that it shall
be unlawful for the owner of any swine
to allow them to run at large in any
county.
"Section 4698 provides that it shall be
unnecessary for any person to fence
against swine."
WENATCHEE FRUIT OBOWEBS
The Fruit Growers' association of the
Wenatchee valley held a meeting on
March 16 to hear the report of the past
season's business. This report showed
that the association on the whole had
proved a big success. The organization
had shipped in the neighborhood of 200,
--000 crates of fruits the past year, and
there were losses of a very insignifi
cant portion of the whole amount ship
ped, showing that the association has
an important mission to perform and
that it is living up to its duty in good
shape. The members are well pleased
with the work that their organization
has done the past year, and they pre
dict even greater results the coming
season.
The farmers in the Kittitas country
have organized the Ellensburg Ship
pers' association, and will handle the
products of the farms either on com
mission or buying them outright. The
manager of the association is J. P. War
ner.
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Number if your subscription is paid up.