FARMING LOGGED-OFF UPLANDS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON 
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two years. Hay is made from timothy, clover, and grain, which is 
usually oats. Oats are grown for hay only and are principally used 
as a nurse crop for clover and timothy. On account of the heavy 
dews and occasional rains during the harvest, the hay is usually some- 
what inferior in feeding qualities to that imported from drier areas. 
Fig. 4. — A typical planting of strawberries. The value of the strawberry crop ex- 
ceeds that of any other small fruit in the area. In 1921, 39.2 per cent of the 
farm receipts on the fruit farms came from this crop. 
Potatoes are grown almost entirely for home use. The yield is 
usually low. (See Table 5.) A few farmers living on the lighter 
soils have increased their incomes considerably by growing potatoes 
for the early market. 
Table 5. — Average yields of principal field crops. 
Crop. 
Hay, timothy, and clover 
Other hay. 
Potatoes." 
1915 
reporting. P er acre " 
110 2 tons 
110 2.4 tons 
114 159 bushels... 
1921 
Number 
offisrms 
reporting. 
101 
100 
li8 
Average yield 
per acre. 
2.9 tons. 
2.1 tons. 
160 bushels. 
