products, all crops being ensumed on the place. We will raise some 
grain, feeding the wheat to the ehix and grinding the oats for the 
cows • Corn is cut for silage and we ha>e a front 200 tons. The straw 
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goes for tedding and we expect to > ly what ” r e can of this ae-wei-1 
as what we raise ourselves, one can luv it in the stack for about 
#1.00 per torijand *4.00 for baling, it is mostly burnt• 
Years ago, someone brought in bachelorfes buttons and they 
have spread all over the valley, maxing the fields a beautiful 
sight, hut very poor hay- White, pink, pale and dark blue and magenta 
theyjin many places, almost take the crop. I read in Douglas• Jorr- 
nal t at the Indians used to gather and dry the service Derry, we 
had a few of them at home. Here they are very plentiful and grow 
to be tall trees, growing m clumps, often 40 feet high and 4" to 5* 
in diameter. There is much fir timber, especially on the ridges. 
and there has teen some .cedar on the bottoms and there is still 
a good deal in the hills. Originally t'nete T o r e - large area\ of 
prairie land in small patches and much scrub oak, which occasionally 
grows to le large trees- In the bottoms there are oaks, ashes, maples 
and everywhere -"ild roses, the most villainously armed shrubs I 
ever saw. In the spring and summer they are beautiful with pink 
flowers and now are covered with bright scarlet terries. I know 
very little about the other flora except that the calypso is very 
common. I also saw a few white larkspurs last summer. There is also 
a yellow flower like an evening primrose which grows on a long 
stiff stem about. 5 feet tall arid has )V f lowers every inch or so* 
I saw the "Covered wagon in Portland last fall and if you 
have a chance [ should advise you to see it. To me, knowing many 
who came across by ox team it was very interesting. 
Phil is still in Pullman, hut t think he will : o else— 
where next year, as he can get better instruetuon and more museum 
facilities in Michigan or in California. He took his Thanksgiving 
dinner with the st. Johns and he te me that Mrs. st. John is a 
