A. J. M. Hosom
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- Sep 30, 1897The Pioneers of Whidbey Island OrchardsA look at the early fruit industry in Island County and the lessons learned by the region's first orchardists.Coupeville, WA
- Apr 2, 1898Seattle's Fruit Growers Take On the Wholesalers — and City HallA lively meeting of the King County Fruitgrowers' Society pushes for a cooperative cannery, hears a pioneer judge denounce the middlemen who ship in California's cast-offs, and calls out a city council that once tried to license peddlers out of business.Seattle, WA
- Jul 9, 1898The $100 Cannery: Whatcom Farmers Learn to Preserve Their Own HarvestA traveling demonstration in Laurel and Nooksack City showed growers how to solder, seal and process fruit—and argued that small local canneries could outlast the timber boom.Laurel, WA
- Dec 22, 1898The Valley That Organized Itself: Nooksack Farmers Build a Co-op and Demand Pure FoodAt a December meeting in Deming, farmers from the Upper Nooksack and Sumas Valley formed a permanent association, secured a power separator for 200 cows, and called for a pure food law to stop the adulteration of fruit jams.Deming, WA