J. E. Baker
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- Jan 1, 1898The Bug Inspector Who Called Himself a Crank — and Warned That Japanese Oranges Could Wreck Washington's OrchardsA King County insect inspector accuses the state horticultural commissioner of botching a fumigation order, then warns that the scale insects riding in on imported Japanese oranges could become "a curse to one of Washington's greatest industries."Seattle, WA
- Aug 20, 1898The $80,000 Cranberry Bog Behind the Ilwaco BeachA state commissioner tours Pacific County's cranberry marsh — 1,600 acres, 7,280 bushels shipped to San Francisco, 200 pickers at fifty cents a bushel, and a company openly hoping to replace its Chinese crew with white labor.Ilwaco, 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