United States Department of Agriculture
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- Sep 23, 1889Washington’s Hidden Bounty: The Oat Capital of 1889Newly released federal statistics highlight the massive agricultural potential of Washington Territory, crowning it as the nation's premier producer of oats.Seattle, WA
- Nov 1, 1902The Palouse Professor Who Helped Rediscover HeredityBefore Mendel's laws were famous, an agriculturist at the Washington State Experiment Station stood alongside three European scientists as a co-discoverer of them — and proved the principle with velvet-chaffed wheat.Pullman, WA
- Aug 27, 1903Taming the Columbia River SandsGovernment agricultural experts launch a multi-year project to stabilize the shifting dunes along the Columbia River.The Dalles, WA
- Jan 11, 1917The Prosperity That Wasn't: Bread Lines, Rising Prices and a Pellagra WarningThe Courier takes its critics to task: bank clearances may be soaring, but with the cost of living nearly doubled, the government itself is warning of hunger-driven disease.Kennewick, WA