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1 story matching barley
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:barkley, barl, barleycorn, barleygrow, bartley, bardsley
- Six Mowers in the Alfalfa: Inside the Northwest's Largest Irrigated Ranch
The superintendent of the Moxee Company's farm walks a reporter through 680 acres of alfalfa, 180 of barley and a hop yard rented out for a quarter of the bale — and explains why California-style hay stacking won't do for Yakima Valley stockmen.