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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 71 |
| 1877 | 45 |
| 1878 | 43 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 62 |
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| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 77 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 91 |
| 1892 | 146 |
| 1893 | 126 |
| 1894 | 151 |
| 1895 | 194 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 36 |
| 1900 | 1 |
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| 1903 | 70 |
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| 1908 | 24 |
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| 1923 | 7 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
10 stories matching ten
- After the Fruit Agents Left, White Bluffs Growers Went Back to the Soil
Two weeks of jostling among marketing agencies ended with sixteen growers pledging stock in a community warehouse—and ten signing contracts with Perham Fruit Company.
- Record Harvest Threatened by Wet Weather
Valley fruit growers face a race against time as rain stalls the largest apple crop in local history.
- County Saves Money by Re-bidding Road Contract
After rejecting initial high bids, local commissioners secure a $10,600 contract for the highway from Grant’s Corner to White Bluffs.
- The Looming Threat of Tenant Farming
Professor O. L. Waller warns that as land prices soar, young farmers will be unable to afford to buy their own acreage, potentially leading to a new era of landlord-tenant agriculture.
- The Kid of the Wheat Fields
A rookie farm hand shares a vivid account of the grueling, back-breaking labor of the Big Bend harvest.
- Betting on the Valley's Harvest
Local farmers and 'soldier settlers' unite to experiment with commercial vegetable production, aiming for a cooperative future.
- A Dangerous Journey to White Bluffs
A family trip to White Bluffs ends in a harrowing roadside rescue after their car flips 12 miles south of Hanford.
- The Health Movement of 1923
Washington State launches a campaign to convince residents that an annual check-up is as essential as a regular dental visit.
- The Miracle Cow of Pullman
A world-record-breaking Ayrshire cow at the State College of Washington yields ten tons of milk in a single year, proving a profitable asset for the local agricultural industry.
- Labor’s Olympia Push: A Fight Over What an Injured Worker’s Life Is Worth
As the Washington legislature opened, the State Federation of Labor pressed for higher workmen’s compensation awards, child-labor protections and limits on prison-made goods — while employers organized a lobby to stop them.