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3 stories matching prefer

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  1. Wormy Apples and Four Dollars a Day

    A Yakima fruit inspector is accused of idling away his time in the hop yards while infected fruit rolls out of the county — and The Ranch says King County's own pair of inspectors are no better, with wormy apples the rule rather than the exception on every stand in Seattle.

    Oct 1, 1903The RanchYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  2. The Milk That Made Kent Grow

    Kent's condenseries turn White River Valley milk into Carnation and baby food, and a struggling village becomes a dairy boomtown.

    Apr 1, 1903The RanchKent, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Man Who Sold Yakima Valley a New Miracle Crop Every Week

    A Seattle farm journal accuses the Post-Intelligencer of letting Joel Shomaker tout Russian brome grass, teosinte, ginseng and squabs as the valley's next sure fortune.

    Mar 1, 1904The RanchSeattle, King CountySnake Oil

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