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2 stories matching shift

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:shifter, shapeshift, shiftless, shrift, shi, shin

  1. The Great Wheat Debate: Can Eastern Washington Change Its Ways?

    A professor and a local farmer clash over the future of the region's soil, debating whether to abandon the 'summer-fallow' method for a more sustainable crop rotation.

    Aug 5, 1897Ranche and RangeWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Northern Pacific's Plan for the Yakima Valley

    A railroad land agent outlines a strategy to monopolize grazing rights, promote 20-acre farm plots, and lure a sugar beet factory to the region.

    Aug 5, 1897Ranche and RangeYakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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