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- To Pay for the Ditches, the Yakamas Were Asked to Sell Their Land
A former lease clerk canvasses the reservation, urging allotment holders to part with acreage so the government will finish the Wapato irrigation works.
- Betting on the Valley's Harvest
Local farmers and 'soldier settlers' unite to experiment with commercial vegetable production, aiming for a cooperative future.
- A Spud Surplus Warning
Government officials warn local growers of a glut in the potato market that threatens to make the coming season a losing venture.
- Soldier Settlers Seek Strength in Numbers
Ex-service men on the state land project look to unite local farmers in a cooperative vegetable venture to combat high shipping costs.
- The Great Hop Rush of the 1880s
Boosterism and labor anxiety collide as Washington Territory's hop production booms in Pierce and King Counties.
- Strawberry Growers Unite to Manage Crops
Richland and Kennewick farmers bridge district differences to create a unified marketing union for the coming harvest.
- The Wild West of Seattle Real Estate
An 1888 advertisement promises 'fine acreage' and quick riches in a rapidly expanding Seattle, highlighting the speculative fervor that defined the city's early growth.
- The Risks of Expansion for the Local Marketing Union
As the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union debates entering the tree fruit market, local leaders warn against overextending their influence.
- Eighty-Five Percent or Nothing: Kennewick's Berry Growers Vote on Selling as One
The Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union will not handle a single berry unless growers pledge 85 percent of the acreage — and the directors have stopped asking twice.
- Business Leaders Corner Strawberry Farmers to Force Market Union
When sixty acres of berry crops remained unsigned for a new marketing cooperative, forty local business men took to the fields to persuade growers to join or face the economic consequences.
- Soldier Settlers Join Forces with Valley Pioneers
New arrivals from the Great War and longtime residents unite to turn White Bluffs into a commercial vegetable hub.
- Squabbling Over the City's Edge
A land dispute settled in Olympia signals the future value of acreage just outside the Seattle city limits.
- A Frontier Land Opportunity in Snohomish
An 1877 classified advertisement offers prime riverside acreage, signaling the rapid transformation of the Snohomish riverfront for settlement.
- The Fruit Orchard Purge of 1916
As fruit growers in the Yakima Valley panic and rip out their orchards to plant alfalfa, one local paper warns that the cycle of boom and bust is as predictable as the rising sun.
- Harvest Disappointment on the Flat
Walla Walla farmers return from Pleasant View with grim reports of wheat yields well below expectations.
- The Boom and Bust of Washington Hops
An 1887 agricultural columnist dissects the volatile global hop market, warning Pacific Northwest farmers against reckless expansion while grappling with the realities of 'hired hand' labor versus high-yield ambitions.
- The Last Acreage Near the Creek
An 1877 real estate notice offers fertile bottom land near Snohomish, marking the transition from homesteading to organized development.
- The War on Absentee Weeds
A Richland farmer demands the government hold absent landowners accountable for the 'public danger' of uncultivated land.
- The Price of Disposal: Colville Reservation Opens to Homesteading
Federal authorities announce the opening of 350,000 acres of the Colville Reservation to white homesteaders, touting the financial management of tribal wealth.
- The Dream of the Suburban Garden Plot
Developers in 1891 sold city dwellers on the 'choicest' acreages just outside of the developing Seattle core, promising a life of suburban gardens along the new Rainier Avenue electric line.
- Kennewick Celebrates its First 'Wormless' Corn Crop
Local farmers are puzzled and pleased as the 1915 sweet corn crop arrives remarkably free of worm damage.
- Pioneers Face Ruin as Irrigation Fails
Early White Bluffs settlers struggle with crop failure, water shortages, and financial desperation.
- The Seven-Day Grind on Strawberry Island
A visit to a local farm reveals the relentless pace of early 20th-century agriculture and the unique independence of island life.
- The Struggle for the Soldier Settlement Project
Community leaders head to the coast to secure funding for the Priest Rapids Valley development.
- 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.