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1,205 stories matching farmer
- The Hollow Stump Swindle
A Spokane farmer learns the hard way that promises of quick riches found in a forest stump usually lead to empty pockets.
- Farmers Seek Seattle Tide-Water Elevator
Eastern Washington farmers arrive in Seattle to bypass grain speculators by building their own tide-water facility.
- Farmers' Hopes Dashed as Wheat Yields Fall Far Short in the Palouse
Despite promising reports a month ago, farmers near Farmington are finding their wheat averaging only 12 to 15 bushels per acre, forcing some to cut their crops for hay. A bug infestation is adding to the misery.
- The Rural Rebellion Against the Eight-Hour Day
Farmers argue that an initiative measure pushed by labor unions would spell ruin for the agricultural industry.
- Dakota Farmers Flee 'Doubtful Crops' for the Sound
Two merchants from Monango, North Dakota, scouting Washington for agricultural opportunity, describe a cycle of debt and despair in the Midwest that drives farmers westward.
- State Funding for Washington's Farmers' Institutes
For the first time, the state legislature has appropriated $5,000 to support agricultural education across Washington's counties.
- Farmers Clash Over Costly County Services
A delegation of farmers attempts to defund the local county agent and club leader, sparking a debate over the value of agricultural services.
- The Pants Politics of the Leban Schoolhouse
Farmers gather at a rural schoolhouse to discuss a new cooperative creamery, with one speaker humorously suggesting the project might cure the town's 'Democratic' rags.
- The Swine Swindle Sweeping the State
A state professor warns farmers against sophisticated livestock contracts that promise riches but leave them holding the bag.
- The Blacksmith’s Inflation Correction
A local farmer brags about his record-breaking pork sales, only to find the village blacksmith has adjusted his own prices accordingly.
- The Campaign to Exclude Japanese Farmers from Seattle Markets
White truck farmers in the White River Valley organize a campaign to ban Japanese immigrant competition from the Pike Place Market.
- The Home Market Fight: Farmers Say Seattle Merchants Look Past Their Own Fields
A Port Angeles farmer’s letter to the Post-Intelligencer argues that Seattle merchants undercut local growers by buying from California, Oregon, and Chinese gardeners—and warns that the city’s food economy is bleeding money out of Washington.
- The War on the Homefront: A Farmer's Angry Rebuke
An open letter calls out the 'lack of practical patriotism' among Benton County farmers failing to support the war effort through livestock production.
- Whitman County Farmers Face Harvest Ruin
Record-late rains and grain sack shortages threaten the livelihoods of Washington wheat farmers.
- White River Farmers Resist City's Drainage Plan
Farmers in the White River Valley rejected a proposed drainage ditch, arguing the city should subsidize the cost for its own water benefit.
- Farmers and Railroad Kings: A Unequal Debate
Walla Walla's wheat growers face a deck stacked against them as railroad presidents arrive to ‘discuss’ freight rates on their own terms.
- The Estray Swindle: A Rural Confidence Game
A clever ruse targets farmers by using public notice requirements to set up a rigged animal sale.
- The Dry Spell on Eureka Flat
Farmers are stalling wheat planting as a rare November drought threatens the upcoming harvest.
- Flood Waters Ravage Duwamish Valley Farms
Farmers report $25,000 in damages and plan to petition county commissioners over neglected drainage locks.
- Walla Walla Farmers Take On the Railroads
A $5,000 fund is being raised to bring a freight-rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, as farmers grow impatient with legislative inaction.
- The Farmers' Road Rebellion
When fencing blocked access to town, the local farmers took the road-building into their own hands.
- Conflicting Advice from the O-W, R. N. Company
The town is perplexed by contradictory expert demonstrations from the railroad—one telling them to raise hogs, the other telling them to stop using lard in baking.
- The Brutal Economics of the 'Marginal' Farmer
Extension agent H. J. Lechner argues that efficiency is the only path to survival for Washington farmers as market forces ruthlessly weed out the less skilled.
- Farmer’s Protest: The High Cost of Living
A local columnist breaks down the economic struggle of the Kennewick valley farmer, blaming speculators and Wall Street for the price gap between producers and consumers.
- The Water Wars of Walla Walla
City residents demand an end to water sales to rural farmers, claiming agricultural demand drains the city's limited supply.
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- A Fruit Grower's Pitch: Stop Sending Cash East — Feed Alaska Instead
Before the Northwest Fruitgrower's Association, S. L. Moore argued that Washington farmers should diversify beyond wheat and prunes, supply Alaska and Western markets, and let the Northern Pacific's traveling fruit exhibit lure settlers west.