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5 stories matching offner

  1. The Codlin Moth War: Hogs, Padded Poles, and a Walla Walla Grower's Doubts About Spraying

    W. S. Offner reported a quarter-million-dollar fruit trade from the Walla Walla valley—and explained why the standard spray calendar failed against the orchard pest.

    Dec 1, 1898Ranche and RangeWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

  2. Broken Leg on the Offner Ranch

    A routine day of breaking horses turns painful when a bookkeeper is struck by an iron-shod hoof.

    Aug 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Cantaloupe Gold Rush

    A Walla Walla produce dealer discovers that leasing Indian lands near the Yakima River has created a lucrative new fruit-growing empire.

    Aug 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanToppenish, Yakima CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Box of Cherries That Made the Railroad Pay Up

    Walla Walla shippers turned a single unstamped crate into a daily $50-fine threat—until Northern Pacific headquarters blinked.

    Jul 23, 1898Ranche and RangeWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

  5. The Moth That Ate Washington's Apple Boom

    Government experts blamed the codlin moth for ruining a quarter of the nation's apples each year. In Walla Walla and along the Snake River, some orchardists were already pulling up trees in despair.

    Feb 15, 1904The RanchWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyDisasters

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