Harvest Disappointment on the Flat
Walla Walla farmers return from Pleasant View with grim reports of wheat yields well below expectations.
An average yield of not over eight bushels per acre on the upper flat in the vicinity of Pleasant View is the report several Walla Wallans brought back yesterday after a trip to that section of the flat, made for the purpose of looking over the crop situation. Charles Pearson, who has in several hundred acres, will not harvest over seven bushels and much of the acreage he will not cut. This was found to be the situation on several other large farms. The grain harvested, however, will grade No. 1. Lower down on the flat the average yield will be about 15 bushels.
“Charles Pearson, who has in several hundred acres, will not harvest over seven bushels and much of the acreage he will not cut.”
Crop failure in the Walla Walla Valley is a recurring historical anxiety, as the economy remains tied to the cycles of the earth. Today's industrial agriculture relies on different technology, but the dependence on rainfall and soil yield persists as a fundamental tension for regional farmers.
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