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Rural Oregon Tale Describes Wheat Yields and Settler Life
The account details crop yields in the Yam Hill area, wheat at thirty to sixty bushels per acre, and notes about orchards and fruit cultivation. It cites a large fir tree and describes frontier life, including settlers from the Hudson’s Bay Company, mixed families, and travel toward Oregon City with references to weather and winter labor.
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Herme Orchards
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