Strawberry Notes Promote Clarke Seedling and Varieties
Advice from Prosser on strawberry propagation and club of profitable sorts. Warfield Brandywine Sample Magoon favored for shipping while Haverland Enormous are very prolific. Emphasis on planting crowns, pruning runners, and deep spring manure to boost returns. Ends with call to expand dairy farming in Kennewick to support creameries and external trade.
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Minneapolis
Yakima Valley
Prosser
Benton County
Clarke
Haverland
Gasoline traction engines eye trial by Kennewick farmers
Two gasoline traction engines rated at sixteen and eighteen horsepower will be tested by prominent local farmers in Walla Walla to assess fuel efficiency versus steam power. Engines weigh about 14,000 pounds and reportedly burn fifteen gallons daily at 24 cents per gallon, signaling lower operating costs. Kennewick gains railroad prospects with NP plans and a future line linking Spokane to Portland, plus a central high school expansion if enrollment supports it.
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Walla Walla
Kennewick
C. A. Lundy
C. M. Levy
Tacoma
Levy
Northern Pacific Management
Sunnyside
Mabton
Columbia
Portland
Wheat exhibit at Scotfield fair highlights county productions
Benton county presents fine wheat samples from Horse Heaven including blue stem bearded red and Jones' fire. The display, placed in space set aside for Yakima county, marks the start of a broader showcase of Washington state products as the season progresses.
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Benton County
Scotield
Yakima County
Washington
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C. A. Warne
the Farmers Bank
C. W. Mott
General
Northern Pacific
Wen
Mrr. Mott
East
Middle West
Bb. G. Fuller
Varries
East Post Office
Columbia River
Chicago
Hanson-Righ Inv.co
Cosgrove & Hanson
Benton Water
Cos. Canal
Columbia and Yakima Rivers
Gerome
Agnon
The
Benton Water Co
Exchange Bank
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