Dry Land Farming in Waki District Prospects and Costs
Inland Farmer editor L. Smith surveys dry land clearing in Yakima and Klickitat counties. He details sagebrush removal methods, costs from 2. to 5. per acre, yields around 25 bushels per acre, and notes stubble seeding after harvest protects soil and supports next season. A farmer from the Willamette valley describes costs and practices, including harrowing and summer fallowing views.
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Yakima Indian Lands Lease Plan Described
Information for Congressman Jones of Washington states the Interior secretary will allow whites to lease Yakima Reservation lands for 10 years with provisions for cultivation plots, alfalfa and beet crop rotations, Indian employment, and improvements worth 400 dollars per allotment. Rental set at 1 dollar per acre, with possible five year readjustment.
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