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Ten Acres and a Living: Fruit Land Prospects in Northwest
Edgar William Dynes outlines how ten acres of fruit land can yield a living in the Northwest. He cites soil fertility, low machinery costs, family labor, no seed grain worries, good prices from Wenatchee and Yakima growers, and reliable irrigation with frost protection to argue that average returns around two hundred dollars per acre are achievable.
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James J. Hill
Great Northwest
Earl Grey
Canada
Pacific Province
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Valley