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Ten Acres and a Living: Northwest Fruit Growth Movement
The article praises orchard heaters and frost alarms, notes Cornell praise for low insect pests in the northwest, and highlights cooperative fruit associations, railroad car access, and high standards for packing and marketing. It discusses social uplift in rural districts, rising values of fruit towns, and examples of amateurs turned successful growers in Washington and nearby areas.
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Craig
Cornell University
New England
British Columbia
North America
Commssion
Washington
Mecca
Northwest
Plains
Spokane
Yakima
Illinois
Portland
Dayton