Fruit Growing in Yakima County's Expanding Orchard Scene
The Yakima valley evolved from stock and grain land to a thriving fruit country. Growers phased in varieties, fought pests like the San Jose Scale and codling moth, refined spraying with arsenate of lead and dust, and shifted to grade packed carload shipments. With associations consolidating shipments, prices rose and per acre values climbed, signaling a robust, irrigation-rich future.
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Yakima County
Yakima Valley
San Jose
Washington State College
Pullman
Pullman State College
Chicago
New York
Seattle
Tacoma
Express
Rocky Mountains
Eldred Jenne
Jenne
United
America
Rome
Washington Nursery Co
Toppenish
North Yakima
Interchangeable 3000 mile mileage books to go on sale
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves Burlington Northern Pacific and Great Northern plan to issue 3000 mile transferable books from July 10. Travel agents and business riders can use all three lines for trips up to Minnesota. Price set at two and a half cents per mile.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Minnesota
Yakima Valley Agricultural Yield Averages and Fruit Outputs
In Yakima Valley yields averaged per acre for hops, potatoes, Timothy hay, alfalfa and clover. Fruits show variable returns by age and variety, with berries $200–$700 per acre and tree crops yielding hundreds to thousands of boxes or pounds per tree.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted by C. C. Case
A medicine billed as a world changing remedy and universally endorsed by doctors is advertised as Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea sold by C. C. Case. The promotion emphasizes its collective acceptance among physicians and the social appeal of its use.
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Hollister
C. C. Case
Paris Green Sold At 30 Cents A Pound
Paris Green priced at 30 cents per pound at Coffin Bres store as a basic agricultural chemical offer for farmers seeking pest control and crop protection.
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Paris
Coffin Bres
Pretty North Yakima Wedding at Dr Zediker Home
A stylish marriage in North Yakima joined Lois Jessie Zediker and Alonzo Bowman at high noon on June 26. The ceremony featured flowered decor, Mendelssohn music, and a multi‑tiered reception with gifts of fine china and silverware, witnessed by about 75 friends and relatives.
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North
Yakima
J. F. Zediker
Lois Jessie
Alonzo Allen Bowman
Mendelssohn
H. O. Manning
W. E. Zediker
Pasadena
Cal
Della Zediker
Maud Bowman
Lemar Gunn
Lincoln
Neb
E. S. Gunn
Linccoln
Loyd Phelps
Zediker
Fanny Chase
Hazel Mud
Hazel
Belle Martin
P. L. Zediker
Willis Douglas
Haze! Mud
Zillah
Ladies Visit in Rain Guests From North Yakima
Mrs W W Robertson and Mrs E B Lecky visited Mrs A E McCreedy from North Yakima last Friday. They arrived by buggy and a horse riding Miss Edna Robinson, stayed overnight due to heavy rain. They left Saturday morning by train, horses to follow to North Yakima.
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W. W. Robertson
E B. Lecky
Edna Robinson
North Yakima
A. E. McCredy
Yakima Valley Crop Prices Reported by Averages
Average prices received for Yakima Valley products list hops from 10 to 30 cents per pound and potatoes from 12 to 25 dollars per ton. Timothy and alfalfa values, fruit box prices for apples pears peaches, and strawberries per crate are noted with quality-based variations.
Opera House Building North Second Bt Yakima
A descriptive notice details the Opera House Building on North Second Street in Yakima Washington. The brief item notes location and street designation within the city plan.
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Opera House
Second Bt
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J. M. Brown
E. G. Tennant
North Second Street
Lena Motz
Tennant
A. J. Helton
G. S. Vance
Jean Cornett
Bessie Gamble
Laura James
Lucile James
Jessie Patton
Edna Walker
Myrtle Clark
Ida Sharkey
Rowena Case
Caddie Lesh
Zelah Fraser
Marion Miller
Helen Scott
Clara Graham
Ular Lumber Firm
H. M. Helliesen
Cor. B
R.R
Truss
You
Fred L. Janecx
North Yakima, Wash
George Donald
L. L. Thorp
J. D. Cornett
Frank Bartholet
Lilly
W.S. Earles
North Yakima, Wn
State of Washington
Uldrice Gendron
A E. Larson
de Bonis Non
Sala Estate
Washington
Yakima Herald
Tewit
H. B. Rigg
Coffin Bros
Redfield
Yakima Avenue
Ralph K. Nichols
Ohn H. Lynch
Attorney At Law
Mullins Buiding
Logan H. Roberts
Guy K. Brewster, Roberts & Brewster
Yakima National Bank
Mc40uay & Mills
Attorneys AT Law
Notaries Public
American Surety Co
Empire State Surety Co
Iesix
Ditter
J. Lynch
Mullires
M Ellis & Nagler
Physicians and Surgeone
Sloan Block
N. Natches Are
Nagiler
R. David Rosser
Janeck's Drug Store
Chestnut
Pension Board
Yakima Veterinary Hospital
South First Street
Duncan
Newcomb, Sea
I. UO. OU. F. Hall
Lambson
E. W. Lambson
Std Ave
Hostein
Machine Shop
Ing
W.D. Ingalls, Prop
R.F.D. No
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