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Title page 264
Relation Columbia River
Date 2005-02-22 to 2005-04-11
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Description latter, principally in the vicinity of the towns of Milton-Freewater and Walla Walla, nearly 5,000 acres of fruit, chiefly prunes, apples, cherries, and grapes were harvested in 1939. The latter district, with 8,000 acres of asparagus, tomatoes, onions, spinach, and other vegetables was the largest producer of vegetables in the Middle Basin in 1939. Approximately 700 acres of sugar beets also were grown there. Although most of the fruit is under irrigation, a considerable acreage is grown...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,1753

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