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Category : Fruit trade
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Fruit Trade Journal and Produce Record
Fruit Trade Journal and Produce Record
Author: List of the Agricultural Periodicals of the United States and Canada Published During the Century July 1810 to July 1910
Author: Emma Beatrice HawksPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This list of agricultural periodicals of the United States and Canada does not represent a complete list.
Miscellaneous Publication
Author: Annual Report
Author: Virginia Agricultural Experiment StationPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Batten's Agricultural Directory
Author: George Batten CompanyPublisher:
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Batten's Agricultural Directory; a Directory of the Agricultural Press of the United States and Canada Together with Detailed Reports of Farm Products and Values by States and Provinces
Author: George Batten CompanyPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Washington Apple
Author: Amanda L. Van LanenPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806191503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In the nineteenth century, most American farms had a small orchard or at least a few fruit-bearing trees. People grew their own apple trees or purchased apples grown within a few hundred miles of their homes. Nowadays, in contrast, Americans buy mass-produced fruit in supermarkets, and roughly 70 percent of apples come from Washington State. So how did Washington become the leading producer of America’s most popular fruit? In this enlightening book, Amanda L. Van Lanen offers a comprehensive response to this question by tracing the origins, evolution, and environmental consequences of the state’s apple industry. Washington’s success in producing apples was not a happy accident of nature, according to Van Lanen. Apples are not native to Washington, any more than potatoes are to Idaho or peaches to Georgia. In fact, Washington apple farmers were late to the game, lagging their eastern competitors. The author outlines the numerous challenges early Washington entrepreneurs faced in such areas as irrigation, transportation, and labor. Eventually, with crucial help from railroads, Washington farmers transformed themselves into “growers” by embracing new technologies and marketing strategies. By the 1920s, the state’s growers managed not only to innovate the industry but to dominate it. Industrial agriculture has its fair share of problems involving the environment, consumers, and growers themselves. In the quest to create the perfect apple, early growers did not question the long-term environmental effects of chemical sprays. Since the late twentieth century, consumers have increasingly questioned the environmental safety of industrial apple production. Today, as this book reveals, the apple industry continues to evolve in response to shifting consumer demands and accelerating climate change. Yet, through it all, the Washington apple maintains its iconic status as Washington’s most valuable agricultural crop.
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