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Harvest heritage : agricultural origins and heirloom crops of the Pacific Northwest

Title
Harvest heritage : agricultural origins and heirloom crops of the Pacific Northwest / by Richard D. Scheuerman and Alexander C. McGregor ; with color plates by John Clement.
Author
Scheuerman, Richard D.
Publication
Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • McGregor, Alexander C. (Alexander Campbell)
  • Clement, John.
Description
xiii, 186 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
Publisher description: Using imported heirloom grains and fruits, Spanish explorers, fur traders, missionaries, and some Native Americans planted subsistence gardens in the Pacific Northwest. After immigration surged in 1843, it took a surprisingly short time for the region's fertile lands to become a commercial agricultural powerhouse. Demand for food exploded with the industrial revolution as well as the urbanization of Europe and eastern America, and the doors of international export opened wide. Agribusiness expanded to meet the need. By 1890, advancements in mechanization, seed quality, irrigation and sustainable practices had spurred a farming boom. Columbia Bason irrigation and the development of synthetic fertilizers, as well as Cooperative Extension efforts and impressive work by agricultural researchers, greatly boosted regional production. This text explores the people, history, and major influences that shaped and transformed the Pacific Northwest's flourishing agrarian economy.
Alternative Title
Agricultural origins and heirloom crops of the Pacific Northwest
Subject
  • Agriculture > Economic aspects > History. > Northwest, Pacific
  • Agriculture > Northwest, Pacific > History
  • Heirloom varieties (Plants) > Northwest, Pacific > History
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture > Economic aspects
  • Heirloom varieties (Plants)
  • Pacific Northwest
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Fur trade farming -- The British-Russian contract -- Missions and migrations -- From frontier farming to global trade -- Cradles to combines -- Hybridization at home and abroad -- Grass, grains, and the Green Revolution.
ISBN
  • 9780874223163
  • 0874223164
LCCN
2013028189
OCLC
  • ocn853243752
  • 853243752
  • SCSB-1762224
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library