Böcker av Stephen Oscar Jayne

This pioneering study documents the impact of irrigation on agriculture in the Yakima Valley, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the Pacific Northwest. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and historical research, Jayne investigates the social, economic, and environmental factors that contributed to the growth of the irrigation industry in the region. This book is an important contribution to the history of water management and agriculture in the western United States.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.