By Gilbert Morgan Note: Gilbert Morgan died Sept. 27, 1990, at the age of 81. Several years prior, he wrote an account of his years growing up in the Columbia Basin. He talks about his parents, who were homesteaders, and the work they did to make a life for their family. With permission from his [...]
By LuAnn Morgan When America entered World War II, the American farm changed. The war brought an end to the Great Depression and people were willing to pay more taxes and buy war bonds to support the war effort. There was a greater demand for farm products and American farmers shouldered the load of feeding [...]
By LuAnn Morgan In the mid-1920s, laws required tractors to be tested for power output in many parts of the country. Most of the popular models had power ratings between 15 and 30 horsepower. Today, tractors typically top out at over 350 horsepower. As the U.S. — and the world — began the 1930s, hard [...]
By Gilbert Morgan Note: Gilbert Morgan died September 27, 1990, at the age of 81. Several years prior, he wrote an account of his years growing up in the Columbia Basin. He talks about his parents, who were homesteaders, and the work they did to make a life for their family. With permission from his [...]
Note: Gilbert Morgan died September 27, 1990, at the age of 81. Several years prior, he wrote an account of his years growing up in the Columbia Basin. He talks about his parents, who were homesteaders, and the work they did to make a life for their family. With permission from his son Eric Morgan, [...]
This is the first of a series that talks about how farming has changed since the turn of the 20th century. In celebration of many of the area centennials that are occurring this year, including Othello, Connell and Warden, the Columbia Basin Farmer begins this series with the years prior to and through the 1920s. [...]
By Laurel McCall Note: This is the final installment of a paper written for a history class at Washington State University. Laurel McCall has graciously allowed the Columbia Basin Farmer to reprint it for our readers. The paper was printed in five parts and began with the March-April 2009 edition. Part 5 discusses a family [...]
By Laurel McCall Note: This is a paper written for a history class at Washington State University. Laurel McCall has graciously allowed the Columbia Basin Farmer to reprint it for our readers. The paper is being printed in five parts and began with the March-April edition. Part 4 discusses a family who came to the [...]
By Lauren McCall Note: This is a paper written for a history class at Washington State University. Lauren McCall has graciously allowed the Columbia Basin Farmer to reprint it for our readers. The paper is being printed in five parts and began with the March-April issue, followed by part two in the July-August issue. Part [...]
By Laurel McCall Note: This is a paper written for a history class at Washington State University. Lauren McCall has graciously allowed the Columbia Basin Farmer to reprint it for our readers. The paper is being printed in five parts and began with the March-April edition. Part 2 discusses the push to get the project [...]
