Pullman, Jf 'asliimrton 



ated in the heart of the district having a rainfall of 20 to 25 inches. 

 (The average rainfall here for seven years past is 22.41 inches). It is 

 therefore centrally located in one of the best agricultural districts of 

 the state. 



Why There is Room for Immigration Here* 



This being a prairie country, and having soil of great fertility, it 

 was naturally taken up early. As wheat raising proved to be the 

 most remunerative type of farming when railroads first penetrated this 



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section, one man could farm a large area of it; the result was that set- 

 tlers with considerable business acumen kept buying their neighbors* 

 claims until the country consisted of very large farms, frequently sev- 

 eral thousand acres belonging to one man. Wheat growing proved so 

 successful that farmers devoted themselves exclusively to the one crop, 

 a system of farming that is fraught with grave dangers in any country. 

 P ^ Now that the growth of our cities, the development of 



mines and manufactures has made a demand for more 



Diversifying. 



livestock ])roducts than the country can supply, and thus. 



