UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF/ftGR 
In Cooperation with the Agricultural Experiment Station 
State College of Washington 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1388 
Washington, D. C. 
FARM MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS ON IRRIGATED FARMS 
IN HAY AND POTATO AREAS OF THE 
YAKIMA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 
E. R. JOHNSON, Assistant Agricultural Economist, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and 
S. B. NUCKOLS, Associate Agronomist, Bureau of Plant Industry 
CONTEXTS 
Page 
Summary of Results 2 
Location and Description of Area 3 
Agricultural History of Area 6 
Markets and Marketing Problems 11 
A Business Analysis of Present Farming in Yakima County 16 
Selection and Production of Crops 28 
Selection and Production of Livestock 46 
Principles Governing Choice of Crops and Livestock 50 
Application of Principles Discussed 54 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1926 
