Clearing the land, 73--Demand for agricultural products,
74--Large crops, 74--Hop-growing on a large scale, 74--The
changed agricultural conditions of East Washington,
75--Irrigation in the Yakima Valley, 75--Varied crops,
77--The Great Plain, 77--Boundaries, 78--Early history,
78--Area and population, 79--Amazing wheat crops:
surpassing all other States, 79--Railroads overwhelmed
with freight, 80--Price of wheat and cost of production,
81--Also barley and oats, 83--The soil a natural
fertilizer, 84--Quality of the wheat, 84--The market in
England, China, and other Asiatic ports, 85--Astonishing
growth of vegetables, 85--Crops without rain, 86--West
(not East) Washington to be the great cattle country,
86--Tree-planting, 87.