Arbon Valley goes to war on Old Jim Hill, and the weed talks back
January 22, 1918 · Newspaper clipping
In 1917 and 1918 Arbon Valley’s wheat farmers fought Jim Hill mustard, a weed that rolled across the country as a tumbleweed, and the Press’s roving farm writer gave the weed a chance to boast.
- When
- January 22, 1918
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- As named in the article
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- Not recorded
- What
- Newspaper clipping
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- American Falls Press, January 22, 1918, page 3. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
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- Arbon Valley goes to war on Old Jim Hill, and the weed talks back
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The opening of the article as printed in the American Falls Press, January 22, 1918, page 3. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
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