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Schedule of strawberry cultivation costs and income and expenditure, 1919-1924

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1919 - 1924

Handwritten report by Masuo Yasui outlining strawberry cultivation costs, income, and expenditure from 1919 to 1924. Categories include acres, labor wages, expenses, rent or taxes, harvest quantity, and gross income from strawberries.
Translation Note: This document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

Yasui, Masuo

English translation of schedule of strawberry cultivation costs and income and expenditure, 1919-1924

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1919 - 1924

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

English translation of a handwritten report by Masuo Yasui outlining strawberry cultivation costs, income, and expenditure from 1919 to 1924. Categories include acres, labor wages, expenses, rent or taxes, harvest quantity, and gross income from strawberries.
Translation Note: This document is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation.

Yasui, Masuo

イチゴ生産収益報告書の現代日本語訳、1919-1924

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1919 - 1924

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

1919年から1924年までのイチゴ栽培の費用、収入、支出をまとめた安井益男の手書きの報告書の現代日本語訳。カテゴリは、エーカー、労働賃金、経費、家賃または税金、収穫量、イチゴの総収入等。
翻訳注：原文および英訳も掲載されている。

Yasui, Masuo

Western Union Telegram from Ray T. Yasui on behalf of Masuo Yasui to William R. Hodgkinson, 1942

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1942

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Western Union telegram from Ray T. Yasui on behalf of Masuo Yasui to Mr. William R. Hodgkinson in Chicago, Illinois. In this telegram, Yasui asks for an update on their farm in Mosier, Oregon, and notes that he needs to "complete plans for evacuation in very near future."

Yasui, Ray T. (Ray Tsuyoshi), 1915-1989

Letter from Harry Wilson to Ray T. Yasui, 7 April 1944

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1944-04-07

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Letter from Harry Wilson to Ray Yasui dated 7 April 1944. In this letter, Wilson writes about the unfortunate condition of their farm in Mosier, Oregon, and notes that the Yasui family would be sad to see it in such disarray. He proposes a contract to purchase the farm in an attempt to replenish the fields.

Wilson, Harry

Letter from John N. Mohr to Ray T. Yasui, 8 September 1944

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1944-09-08

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Letter from John N. Mohr to Ray T. Yasui dated 8 September 1944. In this letter, Mohr discusses the details of Star Canning purchasing the Mosier Ranch property.

Mohr, John N., 1905-1960

Memorandum, April 1911

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1911-04

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Memorandum formalizing the agreement between the Oregon Apple Company of Hood River and Masuo Yasui in the clearing of 200 acres of land. The memorandum also provides salary payment information for different workers involved. The memorandum is dated April 1911.

The Oregon Apple Company of Hood River (Hood River, Or.)

Letter from K. Tyler to Masuo Yasui, 13 February 1920

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1920-02-13

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Letter from K. Tyler to Masuo Yasui dated 13 February 1920. The letter is printed on stationery for "The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States." In this letter, Tyler discusses past due insurance premiums for Japanese residents of Hood River and requests Masuo remind the residents to pay them. A postscript note mentions the "Japanese question" - a reference to circulating anti-japanese sentiment and legislation, and asks if Masuo knows anyone interested in buying a ranch in Underwood (likely Washington).

Tyler, K.

Letter from Fred Barker to Yasui Brothers, 14 September 1925

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1925-09-14

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Letter from Fred Barker to Yasui Brothers dated September 14, 1925. In this letter, Barker asks if the company has any employment opportunities for Barker and his family.

Barker, Fred

Washington-Oregon anjou pear advertisement, approximately 1908-1942

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1908 - 1942?

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Advertising poster for anjou Washington-Oregon late pears from the Oregon-Washington Pear Bureau. The poster describes "the aristocrat of fruits," and provides suggestions for storing and preparing the pears. This poster was likely displayed in the Yasui Brothers store.

Washington-Oregon Pear Bureau

Apple Growers Association Ballot for Directors, 1937

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1937

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Apple Growers Association membership election ballot for board directors. The blank ballot features instructions to vote for 11 members, and for the ballot to be brought to the 3 April 1937 meeting.

Apple Growers Association (Or.)

Apple Growers Association Ballot for Directors, 1939

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1939

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Apple Growers Association membership election ballot for board directors. The ballot features a list of names with vote counts, showing M. Yasui and F. C. Dethman as the two candidates with the most votes. The ballot also features instructions for the ballot to be brought to the 1 April 1939 meeting.

Apple Growers Association (Or.)

Apple Growers Association Ballot for Directors, 1932

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1932

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Apple Growers Association membership election ballot for board directors. The ballot features a list of names with voting selections, and includes instructions for the ballot to be brought to the 2 April 1932 meeting.

Apple Growers Association (Or.)

Asparagus invoice from Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers to Willow Flat Ranch, 18 November 1941

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1941-11-18

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Asparagus invoice from Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers to Willow Flat Ranch dated 18 November 1941.

Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers

Asparagus and pear invoice from Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers to Tamura & Yasui, 24 November 1941

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1941-11-24

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Asparagus and pear invoice from Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers to Tamura & Yasui dated 24 November 1941.

Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers

Asparagus and pear invoice from Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers to Dee Ranch, 28 November 1941

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1941-11-28

Part of Yasui Brothers business records

Asparagus and pear invoice from Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers to Dee Ranch, also noted as Yasui-Hishikawa, dated 28 November 1941. It is also noted that Roberts Bros is handling the pear shipment.

Mid-Columbia Vegetable Growers

Notes

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1908-09-24

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript depicting the landscape south of the Dalles.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Grazing on public domain should be linked with Federal Forest Service

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1930 - 1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that details the need to enforce the Taylor Grazing Act and how the Federal Forest Service are the best for the job. The main focus is on how over-grazing causes great distress to the local ecology.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953