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.

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.

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。

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."

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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

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

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.

Photograph showing flax being harvested in a field in the Clackamas area. Laborers are standing among shaves of flax, which is being cut, tied, and places on the ground. In the background are heaped carts of flax (negative 1 of 7).

Photograph showing flax being harvested in a field in the Clackamas area. Sheaves can be seen throughout the frame, next to three large piles of cut flax. A set of buildings are on the right side of the frame (negative 4 of 7).

Photograph showing laborers harvesting sheaves of flax in a field in the Clackamas area. Cut sheaves can be seen on the ground, and a man stands on top of a cart heaped with flax (negative 6 of 7).

Photograph showing a man and woman standing in a flax field in the Clackamas area. The woman is holding a sheave of flax, and the man appears to be using a tool to throw flax into the air (negative 7 of 7).

James Kanne drives a tractor along a dirt road in Happy Valley. He wears a sailors hat and looks back over his shoulder at the camera. An area of boysenberries seen next to the road, with houses and hills in the distance. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 25, 1951 (negative 3 of 13).

Strawberries and cane berries

Three people stand in the rows of a young orchard in Portland. They are slightly taller than the trees. A woman and girl stand in 2 separate rows and face each other. A man stands next to the girl and looks toward the camera.

Approximately a dozen people work in an agricultural field. Men work with several machines including a tractor on the right. Horses pull a wagon. A woman in the center raises a tool over head as she works. This group is also depicted in OrgLot1417_087.

Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “In Harvest Time” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs adorn much of the float, which includes several individuals dressed in western garb, a large bushel of wheat and two people riding oxen. A man in a full white outfit stands at the back of the float, while viewers can be seen at the right side of the frame.