Kullberg, and the yield under a normal season would have exceeded greatly the one for the present year. However, he partially overcame on this plot the effects of the dry season by means of intensive and proper cultivation.
The field was fall plowed and re plowed in the spring before planting. As soon as possible the ground was worked over and kept mulched so that a layer of dust prevented any great amount of absorption of the moisture. In August the damp soil was within a very few inches of the surface.
The acreage was last year planted to grain and produced a good crop. Tomatoes and cucumbers this year not only yielded well but aided in building up the soil for grain crops later on. Mr. Kullberg made a success of the venture despite the calamations season and believes that the section is well adapted for the growing of such a staple crop.
The expense of handling the crop was very light compared to many other crops, said Mr. Kullberg. Outside of $200 or $300 outlay for plowing, rent and seeding and harvesting the cost of production and harvesting was light. Most of the hired work was done by high school students.
When questioned about the marketing problem, he said, "There has been no trouble at all in placing the cucumbers and tomatoes on the market. The local demand is sufficient to take care of the tomato crop and the inland Produce company has taken the entire cucumber yield to manufacture up into sweet and dill nickels at the company's factory in Spokane." 