The City-bred Farmer chronicles the real life experience of the
author, Clarence Dirks, as he navigated moving from the city to start a
farm with his family. These articles were collected by his son, "baby
Michael", so they could be enjoyed all together.
Happy reading!
CLARENCE DIRKS, The Seattle Post Intelligencer’s City Bred Farmer
on Puget Sound whose Diary ran in the PI from 1946 to
1958. The column began as a weekly feature and within two years was
appearing five times a week. On over 20 occasions it was run on the
front page.
Below are a few of the photos that appeared in the PI along with the
City Bred Farmer columns. Most were taken by PI head photographer
Ken Harris.
City Bred Farmer Dirks Ponders His Flock of Chickens
The Farmer and Son Marty Had to Learn Beekeeping Quickly
It Didn’t Take Too Many Columns Before Fan Mail Started Arriving.
Grandpa George didn’t anticipate showing cows at a fair would include
getting a kiss from the queen.
City Bred Farmer Clarence Dirks, right, escorts his brother Burnett
and mother Iva into the newly built Camano Chapel which was in part
financed through contributions of his Seattle
Post-Intelligencer readers.
Marty Dirks Gets to Drive the Farmer’s Semi-reliable Tractor, Old
Ironsides
Joining brother Marty, father Clarence and Grandpa George, little
Michael Dirks now has a calf of his own.
