▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁logging ▁replaced ▁min ing ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁influ ences ▁in ▁the ▁economy . ▁L umber jack s ▁and ▁mill men ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁mill s ▁along ▁the ▁rail ro ads , ▁rivers , ▁and ▁la kes ▁of ▁northern ▁Washington ▁and ▁Id aho ▁were ▁provision ing ▁themselves ▁in ▁Sp ok ane . ▁Agricult ure ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁The ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁especially ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁is ▁the ▁Pal ouse , ▁a ▁region ▁that ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁far ming , ▁especially ▁whe at ▁production ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁whe at ▁producing ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁Sp ok ane ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁agricult ural ▁market ▁and ▁trade ▁center . ▁In land ▁Empire ▁far mers ▁export ed ▁whe at , ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁other ▁agricult ural ▁products ▁to ▁the ▁ports ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁York , ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Tokyo . ▁Today , ▁a ▁large ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁whe at ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Far ▁East ▁mark ets . ▁The ▁In land ▁North west ▁also ▁supports ▁many ▁v ine y ards ▁and ▁micro bre wer ies ▁as ▁well . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Sp ok ane ▁was ▁primarily ▁a ▁commercial ▁center ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁industrial ▁center . ▁ ▁In ▁Sp ok ane , ▁wood ▁and ▁food