In 1913, Cook's Ferry testimony to the McKenna-McBride Commission described Pemymoos as having about 70 acres under collective cultivation. The crops included hay, clover, potatoes, turnips, beans, peas, oats, wheat, and fruit.
Farming required water, and the supply was not always reliable. Mountain lakes fed the reserve water supply, and the testimony described how a dam could help stabilize the flow. When water was short, crops were affected.
There was no road to Pemymoos. Produce had to be packed out by horseback. The people continued to farm through these conditions.