Florida, its history and its romance; . VIEW AT COURTLAND Approximately 120,000 acres, reclaimed at an expenditure of $10,000,, comprises theSacramento Delta—probably the most productive district in the world. On its fertile land isgrown asparagus, alfalfa, potatoes, onions, beans, barley, cantaloupes, peaches, pears, cherries,almonds, walnuts, and all manner of grain, garden produce, fruit and berries. Here is producednearly one-fourth the asparagus of the United States. In 1911, Libby, McNeal & Libby, at theirtwo canneries on Grand and Brannan Islands, canned 150,000 cases of this prod
Florida, its history and its romance; . VIEW AT COURTLAND Approximately 120,000 acres, reclaimed at an expenditure of $10,000,, comprises theSacramento Delta—probably the most productive district in the world. On its fertile land isgrown asparagus, alfalfa, potatoes, onions, beans, barley, cantaloupes, peaches, pears, cherries,almonds, walnuts, and all manner of grain, garden produce, fruit and berries. Here is producednearly one-fourth the asparagus of the United States. In 1911, Libby, McNeal & Libby, at theirtwo canneries on Grand and Brannan Islands, canned 150,000 cases of this product, and 300,000boxes were shipped in 1910. Two hundred and fifty bushels of potatoes to the acre are frequentlyraised, so many, that, says the river wit: It is necessary to rent land on which to pile them. Inthe Lisbon District, one acre, planted with first year alfalfa seed, raised 10 tons, and 48 acres, sim-ilarly planted, grew 367 tons. During the same season, a thousand acre tract of barley yielded42,000 sacks, averaging 110
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