What to see in America . s Before the book entertaininglydescribes the aspect andcustoms of every old seatown from San Franciscoto San Diego. The San Joaquin Val-ley is one of the greatagricultural basins of theworld. It is two hun-dred and fifty miles long by about fifty wide. In it grows half the wheat raised inCalifornia, and wheat farms of 10,000 to 50,000 acres are notuncommon. Here too you may see thousands of acres ofalfalfa, vast vineyards, and astonishingly large orchards ofprunes, peaches, apricots, figs, and other fruits. It producesfabulous crops of asparagus, potatoes, be
What to see in America . s Before the book entertaininglydescribes the aspect andcustoms of every old seatown from San Franciscoto San Diego. The San Joaquin Val-ley is one of the greatagricultural basins of theworld. It is two hun-dred and fifty miles long by about fifty wide. In it grows half the wheat raised inCalifornia, and wheat farms of 10,000 to 50,000 acres are notuncommon. Here too you may see thousands of acres ofalfalfa, vast vineyards, and astonishingly large orchards ofprunes, peaches, apricots, figs, and other fruits. It producesfabulous crops of asparagus, potatoes, beans, and melons,and is famous for its cattle, sheep, and hogs. Nearly allthe raisins grown in the United States come from the end of August the grapes are cut and laid on traysto dry in the hot sun for something like three weeks. Therehave been years when the yield was so abundant that theraisins were fed to cattle. To promote their use as a food the30th of April is observed throughout the state as Raisin Ai{( HioD Rock between El Portal AND THE YOSEMITE 478 What to See in America
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