able, vicious and costly element, rendering it particularly desirable as a 

 place of residence. 



The large land holdings are being subdivided into small tracts, and th« 

 fruit and nut orchards, vineyards, canneries, and packinghouses offer light 

 and lucrative employment to those who desire it, and in addition are the 

 lines of work usual to the cultivation of agricultural lands. 



Excellent schools afford advantages second to no rural district, and 

 many churches dot the county in all directions. With the advent of a 

 greater population will come extension of rural mail delivery, of which sev- 

 eral routes are already in operation, improvement in telephone service, 

 with which almost every farmhouse is connected, better roads, and a general 

 increase of the material and social advantages of the more thickly settled 

 communities. 



Yolo County 



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Secretary Wlntera Board of Trade 



YOLO COUNTY is situated on the west side of the Sacramento Valley, 

 and is traversed from north to south by the Southern Pacific main 

 lines and by a branch line running through the western portion of 

 the county to the Capay Valley. 



Some of the earliest fruits sent from the State are grown about 

 Winters, and the central portions of the county are well adapted for the 

 growing of alfalfa and wine-grapes, large quantities of which are raised. 

 The district about Winters and the Capay Valley send large shipments of 

 fresh and dried fruits to the markets East. 



The growing of alfalfa is fast becoming an important industry in Yolo 

 County, and the dairy herds and creameries that naturally follow in turn 

 make for the lasting and substantial progress of the sections where they 

 are established. Creameries are in operation or building at Woodland, 

 the county seat, and at Winters, the second town in the county. 



Woodland is a beautiful interior city of four thousand people, and is the 

 county seat. It is well supplied with schools and churches, as is Winters 

 In the western portion of the county. Davisville has lately come into promi- 

 nence as the site of the State Agricultural Farm on the main irrigating 

 canal, which is brought down through the county from Cache Creek, the 

 outlet of Clear Lake. 



Large flocks of sheep and bands of cattle are pastured in Yolo County, 

 the foothills and plains on the west being used for winter and spring ranges, 

 and the lowlands along the Sacramento River on the eastern edge of the 

 county being utilized in summer. 



Yolo County lands are of excellent quality, its products are diversified, 

 and its healthful climate makes it desirable as a place of residence. 



Large areas of Yolo County are farmed in wheat and barley, and it also 

 exports hay, melons, vegetables, and hogs. 



The population of Yolo County is about fourteen thousand people, but 

 the county is capable of sustaining a much greater number of people, as 

 the large holdings of land are being subdivided and sold to home-seekers. 



