Grain 



As has been stated previously wheat and barley acreage exceeds all 

 others in Yolo County. Nearly 50,000 acres are in barley, and the produc- 

 tion will be fully 1,250,000 bushels a season. The wheat acreage approx- 

 imates 15,000 acres, and the yield will average 250,000 bushels a season. 

 This does not include grains that are cut green. 



Hops 



Hops are grown along the river and the industry is increasing rapidly. 

 The crop in this county sells for about $500,000. The industry requires a 

 special knowledge but pays well where handled intelligently. 



Rice 



"Within the past two or three years rice culture has attracted considerable 

 attention in California. It is estimated that there are now some ten thousand 

 acres planted to rice, most of this acreage being in the Sacramento Valley. 

 Rice will grow only in low land which can be easily irrigated and drained. 

 The remarkable increase in acreage within the past two years, together 

 with the great increase in rice production, indicates that this new branch of 

 agriculture will prove highly profitable to the California farmer. 



There are a number of rice farms in Yolo County which are demon- 

 strating the practicability of the industry in this county. The river bottom 

 lands are most adaptable to rice culture. 



Live Stock 



Yolo County was awarded more prizes at the 1913 and 1914 State Fair 

 in the live stock division than any other county of the State. 



A Yolo County hog won the sweepstakes prize. A race-horse bred in 

 Yolo broke the Pacific Coast record on a Yolo County race-track. Yolo 

 County has the best cows in the world. Yolo sheep are sent all over the 

 world for breeding purposes. Prize boars and rams have been purchased 

 by farmers and cattlemen in many states. 



Yolo County was made famous among the breeders of the world for the 

 wonderful thoroughbred horses bred by the late Edward Corrigan and the 

 late John W. Mackay, both of whom maintained high-class breeding farms 

 in this county. Woodland 



AVoodland, the county-seat, is situated on the Cache Creek delta, in the 

 center of the county. It is one^ of the most progressive cities in California, 

 and its clean, well paved streets are lined with magnificent residences and 

 fine business blocks. 



The municipal government is model, the city owning its own water works 

 and having a splendid sewer system. There are ample facilities for illumi- 

 nation, heat and power. The fire department is well organized and 

 equipped. 



Among its industries are one of the best flour mills in the State, an olive 

 oil and pickling plant, and a creamery, which last season distributed more 

 than $100,000 among dairymen in the district. 



There are fine schools, among them a $100^000 high school. There is 

 also a private academy of state-wide reputation. 



There is a free public library, containing many thousand books. 



All religious denominations are well represented, many of them having 

 fine substantial churches. 



The surrounding country is a rich farming community, and agriculture 

 and horticulture are the principal sources of the wealth of Woodland. 



The town enjoys excellent rail facilities, the Southern Pacific operating 

 its main northern line through it, and the Northern Electric running its 

 electric trains to Sacramento and Valley points. 



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