CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



THE PHYSICAL AND CLIMATIC SETTING OF CALI- 

 FORNIA 1_27 



The structural geology 5-10 



Topography and climate 10-18 



Regional agriculture of California .... 19-27 



The Northwest Coast region 20-21 



The Central Coast region 21-22 



The Southern Coast region 22-24 



The Interior Valley region 24-26 



The Mountain and Plateau region . . . 26-27 



CHAPTER II 



THE SOILS OF CALIFORNIA 28-42 



CHAPTER III 



OTHER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA 43-59 



Forests and Lumbering 43-52 



Mines 53-56 



Fish and game 56-59 



CHAPTER IV 



HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN 



CALIFORNIA 60-110 



The Americanization of California . . . 67- 79 

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