CHAPTEE V 



AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES, PLANTS AND CROPS OF 

 CALIFORNIA 



IN variety of crops grown, California leads in 

 this country, due largely to her great area, varied 

 climatic conditions, and range of elevation. In 

 estimating the quantities and values of certain 

 staple crops in the different states for the year 

 1920, the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture ranks California as the fourth state on the basis 

 of production, reaching a "farm value" of $587,600,- 

 591, as shown in detail in Appendix G. The farm 

 value is of course less than the value crops bear when 

 they reach wholesale markets and the latter is gener- 

 ally cited in popular valuations of production. 



In 1921 California was advanced by the same 

 authority to second place among the United States 

 on the aggregate value of leading crops produced 

 because while the value of the crops of rival states 

 declined from 60 per cent to 66 per cent, California 

 crops declined but 41 per cent, owing to their unique 

 character. 



HAY AND FORAGE 



The first decade of grazing of cattle and sheep 

 by Americans was carried to over-stocking the land 

 and "areas which carried thousands of animals 



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