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The epicure can feast on dates, figs, and luscious fruits that are 

 known to the inhabitants of the older east only in confectioners' 

 stores. Citrus fruits that tempt the appetite, and the juice of 

 the vine that pleases the palate, abound in the valleys where 

 sunshine and clouds play hide and seek in climate the most 

 salubrious of earth. 



Sheep in great numbers graze on the hills, and wheat fields 

 spread far in broad vistas. Cattle feed on alfalfa that abounds 

 on thousands of acres of land on which mountain streams are 

 diverted. Eggs from thriving poultry farms find quick markets 

 in cities of the east. Waters of mountain streams, which gravity 

 carries with mighty force from snow-capped highlands, furnish 

 power for many industries, and light to illumine the world. 



Great in Gold and Oil; Agriculture 

 the Most Important Industry 



While California leads all the states in the production of 

 gold, and is second in the production of oil, agriculture is the 

 State's greatest resource. The yearly value of the products of 

 the soil runs into such staggering figures as to overwhelm the 

 mind. What is produced directly from the soil in the form of 

 crops reaches the astounding total of half a billion dollars. The 

 annual production of livestock and livestock products adds 1 5 

 millions to the aggregate of agriculture's contribution to the 

 world's food supply. While her mountains are among the 

 grandest and her rivers among the most interesting from the 

 standpoints of power, scenery, and sportsman's delight, it is 

 after all in her soil that California's most lasting and inex- 

 haustible resources lie. 



Wheat, one of civilization's most important foods, is pro- 

 duced as a commercial farm crop in 50 of the State's 58 coun- 

 ties, on more than 6,000 farms. Barley, as a feed crop for live- 

 stock and for commercial uses, is a major crop in 47 counties, 

 on more than 8,000 farms, with an annual production of more 

 than 2 5 million bushels. Irish potatoes are grown on more than 



