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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



THE SUGAR BEETS OF CALIFORNIA ARE SUPPLEMENTING THE CAXE FIELDS OF CUBA 

 AXD LOUISIANA IN ABATIXG THE WORLD'S SUGAR SHORTAGE 



The name "California" originally appeared in a Spanish romance. It was supposed to be 

 an island of fabulous wealth. The followers of Cortez applied it to Lower California, and 

 later it spread to the present State. The choice of this name, suggesting a place of gold and 

 precious stones, seemed almost prophetic. 



