CAMARGUE, COWBOY COUNTRY OF SOUTHERN FRANCE 



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IRRIGATION MAY SOON MAKE) THIS MONOTONOUS WASTE BLOOM 



In traversing the Camargue desert south of the large expanse of water called the Pond 

 of Vaccares (see map, page 4), the seldom-used highway follows no fixed direction, but winds 

 back and forth on the hard-packed sand. 



A HAND-POWER BALING PRESS 



With the return of irrigation and the adoption of modern methods, straw is coming 

 into its own in the Camargue. This small baler requires only two men to operate it, and a 

 more or less compact bale is turned out every few minutes. 



