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Early spring: almond trees are in blossom and hives of bees have been brought in to ensure pollination.
San Joaquin Valley, near Kerman, CA. (1985)
Dent corn, with the distinctive dimple in the end of each kernel, is for animal feed.
Sacramento Valley, Pass Road at Butte Slough, near Colusa, CA. (1986)
Corn growing tall on rich bottomland soil near the Sutter Buttes.
Sacramento Valley, Pass Road at Butte Slough, near Colusa, CA. (1986)
An air view of the Central Valley showing its elaborate plumbing system.
West side of the San Joaquin Valley, at the junction of highway 132 and Interstate 580, south of Tracy, CA (1980)