Title:
Manipulating the flood irrigation of an orchard near Turlock, California, circa 1940.
Creator:
Unknown
Subject:
Agriculture -- California -- Central Valley (Valley) -- History
Irrigation farming -- California -- Turlock
Orchards -- California -- Turlock
Description:
Three unidentified men are keeping the water channels cleared to allow the water to flow among the trees. The irrigation
system created near Turlock, California, provided the amount of water needed to hydrate these peach trees by flooding the
orchard.
Publisher:
California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Date:
circa 1940
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print; 10 x 17 cm.
Identifier:
cturs_043
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Turlock (Calif.)
Rights:
public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.