Name/Title
"LOS ANGELES: THE CENTER OF AN AGRICULTURAL EMPIRE"Entry/Object ID
2004.148.1.1Description
"LOS ANGELES: THE CENTER OF AN AGRICULTURAL EMPIRE"
Color: Black; Orange; White
"Los Angeles: The Center of an Agricultural Empire," published by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and written by its Agricultural Department, 1927. The front of the softcover artifact has the title in black letters at the top. Below in a black border is an image of a farm with a house, grove, farm animals, and house, with a palm tree in the foreground and mountains in the background. This overlays a drawing of a birds-eye view of a farming region with rows of crops and orchards, buildings, and hills in the background. At the bottom is the publisher's information and copyright date. Contents describe the strength of the agriculture industry and its empire through southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, the acquired advantages to farming in the region, descriptions of small farms, and sections on floriculture; vegetables and fruits; tree and vine crops, nuts; citrus fruits; other subtropical fruits; viticulure; deciduous fruits; field and truck crops; alfalfa; cotton; other field crops; truck farming; livestock; poultry; the dairy industry; meat animal production; intensive growing; marketing; and the agricultural department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Many photographs, regional maps, and some charts and statistics are also contained in the artifact. With cover creases; some cover soiling; yellowing of the paper; losses along the right edge of the cover near the top; stains on the cover, handling stains on pages, and acid burns on the first and last page, staple tarnish, and front cover tears, especially at the top, and at the bottom of page 15, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture--Los Angeles County (Calif.)
