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Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields. The field produces eleven cuttings of alfalfa a year, yields nine to ten tons to the acre; sold for twenty-two dollars per ton in 1936. Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California
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Field worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields. The field produces eleven cuttings of alfalfa a year, yields nine to ten tons to the acre; sold for twenty-two dollars per ton in 1936. Near Indio, Coachella Valley, California

Lange, Dorothea · 1937-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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californiairrigationnitrate negativesindioriverside countyunited states
Credit lineField worker irrigating alfalfa and barley fields. The field produces eleven cuttings of alfalfa a year, yields nine to ten tons to the acre; sold for twenty-two dollars per ton in 1936. Near Indio, C. 1937-01-01. Lange, Dorothea. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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