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- University of Hawai'I Press
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- 1551-3211
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Abstract
Robert A. Kennelly Long Beach State College developed in western United States--that of feedlot operations. With nearly 10 per cent of the entire nation's cattle-feeding business, California leads all other western states; furthermore, this activity is highly concentrated in the Imperial Valley which now averages one-fourth of all cattle on feed in the state. During the past two decades a new emphasis in beef production has productive agricultural land. The gentle surface, deep alluvial soils, yearround growing season, and plentiful water supply, together with generous applications of capital and technical skill, have made this one of the outstanding agricultural areas of the West. Historically, cattle production in the Imperial Valley may be divided into several thousand square miles has been converted from wasteland to highly Imperial Valley is the generally accepted term for the southeastern portion of the California desert, formerly called Saltón Basin. During the past half century, with the help of Colorado River water, this below-sea-level area of 1940, irrigated pasturage was the basis of a significant beef industry, which reached a level of approximately one hundred thousand head annually in various years prior to 1940. Emphasis on feedlot operations began in 1940 but, with the
Journal
Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Oct 1, 1960