Map: CALIFORNIA.Small river flows. Art shows how valley was formed. Map: Sacramento river, San Joaquin river. Cows graze, cowboy herds them. Sheep graze, hills BG. Wasteland (seen again). Unhappy farmer tries to work dusty soil (seen again). Farmer looks out over good crop. River flows under bridge. Farmer drives tractor. Cows graze (seen again). Mechanized reaper reaps crop. Evergreens. Giant sequoia trees. Man digs irrigation ditch. Duck swims in small reservoir. Sprinklers sprinkle large crop. Man irrigates field. People pick crop. Large dam, reservoir, canal, man works farm with tractor, house, mountains BG. Irrigation canal, crop. People pick cotton. Vineyard. Men stack boxes of grapes next to field of vines. Men spread grapes to dry in sun in path between vines. Grapes turn to raisins in sun. Man turns grapes to dry on other side (seen again). Map: SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, FRESNO, STOCKTON. Pumping stations, canal. Crop. Men pour tomatoes from baskets into box. Men load boxes of fruit onto flatbed truck. Map: SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO RIVER. Sacramento River. California rice field. Shasta Dam, reservoir, mountains BG. Sprinklers irrigate field. Canal, crops. Bulldozer pulls farm machine. Man walks through crops. Men harvest (Central Valley of California)Rural suburban home, flowing water. People row boat in street, car through flooded streets. Men pile sandbags. Dead trees. Map of California shows canals. Canals . Map shows central valley of California. Irrigation gate. Combines harvest rice. Combine loads gravity wagon. Combine picks cotton in fields. Worker picks grapes in vineyard. Men load crates into truck. Women sort and box grapes in plant. Various fruit crops.

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