Eureka in the golden state: California comes to dominate the fruit industry

摘要

What can you say about a state that all by itself produces more than half of the nation's fruit? That has 10 counties that have each reached at least dollar 1 billion in annual production value? That ranks first or second in the nation in the production of 23 fruit and nut crops? That produces an even dozen fruit and nut crops almost exclusively? You can say a lot, but in the interest of time, here's a brief look back at fruit growing in the 20th Century in what is truly the land of fruits and nuts. Don't laugh - their annual value is more than dollar 7.5 billion.