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Rivergarden Farms
BANC PIC 1977.019--ALB  
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:1A [cows on the Rivergarden Farms]

 

:1 40 sacks of barley to the acre on the Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch"

 

:2 Harvesting with traction engine on the Rivergarden Farms "Fair Ranch".

 

:3 Pumping station on Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch".

 

:4 Grain stacked along river bank.

 

:5 Loading grain into warehouse.

 

:6 Inside of warehouse on Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch".

 

:7 1000 acre corn field Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch".

 

:8 Part of 200 acre oak grove.

 

:9 Note the wonderful growth of grass on the Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch".

 

:10 Note quality of straw produced on grain fields of Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch".

 

:11 WHEAT on Rivergarden Farms "Fair Ranch".

 

:12 Freight Boats on the Sacramento River.

 

:13 Shipping alfalfa from Rivergarden Farms along the Sacramento River.

 

:14 HOP FIELDS on Sacramento River bottom lands, finest in the world.

 

:15 HOPS, near Rivergarden Farms, "Fair Ranch" yielding $1,000 per acre per year.

 

:16 OLIVE ORCHARD, producing $600 per acre per year on river bottom land.

 

:17 DAIRY, on Sacramento River bottom lands, near Rivergarden Farms.

 

:18 BEANS, on river bottom lands along the Sacramento River, yielding $100 per acre.

 

:19 Southern Pacific Depot, Knights Landing.

 

:20 Cottage Grove, Knights Landing.

 

:21 Railroad and wagon bridge, across Sacramento River, Knights Landing.

 

:22 River frontage at Knights Landing.

 

:23 Market Street, Knights Landing.

 

:24 Lumber yard and building material. Knights Landing.

 

:25 Hershey Hotel - Knights Landing.

 

:26 Church, Knights Landing.

 

:27 Primary school, seventy children, Knights Landing.

 

:28 Main Street, Knights Landing.

 

:29 Entrance to "Fair Ranch".

 

:30 Farm Buildings, Fair Ranch.

 

:31 Bird's Eye View of 3,000 acres, Fair Ranch.

 

:32 Ideal Bungalow Home, adjoining Fair Ranch, Knights Landing.

 

:33 Beautiful street of homes in Knights Landing.

 

:34 Alfalfa land near Fair Ranch, for which owner refused $500 an acre.

 

:35 Sub-division No. 2. "Fair Ranch" - Rivergarden Farms, Barley 56 inches high.

 

:36 Road along the beautiful park drive, through center of Fair Ranch.

 

:37 Two-year old Holsteins, valued at $300 per head.

 

:38 Location of new town site. "Fair Ranch".

 

:39 Cutting alfalfa on river land near the Fair Ranch.

 

:40 Almonds and Thompson's Seedless Grapes

 

:41 One of the ideal farms near Fair Ranch.

 

:42 Mr. Nelson's home.

 

:43 Crowd of Pennsylvania buyers at Home Cottage on Fair Ranch.

 

:44 View of Oak Grove along the Sacramento River, "Fair Ranch".

 

:45 Entrance to old home on Fair Ranch.

 

:46 Farm Cottage adjoining Fair Ranch.

 

:47 Barley, yield 30 sacks per acre.

 

:48 Farm home, near Fair Ranch.

 

:49 Fresh water lagoon, separating sub-divisions 6 and 7, "Fair Ranch".

 

:50 Oak Grove surrounding warehouse, sub-division #2, "Fair Ranch".

 

:51 Sugar Beets, 8 inches high, May 5, Land adjoining Fair Ranch.

 

:52 Sub-division No. 1, "Fair Ranch".

 

:53 Land near Fair Ranch, for which owner asks $600 an acre.

 

:54 Ninety head, two year old Holstein thoroughbreds, on farm adjoining Fair Ranch.

 

:55 Lights and Shades, Oak Park, Fair Ranch.

 

:56 Home of County Supervisor on the Fair Ranch.

 

:57 Bird's Eye View of 5,000 acres, Fair Ranch, from river levees.

 

:58 A rich corner of the Fair Ranch.

 

:59 Olive Drive, to Mr. Nelson's home, Fair Ranch.

 

:59A Two tons to the acre, Alfalfa, without irrigation.

 

:59B View of "Fairmount Hotel". Fair Ranch.

 

:60 Alfalfa 6 ft. 2 in. high; oats nearly 6 ft. high.

 

:61 Street in Grimes, near Rivergarden Farms.

 

:62 One of many similar cottages in Grimes.

 

:63 River road along Rivergarden Farms.

 

:64 New Avenue through Rivergarden Farms.

 

:65 Sugar beet dump for use of growers on land in or near Rivergarden Farms.

 

:66 Row of cottages in Grimes.

 

:67 Church in Grimes.

 

:68 Cottage showing orange trees on land near Rivergarden Farms.

 

:69 New boulevard scene on Rivergarden Farms.

 

:70 Free Ferry across Sacramento River at Rivergarden Farms.

 

:71 14,000 acres of land "Level as the floor".

 

:72 Rivergarden Farms "Level as the floor".

 

:73 Prune Orchard, Rivergarden Farms.

 

:74 School house on Rivergarden Farms.

 

:75 Meat Market in Grimes.

 

:76 Truck garden and cabbage on Sacramento River bottom land.

 

:77 $100.00 an acre bean crop on Sacramento River bottom land.

 

:78 Public Schools, Grimes.

 

:79 [body of water and dam]

 

:80 [body of water and dam]