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Scan 4
Sacramento City directory, 1934, 1934
50 lines. Read by computer on 17 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
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1is offered in the beautiful foothill "thermal belt" which forms the eastern part of Sacramento County, embracing the districts of Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Carmichael, Arcade and Folsom. Oranges have been grown for thirty years in this section, to prove beyond question the adaptability of its soil and climate. Fruit ripens weeks ahead of that in Southern California, to reach Thanksgiving and Christmas markets, avoiding danger of late-season frosts.
3The region of which Sacramento is the metropolis and trading center—the twenty-one counties of Northern California—east of the Coast Range—produces 35% of California's total agricultural yield; 75% of its precious and structural mineral products; and has 9,000,000 of the 14,000,000 acres of virgin timber still standing.
5Unequalled Diversification
7SACRAMENTO COUNTY, according to County Horticultural Commissioner A. E. Morrison, is the most diversified in its products of any county in California. This remarkable diversification is what makes for stable and year round prosperity.
9Couples with rich soil, ample water and intensive farming methods, this diversity places Sacramento County in a place of conspicuous leadership among the high producing counties of California.
11Sacramento County tops the list in several of the highly developed specialty crops:
13ASPARAGUS—Canning 95% of the world's supply—
14CELERY—Producing one-quarter California's total crop—
15PEARS—Leads all other counties in the state—
16SPINACH—Growing one-fifth California's total crop—
17TOMATOES—Producing one-third the state total.
19Sacramento County is the third largest poultry producing center in California. It offers ideal conditions for dairying and livestock production.
21Land prices, available markets and ideal conditions assure success to the man who knows how and will farm right.
23The Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
25THIS ORGANIZATION is the active representative of the commercial, industrial, financial and civic interests of Sacramento in promoting its welfare and prosperity.
27The Chamber is completely departmentalized, with Industrial, Agricultural, Tourist and Resort, Exhibit and Publicity departments, under experienced managers, set up for the purpose of supplying complete and authentic information on matters relating to Sacramento and Northern California. Arthur S. Dudley is Secretary-Manager. The Chamber occupies its own building at 917 Seventh Street.
29Booklets for Free Distribution
31For additional detailed information call on the Chamber of Commerce for the following booklets:
33"Sacramento"
34"The Key to Sacramento"
35"Map of Sacramento City and County"
36"Livestock and Poultry"
37"Northern California Oranges"
38"California's Resort Wonderland"
39"The Romance of California"
40"The Land of Romance and Recreation"
41"Western International Parks"
43CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE OF THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 1934
45"The Buyers' Guide contains the advertisements and business cards of the more progressive business men and firms in the city, classified according to lines of business.
47SACRAMENTO DIRECTORY CO.
48Publishers
49SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
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