Excerpt from The Story of StanislausSince the introduction of irrigation the price of land has advanced sharply, but the best land is still obtainable at a low price, and considering the quality of soil, low cost of water, great diversity of crops, and advantages of close markets, probably no other area of equal size in the entire West otters greater attractions to the prospective settler than does this. (depart ment of Agriculture Soil Survey of the modesto-turlock Area.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.