Chp 7 Lesson 4 Flashcards
Who was John Bidwell? What did he do?
A farmer he won the International Exhibition in 1878
what are commercial farms?
Farms that grew crops only to sell
Where did people farm inCalifornia?
Central Valley
What was framed in California in 1873
CA became the #1 wheat producing st,ate
How did railroads help farming?
CA was a ble to send wheat across the USA
what is export?
To sell to another country
What did farmers not like about railroads
That RR owners owned 1/8 of the land in CA and that RR charged too much $$ to transport goods
what happened at Mussel Slough?
A conflict happened WHAT WAS THE CONFLICT??????
What hard times did farmers face in california?
High prices that the RR put
had to sell their land
What are tenant farmers?
Paid rent for land with$ they got
What crop grew in Riverside? Why
ORANGES HILLY LAND AND WARM CLIMATE
what did Eliza and Luther discover?
Planted an orange tree from BRAZIL
What other citrus crops were grown in california ?
Valencia lemons grapefruit
What did Harriet Russel Strong develop?
A way to store water to irrigate dry areas
What did Luther Burbank create?
Created better plants
