Santa Cruz Strawberries
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THE PAJARO VALLEY, LOCATED IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CONTAINS THE LARGEST STRAWBERRY FIELDS IN THE WORLD, EXPORTING YEARLY 140,000 CHESTS OR ABOUT 1,200,000 POUNDS OF BERRIES. IN THIS COUNTY BERRY CULTURE OF ALL KINDS IS CARRIED ON. THE GREAT SUCCESS OF THIS INDUSTRY IS DUE TO THE FERTILE SOIL AND EXTREME EVEN CLIMATE AND IN NO OTHER PLACE WILL STRAWBERRIES PRODUCE FROM APRIL UNTIL DECEMBER. From the Darlene Thorne Collection |