like a Tree Planted
Starting in the mid-1930's with less than E. J. Peters of Wasco, Calif, now farms
100 acres. Farmer 3,000; has incor-
porated his operations as Maple Leaf Enterprises. Here pic- tured are radio station, grain elevators and farm office.
Peters farms some of northern Kern County's richest land. Wheat is harvested with combine and loaded direct on truck.
Farm manager is J. Waldo Unruh, shown here examining a field of sugar beets. Peters also grows cotton, beans, potatoes.
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