Land of the Jerid date palms and oasis life
Prepared by the National Geographic Society this feature explores the Jerid oases on the Tunisian edge of the Sahara. It describes Tozer Nefta and Ras el Ain irrigation, the getaa date harvest, Deglet Noor exports, and the bustling oasis markets with palm groves, taming desert light and color.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Arizona
California
Sahara
Tunis
Jerid
Sfax
Metaoui
Colorado
New Mexico
Esparto
Europe
Metlaoui
Tozer
Getaa
Algeria
Nefta
Shott el Jerid
Ras el Ain
California News Roundup Highlights Shifts in Jobs and Projects
California reports a 2.2 percent drop in factory payrolls in May from a year earlier, yet weekly payrolls rise 2.4 percent. State Mineralogist hints at a departure, and macro plans include highway funding debates, new rifle range work at Elk Grove, and Mt Irvine and Mt Mallory naming by Sierra Club.
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California
Walter G. Mathewson
Lloyd L. Root
Fred G. Stevenot
Carson Hill
Calaveras County
State Department of Natural Resources
Stanford University
California Truck Owners’ Association
Elk Grove
Sacramento County
Rifle Range
Sierra
Himalayas
Sierra Club
Mt. Irvine
Mt. Mallory
Mt. Whitney
Sacramento
National Association of Secretaries of State
Frank C. Jordan
Association
Kern River Country Club
Standard Oil Company
Edison
West Front
Kern River Oil Field
Bakersfield
Chester Lamb
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Calfornia
San Diego
San Ignacio
Mexico
Tia Juana
Griffin Bancroft
Mad Bull
Karook
San Francisco
Grants Pass
Oregon
Redwood Empire Association
Melika
Flying Cloud
Alturas
Modoc County
United States Forest Service
Alturas Golf Club
Thomas Lochran
Lindsay
New York City
University of California At Los Angeles
Berkeley
Lake Tahoe
Nevada
Washoe County
Credentials Commission
San Jose
Fresno
Patterson
Modesto
R. E. Pierce
State Highway Commission
Frank G. Snook
State Division of Motor Vehicles
R. R. Veale
Contra Costa County
Veale
Contra Costa Country
Marion Cranston Wright
Cerrito
Julius Keeley
Arthur O. Sherman
Olive Cemetery
France
Ralph W. L. Wright
Lindsay Post
Paris
American Legion
Southern Pacific
Modoc
Klamath Falls
The Kitchen Cabinet Camping and Household Hints
Camping season cuisine and house care tips blend simple outdoor living with everyday chores. Practical guidance covers camp cooking with bacon, trout, and mushrooms, plus fruit handling, woodwork care, utensil storage, and quiet doors for a calmer home environment.
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Landef Tebaums
Worid
Sahara Oasis
Golden State News
Monterey Bay
Great Western Power Company
High
State Board of Health
Western Newspaper Union
Ruskin
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