Talk:San Joaquin Valley
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Several statements in the article do not seem accurate, at least in the northern San Joaquin Valley. For example:
- The "San Joaquin" river is "mostly dry in [its] lower reaches" -- Since the 1930s, have the San Joaquin's lower reaches ever run dry?
- "Oil derricks and pumps" "can be found in varying densities throughout the valley." -- Are there any producing oil derricks or pumps in the northern San Joaquin Valley?
- "Landholdings are considerably larger than those in the Midwest and South, usually on the order of thousands of acres." -- Landholdings in the Midwest and Great Plains have become increasingly large. Also, this phrasing does not take into account that most land holdings are small or modest, even if a large percentage of the total acreage is in large holdings.
- "Methane and other noxious gases" -- Methane is a greenhouse gas, but it is not quite a noxious gas.
- "Among well-populated areas, the San Joaquin Valley is perhaps the most conservative in California." -- During the last quarter of the twentieth century, Orange County was generally considered the most conservative well-populated area of California. The San Joaquin Valley was usually considered to be a swing area.
-- Jasper 07:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
