Mr. Speaker. Agriculture is the theme of the contributions of Japanese immigrants to the history and development of -the great central valley. It is a theme layed with many variations. all against the harrowing odds of racial discrimination. often with the stamp of approval of the government upon it. A 1959 survey of the five central California counties of Madera. Fresno. Kings. Tulare and Kern estimated the population of Japanese at 14.000. Of the 848.943 acres planted in cotton and grapes. Japanese owned 40.000 acres. or a little over 4 percent. Approximately 1.500 families were estimated to be engaged in business or in the professions.
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