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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 13, 1956 reads "Automatic feeder. Thomas Buonarati pours poultry feed into automatic device which releases food to chickens four times daily. Buonarati uses 400 to 500 pounds of feed a day for his 5,000 layers. Time savers such as this increase efficiency and profits of backyard poultry ranchers. Milling companies say more tons of feed are being sold in Valley than ever before." The farmer lives in Sylmar.; See images #00145762 through #00145767 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Farmers--California--Los Angeles Chickens--Feeding and feeds--California--Los Angeles Poultry industry--California--Los Angeles Poultry farms--California--Los Angeles Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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