Jerry King watches some of 3,000 moss-eating ducks at Saticoy water grounds
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Leach, Larry
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 12, 1963 reads "Quackers are locked in a battle with the machine age over forage rights to tasty green moss." The article partially reads "Nearly 3,000 ducks at the United Water Conservation District's spreading grounds in Saticoy are out to prove they are superior at consuming moss than any machine yet developed. Spreading grounds are a network of ponds and canals used in the distribution of water piped in from other sources."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Saticoy Ducks--California--Saticoy Ponds--California--Saticoy Saticoy (Calif.) United Water Saticoy Spreading Grounds Valley Times Collection photographs
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