#11-4 Feb 3, 2011 in El Centro, CA

Experimental Farm near El Centro, CA. This was a tour with our Holiday Rambler friends, The Cactus Wrens HR Club.

We sit on straw bales and the wagons are pulled by tractors to the different parts of the “farm.”

There were four wagon loads of people, not all from our group, and we would stop at interesting spots where the guide would tell us what they were growing and testing. They test fertilizers, insecticides and different

hybrid varieties of plants.

Above some of the people tried to siphon water out of the irrigation ditch, which was how it was done before the pipes were put underground.

After the wagon tour we were all fed a great lunch from vegetables grown on the farm. Good salad!

Then we went to the class room for our final learning experience. It was only about an hour and then we were treated to ice cream and fiddle music.

El Centro is about 60 miles west of Yuma, AZ and it took us a good hour to drive. After the tour most of us headed to Costco to stock up on supplies. Yuma doesn’t have a Costco. Then back to Yuma. A very full and enjoyable day. We even had perfect weather. Not too hot and the wind wasn’t blowing at all.