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This is the 6th of 9 murals painted in the community from 1998 to 2007. It is located at 715 East Main Street. This mural was Completed in 2002 by Muralist Chuck Caplinger.
The small family farms seen all around us today on the outskirts of Santa Paula are a testament to the hard work of the early pioneer families and workers. Here, you see the evolution of agriculture from the 1880s to the 1930s. Cattle and sheep ranching, along with dry farming of grains, lima beans, walnuts, and apricots, took place on these small family farms.
Two scenes shown here are cattle being roped for branding and the young sheepherder Joe Anthony Jauregui (How-reg-e) with two lambs. On the left, women are preparing apricots for drying, and on the right, families are harvesting walnuts.
