The mother ditch =
La acequia madre
by Oliver La Farge · 1954
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Describes the summer the mother ditch went dry, a time of crisis for the Romero family, who grow fruits and vegetables by irrigation in the dry Cerrito region of New Mexico.
Juvenile literatureIrrigation farmingFarm lifeSocial life and customsBilingualSpanish language materialsNew mexico, description and travel