The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913.
This blending of immigrant agricultural practices with Native American traditions in the mountains and foothills of North Carolina resulted in a distinctive regional agricultural heritage.
The Yumans were chiefly farmers as they planted melons, corn, beans, and pumpkins. They also harvested from the wild crops that grew abundantly along the river such as, the mesquite bean, wild grass seeds, and tobacco. The Yumans used fish, as did the east coast Indians for fertilizing their crops.