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As / grain flds w close 2 / R.R. /re & / plough h furrd betw / fld & / track, S conclud'd t /ey w afd o fire (h since seen a/c o gt loss by fire n wheat flds at 7 Palms or near /re.
Pass'd ano/er band o sheep - /re wi heads down keep'g out o sun [[arrow]] /ose on outer row lifted /eir heads as w passed, b / o/ers did x seem 2 notice us.
N passing mustard I saw scattd groups o red wings wi bright scarlet epaulets t.n fly'g down - w raisd alm li ruff - lkd very rich & beaut.
Spaniard on car. small /in man w very light clo/es wi large squares. He w a slippery [[page torn]] man wi dark olive skin & [[page torn]] moustachios. As he went out he slung a grip over his shoulder.
On / outskirts of Santa Ana [[superscript]] [2] [[/superscript]]

Transcription Notes:
Florence uses a lot of abbreviations including / for "the" or "th" Subsequent pages have found what looks like a 3 when she is writing "I've" ie looks like 3've. So am assuming 3 = I @siobhanleachman