January 1950

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California Agriculture, January 1950

Volume 4, Number 1
New continuous spray-type seed treater

research articles

New spray-type seed treater: Uniform coverage of seeds, ease of operation and protection by enclosure among advantages
by Robert A. Kepner , L. D. Leach
pp3-10, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p3
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Mechanized agriculture: Engineering applied to farm problems enables 15% of the population to feed the nation with surplus for export
by Roy Bainer
pp4-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p4
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Lindane for wire worm control: Wireworms affecting certain vegetable and field crops controlled with lindane seed treatment
by W. H. Lange , L. D. Leach , E. C. Carlson
pp5-6, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p5
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Nutrient deficiencies in soils: Nitrogen and phosphorus found to be deficient in samples of soils representing many parts of the state
by H. Jenny , J. Vlamis , W. E. Martin
pp7-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p7
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Concrete pipe: Systems economical and feasible on most farms
by A. F. Pillsbury , M. L. Hood
pp8-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p8
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Ground water in California: Economic and social causes and effects of overdraft on state's water resources subjects of current studies
by S. V. Ciriacy-Wantrup , Patricia McBride Bartz
pp9-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p9
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Temperature and bud rest period: Effect of temperature and exposure on the rest period of deciduous plant leaf buds investigated
by J. P. Bennett
pp11-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p11
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Turkeys: Selective breeding for control of heritable characteristics
by V. S. Asmundson
pp12, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p12
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Alfalfa in chick rations: Possible control of growth depressing effect of alfalfa indicated by addition of cholesterol to diet of chicks
by D. W. Peterson
pp13, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p13
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Bud moth on prunes: Comparative effectiveness of spray and dust as controls studied in tests
by Arthur D. Borden , Harold F. Madsen , Stanley Benedict
pp15, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p15
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General Information

Manufacturing milk: Producer prices paid in California in 1949 in line with prices in Midwest
by D. A. Clarke
pp2-3, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n01p2
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