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research article

Harvest practices: Sevillano olive growers may affect yields and returns by management

authors

Gordon R. Sitton, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 7(9):4-5. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v007n09p4. September 1953.

abstract

Not available – first paragraph follows:

Careful timing of the picking of Sevillano olives—and prompt handling after picking—may increase returns to growers by amounts greater than the harvesting costs.

author affiliations

Gordon R. Sitton is Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis.

author notes

This article is based on the more detailed report, “Economic Factors in Picking, Assembling, and Grading Sevillano Olives,” Giannini Mimeograph Report No. 155 by Gordon R. Sitton and L. L. Sammet.