May 1950

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California Agriculture, May 1950

Volume 4, Number 5
Insect vectors of cantaloupe mosaic

research articles

Fruit size and leaf composition: Concentration of potassium in orange leaves found to be associated with fruit sizes
by E. R. Parker , Winston W. Jones
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p4
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New sugar beet pest: 100% control of sugar beet crown borer achieved in 1949 tests
by W. Harry Lange
pp5-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p5
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Wax sprays for sweet cherries: Fail to increase size of fruit in experimental tests in Davis in 1946 and in San Joaquin County in 1949
by Reid M. Brooks , L. L. Claypool
pp6-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p6
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Walnut aphid control: Aphicide in May codling moth spray effective in northern California
by W. W. Middlekauff , A. E. Michelbacher
pp7-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p7
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Alfalfa caterpillar control: Treatment of fields by airplane application of spray advances destruction of pest
by Clarence G. Thompson , Edward A. Steinhaus
pp8-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p8
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Cantaloupe mosaic insect vectors of virus disease resist insecticides in field tests
by R. C. Dickson , J. E. Swift , L. D. Anderson , John T. Middleton
pp9-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p9
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Tomato spacing: Close spacing increased early yields in 1946–1949 experiments
by D. M. Holmberg , P. A. Minges , M. P. Zobel
pp10-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p10
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Tomato insect studies: DDD and DDT in three-year tests with chlorinated hydrocarbons
by A. E. Michelbacher , W. W. Middlekauff , N. B. Akesson
pp11-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p11
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Harvesting asparagus: Comparative effects on yield of cutting and of snapping studied
by G. C. Hanna
pp13-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p13
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Housing lumber: Depends upon family income, cost of ownership, population growth
by Henry J. Vaux
pp15, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p15
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

Dairy industry, 1949: Progress report of research conducted by members of the staff of the Division of Dairy Industry at Davis
by E. L. Jack
pp3-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p3
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General Information

Lamb consumption: Varies according to population group and to size of family annual income
by Varden Fuller
pp2-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v004n05p2
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