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Late summer storms carry the pink bollworm into the San Joaquin Valley. Cotton growth studies indicate this pest has less potential for damage in the San Joaquin Valley than in the southern desert valleys.

Although irrigated pasture is a good diet, energy supplementation will increase the average daily gain of growing heifers after weaning.

In a study designed to determine whether ungirdled Thompson Seedless grapes ripen faster (as measured by OBrix) as a result of ethephon sprays, it was determined that sugar accumulates earlier in treated grapes.

A survey of southern San Joaquin Valley dairies, many of which operate 16 to 20 hours a day, shows that few have an adequate standby power system t o carry them through a power outage or fuel interruption of more than a few hours.

Using the “aggregation” approach to characterize groups of Ponderosa pines, researchers at the Blodgett Forest Research Station are studying the effects of thinning on beetle-caused mortality.

A method is discussed for adding Rumensin t o a 72-percent-concentrate receiving ration for newly arrived feedlot replacement calves, without adversely affecting feed consumption, body weight gain, or animal health.

Only 12 percent of the lettuce plants infected with big vein develop into a marketable crop. A systemic fungicide controls the disease, whereas fumigants appear t o favor big vein of lettuce.

California producers and related agricultural industries use market news to make a variety of marketing decisions, according to a University' of California survey.

Size discrepancy in celery at harvest time is costly t o growers. Early thinning results in the most uniform sizes a t harvest and highest yield in weight.