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Certain internal parasites inhabit and reproduce in the bodies of sheep and cattle. The young, undeveloped parasites, excreted by the animal, find conditions in irrigated pastures well suited to their development.

A high percentage of the peach orchards in California need nitrogen; a low percentage of the pears and prunes need it, and the other fruits and nuts fall in intermediate positions.

Available in dry powder form and as liquid preparations the commercial 2,4-D is readily dissolved or emulsified in water to form a spray solution to be applied in sufficient volume to get distribution of the chemical to all the weeds.

Extract from forthcoming Experiment Station Circular No. 366, “The Dairy Situation in California, I947.”

Minor losses of livestock are constantly occurring while grazing over the uncultivated lands comprising such a large part of the state total area. These losses are not serious in relation to the financial stability of any one outfit.

Tons of cull and damaged beans are fed annually to livestock in the United States.

During the past three seasons of investigational work with DDT for the control of codling moth on apples and pears the results have been excellent.

One of the simplest ways of increasing egg production of turkey breeder hens has been the use of artificial lights. This is effective provided the day is long enough—about 14 hours—and the light bright enough, about two foot-candles at the place where the birds are exposed to the light.

Important crops in certain areas are saved from failure by application of small amounts of micronutrient chemical elements—sometimes of not more than 20 to 50 pounds to the acre.

The purpose of this book is to supply citrus growers, horticulturists, packing-house workers, inspectors, investigators, and sellers of citrus fruits with a ready means of identifying and combatting citrus diseases, Nearly all parasitic and nonparasitic maladies are depicted and described. The text discusses distribution and importance of the diseases and places emphasis upon recognition of disease symptoms and the best methods known at the present time for then-control.