Calag Archive

The first successful milk drying process was the atmospheric double drum dryer.

A conclusion drawn in error some thirty years ago misled the milk consuming public, and the dairymen followed suit.

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, occurs throughout California and is one of the most important pests of walnuts.

In citrus, fruit drop may be considered a continuous process from the time of flowering to fruit maturity.

A number of varieties of vegetables have been developed in recent years, either individually or jointly by members of the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station and the United States Department of Agriculture. Some of the varieties mentioned here have been available for several years. Others are of more recent origin.

It is well established that the storage temperature for frozen meats should be as nearly constant as possible. It should be 0 Deg. P or lower for longest storage life.

Investigations of the effectiveness of plasma fractions obtained from the blood of domestic animals, in combatting certain infectious diseases of livestock are the logical extension of similar studies on human plasma during the war period.

New knowledge about evolution which came to light during the investigations of a 25-year research program in the general field of plant genetics has a definite value in practical agricultural plant breeding.

Disease - free herds and better management practices for commercial rabbitries form the goal of a research program now under way.

An abstract of a talk delivered at the Annual Convention of the California Baby Chick Association at Santa Barbara, June 16, 1947 by I. Michael Lerner

Weeding is a costly and laborious operation in the growing of vegetable crops. It usually requires much hand labor.