Calag Archive

The most important single factor that an orange grower can control and utilize to improve fruit sizes is the application of irrigation water.

The following article is an abstract from a forthcoming Agricultural Extension Circular on Grass Seed Production now in preparation by the same authors.

High production of milk and butter-fat—by itself—is an inadequate index of successful dairy herd management. It also must be economical.

This is the sixth article in a series of brief progress reports on the application of the science of genetics to commercial agriculture.

The producing dairy cow seems poorly equipped to stand hot weather—especially when in full production.

To market lambs in April in California, it is desirable to breed ewes so they will lamb in November and December.

Control of fig scale by parathion was first tested on a single tree on March 31, 1947.

The use of estrogens for fattening chickens is now an established procedure in some segments of the meat-bird industry.

Total costs for producing, harvesting, and packing the 1948 southern California celery crop averaged $2,072.00 per acre.

Potatoes—a shallow-rooted crop—give pronounced increased yields from irrigation in arid areas.

Sweet potato harvesting in California occurs mainly during October and early November. Much of the crop is marketed immediately resulting in relatively low prices during this period. During the winter and spring months, California becomes a deficit area and sweet potatoes are shipped in from other states. With good storage practices, sweet potatoes can be held for six months. Increased storage could permit larger California production and a more stable price structure.