April 1952

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California Agriculture, April 1952

Volume 6, Number 4

research articles

Improving prune harvesting: Efficiency and cost compared for various hand and mechanical tree shaking and picking methods
by Louis E. Davis , Richard A. Marks , John H. Kilbuck
pp3-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p3
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Grape bud mite studies: Seasonal cycle searched for weak point to attack pest assumed to be responsible for abnormal growth
by E. M. Stafford , H. Kido
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p4
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Brachyrhinus weevils: Spring spray treatment for pest control on nursery grown azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, heather, other plants
by A. Earl Pritchard
pp5-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p5
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Walnut aphid investigations: 1951 tests on Payne walnuts help develop economical control program under northern California conditions
by A. E. Michelbacher , O. G. Bacon , William Wade
pp6-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p6
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Insects on baby lima beans: Control experiment using two applications of 5% DDT dust reduced insect injury and increased total yield
by Woodrow W. Middlekauff
pp7-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p7
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Corn earworm control on sweet corn: DDT leads list of effective of insecticides with methods of application as dusts pray important factors
by L. D. Anderson , O. G. Bacon , J. E. Swift , H. T. Reynolds
pp8-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p8
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Quick decline studies: Rootstock investigations test various top-root combinations in search of tolerant citrus varieties
by W. P. Bitters , E. R. Parker
pp10-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p10
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General Information

California crops in 1952: Production capacity attainable this year appraised on basis of trends and changes in past cropping patterns
by Trimble R. Hedges, Warren R. Bailey
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v006n04p2
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