Vol. 4, Issue 9, 1950 | Published by California Agriculture

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Controlled marketing of Tokays: Car concentration plan is core of State program under marketing agreement no. 93 and order no. 51
J Foytik
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Research Article
Grape bud mite problem: Seven symptoms of vineyard infestation which bud mite may produce on vines described for growers
L SmithE Stafford
The grape bud mite is responsible for serious damage to grape vines, and causes loss of crop.
Research Article
New Grasses: Drought-resistant strains of perennials developed for dry range lands
G Stebbins
New strains and species of drought-resistant perennial forage grasses—capable of competing with annual weeds more successfully than any species now existing—may be produced.
Research Article
Asiatic newcastle disease: Outbreak checked to eliminate potential source of loss to poultry industry in California and nation
W MatheyD StoverJ Beach
The lifting of quarantines on June 15, 1950, from five California premises on which game birds are raised confirmed the elimination of a potential source of great loss for the...
Research Article
Wild fire damage and cost far-reaching: Protection costs, damage potential high, due to topography, climate, use damage to natural resources may be permanent loss of community values
J ZivnuskaK ArnoldC Arment
The most difficult, important, and expensive problem of forest fire control in the United States is in California.
Research Article
Frost protection for citrus: Combined use of wind machines and distributed orchard heaters provides extra frost protection
F BrooksD RhoadesH Schultz
Orchard temperature responses— measured at the Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside—showed a gain of 20% to 30% above the sum of the separate responses—verifying reports of growers that the combination...
Research Article
Seed-corn maggot on gladioli: A newly recognized pest of glads may be controlled by application of chlordane to furrows at planting
A Pritchard
The seed-corn maggot—Hylemyacilicrura (Rondani)— a well-known pest of several important vegetable and flower crops, has been found to be widely distributed in California.