CONTENTS. 



IRRIGATION PRACTICE IX THE SACRAMENTO Page. 



VALLEY ■ W. S. Guilford 123 



RICE IN CALIFORNIA E. D. Woodruff 129 



FRUIT SOILS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS J. W. Nelson 134 



THE APPLICATION OF WATER TO CITRUS ORCHARDS 

 AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPER MOIS- 



- TURE CONTENT OF THE SOIL W^ M. Mertz 140 



BLIGHT RESISTANCE IN PEARS AND PEAR STOCKS— F. C. Reimer 145 



VARIETIES OF FRUITS FOR CALIFORNIA 



PLANTING Geo. P. Weldon 150 



GENERAL NOTES— 



State Agricultural Association A. J. Cook 152 



Florida Orange Competition 153 



Oranges by Parcel Post i 153 



The National Orange Snow A. J. Cook 154 



Potato Pointers 11. J. Cook 154 



Potato Consumption and Quality A. J. Cook 157 



Potato Prize A. J. Cook 157 



COUNTY COxMMISSIONERS' DEPARTMENT— 



The Weeds of Kern Coltnty K. S. Knowlton 159 



Protection from Rabbits ./. B. Hundk-y 160 



THE SMALL SWEET POTATO WEEVIL L. A. W&itney 1G2 



CALENDAR OF INSECT PESTS AND PLANT DISEASES— E. J. Vosler 1G5 



INSECT NOTES 170 



QUARANTUS'E DIVISION— 



Report for January, 1915 Frederick Maskeio 171 



