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CALIFORNIA CROPS 



Members of the staff have prepared articles on the growing of 

 certain standard crops in California. The plan has been to give that 

 information which an eastern man with an actual knowledge of farm- 

 ing or fruit raising would most need to know. It is not intended as 

 full information for a beginner. The following are points which each 

 specialist had in mind while preparing the articles : 



Discuss the industry as it exists not as it did exist in the past, nor as it 

 may exist in the future. Assume the settler has decided to grow the crop. 



Say nothing of its importance except as an aid to finding proper location. 

 State main objections to the crop as an industry. 



Eegions. Give important centers of industry. Name town or towns it would 

 be wise to visit in order to see the industry to best advantage. Give best 

 climatic and soil conditions, especially things to avoid. 



Methods. State the methods that are actually in vogue, not merely methods 

 that are recommended as ideal or desirable. 



Call particular attention to methods with which strangers will most likely 

 be unfamiliar. 



Tell things to be guarded against. 



Size of farms growing this crop. 



Mention location of lands yet available for development. 



Give ordinary commercial value of developed and undeveloped lands. 



State methods of renting and give rental values. 



Give kinds of labor and ruling prices. 



Discuss methods of marketing. 



No attempt has been made to include all the crops grown in Cali- 

 fornia, but only a few of those most typical and representative of 

 the agriculture of the state. Even according to this rule there are 

 important omissions. 



The list of crops discussed follows 



Alfalfa Figs Prunes 



Almonds Grapes Potatoes 



Barley Olives Semi-tropical Fruits 



Beans Onions Sugar Beets 



Citrus Fruits Pears Walnuts 



Cotton 



