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Calendar of Operations (cont.) 



Fertilizing : Cover crops gro^/n r'hen soils lack body 



Cultivating : Feb3-ua.ry - March, plowed and cress plowed. Worked 



down. Cultivated once or twice in April, 

 May and June, Then in June dragged and rolled 

 to smooth surfc,ce for piain3S to fall upon. 



Fumigating : None 



Thinning Fruit: Not done. 



Spraying • :: February, Line sulphur or oil emulsion. 



Harvesi 



Time : August 15 - October 1, 



Method : Picked from ground in 3 pickings at intervals of 10 days. 



Preparing for Market : Dried in sun after running thra lye. 

 (Dry 2 lA to 1) Delivered in bulk or in 

 barley sacks. 



^0 of Different Grades- 



Yields- 



Prunes sold according to size, i.e., number required to make 

 a pound. 



Good ; 3 tons 



Usual : 2 " (dried product) 



Commercial Sections- 



Butts County 



Lake " 



Napa " 

 Santa Cla.ra " 



Solano " 



Sonoma " 

 Sutter 



Yuba " 



