Caring for Bearing; Orchard s - 



Calendar of Operations : 



Irrigation : Irrigated in May to September, v/ith an occasional 



late fall applica.tion (November) 



Pruning : Open heads following harvest, and cut out cross, 



low or broken limbs. 



Fertilizing : Cover crop of vetch or Melilotus clover (October 



-December) after nuts are gathered. 



Cultivation : Not of first importance. Plo'ved in Februari'' or 



March, harrowed and cultivated. Cultivated 

 every 3 to 6 weeks. 



Spraying : Usually not required. 

 Harvest» 



Time : September and October, 



Method : Picked from ground after fall naturally or shaken off with 

 . . hooked poles. 



Preparing for Market: Vfeshed, dried, graded, bleached, 

 jo di Different Grades - (variable) 



#1 - 50 - 85f, 



#2 - 40 - 10 



Culls- 10-5 



Yield 5- 



Good : 1500# 

 Usual : 300# 



Commercial Sections- 



Los Angeles County San Luis Obispo County 

 Orange " Santa Barbara " 



San Joaquin " Ventura " 



