The Almond in California
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
THE ALMOND IN CALIFORNIA
BY R. H. TAYLOR
BULLETIN No. 297 August, 1918
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY 1918
‡ In military service.
† In co-operation with office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Exchange professor from Cornell University for 1918-19.
R. H. Taylor
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THE ALMOND IN CALIFORNIA
INTRODUCTION
HABITS
REQUIREMENTS
CLIMATE
SOIL
ALMOND DISTRICTS
SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND FOOTHILL SECTIONS
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND FOOTHILL SECTIONS
THE COAST SECTION
INTERIOR COAST VALLEYS AND HILLS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ROOTSTOCKS
TOP-WORKING OLD TREES
PLANTING
CULTURE
PRUNING
INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON NUTS
ORCHARD HEATING FOR FROST PREVENTION
CROP HANDLING
MARKETING
YIELDS
COST OF PRODUCTION
DISEASES
INSECT PESTS
OTHER PESTS
VARIETIES
SIZE OF ALMONDS
METHODS OF CLASSIFICATION
FOOTNOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
