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Semiclosed pipe systems for distribution of water by irrigation districts appear to be superior to other systems in operating characteristics.

One species of grass, among the 11 varieties of legumes and grasses– planted in December 1952–in test plots in the southern San Joaquin Valley, showed promise in December 1953.

The studies reported in the following article were conducted by Zaki Mahdi, a graduate student in Ornamental Horticulture, working under the direction of Professor Vernon T. Stoutemyer.

Calf-hood vaccination is the principal successful weapon against bovine brucellosis in California.

Avocado seedlings are very sensitive to high sodium or potassium concentrations in the soil, according to observations obtained in studies on the effects of various soil chemical properties on the growth of avocado seedlings.

In the germination of citrus seed, usually many weak seedlings fail to survive after they emerge from the seed coats– a loss apart from the losses caused by fungus attacks.

Santa Rosa plums in Kern County are subjected to noticeable damage in certain years.

Some varieties of stocks–Matthiola incana–are homozygous, or pure, for singleness and produce single flowers only.

A major item of food expense of 262 Sacramento families–interviewed in one week in August 1952 and again in January 1953–was the reported average weekly expenditure for dairy products of $5.60 per family in summer and $4.74 in winter.