TY - JOUR AU - Perkins, R. M. AU - Brown, G. K. TI - Date harvest mechanization JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1966/02/01 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 8 EP - 10 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v020n02p8 AB - Research started in 1961 by agricultural engineers of USDA and University of California has led to commercial acceptance of mechanical harvesting methods with resulting labor and cost savings for California date growers. About 65% of the 1965–66 date crop is expected to be harvested with the aid of various mechanical systems that can reduce labor requirements from 50 to 80%, as compared with conventional hand picking.