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SUGGESTIONS TO THE SETTLER IN CALIFORNIA

CIRCULAR NO. 210.

Author: Thomas Forsyth Hunt and other members of the staff at the University of California college of agriculture, agricultural experimental station in Berkley.

Published: March, 1919

Description: 80 pages, 6 illustrated pages. This is more of a general overview of the listed subjects than a complete "how to" book.

CONTENTS: SELECTION OF A FARM, EXPECTED YIELDS, SOCIAL CONTACT, AVERAGE PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE YIELDS, CAPITAL, FARM INVESTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA, HOW CAPITAL IS OBTAINED, FEDERAL FARM LOANS, LAND SETTLEMENT, TYPE OF FARM, LOCATION, ORGANIZING THE FARM, CROP SPECIALIZATION, SALE OF LAND, NEED OF WATER, SUBSOIL, DRAINAGE, GOOD AND BAD LANDS, PURCHASE OF LAND/HOW TO LOCATE, SOIL SURVEYS/AVAILABLE INFORMATION, EXPENSE ACCOUNT, LAND CLASSIFICATION AND SOIL SURVEYS MAP, MARKETING, CLIMATE AS AFFECTING CROP PRODUCTION, CHARACTERISTICS OF CALIFORNIA SOILS, IRRIGATION, SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL FEATURES, CALIFORNIA CROPS, ALFALFA CULTURE, THE ALMOND, BARLEY PRODUCTION, BEAN CULTURE, CITRUS FRUITS, COTTON RAISING, DECIDUOUS FRUIT GROWING, FIG CULTURE, GRAPE GROWING, OLIVE CULTURE,  PEAR CULTURE, PRUNES, POTATO CULTURE, RICE, SEMI-TROPICAL FRUITS, SUGAR BEET CULTURE, VEGETABLE GROWING, VEGETABLE SEED PRODUCTION, WALNUT CULTURE,  BEEF CATTLE, SHEEP, HOG RAISING, MILCH GOATS, THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, THE POULTRY INDUSTRY, BEEKEEPING, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF CALIFORNIA MAP.

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