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Title: Bean culture in California
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Hendry, G. W. (George Whiting), 1885-1944 Jaffa, Myer E. (Myer Edward), 1857-1931. Composition of California varieties of beans De Ong, E. R. (Elmer Ralph), 1882- Insect and other enemies of beans Albro, F. W. (Francis W.). Composition of California varieties of beans
Subjects: Beans
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Agricultural Experiment Station
Contributing Library: University of California, Davis Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of California, Davis Libraries

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Fig. 4.— (1) A two-row, sprocket drop, hoe furrow opener, planter. (2) Afour-row, sprocket drop, press wheel planter. (3) Six two-row plate planters,planting 75 acres in 10 hours. (4) Side hill planter. (5) Drop-side wagon forhauling beans. (6) Net for unloading wagon. (7) A modern bean cutterequipped with adjustable knives, rollers, and auxiliary wheels. (8) A smallportable threshing machine (Photos Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 by Ventura Imple-ment Co.) BEAN CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA 307 delta, and on the coast of southern California, but its late maturitylimits its usefulness in the central and northern California Coastdistricts. It has been tested on the drier uplands at various placesin the Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Imperial Valleys, as well as inthe interior of southern California, but has always failed in these
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Fig. 5.—A two-row, pivot axle cultivator. It may be adjusted to differentwidth rows, and is equipped with shields and deep working shovels for the firstcultivation. (Photo by International Harvester Co.) 308 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT STATION places; first, because of the sensitiveness of its blossoms to hot weather,and second, because of its ready susceptibility to red spider attacks. Utilization.—The principal markets for the California Bayo havebeen in the mining districts of the Pacific Coast, although large ship-ments are made to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico to supply theMexican trade. Recently markets have been established in the miningdistricts of the east and middle west. THE GABBANZO BEAN (Cicer arietinum) Synonyms.—Chick pea, Gram, Coffee bean, Idaho pea, Egyptian pea, Gipsypea, Madras gram. Agricultural History.—The Garbanzo is considered to be indigenous to westernAsia, but has been cultivated since ancient times in Egypt, Greece, and Italy,and in compar

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