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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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The Fruit Industry In Other Lands. 5. The United States Of America (Continued), Frank Melville
The Fruit Industry In Other Lands. 5. The United States Of America (Continued), Frank Melville
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE United States grows in the vicinity of 64 million bushels of peaches, 83,000 tons of plums, 470,000 tons of prunes and 225,000 tons of apricots.
About half the peaches and the major portion of the plums, prunes and apricots are grown in California which is the centre of the canning industry.
There is also a large cherry industry concentrated mainly in the eastern side of the country. Production amounts to almost 100,000 tons of sweet cherries and 125,000 tons of sour varieties.
Commercial Vegetable Growing In The Perth Metropolitan Region, L T. Jones
Commercial Vegetable Growing In The Perth Metropolitan Region, L T. Jones
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MARKET gardening with sprinkler irrigation on deep sandy soils around Perth is really a commercial application of hydroponics or sand culture principles.
Provision of a continuous and adequate supply of nitrogen is the major problem. Peat swamps scattered among the sandy areas have higher natural fertility. However, their common problems are drainage, acidity ("sourness"), salt and various special soil deficiencies. Over-liming of acid swamps can cause new problems.