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Suction harvester: Picks up almonds from ground at rate of about four acres a day
Authors
R. R. ParksJ. P. Fairbank
Authors Affiliations
R. R. Parks is Associate Agriculturist in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension Service, Davis; J. P. Fairbank is Associate in Agricultural Engineering, and Associate in the Experiment Station, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 2(3):11-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n03p11. March 1948.
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Abstract
The newest mechanical help for the almond grower in California is a suction-harvester which picks up the nuts from the ground.
Parks R, Fairbank J. 1948. Suction harvester: Picks up almonds from ground at rate of about four acres a day. Hilgardia 2(3):11-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n03p11
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