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Celery production expensive: Costs higher than for any other field-grown vegetable in southern California
Author
H. W. SchwalmAuthor Affiliations
H. W. Schwalm is Associate Agriculturist in Agricultural Extension, Los Angeles County.Publication Information
Hilgardia 3(9):13-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n09p13. September 1949.
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Abstract
Total costs for producing, harvesting, and packing the 1948 southern California celery crop averaged $2,072.00 per acre.
Schwalm H. 1949. Celery production expensive: Costs higher than for any other field-grown vegetable in southern California. Hilgardia 3(9):13-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n09p13
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