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Sugar beet production, 1951: California acreage likely to be lower than last year as farmers find it more profitable to shift to other crops
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J. M. TinleyAuthor Affiliations
J. M. Tinley is Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 5(6):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n06p2. June 1951.
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Tinley J. 1951. Sugar beet production, 1951: California acreage likely to be lower than last year as farmers find it more profitable to shift to other crops. Hilgardia 5(6):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n06p2
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