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Mechanized rice production: Mechanical equipment involving high investments has greatly reduced needs for scarce and expensive labor
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Gordon R. SittonAuthor Affiliations
Gordon R. Sutton is Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, University of California College of Agriculture, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(2):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n02p2. February 1953.
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Sitton G. 1953. Mechanized rice production: Mechanical equipment involving high investments has greatly reduced needs for scarce and expensive labor. Hilgardia 7(2):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n02p2
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