The Central Sacramento Valley Story
The Central Sacramento Valley Story

Author: Howard R. Plank

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-12-13

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 1456827111

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After describing the Central Valley of California the book focuses on the flood plain of the Sacramento River where most of the lands adjoining the river were a series of Mexican Land Grants. These grants were broken into private holdings after statehood and the challenging effort to reclaim the overflow lands began. The book covers the political and natural challenges in reclaiming these lands together with the introduction of a new crop, rice, and the development of new machines, primarily the Caterpillar tractor, that aided significantly in making the reclamation efforts successful.

A Preliminary Report on Rice Growing in the Sacramento Valley (Classic Reprint)
A Preliminary Report on Rice Growing in the Sacramento Valley (Classic Reprint)

Author: Charles E. Chambliss

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-01-24

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9780331357899

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Excerpt from A Preliminary Report on Rice Growing in the Sacramento Valley Grain had been grown exclusively upon this land, though it. Was not under cultivation during the year preceding the tests. The land was plowed in the autumn. The rains of the winter months reduced the clods and left the surface of the soil in a condition that required less work and expense to secure a good seed bed than would have been possible if the entire preparation for planting had been postponed until spring. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rice Irrigation Measurements and Experiments in Sacramento Valley
Rice Irrigation Measurements and Experiments in Sacramento Valley

Author: Frank Adams

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780260461094

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Excerpt from Rice Irrigation Measurements and Experiments in Sacramento Valley: 1914-1919 In 43 full-season measurements of the amount of water used in rice irrigation in Sacramento Valley, 1914 to 1918, the total depth of water applied ranged from to feet, and the net depth, after deducting measured or estimated waste, ranged from to feet. In 32 full-season observations on clay and clay adobes of the Willows, Sacramento, Stockton, and Capay series the total depth of water applied ranged from to feet, the net depth from to feet, and the average depth from to feet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.