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Report on the Agriculture Experiment Stations of the University of California (PH 4-16)(1890) (211 pages)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS. PODS COUUSS OND. Of SY sea re ee el wn ee 70 Wt) ACA gr) ee ae 70 Unusual composition of Grass Valley soils-.----------------------------------70 Large proportion of available land--------.---------------------. -------------71 Section along the Central Pacific Railroad; Sacramento to Colfax. -.------------------71 Slight representation of the exterior slate belt.------..---.----.---------------71 Granites of Roseville and Rocklin.-.-..-.-----------..-------------------------71 Slate of Newcastle and Auburn ----------ee ira joo tet len ere gd 71 WO CEN CEOS ODOR nee eee See ee a 71 The “blue trap” confined to a narrow belt-.------.------.----------------------71 Granite soil from near Pino Station; E. W. Maslin. -.-.----.---.--.------------72 Valley soil from same locality.---..-------....--..---..-.-------.~.-. ---------12 Red surface soil from Auburn; N.S. Prosser----.---.-------------------------72 Soil and subsoil from near Colfax; M. Lobner----.--.--------------.-----------73 LV ESOP OW OY. pm eas a ae a ee Ee Ee ee Se ee 74 IDR GS yO CG) eee a oe ae ee So ee 73 STOOL RECULOTESIUCA STLCLLOT GOR TEE8 foee peeweeedn eiaee e 74 TY RCUIBY AE YANO 55 a ee ee ee Eo ie Se 7: The arid clay upland east of Lone-o-on nn ae oon en renner ees = =n 74 The outer slate belt—copper mines-.----...-----------------------------------75 TEC AWE ANU OO GOEL CE Aa ne Se a eee 75 Mheicobblel bel tyes sane eee ne ee ee een ee enamine 7. The ‘‘inner” slate belt at Jackson-.----------ae topes Dee ee ee 7 1G LOE a ee ee ee 75 The granite soils -....-....-..------.---..------------------+ -------------75 The foothills south of Amador---.------------------------------------------------76 Red loam soil from La Grange, Tuolumne County-----------------------------76 Valley adobe soil from Mount Pleasant, Tuolumne County; J. Taylor--------76 Red foothills soil, Merced Falls, Merced County.------------------------------76 Red grayelly soil from eleven miles north of Merced City.--------------------76 Table of analyses..---. ---------~---20-2 ew eo == === === = === == === (i Disoussl ont Ol ATG we eee Rc Re a ne ea 77 LOCATION OF THE STATION. -.-... ---~ 2-2 2 =~ eons 2 ne enn 2 on ooo oon == === 78 IDs hal player ACE AG Ss A 78 The geographical consideration --..---..--------------------------------------78 IWOOT Ch Gare eee Se ee eee ee 78 Earliness of higher plateau lands and description of tract selected...----...--78 IE a AG a ee facing p. 83 Access to Jackson and to the railroad--.-...---.-.------------------------------78 The Amador ditch ~~~ 2-26. o soon nnn nn enn een nw omnia nnn enna ansenennn<on= 78 Surface conformation, soils, and natural vegetation ...-------------------+--------79 Description and analyses of the soils of the station tract ...--~---------------------79 Slate soil and subsoil from south slope of Central Hill..--.-..---------------80 Granite soil and subsoil from north slope of Central Hill----.-.-Pests es 80 Granite soil from the Fleming tract -------...---.----------------------------80 Red subsoil from foothills near Ione; Thos. 8. Crafts..---.------------------80 Table of analyses...-----------------------= 2-2 o-oo nee eon ee nee eens eee 81 Discussion of same. -.-------------------------------+ ---------= ------§2 Improvements on the station tract. ..-------------------------+ +--+ +--+ +--+ ++ ---82 Improvements by Citizens’ Committee ----.--------------------------------82 New road to station -..-.--..-----------------------+--+ +--+ +--+ +22 === 82 BaF Pa 83 Fencing, grubbing, and plowing of main tract