Fig growing in the South Atlantic and Gulf states / H.P. Gould.
"Fig growing in the South Atlantic and Gulf States is peculiarly a home enterprise, supplying the family with a fruit that is used in many ways though in the Gulf coast region of Texas many orchards of considerable size have been developed within the last 12 or 15 years. Orchards planted wast o...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1919.
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| Series: | Farmers' bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) ;
no. 1031. |
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Table of Contents:
- Extent of the growing in the South. Soil for fig trees
- Propagation of the trees
- Maintaining the fertility of the soil
- Pruning fig trees
- Fig diseases
- Insect pests of figs
- Pests other than insects
- Fig varieties
- Characterization of the varieties
- Handling the fruit
- Shipping fresh fruit
- Utilization of figs.