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California Cotton Seed Science at Shafter Farm
The U S Department of Agriculture Experimental Farm at Shafter, opened in 1922, developed Acala cotton seed and improved per acre yields from 60 to 660 pounds. Directors W B Camp, J E Hite, and George Harrison led work with Dr Scott C McMichael and technicians, expanding tests in fertilizers irrigation and crop rotation while preserving strong farmer-scientist ties.
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California
The
Union
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Shafter
U.S.D.A
Shafter Farming District
W. B. Camp
Shafter Farm
Harrison
Scott C. McMichael
Aeawana
Mary Nugent
Maine
Davis
U. S
George Harrison
U. S. Department of Agriculture Experiment Farm
Miss. Boots Watson