Charles Dick: Agricultural Regulation in Santa Cruz, 1930-
1967
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This is the memoir of the late
county agricultural commissioner, who traces the history of
California's unique system of
agricultural regulation and inspection which dates from the 1880s.
Dick's overview of
county agriculture includes the increasing importance of pesticide
regulation which is
currently a very debated issue in the strawberry industry;
mechanization, changes in local
crops and acreages, farm labor and unionization, and the demise of
the family farm.