Agricultural Crop Reports

Finding aid created by Yolo County Archives staff using RecordEXPRESS
Yolo County Archives
226 Buckeye Street
Woodland, California 95695
(530) 666-8010
archives@yolocounty.org
http://www.yolocounty.org/general-government/general-government-departments/library/library-services/yolo-county-archives
2014


Descriptive Summary

Title: Agricultural Crop Reports
Dates: 1937 - 2002
Collection Number: 2004-04
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .5 cu.ft.
Repository: Yolo County Archives
Woodland, California 95695
Abstract: The Department of Agriculture's primary responsibility is to enforce agricultural related laws and regulations pertaining to pesticide use enforcement, weights and measures, State and Federal plant quarantine including export certification, State seed and nursery inspection, and minimum State quality standards for produce. The Department is also responsible for carrying out County-wide programs for both pest detection and weed and vertebrate pest management.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research

Publication Rights

The Clerk-Recorder's main function is keeping the records for the County. The importance of this department lies in the historical stability that is maintained by the preservation of records of civil activities. This collection reflects what the Clerk-Recorder's office has given to the Yolo County Archives for preservation.

Preferred Citation

Agricultural Crop Reports. Yolo County Archives

Scope and Content of Collection

Annual reports issued by the Yolo County Department of Agriculture. Gives the number of acres planted to each crop, the production in tons for each crop and the gross farm value of each crop. Also includes statistics on apiary, dairy, poultry and livestock production and gross farm value. Each also includes one page of general County statistics such as population, tax rate, acres under cultivation, rangeland acres, irrigated acres, etc. Also includes figures for USDA payments to farmers for agricultural stabilization.