Grape Growing in the Livermore Valley, Past and Present
Summarizing the problems of the grape grower in the Livermore Valley today, with special emphasis toward encouraging new additional plantings, it is evident that: (1) a grower must produce fine quality table wine grapes for the discriminating winery, for which he must receive a premium. (2) he should be tied in with a good "Brand Name" winery, to assure him of a permanent home for his crop. (3) he must be an efficient operator and have a large enough vineyard to support good power equipment.
Water quality information regarding grasslands in the Southern Plains of Oklahoma and Texas in sparse. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which the area's surface and ground-water quality is influenced by native and introduced grass management practices. Concentrations and amounts of sediment, N, and P in surface runoff water were determined for 14,1-to 6-ha watersheds in the Reddish Prairie and Rolling Red Plain land resource areas for periods of 3 to 13 yr []