Specialty Cropland in CaliforniaFootnote^*

* I am grateful to John D'Arrigo, John Godinho, Bill Ramsey, Al Sokolow, Joel Splansky, Gary Tanimura, and Ron Verhoeven for the insights they have shared with me; to John Hudson, Kathy Klink, Frank Popper, and Susy Ziegler for their support and encouragement; to Wilma Fairchild, Sally Kerr (formerly Myers), Doug McManis, Paul Starrs, Doug Johnson, and Viola Haarmann for all they have taught me; to Mark Lindberg for his customary cartographic wizardry; and to Jodi Larson for her word‐processing prowess.

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