The present paper is written to show those farmers owning alkali land what treatment is necessary to make these lands as productive as the finest lands in the Fresno district. In discussing the relations of the soils of the Fresno district to alkali, however, it should be clearly borne in mind that only limited areas of those soils underlain by white hardpan are affected with alkali. The soils underlain by red hardpan contain but little alkali, and there is practically no dan ger that any serious damage from this source will ever result, and it is upon these alkali-free soils that the agricultural prosperity of Fresno has been firmly established. The accompanying sketch map (fig. 1) shows the position of the lands underlain by red hardpan and white hardpan and the areas of white hardpan soils affected with alkali. Of the acres comprising the Fresno district contain some alkali, but only acres contain sufficient 'to prevent the growth of any useful crops. The remaining acres contain only moderate quantities of the injurious salts and even in their present condition can be farmed with a fair degree of profit.

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