Journal containing details of planting and growing the jojoba plant in the Mojave Desert, 1979-1984

123-page handwritten journal containing details of planting and growing the jojoba plant in the Mojave Desert and dating to 1979-1984. Also present are (1) handwritten recorded recollections of residents' encounters with meteors (2) typed letter from the Way Of Life Institute (Dr. Beatrice M. Winsor, D.M.) of Landers, California, on plans to build a concrete dome to house several hundred people, called the NOR, signed by Bea and Doug Winsor, dated July 29, 1979 (3) a printed document by Carroll Linn, about the potential for desert plantations growing jojoba (4) information about Saguaro Cactus; White Desert Poppy; Sweet Potatoes; Yams; Eucalyptus; Beach Morning Glory; Aloe Vera; Parsnips; Euphorbia parryi; Oil Bush; Ragweed; Crocus Californicus; Tumbleweed: Sunflower; Purple Bush; Lace Bush; Tomatillo(?); Maize; Sorghum; Desert Rhubarb; Marble Humus(?) (5) information on repelling rabbits, ants, and gophers