California News Briefs from the 1927 period
California exports in the third quarter of 1927 totaled 68.2 million dollars, down from 72.99 million the year before, with gasoline, gas and fuel oil, barley, oranges, and kerosene among top export items. The piece also notes Lilacs bred by Luther Burbank blooming near Sebastopol, highway officer salaries and fines, a grand aerial demonstration planned over San Diego, a near-accident involving Governor C. C. Young, and various state development plans including school, road, and prison contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Department of Commerce
New York
Texas
Michigan
George F. Moynahan
Division of Motor Vehicles
Moynahan
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
California National Guard
San Diego
C.C. Young
Freeport Road
Sacramento
Barbara Young
B. B. Meek
Public Works
Division of Highways
Meek
State Board of Education
George B. McDougall
Forum
Chico State Teachers’ College
San Quentin
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Folsom
Willard D. ‘Shannon
Amador County
Harold Sage
Stockton
State Legislative Water Committee
H. E. Dillinger
Placerville
Sierra Nevada
Dillinger
Attorney General’s Office
State Department of Finance
Hi. Hf. Linney
Mariposa
Buena Vista
Belle McCord Roberts
Long Beach
Edward Hyatt
St. Francis Dam
Los Angeles
Hyatt
Fourth annual sheep and wool exposition planned in Cloverdale
Northern Sonoma and Mendocino counties plan the fourth annual sheep and wool exposition to be held in Cloverdale on June 9 and 10. The show draws statewide attention for sheep men and eastern visitors. A dry year warning comes from the Weather Bureau in Sacramento noting Sierra snow pack is only about one third of the fifteen year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Benson
State Division of
California
American Petroleum Institute
Sacramento
Sacramento Whiskerine Club
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants’ Association
Sonoma
Mendocino
Cloverdale
United States Weather Bureau
Valencia Orange Season Opens in Tu lare County
Valencia orange season began last week with a carload from the Klint Citrus Association house near Woodlake bound for New Zealand. A car left Terra Bella district for Australia. These are the first Valencias shipped this season in California and they must meet U.S. sale tests for oranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulare County
Klint Citrus Association
Woodlake
New Zealand
Terra Bella
Australia
California
United States
Redlands district orange shipments pace strong
Half of the naval orange crop from Redlands district has been shipped with the remaining shipments in March and April expected to be heavy. Shipments could exceed 1550 cars by early next month as shippers report favorable prices. most fruit sold at auction for about five dollars per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Redlands
California lamb outlook dim despite higher flock size
The San Francisco office of the USDA reports about five percent more lambs will be raised in California than last year, but slower market movement due to average crop condition. Northern California lambing benefits from recent rains and grass growth, with many well-conditioned lambs expected to reach market between April 15 and May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Livestock Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Rhubarb Harvest Near Buena Park Reaches 30 Tons
R L Reynolds of La Habra reports an eighteen acre rhubarb crop near Buena Park yielding about thirty tons this year. The Cherry variety shows color and flavor, with 25 000 hills planted seven feet between rows and four feet between hills. Winter and spring cropping is feasible, and a solid market exists with three carloads shipped direct to the New York market at strong prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Park
la Habra
New York
California prune growers authorize extra crop payments
The executive committee of the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association approves additional crop prune deliveries payments totaling about half a million dollars. Checks will reach growers before April 1. Apportionment: half a cent per pound for Sunsweet Equality and Neutral prunes sizes 20-30 to 80-90. one cent per pound for prunes classified D F and Slabs. no payment for prunes smaller than 90s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Prune and Apricot Growers’ Association
Joseph M. Parker
San Diego ranchers forecast big 1928 earnings says adviser
County Farm Adviser James G. France and horticultural commissioner R. R. McLean release a 1928 outlook predicting ranch owners in San Diego county could gain between 15 million and 20 million dollars. They caution crops remain unsettled but expect a record year with detailed acreages for grain hay to cauliflower listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. France
San Diego
France
R. R. McLean
Yu caipa Valley Orchard Blossoms Herald Spring
Peach and apple trees in the Yu caipa Valley begin to blossom as near a million boxes of apples and small fruits are produced yearly. Favorable weather and active spray outfits mark preparations for the insects fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yucaipa Valley
Hog Auction Totals Reported by Visalia Group
Hog raisers in Visalia area earned 34357.60 from five auctions run by the California Farm Bureau Marketing Association. D. W. Bitner says Tulare sale topped at 9.05 per head, with 2492 hogs sold from 186 consignors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Visalia
California Farm Bureau Marketing Association
D. W. Bitner
Organiztion
Tulare
Rabbits dominate Southern California industry exhibit
Information received last week by the Compton industrial fur and rabbit show committee states that 80 percent of the rabbits raised in America are produced in Southern California. The planned exhibit May 1 to 7 will scale up to reflect the industry. Breeders in the region sell 20,000 rabbits weekly for food and ship 25,000 to 100,000 pelts monthly. The show, organized by K. T. Hubbell, aims to celebrate industrial progress in Compton and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
California
Compton
California Nursery Trees Sent Abroad On Steamer Wilram
The Wilram sailed from San Francisco carrying California fruit trees destined for Germany. Placed by Bernhard Nebel a German student under Dr E Bauer at the University of Berlin Nebel obtained special permission from the German chancellor due to strict import laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Wilram
Lloyd
San Francisco
Germany
California Nursery Company
Niles
Alameda County
Bernhard Nebel
E. Bauer
University of Germany
Berlin
California prune campaign refunds total over 30000 dollars
Growers refunded 8.31 percent of contributions to a 1927 advertising drive. In all, more than $30,000 remained after expenses and was ordered returned to original contributors. The campaign included newspaper publicity reaching 78,329,054 readers. Motion pictures are now shown in the United States and Europe with hundreds of thousands watching, while a European economic survey highlighted prune industry facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pranes
United States
Europe
California Canning Peach Market Study Announced
The California Canning Peach Growers announced a market analysis to improve marketing. S. C. Day as president A. D. Poggetto as manager and the board will lead the survey. Burke H. Critchfield and Dr. H. E. Erdman will direct the study stretching to domestic and foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Canning
S. C. Day
A. D. Poggetto
Burke H. Critchfield
H. E. Erdman
University of California
Department of Agriculture
UC investigates irrigation use by mature citrus and walnut trees
The division of irrigation investigations at UC under S. H. Beckett has begun a study of water usage rates in Orange county. Prof. Beckett and Dr. Frank Adams examined multiple sites last month and established two citrus plots at Ross Shafer grove in Tustin and Carroll Ranch in Anaheim, plus a walnut plot at Harry W. Lewis grove in Santa Ana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Irrigation Investigations
University of California
S. H. Beckett
University Farm
Orange County
Beckett
Frank Adams
Ross Shafer Grove
Tustin
Carroll Ranch
Anaheim
Harry W. Lewis
Santa Ana
Barley and Corn Compared for Dairy Cows Feeding
Iowa sowed 268000 acres barley in 1926 rising to 429000 by September 1 1927 with production nearly doubling. Michigan tests fed Holsteins showed barley and corn performed equally well pound for pound in two 20 day feeding cycles validating barley as a balanced grain for milk cows.
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Iowa
Michigan
Lot
Tuberculin Testing Progress Report for 1928
Summary of U S Department of Agriculture tuberculin testing in January 1928 shows rapid progress in bovine tuberculosis eradication. Nationwide totals include 19,299,094 cattle under supervision, 2,024,565 in accredited herds, 4,193,386 on waiting list, 935,984 tested in Dec 1927, and 18,966 reactors detected in Dec. Counties and towns with low infection marks noted. monthly testing ranged from 900,000 to over a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Silage Most Economical Feed for the Dairy Cow
Use home grown feeds to cut costs with alfalfa or legume hay. For economical production feed silage, about one pound hay to three pounds silage per 100 pounds of cow weight. If silage unavailable, feed two pounds hay per 100 pounds. Include a grain mix with a touch of cotton seed meal or linseed meal and feed one pound grain per three pints or pounds of milk produced daily.
Dairy Facts for St Ann Cow Health and Housing
A dairy note explains that a cow needs three quarts of water for every quart of milk. Warm, well lighted, ventilated barns prevent freeze ups and aid dairying. Give best feeds to fresh cows but avoid letting dry cows thin out. Thin cows at calving time lack optimal performance.
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Luther Burbank
Sebastopol
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