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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
4
The New Jersey agricultural experiment station warns against garlic taint in milk. Dairymen should keep cattle from garlic plants, especially after turnout to pasture. Strategies include separating young stock two weeks early and returning milking herd to barn at noon with hay for several days.
Dairymen explore skim milk powder in calf feeding. Ohio State's Maurice Baird outlines a plan using whole milk to two months, then a dry mix with corn and cob meal, oats bran, and oil meal, plus skim milk powder to reach one and a half pounds of mix daily. Feeding twice daily, with hay, beet pulp, water, silage as needed, salt, clean stalls, and bedding. Emphasizes sanitary conditions, minerals, and selecting disease-free stock due to high feeding costs.
A dairy farmer loses money by turning milk cows out on pasture without grain. Spring pasture is high in protein, so a 12 percent protein grain mix is advised to keep cows in good flesh and production. Late summer pastures are poorer, so raise grain protein to about 16 percent and add silage. Without summer graining, fall production is hard to restore.
Approximately 5000 jack rabbits were killed during the shotgun drive in the Buttonwillow district, said L. A. Burtch, horticultural commissioner. The acreage in melons in Imperial Valley was given recently by the horticultural commission at $6,352 acres, including all varieties.
The initial spring lamb consignments from California arrived in Chicago, comprising four carloads or about six hundred head, based on Federal State News Service records.
H E Jacob of the University of California Viticulture division warns powdery mildew as the top current threat to California vineyards. He publishes a bulletin detailing latest control methods titled Powdery Mildew of the Grape and Its Control in California, obtainable free on request from the university.
The show committee led by Hugo Frank plans a comprehensive livestock display for this season to reflect all farm industry aspects. Last year’s exhibit was seen as insignificant, so organizers seek broader entry from Alameda and neighboring counties to showcase the sector.
Warm rains mature spinach in Washington township as hundreds work the fields. The F B Booth Company opens its Center ville plant with 500 workers. Cannery officials expect normal production despite weather delays before the fruit and vegetable run.
Dr Henry P H Severin of the University of California agricultural experiment station explains curly top signs in sugar beets and recommends plowing under infected fields and planting grain sorghums lettuce or pink beans. The bulletin can be obtained free from Berkeley or Davis.
A legislative hearing debated fish screens at irrigation ditch intakes with irrigation interests arguing farmers would pay for installation and upkeep while sportsmen and fishermen reap the benefits. The committee voted five to seven against sending the bill to the house floor. Senator Ralph Swing's duck hunting limit bill for several Southern California counties was recommended for passage as an experimental measure to keep ducks from Mexico.
Fruit exports from the United States in 1928 totaled 127.8 million dollars, with California receiving a major share. Dried fruits, notably prunes, apples, and peaches, rose in value while raisin and apricot exports fell. About one third of total export value came from dried fruits, primarily grown and packed in California.
About 300 Stanislaus county grape growers, under half of the 1929 projection, have signed with the California Vineyardists Association. Roughly 100 growers in San Joaquin county and the north Merced county area have also joined, a move George L. Bare calls highly satisfactory.
The Flower Lovers' Club of Santa Clara county marks ten years of meetings every other Wednesday with one exception on Decoration Day. President Horace Keesling and the secretary have remained constant, reflecting belief that the every other Wednesday rhythm aids consistency.
Proposed railroad charges for moving canned goods to Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana were only partly approved in a ten tative report. Washington Idaho and Montana officials protested the schedules while F L Sharp reviewed the conditions for the Interstate Commerce Commission and suggested modifications. All findings await final commission review before action.
Ralph W Bybee of San Francisco a McCormick Steamship Company agent told Sacramento Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee that California products have strong opportunities on the east coast of South America especially Argentina. Dried fruit canned goods crushed fruit and vegetables have good markets with apples selling for 3 dollars a dozen in Argentina. A refrigerated steamer service to South America will begin soon to expand California product markets on the continent south of the region.
Police reports show poultry thefts in Hayward and Castro Valley, once peaking a month ago and prompting calls for action, have fallen to zero. Several men and one woman are in custody, believed to have broken up two or more longrunning gangs. County and local officers collaborated on the arrests. no theft reports have been logged for over two weeks.
Southern Alameda county growers express favorable sentiment toward the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association and plan to ship thousands of tons to the group. Farm adviser T C Morrison notes the organization seeks 100 million tons of prunes and 8 million tons of cats signed up by next month to avoid uncertainty. Alameda area has 1800 acres of prunes and 3200 acres of apricots with bright crop prospects.
North Carolina State College surveys show over 53 percent of poultry flocks infested with lice or mites. Dr B F Kaupp urges pre summer control with 4 percent coal tar pitch cleaning henhouses, spraying cracks, fresh litter, and creosote coated perches. Dust adult fowl with sodium fluoride and repeat in five days if needed.
The article urges ten feet of hopper feeding space per 100 hens to ensure ample laying mash for all hens. A five foot trough hopper open on both sides works well, especially when elevated on a platform to keep out straw litter. Poultrymen prefer open hoppers to wall hoppers, with some replacing walls by long open boxes.
Poultry disease control favors focusing on old birds as TB mostly affects them. Keeping few old birds reduces infection risk. If premises are heavily infected, rest the house and yards for two years, thoroughly clean and disinfect the house, and rest the yards with cultivation in the interim.
Guineas build nests at the edge of brier patches or under weeds. The female cackles softly while on the nest and the male often stands nearby and cackles. When the hen has many eggs she may become broody and sit, then rise and fly off when leaving the nest.
Direct sunlight promotes health and egg production while ordinary window glass blocks UV rays. Only direct sunlight or light passing through special glass or substitutes that transmit ultraviolet rays is beneficial. It aids in health maintenance, reduces mortality, increases egg production, and improves hatchability and eggshell quality.
An advertising note promotes Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants and children, claiming it soothes upset babies and relieves colic, with a history of twenty five million bottles sold last year. The copy emphasizes avoiding “doubtful drugs” and positions Castoria as a readily available children's remedy.
A vintage advert promotes 20 Mule Team Borax as the solution to washing dishes pots pans and other dirty items. It claims the product makes cleaning easier saves labor and time and leaves hands white and clean.
A longtime physician credits natural care and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation over 47 years. He rejects drastic purges, urges daily bowel movement, and promotes a mild vegetable formula as non habit forming. Readers are advised to obtain a free trial bottle by writing to Syrup Pepsin Dept BB Moticello Illinois.
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