Blood tests urged to curb cow abortion disease
J R Danks of Winterthur farms urges use of blood testing and strict segregation to fight contagious abortion on dairy herds. He notes isolation facilities are lacking, and proper veterinarian knowledge on testing limits is needed for progress. Abortions fall to about 5 percent with proper measures, but some herds remain around 10 percent. The disease’s cause beyond Bang bacillus remains debated.
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J. R. Danks
Winterthur
Del
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Danks
Careful Navel Cord Binding and Disinfection Advice
The cord should be tied about one and a half inches from the navel with twine prepared in carbolic solution or methylated spirits. Hands must be washed and disinfected before tying. After tying, apply iodine in methylated spirits, repeat when dry, then cover with Stockholm tar for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Undesirable flavors in milk from new pasture cows
Undesirable flavors appear when cows are first turned to pasture, especially on sweet clover. Digestive disturbances often accompany the flavors. Prevention relies on good supplemental feeds each morning before pasture, plus dry roughage such as oat straw kept in a rack.
Dairy Tips For Healthier Cows And Better Milk
The article emphasizes that dry pastures lead to dry cows and stresses barn ventilation for healthier cows and purer milk. It advises planting tested silage seeds early, using proper salt and water as essential foods, and notes good pasture grass as an irreplaceable delicacy in dairy feeding.
Elevators planned for Tulare Lake bulk grain handling
Several new grain handling elevators are to be built in the Tulare Lake basin this year. C. O. Barker has sold his apple or chard in the Banning Heights district to H. L. Findlay, a Glendale realty man.
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Tulare Lake Basin
C. O. Barker
Banning Heights
H. L. Findlay
Glendale Realty Man
California agricultural extension held about a thousand meetings in 1928
The annual report from the director of the agricultural extension division at the State College of Agriculture states county farm advisers in California conducted nearly 1000 meetings on agricultural subjects during 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Advisers of
California
State College of Agriculture
Hog shipment sent to Los Angeles stockyards from Porterville High
The Porterville Union High School agricultural department shipped ninety three hogs to the Los Angeles stockyards. Sixteen hogs belonged to the high school agricultural club. the remaining animals were community stock from district ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Agricultural Department of
Porterville Union High School
High School
Agricultural Club
Beaumont Cherry Valley acreage doubles in latest estimates
Visitors this year will see bearing acreage near Beaumont almost double from about 450 to estimates ranging from 800 to 450 acres. Palm avenue in the eastern city is being improved and graded to ease access to one of the new Cherry Valley sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Palm Avenue
Cherry Valley
USDA Announces Remedy for Argentine Ants in California
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a remedy for Argentine ants, worsened in California. It suggests coal oil or moth balls in saucers under furniture, plus a special poison syrup available from the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Department
Squirrel Drive Aims to Rid Ranch Lands of Pests
Residents within sixty square miles including Norco Alvord and La Sierra Heights aided a recent squirrel drive to clear ranch lands and rights of way of furry pests. Poisoned barley was secured through the county horticultural commission with E G Tuthill overseeing residents in the pest control effort.
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Norco
Alvord
la Sierra Heights
County Horticultural Commission
E. G. Tuthill
California leads U S lima bean output for 1928
California provides 99 percent of all lima beans in the United States with an estimated 2,310,000 bushels in 1928 and accounts for five percent of small white beans. Crop statistician E E Kaufman notes California could feed Boston but hog shortages would prevent meeting meat needs. cooperation among growers is urged. Research at Riverside explores white mustard as a cover crop for orchards to improve soil, needing six to eight pounds per acre versus higher rates for clover or vetch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
United States
Michigan
E. E. Kaufman
State Department of Agriculture
Boston
Southern
Riverside Citrus Experiment Station
L. D. Batchelor
Department of Soil Management
Batchelor
Poultry Expert Leads Tulare County Sessions
W. E. Nelson of the California agricultural extension service addressed Tulare county poultrymen in all-day programs at Tulare and Porterville Union High Schools. The sessions were organized by the Tulare County farm adviser and the Tulare County Farm Bureau poultry department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Nelson
California Agricultural Extension Service
Tulare County
Tulare
Porterville Union
Stanislaus Growers to Get Higher Ka Dota Fig Price
Stanislaus county growers of Ka dota figs will receive from one half to one cent a pound more for their crop this year than last, in the opinion of George Erb, member of the marketing committee of the Federated Fig Growers Association. Cane rs paid four cents last year. A growing demand for the product is responsible for the increased price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanislaus County
George Erb
Federated Fig Growers’ Association
Southern California peach study aims for wide adoption
Peach growers in Southern California watch Prof George P Weldon and twenty Southern China peach varieties tested at Chaffey Union High School orchard. Early leafing and heavy crops are reported with hope that one variety will be widely adopted in five to six years. Past six years saw three serious crop failures from mild winters delaying foliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
George P. Weldon
Chaffey Union High School
Weldon
Southland
Corcoran Expands Cotton Production and Builds New Plant
Corcoran, the cotton capital of Kings county, plans to handle 4000 more acres than last year’s 13 000 as the J G Boswell Company lets contracts to Brown and Hougham for a cottonseed oil refinery, a new gin and warehouse. The works, costing about 10 000 dollars, will be built of corrugated iron and concrete. Boswell also contracts Brown and Hougham to construct a gin office building and warehouse at Mendota Fresno county costing about 10 000 dollars.
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Corcoran
Kings County
San Joaquin Valley
J. G. Boswell Company
Brown & Hougham, Hanford Contractors
Brown & Hougham
Mendota
Fresno County
Santa Maria dairymen win most butter fat prizes
In the February report of the Santa Barbara Cow Testing Association nine of twelve top places went to Santa Maria Valley dairymen. Monte Vista rancho Carpinteria won first, Rosemary Farm, Knudsen Creamer, and G Donovan also placed, with Santa Barbara Diary and Tony Rodriguez taking eleventh and twelfth. Winning cows produced 1375 to 1563 pounds milk and 70.1 to 81.1 pounds butter fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara Cow Testing Association
Santa Maria Valley Dairymen
Monte Vista Rancho
Carpinteria
Rosemary Farm
Knudsen
Guernsey
Knudsen Creamer
Jersey
Martin Brothers Expand Ranch Holdings Near Calipatria
George E. Martin and his brother W. H. Martin have begun a large scale operation near Calipatria with 2300 acres in wheat barley and alfalfa. They own 320 acres barley two miles south and 160 acres wheat two miles east with heavy stands after a year without crops. A further 160 acres barley lies two miles east, while eighty acres of alfalfa and barley yielded two tons per acre one mile farther east. Additional land includes 160 acres barley south of the road and five miles northeast a half section with 163 acres barley and 160 alfalfa, plus a neighboring half section in wheat and barley. About eight miles west lies 960 acres in wheat used to supply a coast mill owned by George E. Martin. He also runs a larger Ventura county ranch with 3000 acres in barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Martin
Calipatria
W. H. Martin
Martin Brothers
Ventura County
Primitive Man in South Africa Linked to Giant Buffalo
Report from the Transvaal claims bones and skull of a primitive man found near fossilized remains of a giant buffalo with a 12 foot across head. Sir Arthur Woodward notes potential evidence of an earlier race than the negro, dating uncertain but possibly not older than British Museum specimens. The man may have died in combat with the buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
South Africa
Arthur Woodward
Geological
British Museum
Golden Medical Discovery Ad Promotes Health and Immunity
An advert claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery strengthens vitality to resist colds and pneumonia. A Modesto California reader shares that it helped her delicate daughter after repeated illnesses and that the remedy serves as a tonic for bronchial irritations. It advises fluids or tablets and directs readers to write the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Rae
Modesto
Calif
Spencer St
Drop in Meat Eating Reflects Dip in Beef Use
The Department of Commerce notes Americans ate about 5 pounds less meat last year, 8 pounds less than in 1926. Beef and veal declined while pork rose but not enough to offset beef losses. Lamb and mutton held steady. Beef per capita fell from 63.6 pounds in 1926 to 51.7 in 1928. pork rose from 65.7 to 73.9. Lamb and mutton stayed near 5.14 pounds and veal dropped from 8.2 to 6.8 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Russ Ball Blue Makes Clothes Whiter Than Liquid
A large package of Russ Ball Blue is advertised at grocers with a claim that it Whitens fabrics better than liquid Blue, suggesting effective laundry aid for household use.
Germany tests landing sail for hydroplanes on ship
A large sail dragged by a moving ship served as a landing field for hydroplanes. The sail provided a smoother surface than water, and a plane repeatedly took off and landed on it, with the tests reported as successful in Germany.
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Germany
Woman Marries Saint Then Loses Chance to Reform Him
A quip notes that when a woman marries a saint she forfeits any hope of reforming him, suggesting the saint retains idealized behavior and the partnership loses the chance for change. The remark reflects social tables and marriage humor of the era.
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Bayer
Hanford
C.J. Dean
Colon Clinic
Towmadrey Street
Iggists
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