Minnahaha Ranch Promotes Tulare Citrus Output
The Minnahaha Ranch in the Wood lake district, 25 miles northeast of Visalia, spans 1600 acres with 200 in oranges 50 in grapes and 500 in barley. Operated by Minnehaha Orchard Co Inc it ships via California Fruit Exchange under the Sunkist label. Valencia harvest begins April 10 totaling about 20000 boxes. The ranch also fattens 750 beef cattle and over 100 growers attended Lindsay's fourth annual citrus institute.
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Woodlake
Minnahaha Ranch
Visalia
Minnehaha Orchard Co., Inc
Emperor
Almeria
Elderwood
California Fruit Exchange
Sunkist
Tulare County
Spinach Harvest Advances for Kings County Crop
Kings County's first spinach crop moves to Armona packing plant from Island district north of Lemoore. A brief cold snap raised fears of losses, but recent rains boosted prospects. Expected yield now 70 to 80 percent, with Kings County Packing Company canned 600 tons and awaiting another 600 tons.
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Kings County
Kings County Packing Company
Armona
Island
Lemoore
Central California Citrus League Ships 1927 Valencia Crop
The Central California Citrus League plans a shipping program for the 1927 Valencia crop from Lindsay district. The league reports success in marketing for local growers and expects to handle about 3,000 cars of high quality fruit at peak shipping. Shippers anticipate good returns from orderly handling.
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Central California Citrus League
Lindsay District
Citrus League
Central District
Campaign Against Ground Squirrel Pest Planned in Kern County
Whit C. Barber, Kern county horticultural commissioner, organizes an extensive campaign to combat ground-squirrel pests over 50 000 acres. Mounted agrarians in fours will spread poisoned barley supplied from shoulder sacks to aid farmers and horses in affected districts.
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Whit C. Barber
Kern County
Stock Raisers Urged to Hold Cattle in Kern County Market Surge
Kern County is described as a veritable paradise for stock raisers due to heavy rains in recent months. Brand inspector Charles H. Smith advised cattlemen to sit tight and hold their animals, forecasting a thriving local market with profits potentially totaling 2 million dollars. The plan aims to benefit packers and stockmen and reduce the need to import cattle from other markets.
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Kern County
Charles H. Smith
Smith
Lamb advertising push planned by national wool growers
The National Wool Growers Association plans a lamb advertising campaign for the next market, noting years have passed since the industry operated mainly on wool. They aim to boost lamb consumption and demand with swift action.
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California
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Hunt Brothers Cannery to open Suisun plant this Friday
Official notice states operations at the Suisun cannery start Friday with a spinach pack. 250 operators will begin work and grow as the season proceeds. Asparagus will not be processed here this season, all such work moved to the Sacramento River plant.
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Hunt Brothers
Suisun Cannery
Sacramento River
Diversified farming urged to shield farmers from losses
Dooley P. Wheeler, assistant Tulare County horticultural inspector, says diversified farming is the only sure way for farmers to protect themselves against crop losses and price declines.
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Dooley P. Wheeler
Tulare County
Poultrymen and Citrus Growers Focus on Cull Efforts
Poultrymen in the Yucaipa district give attention to culling their flocks while California citrus growers continue to develop facilities for utilizing cull oranges and lemons.
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Yucaipa
California
County Board to require bill of sale for livestock sales
The Tulare county board of supervisors will be asked at its next meeting to pass an ordinance making a bill of sale compulsory with all sales of livestock or poultry.
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Tulare
Rice shipment to Japan damaged in transit from Colusa
Sixteen cars in a Rosenburg company consignment from Colusa locality were shattered en route to buyers in Japan. The incident disrupted the single rice shipment and prompted inquiries into cargo handling and insurance coverage.
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Colusa
Rosenburg Company
Japan
Monte Vista Vineyard Sold Near Dinuba
About $200,000 cash consideration secures sale of the 560 acre Monte Vista vineyard property two miles northeast of Dinuba. Buyers are Altman Brothers and Friedman.
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Monte Vista
Dinuba
Altman Brothers and
Friedman
Chaffey Junior Farm Center Fair Attracts Cattle Rabbit Entries
Many cattle and rabbit entries have been received for the Chaffey Junior Farm Center Fair to be held at Ontario on the high school campus May 20 and 21.
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Chaffey
Ontario
Heavy rains spur puncture vine germination risk
Abnormally heavy rainfall this year may trigger serious puncture vine infestations as seeds that usually lie dormant begin to germinate, raising concern for crops and pastures in affected areas.
Ventura growers form marketing association
Because of unsatisfactory market outlets for vegetables grown in Ventura county a number of the truck crop growers department of the county farm bureau have formed a Ventura marketing association.
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Ventura County
Truck Crop Growers Department
County Farm Bureau
Ventura Marketing Association
Porterville district to plant 558 acres of potatoes
D. T. Rewey district horticultural inspector reports that about 558 acres in Porterville district will be planted to potatoes this spring and a harvest of 50,000 sacks is expected.
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D. T. Rewey
Porterville
Variations in Seed Germination Noted by Delta Growers
Seed germination shows wide variation across the San Joaquin delta near Stockton for multiple seasons. Growers blame mechanical faults in seed planters or adverse weather conditions for the uneven emergence and stand establishment.
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San Joaquin Delta
Stockton
Riverside Pioneer Transplants Owari Orange Tree to Arboretum
A Satsuma orange tree of the Owari type imported by Riverside pioneer B. B. Barney from Japan in the early 1890s has been moved from the late D. L. Wilber homestead in Riverside to the citrus experiment station arboretum.
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Satsuma
B. B. Barney
Riverside
Japan
D. L. Wilber
Citrus Experiment Station
Woman shifts from rabbits to Rhode Island Red chickens
Mrs R J Herrick of Altadena has raised rabbits for several years to earn pin money. She found meat and fur production unpleasant and has switched to keeping Rhode Island Red chickens.
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R J. Herrick
Altadena
Rhode Island
Woodside Poultry Association plant planned at Visalia
Activity rises in Visalia poultry industry with a new Woodside Poultry Association plant to house 10 000 laying hens. The scheme marks one of the county s largest poultry projects with a five dollar investment per bird.
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Visalia
Woodside Poultry Association
Silk Company Planting Mulberry Trees For Silk Worms
The San Diego County Silk company of Escondido planted about 100 acres to white mulberry trees to feed silk worms. The firm has been absorbed by the California Silk Factors, based in San Francisco. Field work will begin as soon as weather permits.
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San Diego
Organization forms for San Joaquin Cotton Growers Assn
The San Joaquin Cotton Growers Association signs up 15 000 to 20 000 acres with potential 40 000 acres. Plans to extend loans to members totaling 500 000 to 1 000 000 dollars for the coming season at about 6 percent interest.
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The
San Joaquin Cotton Growers’ Association
Riverside county cultivates about 200000 acres under cultivation
A. E. Bottel horticultural commissioner reports to Riverside county supervisors that roughly 200000 acres are now under cultivation. He notes nearly every crop grown in the state is produced within the county and adds Coachella valley grows a large share of dates produced in America.
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Riverside County Supervisors
A. E. Bottel
Riverside County
Coachella Valley
America
Doings of the Legislature on Tax Changes in California
Sacramento reports three Supreme Court rulings altered tax policy for banks and corporations. The 7 percent intangible securities tax was repealed to avoid unfairly taxing National Banks, offset by raising the state corporation franchise tax from 1.6 to 1.8 percent. Foreign corporations doing business here cannot be taxed beyond the state rate, risking state revenue, while U S Supreme Court rulings align taxes with court rulings without increasing overall levies.
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Sacramento
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
California
Supreme Court of
Wisconsin
Minnesota
U. S. Supreme Court
New Law Aims at Cattle Health and Rail Crossing Elimination
A state measure requires veterinary certification for cattle health before importation and bans non veterinarians from buying or using tuber culin. It creates tuberculosis eradication zones, provides for diseased cattle slaughter, and forms a ten member commission including railroad experts to study grade crossings over two years with plans to eliminate all crossings by 1929.
Senate rebukes McKinley plan on branch banking in California
By a viva voce vote the senate killed McKinley of Los Angeles effort to graft on the state banking law a duplication of the national banking law known as the McFadden bill. It would permit branch banking only in the city of the parent bank or by purchase of an existing bank, thus allowing full branch banking in California.
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Senate
McKinley
Los Angeles
Congress
California
State bonds proposed for 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles
Voters at the next general election will decide on a $1,000,000 bond issue to support the 1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles. The state provides $2,000 for printing bonds, while proponents argue the event will greatly benefit Los Angeles and the entire state.
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Los Angeles
Assembly Adopts Inquiry Into California Newspapers
At Assemblyman Byrne's instance the assembly adopted a resolution to appoint a five member committee to investigate and ascertain which California newspapers are owned financed or subsidized by public utility corporations or by officials of those corporations.
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Assembly
Byrne
State of
California
California commission to study tax systems seeks changes
A commission with an appropriation of 75000 dollars is tasked to investigate tax systems and recommend changes in the California system. This aligns with the governor's wishes as the present law has reached its limit and a new plan is needed.
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California
Legislature expands civil service and creates welfare department
The legislature re enacted the civil service law and expands it to include three commissioners, replacing the single commissioner. It also establishes the department of social welfare to oversee charities and corrections.
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Department of Social Welfare
Lucky for Him and His Children in Alabama
An old Alabama truck farmer scolds his children for laziness in a tense exchange. He tells his oldest son that being rich would lead him to disinherit his children, highlighting pride and hard work as valued traits in a rural family. The dialogue centers on ambition, wealth, and filial duty.
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Alabama
Preparing to Depart in a Harp Lesson Joke
A brief humorous exchange asks why someone may not be long for this world, with the reply that he is taking harp lessons.
Sapient Spouse Exchange on Fencing and Boxing
A humorous dialogue in which a husband asks if he should fence or box for protection and his wife retorts that neither would likely have gloves or foils, implying practical limits of self defense. The exchange highlights wit about gender roles and sport references in a light domestic banter tone.
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Hub
Mild Satisfaction Little Man-Look Here Quote Exchange
A terse dialogue reveals one party calling the other a liar and the other dismissing the remark as untruthful. The exchange shows a sharp, testy tone between two speakers over basic honesty.
Caught at Last A Kirk Elder Found Out at Home
An old kirk elder returns home disconsolate and explains to his wife that he has felt a lee. She humorously notes many prior occasions of feeling lee, but he insists this time he has been found out.
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London
Hamlet Banter Sparks Furore in Montreal Star
A lively exchange between Maybe Less Than That and Frank Friend stirs the crowd as a Hamlet performance draws strong reactions. Review notes audience engagement and theatrical energy.
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Hamlet
Frank
Montreal Star
Lobster and Fish Exchange Quip a Police Chuckle
A playful cartoon exchange has a lobster joking about pinching suspects while a fish replies with a cop themed pun about enjoying policing. The lighthearted dialogue plays on sea creature personas in a humorous street scene.
Close Quarters in Nineteen Twenties Flat
Vivian describes an apartment so tiny that Mae notes its cramped feel. Vivian confirms the space is minimal and they even rely on condensed milk to manage in tight quarters.
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Vivian
Mae
Witness Stand Testimony Recalls Cellar Stairs Incident
In a Louisville Courier Journal excerpt a witness relates a dramatic courtroom moment where she is questioned about a man ascending cellar stairs. She confirms seeing him and recalls being told not to scream before she finally did.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Smoking chat with Alice and Jerry sparks family habit
A casual exchange reveals Alice asking about smoking while Jerry agrees and notes that all his sisters smoke, highlighting a family pattern of tobacco use. The informal dialogue hints at social acceptance of smoking within the group.
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Alice
Jerry
Tanlac credited with curing Mrs Cuevas in San Francisco
San Francisco widow Mrs. Cuevas of 2508 Bush St. reports three years of crippling rheumatism, heart trouble, and stomach upset eased by Tanlac. She says digestion and appetite improved, strength returned, and overall health restored, urging others to try the tonic from their druggist today.
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San Francisco
Tanlac
Cuevas
Bush St
Paulae
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Eczema Relief
A surgeon's prescription sold by druggists at low cost claims to heal eczema and related skin conditions within days. The oil supposedly stops itching, dries eruptions, and cleans sores including barbers itch and salt rheum, with a money back guarantee if not effective.
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Moone
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