California News Briefs Highlights from Bakersfield to Los Angeles
Bakersfield officials urge Kern County residents to watch for the black widow spider after several bites caused deaths. The piece also reports on budget act preparations in Sacramento, Padre Hotel plans in Bakersfield, buoyant Visalia home building aided by veteran loans, fish planting near Wawona, and a wave of other California updates across counties, rail plans, and local incidents.
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Pacific Coast
Bakersfield
Kern County
State Board of Control
Sacramento
California
Padre Hotel Corporation
Highteenth
H Streets
Visalia
George Magladry
Modesto
Guy Tabler
Wawona
Merced
Magladry
Tuolumne
Santa Cruz
Pleasure Pier
San Lorenzo
Carsten Grape
Stockton
Southern Pacific Company
State Railroad Commission
Santa Fe
Los Angeles and
Salt Lake
Union Station
Railroad Commission
Los Angeles
Interstate Commerce Commission
L. E. Ross
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Marin Junior College
Kentfield
Marin County
Palo Alto
A. P. Fleming
F. H. Divan & Son
Monroe
Wis
Divan
UC expert to investigate turkey disease hit Glenn-Colusa
William Durbrow of the Glenn Colusa Irrigation District reports Berkeley will send a UC expert to examine a turkey disease plaguing Glenn county growers for weeks. The epidemic has struck many large flocks with inflamed skin and resisted diagnosis and cure.
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William Durbrow
Glenn-Colusa
Berkeley
University of California
Glenn County
City Council OKs $10000 for weed eradication in valley
An ordinance authorizes a $10,000 appropriation from the motor vehicle license fund to combat puncture weed in the San Fernando Valley. The County Horticulture Department, via the Board of Supervisors, will carry out the work. Officials warn the weed seeding pods on tires threatens valley markets and state law requires eradication.
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San Fernando Valley
County Horticulture Department
Board of Supervisors
Argentine official studies Petaluma poultry methods
Hugo Miatello Jr., agricultural engineer and head of the Rural Development Department in the Central Argentinian Republic, is spending several days in Petaluma to observe poultry-raising techniques and collect data to aid his government in advancing the industry at home.
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Hugo Miatello, Jr
Rural Development Department
Central
Argentine Republic
Petaluma
Plans Accelerate for Los Molinos Fruit Festival
Plans advance for the annual Fruit Festival in Los Molinos on August 12 and 138th. Inquiries flood in as motorists from Contra Costa County travel thinking the festival occurs this week.
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Los Molinos
Contra Costa County
Peach canning and shipping in Tulare forecast below normal
In Tulare county this season canning and shipping peaches are expected to reach about 80 to 85 percent of a normal crop. W. B. Gilfillan and Frank R. Brann report orchard conditions are encouraging though the crop will be later and somewhat smaller than last year. Last season canning peaches exported value reached 3 120 000, shipping peaches netted about 66 770, and dried peaches brought 145 000.
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Tulare County
W. B. Gilfillan
Frank R. Brann
Apricot Harvest Nears End in Colusa County
Arbuckle in Colusa county finished the apricot harvest last week with 125 tons dried and 240 tons green fruit shipped. Green corn fetched prices from 90 to 100 dollars per ton net.
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Arbuckle
Colusa County
Northern peach growers join California Canning Peach Growers
Cling peach growers in the northern pool abandoned a goal of more than $30 per ton for the 1927 crop and aligned with the California Canning Peach Growers. A. E. Swanson of Kingsburg, Fresno County, cites A. D. Pogghetto of the association as source. On June 28 the group set $80 per ton, while unaffiliated growers kept pressing for $30.
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California Canning Peach Growers
A. E. Swanson
Kingsburg
Fresno County
A. D. Poggetto
Canning Peach
Chino-Ontario
Valley Farmers See Record Prosperity From Moisture
The San Joaquin Valley enjoys an unprecedented year of prosperity due to abundant winter moisture and improved farming methods. Yields across crops are exceptionally high, while mid western and eastern yields are down. Improved marketing facilities have boosted returns to growers.
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San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley crops in healthy condition and favorable futures
The summer crops in the San Joaquin valley including maize corn rice cotton and others are in healthy condition. Futures on these crops indicate the valley farmer will round out the crop season in a very satisfactory manner.
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San Joaquin Valley
Potatoes Move Out Of Porterville District Quickly
The Porterville district ships six to eight potato cars daily with the California Vegetable Union, a major grower in Woodville west of Porterville, said to be the largest shipper. Potatoes head to Coast points and the Middle West.
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Porterville
California Vegetable Union
Woodville
Coast Points
Middle West
Apple Growers Expect Midweek Harvest in Sebastopol
In Sebastopol a large share of the crop is already sold and harvest is expected around midweek. Growers credit improving f o b prices set June 20 by the California Gravenstein Apple Growers and the new growers and shippers organization for the favorable outlook.
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Sebastopol
California Gravenstein Apple Growers
New Growers and Shippers Organization
June and July Weather Supports Harvest Progress
Weather on June and July has stayed favorable allowing harvests to proceed. Forecasts indicate the 1927 corn crop will total about 60 000 bushels less than 1926, while wheat will rise by roughly 3.25 million bushels. Potatoes hops and sugar beets are also expected to post higher yields.
Rich ter of Abernathy Claims Double Bearing Plant Title
H H Rich ter of Abernathy Texas claims the title of Burbank the Second by growing a maize plant with a potato attached to its roots. He has raised such double bearing plants on an acre and exhibits a ready to head specimen in his office. No propagation plans are announced.
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Burbank
H. H. Richter
Abernathy
Texas
Richter
Rice Day planned by Richvale Farm Center and extension service
Plans for the fourth annual Rice Day in Oroville Butte County begin with the Richvale Farm Center and the Butte County Agricultural Extension Service. Rice men from across the Sacramento valley will gather for speeches and a district tour including the Rice Experiment Station. The date hinges on rice development and is likely early September.
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Richvale Farm Center
Butte County Agricultural Extension Service
Oroville
Butte County
Sacramento Valley
Rice Experiment Station
Hog Cholera Quarantine Clears in Shasta Valley
Dr. C. H. Carter, county livestock inspector at Yreka, reports hog cholera outbreaks ceased for two weeks. He credits the strict quarantine he directed with controlling the disease and preventing new cases in the Shasta Valley hog herds.
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Shasta Valley
C. H. Carter
Yreka
Carter
California hay output forecast by Crop Service chief
H H Kaufman, head of the California Crop Reporting Service, predicts this year’s hay production will total about 4,825,000 tons, down from 4,084,000 tons in 1926. Grain hay is seen at 764,000 tons versus 862,000 last year, with tame hay at 179,000 this year and 198,000 in 1926.
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California
H. H. Kaufman
California Crop Reporting Service
County approves funds for Siskiyou fair premiums
The county board of supervisors voted three to two to appropriate 1500 for premium prizes for exhibits at the Siskiyou county fair. The fair dates are set for September 15 to 18 and with funds secured preparations will proceed quickly.
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Siskiyou County
County Board of Supervisors
Bartlett Pear Shipments Begin in Sacramento River District
The State Department of Agriculture reports a high standard of Bartlett pears from the Sacramento River district as annual shipments start. The first carload left on July 2, with shipments this year beginning a week later than 1926 and two weeks later than in 1925.
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Sacramento River District
State Department of Agriculture
Federal Dairy Product Grading System Revamped
The United States Department of Agriculture announces official graders will replace inspectors for dairy and poultry product grading starting July 1. Existing certificates remain valid until used, new certificates detail grading, with examples for butter and eggs. Demand grows with major retailers adopting quality certificates. grading offices operate nationwide including Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago and others.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department
Washington
Bay Cities
California
Boston
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Plymouth
Wis
Minneapolis
Duluth
San Francisco
Petaluma
Calif
Missouri
Minnesota
New York City
State Departments of Agriculture
Selecting a Sire to Improve Dairy Qualities in Herd
The article advises choosing a sire by dairy performance and proven transmitting ability. It emphasizes examining dam, granddams, and great-granddams records, and notes inheritance shares: 50 percent from sire and dam, 25 percent from four second-generation ancestors, 12 to 14 percent from eight third-generation ancestors, with remaining share among all ancestors. Also warns pedigree may not reveal all traits and cautions against selecting a poor individual despite an impressive pedigree.
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Pickwick
St. Louis
Charles F. Wren
Atlantic Seaboard
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Frank G. Snook
Division of Motor Vehicles
Western Pacific Railroad
Kingdom
Terminous
San Joaquin Delta
H. M. James
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Amador County
J. M. Hill
United States Bureau of Mines
Yuba
Nevada
Yuba County
Nevada County
Santa Barbara
Better Homes In America Association
Harris M. Hanshue
Western Air Express, Inc
Hanshue
Julian
Alamitos
Field Beach
California Eastern Oil Company
Fleming
Robbie Hardenbrook
Antler
Redding
George Greenwood
Robbie
Durward Wittenmeyer
Fannie Weigle
Pomona
Fletcher Bowron
Wittenmeyer
San Joaquin
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