Proven Sires Lost to Farmers Spark Uranium? Wait Not Uranium.
D. L. Fout of the University of Idaho urges dairymen to retain proven sires rather than cull promising bulls. He cites Idaho and Utah reports showing dams producing significantly more milk and butterfat than their sires, with several bulls butchered before proving their worth. Association records indicate about one third of pure bred sires underperform, one third hold or slightly increase, and one third show major gains, underscoring the need to keep proven bulls in service.
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D. L. Fout
University of Idaho Agricultural Extension Division
Idaho
Association
Canyon County
O. A. Fitzgerald
Utah
Gooding County
Mr. Fourt
Contamination of Milk Blamed on Consumer
The consumer is blamed for contaminating milk and should avoid bringing bottles from sick rooms. Bottles in contagious areas must be disinfected by the board of health before collection. For serious diseases, households should place milk in a covered dish or have it delivered to a household member. Do not remove bottles from homes with active cases without official permission.
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Board of Health
Hold Milk Flow During Summer by Good Feeding
Summer losses in milk production are likely the heaviest of the year as cows rely on imagination. If cows are unsettled after pasture, provide supplemental feeds. Grain alone is insufficient. more roughage is needed. If silage is unavailable, mow grass or use hay to supplement pasture.
Twin Bull Calves Found Successful as Breeders
The article states twin bull calves have equal potential to become successful breeding bulls as single bulls. Twin heifer calves are likewise likely to be good breeding cows. When a bull is born twin with a heifer, the heifer often fails as a breeding cow, though the bull remains as likely to succeed.
Butter production and price stability noted by California agriculture head
Director Hecke states California butter production in 1923-24 was 27,264,204 pounds below consumption. He also notes steady butter prices since 1921 and favorable wholesale-retail price relations. Chas W Cleary reports progress in the Durham land settlement project, with satisfactory adjustment of state and colonist interests. Prices for dairy products have remained relatively strong since 1920.
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California
Hecke
State Department of Agriculture
Durham Land Settlement
Chas. W. Cleary
Division of Land Settlement
San Joaquin County Fair to Award Record Cash Prizes
More than $70,000 in cash will be distributed in premiums, stakes and purses at the tenth annual San Joaquin County Fair and Horse Show in Stockton from August 20 to 26. A large number of valuable trophies and special prizes will also be awarded, with the total distribution likely the greatest for a county fair on the Pacific Coast.
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San Joaquin County
Stockton
Pacific Coast
Governor Young Seeks Insurance Rate Freeze for Grain Crops
Governor Young aims to block rate increases on grain crop and farm property insurance after a rash of disastrous valley fires this season. Fred Stevenot, head of the Department of Natural Resources and committee chair, relayed word that the effort may succeed amid heavy 1928 losses raising doubt about affordable insurance next year.
New Farm Relief Claim Linked to Highland Packing House
The State Department of Agriculture reports a Highland San Bernardino packing house used a tare weight of four pounds per box of oranges but paid growers above market prices to channel shipments there. With boxes typically weighing about one and a quarter pounds, the firm allegedly gained two to three pounds per box.
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State Department of Agriculture
Highland
San Bernardino County
Fall lettuce acreage to dip slightly from 1927
California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service projects 20,070 acres to be planted to Fall lettuce, down from 21,350 last season and 19,670 in 1926. Fall carrot plantings expected at 2,300 acres, above 2,215 in 1927 but above 865 in 1926. Onion crop outlook shows 3,710 acres, the smallest in several years, versus 4,780 in 1927, 6,000 in 1926 and 5,850 in 1925.
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California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Airplanes Prove Valuable Farm Implement in Nevada and Oregon
Agriculture officials report planes now spray alfalfa weevil in twenty minutes, replacing two days of horse or tractor work. Entomologist George G. Schweis notes costs drop from about one dollar per acre to sixty cents, covering service, operators, and materials.
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Nevada
Oregon
State Department of Agriculture
George G. Schweis
University of Nevada
Schweis
California
Rice varieties trialed in Butte County yield results
About half of 1500 rice stocks brought from Asia by Jenkins Jones at the United States Government Rice Experiment Station in Biggs have been discarded after a year of growth. Some 700 top stocks remain and are being used or hybridized to develop early bearing, high producing rice. Jones collected varieties during a two year Asian tour and placed them in quarantine near Bakersfield for a year.
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Biggs
Butte County
Japan
Korea
India
Jenkins Jones
United States
Jones
Asia
Bakersfield
Egg storage costs rise this season by five to six cents
Storage egg costs are five or six cents a dozen higher than 1927. Most storage stocks are in place. Hot weather harms storage quality. Henry G. F. Hamann, federal state poultry marketing specialist, says quality eggs remain in strong demand.
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Henry G. F. Hamann
Noted horticultural figure George C Reeding commits suicide near Livermore
George C Reeding a nationally known horticultural and agricultural figure and former president of the State agricultural society died by hanging from a high tension tower three and a half miles south of Livermore last week. He had served as a State agricultural society official, sponsor of the California State Fair in Sacramento, appointed by Governor Hiram W Johnson on March 13 1915 and served until October 26 1922.
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George C. Reeding
State Agricultural Society
Livermore
Sacramento
Reeding
Hiram W. Johnson
Swiss cheese hopes rise in California dairy push
California officials report a Siskiyou county plant has achieved a successful Swiss cheese formula, signaling potential profitability for a local Swiss cheese industry as imports decline. In July, range and pasture conditions were 82 percent of normal, with tame day at 88 percent and cattle and calves at 91 percent of normal.
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California
G. H. Hecke
Siskiyou County
Hecke
Wells-Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company
San Francisco
1928 U S lamb crop up 8 percent from 1927
The Department of Agriculture reports the 1928 lamb crop at 25,989,000, an 8 percent rise from 1927 and 9 percent above 1926. Western states lead gains after severe storms in 1927, with lambs per 100 ewes at 83.2. California tops states with 2,337 lambs. Montana 1,875. Texas 1,872. Wyoming 1,856.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
California
Montana
Texas
Wyoming
California Peach Crop 1928 Estimated at 602000 Tons
Agricultural Statistician estimates California peach production in 1928 at about 602000 tons, up from 492000 tons in 1927. Freestone 207000 tons may sell fresh, clingstone 395000 tons, the canning variety, last year 322000 tons. Deciding on a curtailment program. plans under discussion by interested parties.
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California
Wells-Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company
San Francisco
Laying Hens Need Moist Mash in Warm Weather
Minnesota extension poultry specialist Cora Cooke advises summer feeding of farm poultry with moist mash once daily to sustain egg production. Reducing meat scraps and corn can cut costs when milk is available, and storage reports hint at a favorable season with fewer eggs and dressed poultry stored than last year.
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Cora Cooke
University of Minnesota
Miss Cooke
Marking Broody Hens to Call From Laying Flock
A guide on tracking broodiness in hens using color rings to mark each broodiness event. It suggests culling hens exceeding two broodiness episodes before midsummer and selling or consuming those with repeated attacks after the third occurrence.
Proteins in Whey and Poultry Feeding
Whey contains milk sugar fat minerals and high quality proteins making it good poultry feed. Its dry matter is only about 6.6 percent so a hen cannot easily consume enough to meet her needs. Keep other usual feeds available and remove other water sources to ensure sufficient intake.
New Small Fruits Highlight at University Horticulture Talks
At the Minnesota short course, F P Daniels previews Mastodon a large productive strawberry likely here to stay with good color and durability. Beaver Minnehaha Bliss Bouquet Table Queen Early Bird raspberries and Alfred blackberries receive note for hardiness and market promise, though not yet for broad planting.
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University Farm
St. Paul
F. P. Daniels
Minnesota
Bliss
Bouquet
Michigan
Daniels
Alfred
University Horticulturist
Making Repairs on an Apple Tree Cavity
An home fruit garden guide explains how to salvage a rotted apple tree branch by removing all decayed wood to sound tissue, then filling cavities with sand and cement in ratios of two to one for large holes or one to one for small ones. Mix dry, add minimal water, and smooth the surface to exclude moisture.
Use Poison Bran Mash in Eradicating the Cutworm
A Rural New Yorker tip suggests making a poison bran mash using bran Paris green sugar lemon juice lemon peel water and syrup to cover a quarter acre. Mix dry bran with Paris green add lemon juice and chopped peel to water dissolve syrup then combine. Apply in evening around tomatoes raspberries and strawberries while avoiding children dogs and birds.
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H. B. Tukey
New Yorker
Fruits in Storage Temperature and humidity guidance
In storage most deciduous fruits should be kept near 32 degrees F with high humidity to prevent shriveling. Piling crates for air circulation reduces damage from scald, and aerated containers help. Wrappers retard rat spread between fruit and coiled wrappers reduce scald further.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
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