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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
6
Orchard guidance explains picking hard ripe apples for best color and storage. Hard ripe means mature yet firm, avoiding softening on tree or after harvest. Ground color shift from green to yellow signals readiness. use a fruit pressure tester to assess hardness and inform harvest timing for fall and winter varieties like Jonathan.
Professor G P Scoville told the New York State College of Agriculture that older orchards 50 to 70 years old on good soil yield higher income than young orchards. Soil unsuited to apples leads to poorer orchards as they age. growers adapt to lean years and save for better years to improve farms and pay mortgages.
The Northern Spy apple thrives on light soils not too heavy, but ripening is key and late maturation yields inferior fruit. Climate limits ideal growing spots, while self pollination is possible though cross pollination from nearby varieties improves set.
Bessie the Zwissig ranch prize cow near Deccoto is mother to triplets and will be exhibited at the Hayward farm show in August. The T. C. Boulware ranch at Biggs yielded twenty-two sacks of high quality grain per acre on 160 acres, surpassing prior wheat records after years deemed burned out.
Captain Walter B. Sellmer of the state fish and game patrol directed a 150000 trout stocking operation in Marin Municipal Water District lakes. The project covered multiple lakes as part of a statewide fish program.
Paper shell pecan trees in the Rogers Pecan groves near Blythe are expected to bear this season. Several plantings of pecans have been established in the district by multiple growers.
Hunters travel in caravans toward the Mendocino hills for the opening of deer season at Fort Bragg. Officials report an unusually high number of hunting licenses issued this year.
Local fruit men state San Jose canneries have begun peach packing. About 10 000 men and women are expected to be employed. The season’s pack is smaller than last year and projected to last around twenty days.
Squirrels in Kings County are being fed strychnine laced barley and grain across 20 000 acres to reduce the pest population. Deputy horticultural commissioner Cr Bowen leads the effort directing the campaign.
The Santa Rosa based county horticultural commissioners and farm advisers are planning a survey of the north bay counties during fruit ripening and shipping seasons to determine if the Mediterranean fruit fly has become established in the region.
O. E. Red of the U.S. Bureau of Dairy Industry is in California examining the State Department of Agriculture dairy control program and industry. G. H. Hecke, director of the state department, assists Red in researching California dairies and their conditions.
Stewart Fruit Company reports a record shipment price for Tregedy plums in Kings County. The top bid reached 3500 dollars for a single nineteen car Hanford lot, believed the highest paid in several seasons.
J P Iverson of the State Bureau of Animal Husbandry led a discussion in Oroville on reasons to purge tubercular infested cows from local herds. A 100 dairymen group in Gridley recently urged the Board of Supervisors to delay any cleanup drive until 1930.
Dr. M E McDonald head of dairy control warns ice milk vendors must display a prominent sign. Ice cream fat content discrepancy highlighted as a reason for regulation. Sign letters must be at least six inches high to ensure visibility.
Inspectors auditing orchards for Mediterranean fruit fly clues report coddling moths found on cherries plums peaches and apricots in California this year. Agricultural director G H Hecke notes state orchards totaling hundreds of millions in value face potential invasion risks as federal estimates warn the fly could threaten fruit property worth 1.8 billion if spread to Southern and Western states.
A. L. Chaffin superintendent says the 1929 olive crop on the 600 acre Berkeley Olive Association ranch at Oroville is large and size will be normal. Olives not processed locally have been sold at satisfactory prices.
Experiments indicate healthy potato juice resists electricity more than juice from diseased tubers. This suggests electricity could become a tool to detect plant ailments, enabling early diagnosis of plant illnesses.
Stanislaus county grape growers continue signing contracts with the Federal Grape Stabilization Corporation and the California Vineyardists' Association, per reports from the office of George L. Bare, chairman of the advisory committee.
The San Luis Obispo Jersey herd, lauded at the State Fair and Pacific Slope Dairy Show, will be exhibited at the Santa Barbara County Fair in Santa Maria in August per the county Jersey Breeders Association decision.
C. A. Chaquette ranch owner at the junction of the San Joaquin and Stanislaus rivers north of Modesto sues in Superior Court for $100000 damages alleging the district’s drain water flooded his reclaimed land.
Director G. H. Hecke announced extension of district fruit and vegetable table inspection and certification officers to fifteen points across the state with forty five inspectors. The service is now in Bakersfield Martinez and Fresno and will expand as field crops ripen and shipping increases.
Rice prices at Willows have risen 18 cents from two weeks ago with an average price of 2.38 and No 1 grade at 2.51. Despite higher prices, acreage this year declines versus 1928, signaling cautious optimism among growers about the coming crop.
Hog raisers are urged to cheer as George A. Scott, regional livestock statistician for the federal crop and livestock reporting bureau, reports a bright outlook. He says hog prices remain on an upward swing that began early in 1928.
Pittsburg becomes hub of salmon distribution for northern California. All salmon from Eureka to Monterey will go to Pittsburg for cleaning packing and shipping. The agreement includes major northern fisheries but excludes Oakland and San Francisco.
Major Livingston G. Irving of San Francisco piloted a plane about ten feet above the S. At Wood McKeehan bean field to spread sulphur dust for aphids and red spiders. Ten thousand acres of beans in the district will be dusted under the Agriculture Aviation Activities test project at Marysville.
Tulare County Fruit Exchange purchases the corner lot at D street and Putnam avenue opposite the Southern Pacific station in Porterville. A modern office building will rise there soon. The exchange brings about $3,000,000 in outside money to the community annually. W. E. Sprott of Porterville serves as secretary-manager.
Extension dairyman J W Linn explains balanced rations are essential in summer and winter. He notes grain is costlier than roughage in Kansas, and profit depends on milk output. Use a 4-2-1 ration when grass declines, and adjust grain with production, for example 50 lb milk needs about triple the grain of 20 lb milk.
Wisconsin expert I W Rupel warns that high producing cows need grain on pasture to avoid production slumps. Determine grain by production, 1 lb per 4 lb milk over 30, with more for Jerseys and Guernseys. Use equal corn and oats, add oil meal for palatability, protein sufficient from pasture. supplement protein when pastures falter.
Dairy farming gains come from feeding cows by production, using good bulls in calving, and supplying milk with salt and water. Green pastures help young stock thrive, and whey cream quality matters for creameries mixing with regular cream. temperate fencing can solve grazing.
Katherine Fullerton Gerould muses on the old refrain Ask me no questions I’ll tell you no lies and its social philosophy. The piece suggests many resist inquiries that should not have been asked, exploring honesty and discretion.
A vintage guide details vegetable cooking methods to enhance flavor and energy, including parsnip souffle with butter and eggs, asparagus with butter sauce and salad, plus a pantry list of sandwich fillings and simple veggie preparations such as peppers, dates, corned beef, liver sausage, prunes, Roquefort on rye, shrimp, and egg mixtures.
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