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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
2
The article argues dry farming succeeds when fields are fall plowed in fall, allowing frost and thaw to improve soil. It highlights soil mellowing by freezing and moisture, proper disking and harrowing, and earlier planting versus spring plowing. It urges conservation of every drop of water for maximum use.
D L Beard, president, unveils a busy program for counties south of Tehachapi. Local committees will organize needs, expand membership, and push Southern California projects to secure Imperial Valley flood protection, Colorado River flood control funding, and Los Angeles harbor safeguarding.
The New York to San Francisco motorboat race, for a $10,000 prize, starts Oct 1, 1915, from Sea Gate at the Atlantic Yacht Club and ends at the Exposition Yacht Harbor in San Francisco. The course travels via Charleston, Key West, Cuba, the Caribbean, Colon, through the Panama Canal, to Corinto, Salina Cruz, San Pedro, and into San Francisco Bay during the International Yacht Regatta. Spectators along the finish at the Golden Gate will witness a landmark event in motorboat racing.
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