Early Hatched Chicks Boost Summer Poultry Output
Poultry expert R R Hannas advises hatching part of a flock between January 15 and February 15 to mature by July, offsetting summer production drops. A quarter to one third of chicks hatched early can sustain egg markets as old stock declines. Brooding early aids growth before heat brings challenges, with cod liver oil and sprouted oats added to prevent leg weakness when outdoor access is limited.
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R. R. Hannas
New Jersey
Mr. Hannas
Farm Bureau re-elects Cox as Santa Cruz state director
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau re-elects James P. Cox of Valencia Center as State director for Santa Cruz, with Harold Nelson of Sequel named vice-president and Ludwig Gray of Highland as secretary. Spreckels Sugar Company plans to double Yolo county sugar beet acreage next year, leasing 3000 acres. plowing is underway and planting begins January. current yield is eighteen tons per acre.
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Santa Cruz County
Yolo County
Spreckles Sugar Company
Bathtub Theft Baffles Hayward Detectives
Police Chief Louis Silva reports a baffling theft at Bert Bedford's ranch house. A bathtub and a wash bowl disappeared from the bathroom of the cattle and meat dealer, drawing interest from local and nearby detectives.
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Hayward
Louis Silva
Bert Bedford
Crowded Conditions in Many Poultry Houses
A survey finds crowded, poorly ventilated poultry houses with overcrowding at night. Heat and stale air harm chickens, causing illness. Remedies include more space or smaller flocks as the cure, not medicine.
Crooked Breast Bones Found in Chickens
Crooked breast bones in chickens may stem from inbreeding or debility or improper feeding and poor management. Breeding only straight breast bones could help, while lack of bone-building feed weakens bones in growing stock. An old theory blames very early roosting, but it does not hold for most stock.
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Michael K. Boyer
Buying Pullets by Weight Versus Age
Discussion on pullet quality by weight over age. Early and late hatched pullets differ in value based on rations and brooding. A May 1 pullet outperforms a May 30 pullet when care is equal, as hatch timing affects weeks of development for poultry meat.
Gardening Pests Hit Home Peas For Christmas Tables
Home gardeners face pea aphids and powdery mildew while growing peas for Christmas. Aphids, about an eighth of an inch long and pea green, are sucked insects that drain plant juice. Control includes nicotine sulphate dust or nicotine spray with soap, applied about every ten days. mildew is managed by frequent sulfur dusting.
Record of Imperial Valley hay baling season peak
Peak baling season in Imperial Valley ended by September 1 as crews pulled in. More baling outfits than ever, with over a dozen based in Calipatria from March to September. Calipatria division has 21,000 plus acres of alfalfa and at least 25,000 tons baled, though hay tonnage is small relative to acreage.
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Imperial Valley
Calipatria
Imperial Irrigation District
Jerry Farmer
Tuberculosis control demonstrations boost cattle disease awareness
Dr. J. P. Iverson of Sacramento notes autopsies of slaughtered beef reveal TB lesions, making the disease’s risks clearer than lectures. State agriculture staff conducted demonstrations in several locations, impressing witnesses and winning support for broader California livestock tuberculosis control measures.
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J. P. Iverson
Division of
Animal Industry
Sacramento
State Department of Agriculture
California
Iverson
Farmers gain via KQW radio market reports
State Department of Agriculture officials say KQW will broadcast market news to farmers until further notice. At 12 30 p m each weekday fruit and vegetable markets in San Francisco Los Angeles and other cities will be reported. Beginning 6 30 p m a 30 minute livestock and dairy market period follows with poultry eggs butter and cheese. Nightly 9 30 p m reports cover prunes apples turkeys wheat barley and cotton. No 9 30 broadcast Saturdays.
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State Department of Agriculture
KQW
San Francisco
Sacramento
Los Angeles
United States
California Vineyardists Seek Revised Grower Shipper Accord
Members of the California Vineyardists' Association held conferences in Sacramento Fresno and Modesto to discuss a new agreement. It aims to give growers greater control over shipments to curb over-supply at Eastern terminals and to promote trade and advertising to expand the market for grapes and grape products nationwide.
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California Vineyardists’ Association
Sacramento
Fresno
Modesto
California Vineyardists Seek USDA Jurisdiction Over Shipments
Lloyd S. Tenny, vice-president of the California Vineyardists' Association, travels to Washington to discuss proposed legislation with Judge Marion DeVries and Agriculture Department officials. They aim to place all transactions between local fruit shippers and eastern receivers under USDA oversight and expand the Market News Service for the California deciduous fruit industry.
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Vineyardists of
California
United States Department of Agriculture
Lloyds. Tenny
California Vineyardists’ Association
Washington
Marion DeVries
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Tenny
Rice in Imperial Valley Prompts Lessons for California
Northern California has profited from rice while Southern California faces a similar question. In 1927 Imperial Valley attempted a windward rice trial but fell short financially due to unfamiliar methods and harvest costs. Early optimism clashed with costly harvest challenges and irregular rains disrupting timing and yields.
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California
Imperial Valley
Jerusalem artichoke gains interest as food and forage
Increased interest in the Jerusalem artichoke as both a human food and forage crop is noted. It stores carbon as inulin rather than starch and may aid diabetics by providing a starch alternative. The plant also shows promise as a levulose source for sugar and culinary use, despite past crystallization challenges.
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Jerusalem
Dormant oil sprays curb scale insects on shade trees
Entomologists of the United States Department of Agriculture advise spraying with oil-emulsion or miscible-oil sprays when shade trees are leafless and dormant. Sprays kill by contact, can be stronger in fall or early spring, and should follow label directions to avoid root injury from ground accumulation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Winter Damage to Raspberries
Winter injury to raspberries damages canes after growth stops. Tips die first due to young wood vulnerability, with injury rising when canes are immature and temperatures fluctuate. Cane blight often follows, and best prevention is fall burial of canes under dirt using a spade or tied furrows. If burial isn’t possible, minimize immature wood to reduce damage.
Winter Pruning Advice From New Hampshire Station
The New Hampshire station offers pruning guidance noting the swivel saw is popular for routine work. Keep tools sharp for clean cuts and remove stubs. Thinning outer wood aids light, reduces canker risk, and improves thrift and productivity. Winter pruning in December avoids spring rush. Disinfect tools after cutting with bichloride mercury solution.
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New Hampshire
Control Scale Insects by Lime Sulphur Spray
The common material for scale control is lime sulphur a mix of stone lime and flowers of sulphur in water that smothers scale by cutting air supply Apply in early season while foliage can tolerate it The formula is one gallon liquid lime sulphur to eight gallons water Dry lime sulphur can substitute at 12 to 15 pounds per 50 gallons water Quantities can be scaled to need.
Pruning Basics For Red Raspberry Crops
Horticultural notes advise sharp clean cuts and removing dead or diseased wood. Burn infested material and clear fallen fruit to deter pests. Raspberries suckers like quack grass, so prune when the knife is sharp, though modern fruit men limit pruning to winter season.
Dairy Facts Experiments in Cattle Feeding
Wisconsin experiment station reports that poor roughage requires mineral supplements for cows. Timothy hay and corn silage with grain yield low milk and early drying. alfalfa supports better breeding. Sunlight exposure reduces calcium loss by 25 percent. Soybean hay matches alfalfa for milk and butterfat but less body weight, worth 73 percent as much. Chopping soybeans hay raises value by 23 percent. no advantage for chopping alfalfa.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Modern Dairy Barn Ventilation Standards and Air Need
The article explains cows emit about ten pounds of carbon dioxide and two gallons of water daily, requiring a continuous 8600 cubic feet per hour air change per cow. It argues opening doors and windows is insufficient, especially in winter, and advocates a mechanical ventilation system to maintain uniform heat while replacing stale air six times daily.
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King
Well Bred Calves Most Valuable Dairy Asset
Calves from high producing dairy stock fetch strong breeding stock prices, while those from low producing stock are worth little beyond the basic value. Advertising, labor, depreciation, and care add costs, but the superior calves' value typically offsets these, making quality heredity a key asset.
Cold Hampers Cow For Severe Weather Milk Yield
A high producing dairy cow cannot continue normal production if exposed to severe weather. It is therefore important to keep yields up through the cold months by eliminating all discomforts. A comfortable cow will repay added labor for her protection. Milk is 87 percent water and much of it enters the animal’s system via the water trough.
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