California News Briefs From Napa to San Jose
State Grange plans its 1930 convention in Napa. San Jose considers a strict anti smoke ordinance. Tulare County deer sightings mark a dry season. Navy housing land in Bay Terrace awaits Congress action. San Jose fire losses drop in 1929 but alarms rise. Visalia to boost public works by 40 percent in 1930. San Joaquin County selects Drury as jury commissioner. Redwood Highway relocation approved. Redlands to press air tight radio interference law. Redwood City seeks wholesale municipal energy meter. State bids trigger winter building program across counties. Modesto Creamery dissolves. Vallejo clamps water and boat use. Gridley hunting hampered by drought. rain may improve. Luther Burbank Foundation to preserve home and gardens. Argonaut Mine to be deepened for ore. Copper wire theft ring busted near Paradise. Los Angeles fails to win union rail station. Tax questions loom over rail and mail contracts. El Cerrito Legion seeks old French chateau for club. Attorneys general clarifies architect partnerships legality.
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State Grange
Napa
San Jose
Tulare County
Farmersville
Visalia
Navy Department
Bay Terrace
Congress
Washington
Mare Island
Vallejo
Charles Plummer
Hoover
San Joaquin County
Superior Court
BE. W. Drury
Drury
Stockton
State Highway Commission
Cloverdale
Hopland
Redlands
G. R. Walters
Los Angeles
A. (. Farquharson
Radio Trades Association
G. Rew
Leo Meyberg
Redwood City
Railroad Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
State Department of Public Works
Marin County
Corte Madera Creek
Greenbrae
Butte Construction Company
San Francisco
Shasta County
Redding
R. B. McKenzzie
Red Bluff
Napa State Hospital
Grant H. Kress
Oakland
Public Works Department
San Rafael-Richmond
George J. Calder
American Toll Bridge Company
Modesto Creamery Company
William Mullin
John H. Dunn
George R. Stoddard
Charles R. Tillson
H. M. Walthal
Wild Horse Valley
Gordon Valley
J. D. de Costa
Lower Bay
Gridley
Alvin K. Matthews
Santa Cruz
Luther Burbank Foundation Inc
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Foundation
Jackson
California
State Mining Bureau
Nimshen
Jack Burns
Guy Simkins
Taft
High Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake
A.S. Webb
Louis Hagen
American Legion
el Cerrito
Fred Gianella
A. S. Webb
Busines
State Board of Architecture
Cannery Inspector Appointed as Odor Elimination Move Grows
J Dougherty former Monterey mayor now cannery inspector appointed by City Manager R M Dorton. He notes local canners pledge support for a movement to abolish unpleasant odors from fish canning plants as cold weather reduces California grape shipments, according to the federal state market news service.
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California
Federal State Market News Service
J. Dougherty
Monterey
R. M. Dorton
Dougherty
Orange Crop Promising for San Fernando Growers
The San Fernando Growers Association reports a good autumn orange crop and steady movement to eastern markets. The local packing house is busy, with growers earning from 3 to 8 dollars per box.
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San Fernando
Oroville Packs Oranges for Chicago Markets
Oroville's orange harvest drives packing houses in Oroville Palermo and Thermalito. Stewart Fruit Company ships several carloads to Chicago. F D Fowler plans twenty carloads from Palermo this year. C H Mott packs at Palermo and the Butte County Citrus Association employs several dozen workers in Thermalito for packing and shipping oranges.
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Oroville
Palermo
Thermalito
Stewart Fruit Company
Chicago
F. D. Fowler
C. H. Mott
Butte County Citrus Association
California Gravenstein Apple Growers announce report
The central committee of five called for an apple marketing institute to be held at an institute that will present a UC agricultural economic division study report. The session will cover marketing conditions in eastern cities, retailers’ reactions to Gravensteins, and a general industry discussion.
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Apple Marketing Institute
Agricultural Economic Division
University of California
California
Garlic control in farming through crop rotation and plowing
The article notes that little garlic in soup is fine but in flour or milk is undesirable. It cites USDA guidance: plow late each fall and again in early spring, followed by a cultivated row crop, as the best current method to eradicate wild garlic on cultivated land, a process requiring three years or more. Deep plowing in fall destroys late-summer plants before they form new bulbs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Harvest of Yolo County Rice Crops Reaches 150000 Bags
Harvest crews completed two major rice crops in Yolo County totaling 150000 bags. River Farms near Knights Landing harvested 3000 acres with five crews while Conaway ranch near Woodland reaped 2000 acres with three harvesters. Yields averaged 30 sacks per acre. Officials note better planting at River Farms and reduced plantings at Conaway. Warm fall weather aided early harvest and crops were ahead of rains.
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Yolo County
River Farms
Knights Landing
Conaway
Woodland
Conaway Ranch
River Farms Company
California Cauliflower Trade Dominates Growers Revenue
Truck crop specialist Carl M Schiller reports the lowly cauliflower adds 4 000 000 dollars annually to California growers. Los Angeles County will yield about 1 170 000 crates and a February 1 harvest around 2 000 000 crates with Alameda 100 000 Contra Costa 10 000 Monterey 96 000 San Mateo and Santa Clara 90 000 Santa Cruz 40 000 Orange 157 500 San Diego 15 000 Santa Barbara 250 000 and Ventura 7 500 crates.
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California
Carl M. Schiller
Los Angeles County
Alameda County
Contra Costa
Monterey
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Orange
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Sweet California oranges set new sugar standard in 1929
The Department of Agriculture announced a 6.5 to 1 sugar to acid ratio for oranges and 5.5 to 1 for grapefruit, with exceptions in Imperial and Coachella valleys. As new crops come into harvest in southern San Joaquin Oroville and northern districts, a brisk market and fair prices are expected amid a curtailed crop. Navel yield for 1929 30 is projected at 58 percent of normal. A first conference among horticultural commissioners and state inspectors for uniform grading was held at Visalia.
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California
Department of Agriculture
Imperial
Coachella
San Joaquin
Oroville
Department
Visalia
Citrus Tree Sale to Morocco Planned from Santa Ana
The sale of 20 000 citrus trees valued at about 35000 dollars will go to Morocco for planting by Compania de Agricola del Luca. The one and two year old stock will be dug with bare roots packed in moss and shipped from San Pedro to Gibraltar for inspection before forwarding to Morocco. The shipment mostly contains grape fruit and naval orange trees.
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Morocco
Compania de Agricola del Luca
Santa Ana
San Pedro
Gibraltar
Tularemia Study Links Sources In Nevada Research
Dr J C Geiger and Dr Karl Meyer of the University of California report that tularemia is not wholly transmitted to humans by diseased wild rabbits. Their Nevada study notes potential sources including rabbits flies ticks contact with healthy dogs coyotes sheep knives and barbed wire in disease spread.
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California
J. C. Geiger
Karl Meyer
University of California
Nevada
State fair plans barn and prize awards
State Agricultural Society directors approved a 190000 cattle barn at the State fair grounds using funds from a 210000 appropriation from the last Legislature. They also set 1050 for prize money in the 1930 spelling contest and 6500 for awards in the educational department. Negotiations with Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West aim to host the eightieth anniversary of California’s admission to the Union in conjunction with next year’s fair.
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State Agricultural Society
Fair Board
Educational Department
Native Sons
Golden West
California
California Vegetable Regions Strained for Rain and Frost
California cooperative crop report notes major drought impact on vegetable districts with cauliflower and spring peas most in need. Some dry pea planting occurs where soil allows, though growers in the northern coast await rain to plow. Frosts and low temps slow growth, with artichokes on the coast and Imperial Valley peas harmed by freezing.
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California
California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Imperial Valley
East Highland Citrus Association Joins Sunkist Network
The East Highland Citrus Association has joined the California Fruit Growers Exchange and will ship under the Sunkist label via the Redlands Highland Fruit Exchange. The group plans about 150 carloads of naval oranges next season. Officers include G. W. Beattie president F. L. Pierce vice president C. Draper secretary-manager W. J. Kinley H. D. Bristol D. Draper and J. F. Gore. all are Highland residents except Gore who lives in Santa Monica.
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East Highland Citrus Association
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Sunkist
Redlands- Highland Fruit Exchange
G. W. Beattie
F. L. Pierce
C. Draper
W. J. Kinley
H. D. Bristol
Draper
J. F. Gore
Highland
Mr. Gore
Santa Monica
Redlands orange and melon crop plans outlined
Orange growers in Redlands district prepare for naval crop with picking starting this month and no heavy movement until after January 1. Heating equipment, oil, and irrigation are prepared. Deciduous fruit growers prune after harvest. Melon growers report record profits and a 10 percent rise in Redlands acreage over 1928.
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Redlands
Corn and alfalfa best dairy crops at Beltsville farm
The USDA notes corn alfalfa and pasture grass are the most profitable crops on the Beltsville Maryland dairy experiment farm. A six year rotation favors three years alfalfa and three years corn with careful manure, lime, and pasture management to sustain yields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Bureau of Dairy Industry
T. E. Woodward
Alfalfa Outyields Other Legumes on Suitable Soils
A USDA Beltsville study shows alfalfa thriving on heavy clay soils under impervious subsoil, suggesting alfalfa can outyield other legumes and provide cheaper hay. Soybean hay is equal for milk but harder to cure and more stemmy. Dairymen are urged to trial alfalfa before giving up on it.
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Dairy Experiment Farm
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Numerous Feeds Useful With the Winter Ration
The text discusses feeds suitable for winter rations to replace summer pasture’s tonic effect. Silage stands as the major profitable substitute alongside dry feeds, while other options can only occupy smaller portions due to production costs, high market prices, or storage and feeding expenses.
Dairy Facts and Feeding for Strong Calves
Dairy facts note bulls can be dangerous and cows convert crops to food efficiently. Proper winter feeding supports strong calves. Rations need protein and minerals. Butterfat tests vary due to weather, feed changes, excitement, surroundings, or a new milker.
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