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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1929
Page
4
Dairy expert John A. Arey urges farmers to keep cows warm, well lighted, and wind free in barns. Fresh air should enter through properly placed windows while avoiding direct air currents. Provide convenient water to prevent chilling and ensure high-producing cows stay calm with regular routines and humane handling.
Ordinary calf scours arise from overfeeding or dirty feeding, with causes including too cold milk or rich dam milk. Manage by halving milk, using 6-8 pounds per hand feeding, clean pails, weighing milk each feeding, and adding a small amount of castor oil to ease bowels.
The article compares dairy cow feeds noting oats straw is poor and corn fodder is preferred if available. It warns against overfeeding and underfeeding, cites extremes as unprofitable, and stresses cows’ diets balance. It advises calves receive colostrum, describes its color and high protein. It also notes dishcloths fail to clean cracks and grease, hindering sanitation.
M G Callaghan announces the Livermore rodeo will run July 1 2 3 and 4 with life on the range. In San Francisco delegates attend the 32nd annual American National Livestock Association convention representing more than 33 million cattle totaling over 1 250 000 000 in value. Arcata ranchers rename the Far Center as Arcata Farmers Club after a recent reorganization meeting.
Amendments in the state legislature include pear maturity standards based on four years of UC Pomology work led by F. W. Allen. The standard sets a pressure test of 23 pounds with an alternative color test to determine ripeness for sale.
The California State Irrigation Association led by Bakersfield president Arthur S. Crites calls for a statewide development program over the unit plan and denounces any delay as valueless and dangerous. Alfred P. Harwood, 90, of San Dimas, died when his car was struck by a Santa Fe train at Central Avenue crossing in Claremont. He helped organize the California Fruit Exchange and was active in citrus for decades. he is survived by son Frank H. Harwood, and daughters Mrs. B A Woodford and Mrs. Margaret Thayer.
The Lindsay district reports a booming new cantaloupe industry with 30,000 crates produced last spring. About eighty-three railroad cars shipped fruit to Los Angeles and San Francisco markets by truck, selling at 2 to 3 dollars per crate. The fruit is praised for exceptional quality and early ripening, matching Imperial Valley timing and finishing before Turlock arrivals.
Spinach growers in the San Fernando Valley report prices of 25 dollars per ton at the fields. Yields range from two to seven tons per acre with no clear explanation. Larger crops from past seasons produced lighter yields this year, while some newly suitable land yielded excellent crops. Harvesting in the valley nears completion, with over 450 acres planted in spinach and about 400 acres in asparagus planned for harvesting next.
A conference of farm advisors and grape committee officials from San Joaquin to Kern counties decided on a 1929 program to raise grape quality through better packing and slower cultural improvements. Chair L B Smith led the all day session as part of university extension and farm advisor efforts.
A blaze of unknown origin gutted the Tagus Ranch main office five miles north of Tulare causing more than 50000 dollars in damage. The fire destroyed valuable records and office equipment.
The State Department of Agriculture adopts a policy of watchful waiting as hoof and mouth disease appears in Southern California. Director G. H. Hecke reports no new infections found in the district. A strict quarantine surrounds the Downey outbreak site.
One of the largest citrus transactions in years covers forty acres of twelve year old Valencia trees traded between Fullerton and Anaheim. Henry Meiser sells to H G Salisbury of Los Angeles for about $200000, part of Meiser's grove holdings in the district, anchored by pioneer citrus roots in the area.
Four Ventura businessmen led by John Crumley and C. Crumley purchased the 300 acre orange and stock ranch of John A. Todd near Porterville for 160000 dollars. They plan to plant 190 acres to orange trees and divide the young and existing alfalfa and stock ranges into small tracts.
The Madera County Board of Supervisors on motion by Dr. W A Seabury county veterinarian approved a quarantine blocking Los Angeles livestock entering the county following two hoof and mouth disease cases in southern California. A cattlemen delegation met with the board to discuss fire fighting and prevention plans and a renewal of state aid for a county fire ranger, but action was postponed.
William J. Mitchell announced a Pacific Coast survey showing seven northwestern ports ahead of San Francisco in cold storage terminals. He noted Seattle operates two municipal terminals, Portland runs one municipal and one private terminal, and Olympia began a new unit for agricultural produce last year.
Southern Alameda county farmer Jules Swigart claims to have grown the first climbing potato. The tuber sends out strong creepers that lift it from the ground and trellis like vines, easing harvests as workers walk along rows to pick mature tubers. The meat is less tender than standard potatoes, but the key benefit is harvesting efficiency and reduced backbreaking labor.
Prof. L. E. Weaver of Cornell says electric brooders can satisfactorily raise chicks in mild weather after April 15 or in warm rooms, but require a warm room and careful heat control. He notes benefits include simple operation and less maintenance versus coal or oil brooders, yet warns high heat costs in cold rooms. He advises heat regulators, insulation, and ample ventilation, and compares curtain versus curtainless designs for ventilation efficiency.
Green ducks at eight weeks should weigh 9 pounds per pair and ten weeks 10 to 11 pounds. Prices peak early May then fall until July, hold steady July through September, and rise again from September to November. Laying season runs February to late August. first eggs rarely fertile. Key points are fertility and vitality, a ready supply at season start, and the manure value proving useful for vegetables. Restaurants and mountain shore resorts drive trade, with four quarters of a carcass common. live ducks in large Jewish and Chinese urban areas remain in demand.
Lameness signals tuberculosis in poultry and stresses ample brooding space and equipment. Plan chick numbers, hatcheries, and early orders. Six steps to healthy chicks: clean chicks, houses, litter, feed, management, and ground. Milk cited as best protein source for laying hens. Prepare brooders warm and clean to prevent chilling while awaiting chicks.
Castoria eases fretful babies with a few drops, claimed safe for infants and daily use. It is a vegetable product backed by doctors, useful in emergencies for constipation colic or other distress, with mothers urged to keep an unopened bottle on hand.
A Glass widow and widower in a car are questioned by an officer about their 1928 license plate. They explain they are en route to the courthouse to obtain it. The exchange reveals a simple, domestic travel delay noted in a brief incident report.
Many shoppers report saving on hosiery costs by washing stockings with 20 Mule Team Borax and a mild soap. Borax softens water, boosts soap action, and keeps stockings fresh and sweet smelling.
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet notes changing views on marriage and fidelity. It hints that a wife’s absence from home once signified love, but now may signal lack of affection and even unfamiliarity with firearms, reflecting evolving social ideas.
Mrs. Gzrararup of Market Mt. Carmel Pa describes severe fatigue after childbirth and her husband’s illness and death. After starting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports renewed strength, less fatigue, and plans to answer letters about her experience. She works as a housekeeper and dressmaker and endorses the tonic.
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