Molasses Offers Edge in Poultry Rations Over Corn
Ohio State University poultry department reports two years of tests showing cane molasses can replace up to 10 percent of corn in starter growing laying and fattening rations. In laying hens 5 percent molasses raised egg yield by 16.93 percent with mortality at 5 percent. Eight week chicks weighed 17.7 percent more with 5 percent molasses and mortality fell to 7.82 percent. 10 percent molasses yielded 16.5 percent more weight with mortality 4.88 percent. Cane molasses provides vitamin B and easy carbohydrates while potassium acts as a mild laxative, potentially reducing coccidiosis. Further study ongoing.
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Poultry Husbandry Department
Ohio State University
A. R. Winter
Poultry Department
Winter
Milk Solids Favored for All Kinds of Fowl
Massachusetts Agricultural College Extension Leaflet No 6 promotes skim milk solids in poultry rations. It lists laying mash and grain formulas with quantities for layers and chicks, noting milk solids percentages and adjustments when skim milk is limited.
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Massachusetts Agricultural College
Sprouted Oats for Laying Hens Promoted by State Expert
G L Stevenson of South Dakota State College advocates sprouted oats as a cheap, effective feed for laying hens. He notes a warm room is needed and boxes should be shallow. Soak oats overnight, add a few drops of formaldehyde to prevent mold, then sprout in a warm space until two to three inches long before feeding.
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G. L. Stevenson
South Dakota State College
Broody Hen Care And Nest Box Tethering Tip
When several broody hens share close coops, tether each bird to her own nest with a long thin cord. This keeps her on her own eggs after a spell off duty, preventing mixing with neighbors nests and chilling eggs if she relocates to a strange nest.
Bee Keepers Discuss Honey Quality for German Market
Butte County Bee Keepers' Association met at the Daman home in Durham to plan producing the highest grade honey for German importers. The group noted much county honey sold to Germany in recent years. Separately, Kern County plans 20 percent more cotton this year than last year, as stated by San Joaquin Cotton Growers at their Delano annual meeting.
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Butte County Bee Keepers’ Association
H. D. Daman
Durham
Kern County
San Joaquin
Valley crop shifts cut 12000 acres of vines in San Joaquin
Recent San Joaquin Valley developments show crop changes with a large operator contracting to remove 12,000 acres of vineyards and a broad move to expand cotton acreage, a trend expected to be extensive across the valley.
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San Joaquin Valley
Tulare Citrus Exports Jump in Early 1929 Demand
W E Sprott secretary manager of Tulare County Fruit Exchange reports citrus shipments from November 1 1928 to January 18 1929 exceeded last season by 915 carloads. Returns for 1928 29 are expected to surpass the 4 500 000 received in 1927 28.
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Tulare County
W. E. Sprott
Sun-Maid executive elected president of co-ops
Harry M. Creech, vice-president and general manager of the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers' Association since last July, was elected at a Sun-Maid directors meeting to the presidency of the Growers' Co-operative and the Sunland Sales Co-operative Association. The offices were formerly held by Ralph P. Merritt.
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Harry M. Creech
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers’ Association
Sun-Maid
Growers’ Co-operative
Sunland Sales Co-operative Association
Ralph P. Merritt
Apple Growers Back Waterfront Cooling Plant Endorsement
At its annual meeting the Sonoma Valley Apple Growers Association endorsed the proposed pre cooling and refrigerating plant on the San Francisco waterfront and approved an amendment to the standardization act to ban shipping immature apples under the unclassified standard.
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San Francisco
Sonoma Valley Apple Growers’ Association
Pig feeding contest kicks off for Imperial Valley 4-H clubs
The December start of the Imperial Valley 4-H pig feeding contest includes boys acquiring pigs for 6 to 8 dollars. The event runs through April with the prize a purebred sow owned by the El Centro bankers association, presently held by Orlando Courtney.
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Imperial Valley
el Centro Bankers’ Association
Orlando Courtney
California Dairy Outlook Sees Strong Demand Growth
The agricultural outlook report from the Bureau of Agriculture Economics notes strong and rising demand for milk and dairy products. U.S. milk cow numbers are steady year over year, with California up only 2 percent, justified by faster state population growth.
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California
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
College of Agriculture
University of California
Agricultural Extension Office
United States
Edison Orange Growers sue SP Railroad for 174000 damages
Suit filed in Superior Court by Edison Orange Growers Association seeks treble damages after a July 24 1926 Kern County fire on railroad tracks burned off grass and destroyed packing houses and contents. Association estimates loss at 58000 before trebling.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Edison Orange Growers’ Association
Kern County
Pomona Valley Packers Ship Sixty Three Carloads of Oranges
Seven Pomona Valley orange packing houses, members of the San Antonio Fruit Exchange, shipped sixty three carloads of Washington navels to eastern markets the week of January 18, totaling 189 cars of new crop since the year's start. Forty one cars of lemons also moved. Prices in the East favor medium to large navels, while smaller sizes are weaker, prompting growers to pick for size. Lemons maintain strong prices, and Pomona district fruit matures well with a larger crop than last season.
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Pomona Valley
San Antonio Fruit Exchange
Washington
Exchange
Pomona
Orange growers expect big fruit in demand this season
Orange growers report complacency about large sized trees while packers notice smaller sizes predominate this season. Prices have held up well according to packers despite a large crop.
Fresno Farm Bureau forms turkey growers department
Growers from Fresno Tulare Kings and San Luis Obispo counties decided at Fresno County Farm Bureau headquarters to add a turkey growers department to the bureau activities. A follow up meeting will be held soon to perfect the organization.
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Turkey Growers’ Department
Fresno County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Fresno
Tulare
Kings
San Luis Obispo
Million Acre San Diego Transfer Nets 1000 Acres to Clemson
A 1000 acre land transfer along the inland route to San Diego near Encinitas involved 100000 dollars. George Clemson becomes the new owner and plans to develop the ranch by planting avocados.
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San Diego
Encinitas
George Clemson
Dairy industry survey to be conducted in Tulare county
A comprehensive survey of Tulare county’s dairy industry will be led by the agricultural extension service with M. A. Lindsay directing dairy and livestock work and K. Bigsoll hired to assist. The program will assess interest in forming a cow-testing association as part of a plan to test about 2000 cows.
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Tulare County
Agricultural Extension Service
M. A. Lindsay
K. Bigsoll
Sacramento Valley Hens Lead In Egg Production
The Sacramento plant of the Poultry Producers of California reports 52,576,560 eggs handled last year. The facility serves territory from Chico to Vacaville, Galt to the Nevada line, underscoring California’s strong poultry output.
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California
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento
The
Poultry Producers of California
Chico
Vacaville
Galt
Nevada Line
States to enter fair and exposition next September
Charles W. Paine secretary of the State Agricultural Society announced on his return from the capitals of Nevada and Oregon that both states will participate in the seventy fifth California State Fair and Western States Exposition next September.
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Nevada
Oregon
Charles W. Paine
State Agricultural Society
States
San Diego Growers See Big Output Rise in 1928
San Diego ranchers, farmers and horticulturists produced last year a total output of 12,500,000 dollars, per county horticultural figures. Excluding poultry and livestock, the count would rise further. Orchard and garden expansion pushed gains over the previous year by more than 1,500,000 dollars, with avocados more than doubling to 278,000. Lemons yielded 1,890,275, oranges 860,930, grapes 553,000, and cabbage added 315,000 to county incomes.
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San Diego
County
Ice Plant at Isleton to Begin Operations Soon
The Pacific Ice Company plant at Isleton will be ready for the spring ice trade as steel tanks are in place and coil installation is to be completed within ten days to two weeks.
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Pacific Ice Company
Isleton
Proper Feeding Reduces Flavors in Milk
United States Department of Agriculture notes that abnormal milk flavors arise from cow condition, flavored feeds, odor absorption, or biological changes. Timing of feeding matters. avoid feeding highly flavored foods before milking. Some crops and weeds impart flavors. garlic pastures require four to seven hours before milking to avoid garlic in milk.
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United States Department of Agriculture
C. J. Babcock
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Babcock
Milk udder capacity redefines dairy science findings
Recent studies show the cow udder stores more milk than previously believed. Experiments with udders removed before milking reveal yields of about 61 percent to 76 percent of normal output, indicating milk secretion is largely continuous and the secretory system is larger than earlier thought, aiding dairy cattle selection.
Dairy Feeding Cautions for Calves and Cows
A dairy notes sudden feed changes can cause calf scours and stresses maintaining a stable ration. A good commercial dairy ration yields better results, while overfeeding one or two feeds risks nutrient overload. Thermometer use helps solve difficult churning, and cows hens soils require proper feeding for large production.
California trees sent to Haiti for experimental use
A shipment of 60 trees from the state nursery at Davis was announced at Sacramenten for the president of Haiti. President Luis Borne requested the trees, described in a letter to Governor C. C. Young, and they include cypress redwood pine acacia camphor plane poplar oak and Christmas berry.
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California
Pollination key to apples crops study finds
Cornell University experiments in western New York and Ithaca show pollination shortages drive poor apple set. Shift to monocultures and reliance on McIntosh reduce cross pollination, with varieties like Rhode Island Greening Cortland and Northern Spy also affected. Baldwin Wealthy Oldenburg more resilient when blooms cross pollinate. Decline of pollen carriers bees and habitat loss worsen fruit set.
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New York
Ithaca
Cornell University Experiment Station
MacDaniels
McIntosh
Rhode Island Greening
Cortland
Northern Spy
Baldwin
Wealthy
Oldenburg
Pruned and Sprayed Tree Will Produce Good Fruit
An Iowa Homestead report from an orchard near Des Moines notes a well pruned and sprayed tree yields the best fruit. Since 1920 only one crop was lost due to a late freeze, with seven sprays last season and about 98 percent clean, yielding nearly 10 000 bushels. Prices ranged from $2 to $3 per bushel, with later Delicious reaching $5. Owners are urged to plan at least four spray applications this year.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Rabbits Prefer Bark of Apple Trees Says Rural New Yorker
Rabbits seem to develop a taste for apple bark causing damage to trees in midsummer and August. The Rural New Yorker notes some trees were destroyed even with knee-deep alfalfa nearby, leaving fruit growers to endure a chronic nuisance and uncertainty.
Reduce Visible Rabbit Supply with Shotgun Caution
The Rural New Yorker notes shotgun or ferret methods may reduce visible rabbits but warns against such practices as game laws are hazy. It stresses rabbits are sacred game animals conserved by sport authorities and not owned, though they feed on land and can damage crops.
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New Yorker
Everbearing Strawberry Varieties Highlight Pro gressive and Superb
Everbearing strawberries provide more than just fruit as the main harvest ends. Progressive and Superb are hardy and leaf spot resistant with strong winter tolerance, the Progressive enduring midwestern winters better than most except Dunlap. Frost may kill blooms but plants reflower quickly, aiding regions with late spring frosts.
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