This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
4
Principal farm commodities produced in Fresno county during 1927 up to November 1 totaled 82,001,661 dollars, an increase of nearly 15,000,000 over the same period in 1926. The figures come from a Fresno County Chamber of Commerce survey released recently.
Coast Counties Gas and Electric Company has voluntarily reduced electrical power rates for agricultural use by 10 to 20 percent. The utility serves customers in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, reflecting relief for farmers and related operations in the region.
Grapes and raisins dominate the sector with a combined value exceeding $56,000,000. Fresh grapes are valued at $32,077,500 for 22,750 cars, while raisins stand at $13,926,400 for 174,080 tons, matching the 1926 valuation.
R R Baker, vice president of Modoc County Bank and selling agent for most Modoc County wool, reports a bid of 30 cents per pound for next season’s clip if 100 000 to 125 000 fleeces are guaranteed. He has not closed the offer yet.
J. T. Stewart of Orange Cove, president, announced a January banquet in Visalia for all Tulare County Farm Bureau members. It will be the first such event in the county, with several prominent state agriculturalists among the speakers.
At Chaffey Union High School experiment station in Ontario fruit researchers seek a replacement for low-grade peaches as many trees are being pulled from local orchards. A Sacramento meeting of peach growers, shippers, and agriculture directors noted peach overproduction created an uncertain market last season, prompting growers to replace trees with other fruits.
Joe D. Biddle of Hanford, a longtime hog buyer in the San Joaquin Valley, urges the California Vineyardists Association to promote feeding second-class grapes to hogs. With pork prices high, Muscat grapes and other seeds can fatten hogs and increase earnings for both hog producers and grape growers.
Reverend C E Smith of Paradise in Butte County gathered about 280 pounds of walnuts from two yard trees. The older graft, fourteen years old, produced at least 200 pounds, while the four year old graft is smaller. The grafts trace to a seedling planted by J C Cory from French nuts given to his wife years ago. The nuts resemble Franquette in appearance though the variety remains unnamed.
Six thousand bales of cotton have been turned out of the five gins of Corcoran to date, compared with eleven thousand nine hundred nine at the same date last year. Low prices last year reduced planting, with 9500 acres sown in 1927 vs 13000 acres in 1926.
An entirely new 200 by 100 foot unit will be added to the Orange Show at Bakers field this year to display agricultural implements. It is the second new department after a $5,000 citrus by products building. The addition will exhibit orchard pumps spraying machinery heaters tractors and trucks and other citrus industry displays. About 106 exhibitors can be accommodated and space is expected to fill before the February 16 opening.
November 21 marked the launch of the first lettuce car by American Fruit Growers Inc. from the Eraser Brothers ranch in Yettem. About thirty cars are planned for the season as the experimental crop shows promise of high quality and larger acreage next year.
C E Whipple reports the Mapu Orange Association shipped about two hundred thousand boxes of oranges from Santa Paula this season valuing around one million dollars. The packing-house ran nine months this year, the longest period in its history. Members received an average return of twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the season.
A car of oats for seed purposes arrived in Calipatria as several ranchers plan to plant oats with alfalfa this year instead of barley. The Vil company expects to plant 500 acres. Growers are unsure how oats will compare to barley but believe mixed hay from oats and alfalfa will sell better. Demand for barley and alfalfa hay has been weak for years.
The Chico Association of the Butte County National Farm Loan Association reports loans totaling 97500 to Chico farmers over 22 months. Loan amounts range 1000 to 16500 with interest cut from 5.14 to 5 percent, per secretary Charles H. Camper.
Dividend checks totaling 31000 were mailed last week to members of the Placerville Fruitgrowers Association which has just concluded its annual meeting at Placerville. The net profits for the year totaled 69000.
Planting of the cereal field trials at the University Farm Davis was finished last week. The experiments focus on wheat and barley with oats and rye, forming a key part of agronomy division research. About ten acres are used, divided into two classes by progress of the study.
The federal state crop reporting service says improvements in California cotton conditions during November push the forecast to 94000 bales, up 1000 from November 1. The forecast compares with 130590 bales in 1926, with an average yield per acre about 352 pounds versus 387 previously.
Glenn County farmers plant more barley this season with estimates from grain dealers that barley acreage will be twice that of wheat. The barley comeback is linked to higher prices this year. Local dealers say last season's wheat crop has been entirely sold.
The annual grazing report shows Modoc National Forest supplied pasturage for 35,853 cattle and horses and 95,367 sheep owned and run by about 400 permittees. The forest spans nearly 2,000,000 acres, with about three quarters vacant government land and the rest held by timber companies and local stockmen.
California reports include a first Christmas tree plantation planned at Nevada county’s Chicago Park, Oak Bar in Siskiyou sold three times in 1927, and a $1,000,000 bond offering yielding 3.80 percent. State actions cover road work near Applegate, highway bridges in Merced, and park administration changes. Also noted are Stanford gifts, San Francisco bid to host the 1928 Democratic National Convention, and rising California high school capacity versus private colleges.
Article outlines how fall and winter months vary production between profitable and unprofitable flocks. Emphasizes early hatches, proper feeding with animal protein minerals and succulent feed, warm ventilated housing, and parasite control as key factors to sustain eggs above 100 per hen yearly.
A thorough pre winter cleanup of the poultry house is advised. Remove nests roasts hoppers and drinking stands then scrub with water and disinfectant. Sweep ceilings walls and floor scrape away old litter and droppings replace dirt floors with fresh clean dirt and disinfect the interior. Whitewash brightens the space and motivates ongoing cleanliness.
A summary of practical poultry notes covers: guinea fowl behavior when frightened and hiding quietly, lice control using ashes, cautions against feeding whole dry oats as the main ration, Missouri College findings supporting soybean meal as a substitute for meat scrap to cut feed costs, the benefit of supplying minerals, and hens grazing habits including grass and sprouted oats or cabbage when available to sustain egg production.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.