Kings County Farm Demonstrates Oil Sugar Cane Syrup
J B Meadows, a Murray district farmer in Kings county, harvested about twenty acres of oil sugar cane showing surprising height and sap yield with minimal irrigation. He crushes and blends the cane into marketable syrup for table use. The olive crop in Murray district had good yield and quality. Stanislaus dairymen received 54 to 55.5 cents per pound butterfat in 1926.
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J. B. Meadows
Kings County
Murray District
Meadows
Murray
Stanislaus County
Tulare Officials Halt Infested Florida Package In Citrus Case
Cooperation between Tulare post office staff and county horticultural officers through inspector C. M. Munger prevented a Florida Christmas package from introducing melanose citrus canker to California. The box contained 214 kumquats, all heavily infested, threatening the industry with a serious disease.
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Tulare
C. M. Munger
California
Florida
Prune Die Back Studied in Chico Area
The Butte County Agricultural Extension Service has studied prune die back in Chico for years. Investigators came from the county agent and horticultural commissioner. Early theory blamed organisms or weather, later shifted to improper soil nutrients. University funding of 1000 dollars last year and 1500 this year supported intensified work in the Chico area.
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Butte County Agricultural Extension Service
Chico
University
Lemoore Farmers Plan Big Tulare Lake Bed Seeding
Early rains hint at a wet winter and prompt Lemoore growers to seed vast acreage on Tulare lake bed for wheat and barley. Some sections already underway show promise, amid ongoing weather risks. Past droughts have constrained yields, but optimistic signs encourage expansion and risk taking among grain growers.
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Lemoore
Tulare Lake
Salinas Eyeing Guayule Trials in Monterey County
Interest rises in Salinas over guayule experiments in Monterey county. A company conducts valley investigations and says 15000 acres producing would justify a rubber extracting plant. With a four year cycle, 6000 acres must be consistently planted. Tests aim to show ough matured shrubs per acre yielding 1000 pounds of commercial rubber every four years.
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Salinas
Monterey County
Tractor on the California bulletin previewed by UC leader
The bulletin Number 415 from the Division of Agricultural Engineering at University of California Berkeley reports conditions on Kern County cattle operations. It notes 6,000 acres of cattle range better this year than in thirteen years and cites Kern men’s association president P. as praising improvements in mountain grazing and pastures.
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California
L. J. Pietcher
Division of Agricultural Engi
University of California
Tes Department of Agrithis
Agricultural Export
Berkeley
Calif
Kern
Kern Men’s Association
Diskman
Kitchen Cabinet Quote from Edgar Guest
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union piece presents a brief Edger Guest quotation about life as a gift. It encourages honoring each hour, living actively, and using life rather than storing it away. The saying suggests that service enhances life’s beauty.
Alameda Sugar plans large pea acreage at Meridian
The Alameda Sugar company at Meridian in Sutter county shipped a carload of peas here and intends to plant a large area of its land to peas, signaling expansion of legume cultivation by the firm.
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Alameda Sugar Company
Meridian
Sutter County
Peach Growers Panel Debates Cost of Production Rules
A committee of Antelope Valley peach growers with Assistant Farm Adviser Grant Merrill met to discuss rules for a cost of production study on dried peaches.
Farm management study in poultry to run 1927
The agricultural extension service will conduct a comprehensive poultry farm management study in Napa County for the year 1927 from January 1 to December 31.
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Napa County
Agricultural Extension Service
Walnuts in Tulare County Fall Short But Quality Stands
Tulare county walnut crop yields were lower than last season yet better than feared. Reported quality is very good and prices are satisfactory for producers and buyers alike.
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Tulare County
Committee to determine cost of oil storage tank
Lindsay Orchard Heating association appoints a committee to estimate the cost of a large heater oil storage tank. The plant’s reserve capacity is planned at about 100000 to 200000 gallons, intended to provide a standby supply for the district.
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Lindsay Orchard Heating Association
Lindsay
Beekeeping Expert Sees California Leading Tests
J. T. Saunders of Southern Pacific comments on a U S department of agriculture plan to test bee color vision. He asserts bees recognize climate and place California on top, amid discussions of color blindness tests for bees.
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California
J. T. Saunders
Southern Pacific
United States Department of Agriculture
Aviary Owner Ships 190 Pheasants to Illinois Farm
G A Jordan who built an aviary on his Woodland area ranch shipped 190 Japanese ring necked pheasants to Wallace Evans stock farm in St Charles Illinois. The birds were hatched and raised on his property and brought him five dollars per pair in profit.
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G. A. Jordan
Woodland
Wallace Evans
St. Charles
Illinois
Chayotis Grown Successfully at Bryan Ranch Near Napacity
Chayotis common in Mexico are now thriving at a Bryan ranch just west of Napacity. The fruit, resembling avocado in flavor, can be eaten as fruit or vegetable. Vines bear for four years without replanting, yielding up to 1,000 bayots per vine, with plants trained over arbors.
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Mexico
Bryan Ranch
Napacity
Isleton Cannery Boasts World Largest Pickling Plant
The Cooperative Cannery at Isleton uses 102 tanks in its pickle plant and reports a record year. Output includes 73,000 cases asparagus, 72,000 peaches, 409,000 tomatoes, and 15,000 pickle cases. Total pickle season goal reaches 1,125,000 cases.
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Isleton
California agricultural station branch plan opposed by farmers committee
The agricultural legislative committee representing California farmers opposes new branches of the University of California College of Agriculture Experiment Station. They demand any future work be strictly temporary if not possible at already established stations, impacting budgets and legislative matters.
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College of Agriculture
California Experiment Station
University of California
Agricultural Legislative Committee
Santa Maria Valley Shipments by Rail and Truck
Over the past year the Santa Maria valley sent 2999 rail cars of lettuce 528 of carrots 364 of cauliflower 192 of mixed vegetables 80 of celery 37 of peas 11 of spinach 17 of tomatoes 8 of cabbage 6 of parsley and 2 of endives. Trucks carried 300000 trays of strawberries and large quantities of lettuce cucumbers and other truck products.
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Santa Maria Valley
Oroville Fruit Shipments Prompt Six Week Surge
Stewart Fruit Company officials in Oroville announced that more than 160 cars of oranges and tangerines were shipped from the Oroville district in six weeks after closing the last plant. The shipments went east, over 125 local workers were employed, and about $27,000 was paid out in that period.
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Oroville
Stewart Fruit Company
Flavored Soup and Sweet Delights From Kitchen
Flavorful soup and dessert ideas with eggs, milk, and spices. Includes Chicken Soup with tapioca, Orange Salad, Suet Pudding with Foamy Sauce, Creamed Turkey Sandwiches, and various cakes such as White Layer Cake and Date Cake. Also offers Ever-Ready Dessert and practical tips.
California News Briefs Highlights State Items
California news briefs cover AG ruling on public funds for crippled children, Chico State scholarship standing, lettuce and egg shipments from Lemoore and Petaluma, a $400000 Christmas gift to Sacramento from Southern Pacific, and various agricultural and infrastructure updates across counties. Notable notes include hog cholera warning in Eldorado, a $25,000 Legion hall plan in Winters, and cotton weather damage losses.
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U. S. Web
Amy Steinhart
Braden
State Children’s Aid Bureau
Chico
University, of California
Chico’s
L. D. Farmer Place
Lemoore
Farmer
San Francisco Bay
Watsonville
Pajaro
Nebraska
Kanagas
Wisconsin
Missouri
Grand Rapids
Middle West
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Edgar Guest
Citizen's of
Sacramento
Southern Pacific Company
Sacramento Southern Pacific Company
Amador
Clarence E Jarvis
State Board of Education
Davidson
Vetellary
Jarvis
Amador Creek
Charlie Brown
Gridley
Butte County
Agricultural ‘Extension Service
California Cattlemen’s “Association
Cattle Co-Operative
R. M. Hagen
Eldorado County
J. J. Anderson
Placerville
Madera Gas Company
Madera
Grass Valley
Winters Post
American Legion
Legion
Wallace Sullivan
L. A. Walker
Tulare Poultryman
Walker
Ellet
Glebe
Boswell
Aalph Smith
State Department of Agriculture
R. L. Deuel
San Francisco
State Farm Bureau
Sonoma County
Peter Hoviley
Hemet
Imperial Valley
St. Louis
D. L. W. Hoffman
West Sutter County
O. P. Drysdale
Anna Sulli
Ray L. Riley
Department of Agriculture
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