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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1929
Page
4
North Carolina State extension dairyman John A Arey warns souring milk stems from outside contamination. Thorough cleaning of cow flanks udder milker hands and all vessels plus proper scrubbing rinsing sterilizing and rapid cooling will prevent spoilage and ensure pure sweet milk for delivery.
Corn silage is the best and most economical way to provide succulent winter feed for dairy cattle, according to the New York State College of Agriculture. Pairing good legume hay with silage mimics pasture with protein minerals and bulk. Silage aids digestion, promotes appetite, and encourages higher roughage intake.
Largest profit during the milking period may be expected only from cows that have been gotten in good condition during the dry period. Cows that are thin at calving time never have an opportunity to do their best. Silage and a legume hay are the best foundation of a ration for the heifer or dry cow. The fitting ration should be fed liberally from seven to twelve pounds per day for four to six weeks before calving, then lighter milder laxative ration within a week or ten days of calving. Equal parts of corn or hominy feed, wheat bran, ground oats, and from ten to twenty five per cent linseed oil meal approaches the ideal as a grain mixture for the preparation period.
Over feeding dairy cows causes digestive disorders and calf issues. Ground corn yields 16 percent more than whole corn for dairy rations. Cold floors and poor bedding raise udder troubles. Bacteria from water or ice can taint milk. cows wading in surface water may carry them into the barn.
Imperial Valley celebrates one of its driest years with only .28 inch rainfall during eleven months in 1928. James A. Iring is reelected president and the full board is re elected at the Placerville Federated church annual meeting.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods to shield orchards and young trees from rabbits. Use woven wire or veneer wood cylinders around trunks, or 1-inch mesh poultry netting. Improve cylinders with stakes, or use veneer strips to deter nibbling while noting they can harbor insects and should be removed yearly. Wire screens may stay until trees are safe. Control methods include hunting, trapping, and poisoning with caution due to risks to children and animals. The Biological Survey warns artificial spread of diseases among rabbits has failed to produce practical results.
R W Sparling Inc asks the State Railroad Commission for permission to furnish water in Kagel Canyon Park located three miles northeast of San Fernando in Los Angeles County.
Fifty-one grower members of Sunmaid Raisin Growers of California filed notices to withdraw with County Recorder I. E. Farley. The withdrawals cover 1,02914 acres. Additional withdrawals filed with the association but not the recorder are noted, with total not yet available.
United States Department of Agriculture issues revised Farmers Bulletin 954 F by Dr George W Pope stressing thorough cleansing of farm buildings especially stables before disinfection. He warns that careless disinfection is nearly useless and won t prevent future troubles.
The annual meeting at the U S Plant Introduction Gardens near Chico drew a large attendance. R W Skinner presided as former officers were re elected with Skinner as president Newkom as vice president and Miss Clio Dwyer as secretary.
California farmers are urged to focus on seed quality to boost crop yields. The article notes many farmers neglect proper seed labelling and fail to use free services from the federal state seed laboratory at the state department of agriculture.
Agriculture in the western San Joaquin Valley shifted from dry farming and livestock to a productive diversified system. The region now relies on irrigation with three major projects: the Miller & Lux system serving 80,000 acres from Mendota to Newman, plus the Patterson and Tracy projects, boosting prosperity and yields.
J C Griswold reports to E E Kaufman that Kings County grew 1,125,864 sacks of wheat and barley on 93,241 acres in 1928 valued at 2,886,744.62 dollars. Wheat production totaled 14,689,864 pounds in bulk and 638,501 sacks, with 90,734,263 pounds in sacks. Barley yielded 44,512,305 pounds in total, on 37,297 acres, at 10 sacks per acre and 42,155,900 pounds in sacks. Average prices were 2.05 dollars per hundred for wheat and 1.63 dollars per hundred for barley.
Director George H. Hecken announced that a law guaranteeing indemnity to owners of tubercular cattle killed in the eradication campaign will be the most important legislation sponsored by the state department of agriculture.
Lompoo Valley sugar beet crop of 1928 will return about 250000 dollars to local growers after a clean up. Yields were unusually large with district average over eighteen tons per acre and one ranch reporting thirty tons per acre. Total production reached 27250 tons for the year.
Marking the campaign’s two month effort by civic groups in Imperial Valley, Wilson W. McEuen said the State experiment farm at Meleland will receive State and Federal funds for another year. McEuen chairs a special committee chosen to advocate for the valley after word in October that the legislative agricultural committee planned to discontinue the farm.
The housewife pays less for turkeys this year and at a lower price per pound than large roasting chickens. B H Critchfield, chief of the division of markets, California, says this could raise turkey consumption statewide. Thanksgiving retail turkey prices ranged mainly 39 to 40 cents, with some dressed birds delivered at 35 cents.
Donald D. Conn of the California Vineyardists Association told San Joaquin Valley editors at Hotel Fresno that after April 1 growers may choose to have the association handle only the fresh grape contract or add a rider covering raisins to form a sweat box raisin pool. He said fresh grapes and raisins are interrelated and must be controlled together, noting 350,000 fresh tons influence both markets each August. Conn outlined sign up progress on new grower and shipper contracts.
Dale R. King, manager of the Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange in Fullerton, says the first carloads of navels are ready and standards in sugar content are strong. Tests hit 9 to 1 at Callan ranch and high at Yorba Linda, with prices expected to rise as eastern markets advance. About 350 cars are planned to ship from district exchange houses as the season runs to February 20.
Coarse straw is best for mulching strawberries though any coarse, seed free material works. Marsh hay can serve if coarse. leaves are risky as they mat down and may smother plants unless paired with a very coarse layer.
The article notes pruning can profitably occur anytime in the dormant season when men can work outside, but securing labor is the main challenge for large orchards. Labor is easier to obtain in fall and winter than in early spring as growth begins.
Spraying lime-sulphur in late March or early April helps troubled trees with scale, while sod orchards incur more damage than clean cultivated ones. Guard sod orchards against mouse injury and apply barnyard manure around young trees in winter to boost vigorous growth.
Ohio State Extension poultry specialists advise weekly culling by flashlight at night. Birds with shriveled combs, molts, empty crops, or absent yellow pigment should be culled. If in doubt, isolate and recheck in daylight. High producers lose body yellowing but regain if they lay again. Low producers show pale, small combs, yellow vent and shanks, tight pelvic bones, and a shallow, fat body.
The North Carolina State college tested feed needs for Red Barred Plymouth Rock Wyandotte pullets. Milk fed pullets required 20 pounds of feed costing 71 cents to start laying at 21 weeks. Meat meal pullets used 9.5 pounds mash and 9.5 pounds grain costing 57 cents. Total cost to reach layage about $1.17 to $1.50. pullets sell for $2 at laying time. Surplus milk can be fed to growing birds.
The guide explains keeping about half the flock as aged hens and half as pullets. Pullets hatched early and fed well start laying in October or November. One year olds and older rarely begin until late December or January, with peak production in late winter and early spring.
Birds unfit for breeding should be disposed of immediately. Feed safety matters, with moldy feed causing appetite loss and illness. Oats are a strong fad, heavy white oats preferred. If hens lose weight, increase grain. if lazy and laying poorly, reduce grain to boost mash intake. Feed corn or barley in the evening for needed warmth. Seek quality males to improve next year and start locating them now.
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