Gentle Bulls Can Be Dangerous If Not Properly Handled
H A Hopper of the New York State College of Agriculture warns that all bulls are potentially dangerous and that the gentle bull can cause fatal injuries. Bulls should be kept in service long enough to assess offspring, with proper housing and handling. His bulletin The Housing and Handling of Bulls BH 177 outlines safe stalls, bull pens, trimming, ringing and dehorning, and is available free on request.
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H. A. Hopper
New York State College of Agriculture
Hopper
Roberts ‘Hall
Ithaca, N. Y
Excellent Plan for Hand Raising Calves in Dairy Aarts
A practical guide emphasizes feeding calves three times daily at body temperature, warming milk to a safe Fahrenheit level, and using a thermometer. It warns that cold milk causes digestive troubles and stunting, and urges milk scales, clean pails, sterilized utensils, and spotless feeding equipment. It also stresses clean mangers, ample bedding, and dry litter to prevent cold stalls and disease.
Contamination of Water Will Lead to Disorders
The water supply on dairy farms must be inspected and kept pure to protect families, business interests, and milk consumers. Contaminated water can cause typhoid fever as disease bacteria cling to cows and transfer to milk. All farm water and washing water for milk pails should be treated with suspicion.
Dairy Stable Equipment Makes Much Difference
The dairy barn setup greatly affects labor. Concrete floors with gutters and drainage keep cows clean and reduce care. Swinging stanchions give cows freedom and lower space and bedding needs, unlike loose or box stalls. Dirt floors cannot be easily cleaned.
Kern County Horticultural Group Elects Bradshaw as President
Bradshaw elected president of the Kern County Horticultural Inspectors Association at Bakersfield annual meeting, succeeding Buford Fox. A 400 acre tract south of the Grafton Hills is slated for orange production with 110 acres to navels. Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine restriction tightens on Florida fruit shipments. In grape news, 237 Lodi growers signed Stabilization Corporation contracts amid 880 in California Vineyard Association rolls. George Willis shipped 27 steers from Ducor yards, heavy steer for age at 1410 pounds. average weight 1205 pounds. Lindsay plant 100 acres of gyp corn on Tulare highway. Arizona to showcase agricultural products at California State Fair with joint state and university cooperation. California cauliflower movement continues with 7314 cars shipped nationwide of 9766 total.
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F. BE. Bradshaw
Kern County
Bakersfield
Buford Fox
L. A. Burtch
Kern
Lodi
Stabilization Corporation
California Vineyard Association
California
George Willis
White River District
Ducor
Mr. Willis
California Turkey Growers Association Formed in Sacramento
The California Turkey Growers Association, a marketing group, was formed at a Sacramento meeting with turkey producers from twelve counties. B H Critchfield and other officials attended. A E Greiner of Corning was chosen chairman and Frances K Kingsley of Glenn secretary. Steps were taken to incorporate the group.
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California
Turkey Growers’ Association
Sacramento
B. H. Critchfield
California Division of Markets
Seveal
A. E. Greiner
Corning
Frances K. Kingsley
Glenn
Tomato production set for record in Santa Clara Valley
County horticulturist L. R. Cody says tomato demand remains heavy as plantings surge for canneries and markets. Cooperative market reports indicate Santa Clara and San Mateo counties will plant at least 7797 acres, making the area the state’s largest tomato producing region.
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Santa Clara Valley
L. R. Cody
Co-Operative Market Service
Santa Clara
San Mateo
John Bean receives government bid for sixteen orchard sprayers
The Mediterranean fruit fly alarm in Florida citrus orchards has boosted spray equipment demand. John Bean Manufacturing Co, a 45 year supplier of over half the world’s pumps, has won a government order for a complete fleet of sixteen sprayers via open bids.
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Florida
John Bean Manufacturing Co
United States
Ranchers sue Edison over dam impairing San Joaquin flow
Edgar M. Wilson and Edwin W. Newhall Jr. of Stanislaus County sue Southern California Edison in Superior Court for 40000 each seeking damages and an injunction. The suit alleges Edison dams impair river flow, causing reduced winter overflow and interference with the natural flow of the San Joaquin and its tributaries.
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Superior
Edgar M. Wilson
Edwin W. Newhall, Jr
Stanislaus County
Southern California Edison Company
San Joaquin
San Joaquin River
Continental Produce reveals packing house on Ocean-to-Ocean Highway
George W. Cairns announces Continental Produce Company has secured a West Yucaipa building site on the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway and will immediately start a packing house for peaches and plums. One unit is planned this year with a second next year.
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George W. Cairns
Continental Produce Company
Yucaipa
California Moves to Fight Mediterranean Fruit Fly
University of California ready to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly if fruit imports bring in the pest. Entomologist H J Quayle says the stance stems from a month long Florida study. Quayle of Riverside citrus station studied fly conditions in Mediterranean bordering countries.
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University of California
H. J. Quayle
Florida
Quayle
Citrus Experiment Station
Riverside
Cattle Grub Eradication Calls For Drive In Fields
The Department of Agriculture warns cattle owners breeders and processors that about 50 million dollars yearly are spent fighting cattle grub. It cites old hand extraction and new methods including Derris wash pyrethrum nicotine dust and solvents with a need for a focused regional eradication drive amid spread of a second northern European grub species.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Eastern investors shielded from losses in California land deal
State agencies protect Eastern investors from misunderstandings and fraud in real estate. Stephen Barson, real estate commissioner, notes success in pulling a 2700 acre Glenn county agricultural subdivision near Willows from market. He warns the waterlogged alkali filled land, if bought, could have cost investors about 216000 dollars.
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California
Stephen Barson
Glenn County
Willows
Barson
California Melon Crops Expanding Across State
A state survey directed by G. H. Hecke reports 86,780 acres of melons planted in California. Watermelons cover 13,500 acres, up 200 from last year, while cantaloupes and casabas total 23,280 acres, up 530 from 1928. Top cantaloupe and casaba districts include Turlock, Modesto-Manteca, and Glenn and Colusa, with Merced, Stanislaus, Kings, Kern, and Imperial Valley leading in watermelons.
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California
G. H. Hecke
State Department of Agriculture
Hecke
Turlock
Modesto-Manteca
Glenn and
Colusa
Imperial Valley
Merced
Stanislaus
Kings
Kern
Proper Time to Prune Raspberrys For Next Year
After raspberry harvest, prune the old canes to direct sap into new growth. Remove and burn canes to curb diseases and insects, using either hand pruners or a combined pruner and pinchers. Build a three foot handle version to avoid stooping. pile and burn quickly while leaves are fresh.
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B. W. Keith
New Yorker
Peach Aphid Cleared in Tobacco Mosaic Spread Case
Wisconsin researchers Isme Hoggan and James Johnson concluded the peach aphid cannot spread tobacco mosaic. They say it may transmit cucumber mosaic in tobacco, a less commercially significant virus, while leaving other insect species’ roles to be proven.
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Isme Hoggan
James Johnson
University of Wisconsin
Northern Spy Apple Requires Specific Soil and Climate
The Northern Spy apple grows best on light to medium soils and must mature thoroughly. Slow ripening soils produce inferior fruit and climate further limits where the variety excels. To choose wisely, consult neighbors with known old trees bearing desired fruit.
Turkeys Raised in Confinement Shifts Farm Practice
The Minnesota and Nebraska experiment stations show confinement rearing yields better turkey production than open range. USDA notes turkey output has declined since 1890 amid rising demand. Artificial brooding and controlled feeding improve results, reducing disease and competition with chickens.
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Minnesota
Nebraska
Turkey
United States Department of Agriculture
Electric Brooders Are Clean and Convenient
The New York experiment station found electric brooders very satisfactory except in extremely cold weather when heat did not reach spaces away from the brooder. Electric incubators and brooders are clean easy to regulate and very convenient. Individual farm light plants extend these advantages to farms not on a high line. Many farm plants use generator and battery power ensuring constant reliable current for incubators or brooders.
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New York
Aylesbury Duck Fares in Market Favor Across Nations
The Aylesbury duck from the Vale of Aylesbury is England’s market duck with a long body and legs placed behind the center. The Pekin, a Chinese breed, tops American market demand with its upright carriage. The Indian Runner, though small, offers tender flesh and foraging ease that could appeal to epicures.
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Aylesbury
England
America
Watch Young Birds Keep Sick Fowl Isolated
Watch young birds closely as they are highly susceptible to deadly roup germs and to the common cold. The throat and nasal passages are inflamed and easily infected. Sick birds should be isolated to prevent contagion and allow more effective treatment away from the flock.
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DAAC
Grafton Hills
Department of Agriculture
Lindsay District
Stansfield-McKnight
Tulare Highway
Lindsay
Arizona Industrial Congress
Arizona
The
Industrial Congress
University of Arizona
Arizona Fair Commission
Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
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