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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1928
Page
2
Ohio State University dairy experts report average cows return only about 49 cents yearly, while a 400 pound butterfat cow could net $84.80 with improved feeding and management. Data from 2,481 cows show higher production raises costs but boosts product value, suggesting practicable methods to increase profits.
Practical dairy tips from Farm Life by Cc. B. Bender cover roughage cost, silage, beet pulp, and salt needs. Advice includes balancing rations, grain-to-milk ratios by breed, protein mixes during short pastures, soilage crops, water content of milk, and recognizing cow preferences to optimize output.
Edwin Smith of the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics will visit California to discuss foreign fruit and vegetable marketing. G H Hecke, director of agriculture, has been advised. Smith will tour apple districts and meet growers and shippers exporting to Europe. California’s annual fair, September 1 to 8, will list 143 commercial crops with 37 counties already exhibitors and three more negotiating for space.
The federal state crop reporting service forecast 395000 tons for California peaches, while Governor C C Young’s peach crop survey committee put the yield at 398377 tons, indicating a similar, conservative outlook from a separate study.
R W Blackburn of Coachella says most of the valley onion crop will stay unharvested this year as prices are too low for growers to cover harvesting costs. Food prices and market pressures influence farmers to skip field work and let onions remain in the fields.
The Brawley cantaloupe season peaks at no more than 450 cars daily, about 100 fewer than last year. Honey Dews and Honey Balls show higher demand, with New York prices in their favor.
The Ocean side office of the California Lima Bean Growers Association reports 78,693 acres planted to regular Limas in California this season. Of these, 29,047 acres, over a third, are on non irrigated land. Ventura county leads with 33,370 irrigated and 9,051 non irrigated acres, followed by Orange county.
Will C. Purdle, agricultural science master at Marlborough College, Blenheim, arrives in Davis to attend a short course in farm mechanics. He notes that New Zealand high schools currently do not offer farm mechanics and aims to learn from the program here.
The market news service reports California green produce largely unchanged from April as of May 25. Green peas peppers strawberries early potatoes and watermelons show 1 2 percent gains while lettuce celery onions and cantaloupes slip 1 2 points. Pimento canning acreage rises by over 725 acres from 3 345 last year with a harvest of 10 475 tons.
California through the State Railroad Commission and Arizona Corporation Commission will spearhead the battle against higher refrigerator rates for fruit shipments on all railroads to Eastern points. The agencies will prepare and present evidence to Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on the Pacific Coast this fall.
The California Canning Peach Growers Association fixed this year's prices at 25 dollars per ton for the primary canning variety and 15 dollars for seconds. Decided in San Francisco to prevent a repeat of past grower canner conflicts, the association expects canners to accept the terms so growers can profit. if not, other actions may follow. The first grade price is 2.50 dollars higher than last year’s average.
The annual Tulare county citrus institute will take place in Lindsay on September 21 with delegations of growers from across California expected to attend. A field day on September 22 will allow visitors to inspect Tulare county groves and hear discussions on soil moisture, ship control, orchard heater operation, and new fertilization developments.
Plans completed for the first annual California livestock and baby beef show to be held in November at Union Stockyards South San Francisco. A feature will be a junior division with entries from boys and girls clubs and the Smith Hughes foundation.
Daily shipments of celery from the Venice district run between twelve and fifteen cars with a satisfactory season. About 350 cars have been sent by Venice Celery Distributors since January. Much celery remains to be cut and shipments will continue until New York and other eastern states’ crops arrive. Additional shipping points include Lomita Sawtelle Culver City and Palms.
California tree and vine crops all show higher bearing acres this year except lemons and table and raisin grapes. Wine grapes lead with 173,601 acres, up about 6,500 from last year, while table grapes fall to 141,133 acres and raisin grapes shrink to 341,725 acres. Lemons total 42,864 acres this year versus 43,179 last year.
Tulare county growers report prices held firm as canta loupes berries and other fresh fruit hit markets. Week ending June 9 saw 145 to 150 cars move, with most shipments clearing the crop. May 28 Tulare County Fruit Exchange sold 35 cars in eastern markets for 117060.95 dollars, averaging 7.31 dollars per packed box. Crop slated for marketing around July 1.
Terra Bella district growers, over twenty five in number, reject low porterville cannery bids and ship fresh fruit while drying the rest. Their first shipment to Los Angeles totaled five tons, earning $90 a ton gross or $82 net to the grower, rather than accepting $30 for No 1 fruit and $15 for No 2 offered by the cannery.
The Tractor and Implement Club of California will fill thirty thousand square feet in the new Machinery Building for a tractor and implement display at the California State Fair from September 1 to 8. The club plans a fifteen member delegation for the cornerstone laying on June 27 and will place agricultural publications and a roster of members in the cornerstone.
Study from Cornell notes mosaic an infectious disease spreading via plant lice, not harming lice. Healthy stock can yield normally. remove diseased plants and dig up roots to prevent regrowth. Western New York shows little loss, and some varieties resist mosaic, especially in the Hudson River valley.
The article explains grape propagation mainly by cuttings, but notes grafting as an alternative to improve varieties. It describes phylloxera, a louse attacking grape roots, and states European grapes are grafted onto American stock to offset this pest. It adds American vines’ partial immunity makes them valuable as root stock for European vinifera.
Pruning when the knife is sharp is advised for orchards. T. J. Talbert of the Missouri College of Agriculture says proper pruning can help any time of year. Main-branch formation and removing shaded clusters and dead diseased limbs are profitable after leaves fall and before spring growth begins. Labor availability favors fall and winter pruning for large orchards, though pruning is possible before growth fully starts.
Advice for orchard success stresses spraying for good apples and planting early in the season. In the Middle West spring is the best time to set fruit trees. One-year-old apple trees trimmed to forty inches at planting sprout more branches the first year than those cut to thirty inches.
Ohio State University extension specialists analyzed 1926 farm flocks to compare Leghorns Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds. Leghorns were most adaptable to large flocks and produced the highest egg gain—13.9 eggs per bird—though cash receipts and overall profit differences were small across the four breeds.
Egeg Shell material is crushed from whole oyster shells then washed three times. Crushed shells are dried in rotary dryers to remove odor and poisonous matter, screened into two sizes for hens and chicks, and any oversized material or dust eliminated. Continuous availability in feeders supports bone building and eggshell formation in growing birds.
The guidance notes that lack of sunshine causes leg weakness in chicks and overcrowding leads to roup and stunted growth. Shell color does not affect food value, nitrogenous food is essential, bones needed, and birds require fresh air with no drafts. Open coops aid growth. Hens with top prices are those laying good eggs. broilers are under two pounds. The plump birds fetch best prices as hens rank fifth among American agricultural products with growing money in hens.
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