Record Orange County Valencia crop exceeds prior limits
East heat boosts Orange County orange growers with a Valencia crop larger than ever. Officials estimate season ship ments will top 12,000 carloads. Despite small grove sizes, electricity use and dairy feed costs feature in state ag economics as UC researchers seek cheaper feeds and new knowledge. The nutritive value of fruit by products, especially orange pulp, has saved agriculture over $100,000 in recent years.
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Orange County
Valencia
Dairymen of California
S. W. Mead
Division of Animal Husbandry
University of California
Prof. Mead
Kings County Crop Prospects Raise Hopeful Yields
W I Tibbs reports excellent crop prospects in Kings County with good alfalfa and grain hay yields already harvested. Fruit prospects look bright for grapes, peaches, and plums. Tibbs notes a Santa Rosa plum orchard ready for market late this month and predicts high quality and abundant fruit. Dairy outlook is very favorable with excellent pasturages. The Stockton Horse Show runs August 23–28, awarding $23,500, drawing exhibitors from the Pacific Coast and Middle West in conjunction with the San Joaquin County Fair.
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W. I. Tibbs
Kings County
Tibbs
Stockton
San Joaquin County
Pacific Coast
Middle West
California Pear Prospects in Antelope Valley Brightness Dims
Price statistics show prosperity can occur without agriculture, yet Southern California pear growers face a poor season. Antelope Valley estimates run at 50 percent of normal, with Tehachapi’s pear set strong but overall crops in many regions are light.
Dry conditions spread across Modoc forest as fire season nears
Modoc National Forest rangers report unusually wet winter and spring followed by drying at lower elevations due to ten days of extreme warmth. Half of the summer fire protection force has begun duty, with the rest arriving July 1. Veteran lookout Eli Dale started duties at Happy Camp Lookout Point on June 16.
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Modoc National Forest
Modoc Forest
Eli Dale
Forest Service
Happy Camp Lookout Point
Yuba City Milling Opens Bulk Grain Storage Options
Farmers in the Yuba City region gain seasonal choice of storing grain in warehouses, in sacks or bulk in tanks installed by the Yuba City Milling Company. Large bulk tanks enable easy loading into cars on a spur, with automatic cleaning as grain moves to tanks.
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Yuba City
State Railroad Commission
California nursery stock industry survey details acreage and value
A California report by Everett L. Smith shows over 4000 acres used for nursery stock with last year value near 3 million dollars. Ornamental stock leads with 1704 acres, followed by 888 acres deciduous trees, 497 bulbs, and 344 citrus trees. California has 1629 registered nurserymen, including 600 in Los Angeles County.
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California
Everett L. Smith
State Department of Agriculture
Los Angeles County
Market gains for Placer county fruit in 1927 sales
Placer county cherries averaged 1500 to 2000 dollars per car higher on Eastern market centers in 1927 than 1926. Good quality Beauty plums also fetched excellent prices, signaling strong demand and favorable markets for local fruit growers.
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Placer County
Santa Ana forms Business Men's Farm Center
A city farm center organized at Santa Ana named the Business Men's Farm Center holds regular monthly meetings. The program targets farm and orchard owners along with business men, offering agricultural interest activities for members.
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Santa Ana
Squirrels poisoned at Raisin City community day event
A Raisin City Fresno county gathering offered free poisoned wheat as part of a squirrel control day at Raisin City school. An agriculture department agent displayed 1700 pounds of poisoned grain and answered questions. Willard Hughes, 15, fought rattlesnakes on the ranch while poisoning squirrels and killed three large snakes with one seen escaping.
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Raisin City
Fresno County
Raisin City School
Department of Agriculture
Willard Hughes
S. J. Hughes
Stroup Reports Semiyearly Horticultural Efforts in Shasta
Shasta county horticultural commissioner B F Stroup filed his semi annual report with the Board of Supervisors. He inspected 836 shipments of trees vines and plants and urged continued squirrel eradication in districts where work has been done. He aims for at least one clean up of remaining squirrels this season and to prevent re infection. Stroup has secured Southern Pacific Company cooperation for puncture vine work along the company's right of way and ranchers whose lands host the weed are aiding the effort to control it.
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B. F. Stroup
Shasta County
Shasta County Board of Supervisors
Stroup
Southern Pacific Company
Navel oranges in Tulare county shed heavy June drop
In Tulare county foothill districts including Woodlake a heavy June drop reduces the crop to about 60 to 70 percent of normal. Early blooms faced frost then heat, affecting blooming. Some frost-free sections show a better yield while others suffer.
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Tulare
Woodlake
Crescent Creamery Plant Boosts Powdered Milk Output
Southern California will gain 10 000 pounds more powdered milk daily as Crescent Creamery opens a new plant at Tipton in Tulare County. The expansion underscores ongoing dairy industry growth in the region and adds to local supply chains.
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California
Crescent Creamery Company
Tipton
Tulare County
California counties lead in dairy fat production in 1926
Los Angeles County remains the top dairy county with 12,716,819 pounds of butter fat in 1926, a rise of 838,524 from 1925. Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Humboldt follow with gains to 10,256,153, 9,977,487, 8,295,231, and 7,376,617 pounds respectively, all increasing over the prior year.
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Los Angeles County
J. J. Frey
State Bureau of Dairy Control
Merced County
Stanislaus
Tulare
Humboldt County
Almond harvest notes contrast across districts
San Luis Obispo reports an unusually good almond crop at about 70 percent of normal while Banning suffers frost damage, yielding estimates of only about 20 percent of normal crop for the southern growing area.
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San Luis Obispo
Banning
San Francisco man pitches Holtville canning plant plan
John R. Hinchley told Holtville Chamber of Commerce that surplus Imperial Valley melons and vegetables now wasted could be converted into marketable goods through canning. He outlined plans for a local canning factory with an alcohol plant to follow, converting waste into value.
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Imperial Valley
John R. Hinchley
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce of
Holtville
Hinchley
Chamber
Culling Chickens to Build a Strong Flock
An editorial urges disposing of weak chicks to prevent disease and waste. It cites white diarrhea and coccidiosis as common causes, notes disease can spread through droppings, and stresses proper feeding and management alongside culling.
Duck Eggs Incubation Similar to Hen Eggs
Instructions note duck eggs incubate like hens with the machine set at 101 to 102 degrees for five days then near 103. After five days turn and water daily, using much water. Incubation lasts 28 days. Feed mix: 200 lb corn meal 100 lb low-grade flour 100 lb bran plus 10 percent beef scraps. milk allows reduction. Provide sand and green feed.
Keeping Chick Rations Dry For Healthy Growth
Farmers increasingly use factory mixed or home mixed mash to raise chicks. A feeder outside must be weather tight to keep mash dry. Sour wet mash causes digestive trouble and stunts growth even without death losses.
Chick Precautions for Hatching Brooders and Chicks
Precautions cover avoiding moldy litter and feed, culling weak chicks, placing chicks on the ground quickly, feeding sparingly but often in the first two weeks, avoiding chill during transfer, ensuring thorough cleanliness of brooders, not removing chicks before 36 hours old, preventing crowding, providing ample space, and delaying feeding until after 48 hours to allow natural feeding.
Answer Key Quiz Questions from a History Page
A set of trivia prompts covering slang usefulness, notable declarations about Germany, the Arabian Nights translator, Florida's largest lake, a jazz defender, Olympic origin, digestion and specific gravity, Jefferson Davis in which president’s cabinet, first woman-suffrage admitting state, wheat leader, England’s remark on America, geography extremes, Bulwer Lytton and Browning works, Ty Cobb batting titles, escalator meaning, Edison light invention, Louisiana naming king, and a future president who was once secretary of war.
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Germany
Florida
Jefferson Davis
Union
Bulwer Lytton
Richelieu
Robert Browning
Ty Cobb
France
Louisiana
Answers and Facts From An Old Quiz Sheet
A collection of answered prompts includes items: 2 Michigan and Northwestern tied, 8 earthquake definition, 4 dynamo vs motor energy conversion, 5 1636, 6 Pontiac, 7 Mozart, 8 Tibetan Plateau, 9 Laurence Sterne, 10 Colonel Stanton, 11 Beaumont and Fletcher, 12 Cincinnati, 18 Kremer of Pittsburgh, 14 plate on shaft offset centers, 15 George Eastman, 16 De Soto, 17 Palto Alto San Antonio Rega de la Palma in the Mexican war, 18 the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries, 19 Asia, 20 Henry Clay.
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Kremer
Pittsburgh
George Eastman
de Soto
Palto Alto
San Antonio
Regaca de la Palma
Birthday pennies test patience in Sunday school
Mrs Morrow asks if any pupils had birthdays last week. Charles, Betty, and Jimmie place pennies in the birthday box while Morrow counts aloud. Jimnie reveals he is twins with Teddy, who missed class, so he adds the other three cents for half of Teddy’s birthday.
Never Quite Forgotten Quote by Josh Billings
A brief historical quotation reflects on memory and guilt, noting the inevitability of being remembered for past actions. The speaker acknowledges occasional reminders and a lasting sense of shame tied to those deeds.
Breaking It Gently Quiz in Quarry Mortality
In a humorous tale Murphy mishandles blasting powder and Duffy is sent to inform Mrs. Murphy. He breaks the news with a macabre twist about the weekly life-insurance payment, and Mrs. Murphy quips back, lightening the moment with a sharp response.
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Murphy
Duffy
Hints to Flappers Never Put Up a Poor Mouth
A cheeky column advises fashionable young women to maintain confidence and charm with sweet talk and savvy social poise. It urges flappers to project self respect, avoid self pity, and cultivate optimism in dating, party scenes, and society events.
Versatile Chicken and the Old Hen Enzo Tale
A brief fragment recalls Versatile Chicken keeping an old hen named Enzo. The narrator mentions lifting a kitchen window and influenza appears as a fleeting image within the vignette.
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Enzo
Help Wanted Man of the House Joke
A humorous dialogue from Pathfinder features a man asking his wife to avoid informing her.
Senator Sorghum Reflects On College Memories
In a Washington Star excerpt, Senator Sorghum recalls college days with fondness. He credits professors who loved baseball for lessons in human nature and the rich experiences gained during those years.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Landlord ultimatum sparks rent dispute with Saturday deadline
In a terse exchange, Jerry warns the landlord that failure to pay rent by Saturday will force eviction. Ted confirms the Saturday deadline, noting it leaves them five days with no immediate concern. The terse dialogue highlights an urgent housing stress point.
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Jerry
Ted
Doubting His Judgment
A brief exchange contrasts a father urging honesty in all dealings with a son's doubt about trying honesty enough to be sure. The dialogue notes honesty as the best policy while questioning sufficiency of effort.
Liberal Terms Inspires A Hotel Scene Of Rent Struggle
A poem describes a grand hotel with fashionable style where tenants who cannot pay rent must stand outside and endure silence, suggesting social critique of housing costs and economic disparity in a restrained, observant tone.
Everlasting Hope pops up in sisterly chat over marriage
Elder sister sighs that a suitor may come someday and ask for marriage while the younger sister jokes that antiques are in high demand. The exchange hints at social expectations and aspirations within a family.
Gossip Dilemma Stirs Madge and Martie
A witty exchange centers on madcap gossip as Madge and Martie navigate a delicate clash of rumors and loyalties, each offered a swap for keeping secrets. The lighthearted moment captures social maneuvering and playful restraint among friends.
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Madge
Martie
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