California Farm Trends and Crop Reports from 1920s
Alfalfa benefits farmers and land as avocado price rises from 55 to 60 cents a pound. Sacramento Valley still accounts for over 95 percent of state rice. First Gravensteins car from Sonoma's Geyserville shipped this season. California plum shipments totaled 8,709 cars, up from 2,887 in 1924 and 5,240 in 1923. Ten carloads of sheep sent from Bloomfield to San Francisco and Willows. McFarland corn yields strong though plantings down due to extended cotton acres. California cotton production rose 58 percent last year despite 33 percent rise in acreage. Rice district water concerns grow east of Marysville as Yuba river flow drops.
Huckleberry Shipment From Fiori Ranch
Five boxes of huckleberries destined for 1926 were shipped recently from the Fiori ranch north of Healdsburg. The shipment arrived 23 days earlier than last season.
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Fiori Ranch
Healdsburg
Deglet Noor date planting expands in Coachella valley
M. M. Winslow Riverside county farm adviser notes substantial new Deglet Noor date planting in the Coachella valley. Offshoots are being cut and replanted, signaling growth in local date production.
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M. M. Winslow
Riverside County Farm Adviser
Coachella Valley
California Pear Production Hits New Peak in 1925
California produced 181000 tons of pears in 1925, 31000 tons more than any prior year. Bearing pear acreage rose 113 percent since 1919, signaling strong expansion in orchards and output.
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California
Fruit Cannerys First Apricot Run Set for July
The Van Nuys cannery will begin its first apricot run around July 1 as large quantities of peaches are to be shipped from the San Joaquin valley for canning this season.
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van Nuys Cannery
San Joaquin Valley
Large scale cucumber trial in Graton ranches
J R Talbot cultivates two acres of cucumbers on his Graton ranch in Sonoma County as part of an ambitious experimental crop alongside another Graton area project run by the School ranch owners.
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J. R. Talbot
Graton
Sonoma County
Talbot
Riverside County Apricot Harvest Opens in June
The apricot harvest starts in Riverside county on June 20 with a light crop but high quality fruit. Buyers from many southern California points visit the fields for canning and green fruit trade as canners offer 50 dollars per ton.
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Riverside County
California
Peach Growers Sell 1926 Crop to Pomona Cannery
The Chino Valley Peach Growers' association sold its 1926 crop to a Pomona cannery. Prices set include 45 dollars per ton for No 1 clings 2 inches or over, 30 dollars for No 2 with a 10 percent tolerance, 35 dollars for No 1 Lovell freestones, and 25 dollars for No 2.
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Chino Valley
Peach Growers’ Association
Pomona
Prune Crop 1925 Totals 145000 Tons Amid Heat
A final check shows 1925 prune production at about 145000 tons. Heat in June and July damaged interior valleys. Since 1919 bearing prune acreage rose 39 percent. Mint crop in Porterville district to harvest soon followed by distilling. Woodville area hosts substantial mint planting led by John N Davies, once an Oregon mint grower.
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Porterville
Woodville
John N. Davies
Oregon
Apple Evaporators Fired Up In Sebastopol District
Evaporator plants in the Sebastopol district were started for the season prompting more than 100 driers to begin operations. Officials expect an output of about 8,500 tons of evaporated apples this season.
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Sebastopol
Gon
Betz Packing Company
Sebastopol Apple Growers’ Union
Thieves Strike Orchard Along State Highway
J F Alexander of McFarland warns that saving fruit at a home orchard is tough due to birds bees and passersby. Early apricots and peaches were eaten by birds then bees. While away thieves stripped a plum tree of about five boxes of plums saved for canning.
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J. F. Alexander
McFarland
Can
Vine experts inspect Mammoth Cory Thornless blackberries
J L Stahl of University Farm Davis and H P Everett Sonoma county farm advisor examined Mammoth Cory Thornless blackberry ranches in Sebastopol after reports of drying berries. They will send berry specimens and vine portions to plant pathologists nationwide to identify disease or vitality issues and learn control methods. Local tests will run next season to develop management strategies.
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Sebastopol
J. L. Stahl
University Farm
Davis
H. P
Everett
Sonoma County
United States
Whittier District Exports Pass Million Dollar Mark
On June 14 the cash receipts for citrus fruit sold through the Whittier District Fruit Exchange surpassed one million dollars. The milestone came about ten days earlier than last year thanks to heavier shipments and earlier navel and Valencia crops. Lemon shipments set a district record as Valencia shipper activity began sooner, with weather expected to boost demand for oranges and lemons.
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Whittier District Fruit Exchange
Valencia
Dairy growth spurs larger herds in Guadalupe area
The Guadalupe dairy sector reports about 1600 dollars daily or fifty thousand monthly in earnings. Expansion includes seeding new alfalfa acreage, erection of silos, and growing corn for silage, aligning with rapidly expanding dairy interests in the valley.
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Guadalupe
Farmers Inspect Sonoma County Orchards For Better Yields
One hundred farmers toured as many Sonoma county farms in a countywide pilgrimage directed by the Sonoma county farm advisor. The event showcased scientific tree and crop handling to boost growth and yield, and included inspections of orchard and farm work done along progressive lines.
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Sonoma County
California citrus groups back Ontario plant plan
Following a Tulare county visit by E. T. Cassell president and general manager of Exchange Orange Products San Dimas and Corona lemon by products plant, a majority of central California citrus packing associations reportedly support erecting a new plant at Ontario.
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Tulare County
E. T. Cassell
Exchange Orange Products Company
San Dimas
Corona
Central California
Ontario
Redlands Navels Lead Shipments Amid Record Carloads
Navel orange shipments from Redlands San Bernardino county topped near four thousand cars as the season lengthened beyond previous years. Valencias arrived later and did not reach navy levels, but prices remained satisfactory for growers as fruit kept well and demand stayed steady.
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Redlands
San Bernardino County
Sugar Prunes Ripen Early at Curtner’s Warm Springs Ranch
Arthur D. Curtner reports the first ripe sugar prunes of the year at his Warm Springs ranch near San Jose. He notes the early warmth will push most of the crop onto drying trays by mid July, the earliest ripening in this vicinity.
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Arthur D. Curtner
Warm Springs
San Jose
Curtner
Potatoes Yield Report From Woodville Planting Area
The California Vegetable Union reports an average of 175 bushels per acre over the first five acres dug in the Woodville area west of Porterville. With 240 acres planted, the total yield will include 125 bushels per acre graded as U. S. No. 1.
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California Vegetable Union
Woodville
Porterville
Tomato plant shipment to Wyoming boosts canning operations
In Cheyenne Wy a Big Horn Canning representative called to report L C Johnson a Pomona wholesale tomato plant grower recently shipped 100000 young plants to Cowley Wyoming. Cowley hosts a large acreage for growing vegetables for canning and the shipment supports local canning efforts.
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Big Horn Canning Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
L. C. Johnson
Pomona
Cowley
Hog Prices Hit New Year High at Tulare Auction
Hog prices rose to a yearly peak of 14.75 dollars at a California Farm Bureau Marketing association sale in Tulare. Several lots sold at 14.70 dollars. The sale total was 6361.39 dollars, with three carloads disposed of by thirty consignors amid strong demand.
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California Farm Bureau Marketing Association
Tulare
Tulare County
Wilbur Baldwin
Roseville
Baldwin
Delhi
Silver King
Balico
C. J. Jones
Hayward
Napa State Hospital
Kern County Produce Shipments Near Peak Season
Whit C. Barber, county horticultural commissioner, reports a well advanced marketing season as trainloads of Kern county produce move forward. Potato shipments total about 750 carloads with a few spare lots still unmarketed.
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Kern County
Whit C. Barber
Barley crop in Tulare county below normal quality
Tulare county reports barley yields about two thirds of normal and generally poor in quality due to late season rains. Farm officials cite rainfall too late to salvage many crops.
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Tulare
Lincoln rifle tale and other old California recalls
An 1848 Lincoln and Mr Wilson hunting rifle surfaced at Sutter's Fort during a visit by Rev. Chief Horse Hagle, linking California’s 1849 era with Lincoln's era. Other items include a heroic Mrs. M H McCarthy stopping a runaway auto in Etna, tulare fairground expansion plans, and notes on municipal water in Clovis, plus various regional civic projects and appetizing home recipes in a bustling California notes page.
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Abraham Lincoln
Sutter's Fort
Horse Hagle
Lincoln
Mr. Wilson
California
Etna
M. H. McCarthy
Western Sentinel
The Kitchen Cabinet Poem Excerpt From 1926
A brief verse from a 1926 Western Newspaper Union feature describes The Kitchen Cabinet with a daytime quiet voice and a lively nocturnal sound. The poem likens the kitchen to a brook delivering pleasant dreams as night falls.
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Western Newspaper Union
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