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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
2
Geese are raised on farms in small flocks with free range, grazing provides most feed. Pasture capacity is about 60 geese per acre but large flocks damage grass due to manure. Geese need dry, windproof housing, dry floors, and sunlit roosts. water and exercise are important. Geese mature in two years for better mating, with optimal brood from fully developed birds and careful selection of breeding stock.
The Ohio agricultural experiment station at Wooster advocates rearing chicks on an all-mash ration. They report success on their farm and by other poultrymen, though some stations dispute the claims. The bulletin warns against adding scratch grains, notes the mash should be coarser, and explains the reasoning behind the feeding balance and palatability.
Turkeys can be raised by artificial methods with less cost and more profit than natural hen hatchery. Yearly growth targets above 20 to 30 percent poults face growing difficulties. The turkey and chicken association is blamed for losses in baby poults, while brooders and incubators emerge as new developments in turkey production.
Edward Ball of Martinez reports the first cherry shipment from Alhambra Valley destined for eastern markets, praising exceptional quality and noting they escaped late frosts undamaged. Meanwhile over 300 cattle were killed or crippled when a span of the Kings River bridge, ten miles south of Salinas, collapsed.
H P Everett Butte county agricultural agent reports a large crop of Valencia oranges in California but notes the fruit is small in size. He returned from a state tour with the agricultural extension service, observing feed for livestock well below normal and grain suffering from insufficient rainfall across the area visited.
Autoists who deliberately run down gopher snakes during their annual foothill to valley migration face fines under an Alameda county traffic squad edict. The snakes help farmers control rodents and are reported crossing highways by the hundreds.
A report to B H Critchfield of the California Department of Agriculture notes that England’s apple and pear crops have both suffered damage from adverse weather, suggesting a potential extension of the California fruits market.
Four range plants once suspected by cattlemen as toxic to stock received a bill of health from the U S Department of Agriculture. The list includes Malva parviflora known as cheese weed, Wyethia amplexicaulis called mule ears or sunflower, Apocynum ambigens, and Symphoricarpos vacciniodes the snowberry. All are deemed nonpoisonous or only minimally toxic to livestock.
The Holstein Friesian Association of California gathered May 4 at Rose Mary Farm in Santa Maria with Capt. G Alien Hancock hosting a barbecue lunch. All American Holstein bull Perfection Jewel Newakum drew major attention as the focal point of interest.
The Biological Survey of the USDA urges fall gopher control but notes spring work is also needed in alfalfa fields and grasslands. Spring detection of evidence is harder, yet a thorough spring treatment could kill 95 to 100 percent of pocket gophers in a field, especially where no fall action occurred.
Students of California agriculture argue for aligning production with demand in localities and cropping. Land and market surveys are called for guiding changes. Emphasis is placed on producing good dairy cows locally to cut high import costs and exploring summer orange lemon and grapefruit groves. Forestation and market expansion in foreign ports are also noted.
Bean planting proceeds across Lompoc Valley and Santa Barbara County. Fields are in good shape, but low rainfall dampens grower optimism. A slight drop in county bean acreage is anticipated for the year.
Imperial Valley supplied nearly half of all cantaloupes shipped in the United States in 1928 with 14,075 cars. California as a whole moved 17,075 cars, including 3,000 from other parts of the state, while Arizona ranked second with 5,224 cars.
The ninth annual dairy show will take place in Oakland from November 18 to 23. The executive committee fixed these dates and discussed appointing directors to represent western states and Hawaii.
The sixth annual Whittier avocado show ran May 6 to 12 with large crowds attending. A big tent housed fruit exhibits and notable commercial displays, including a creditable array of automobiles.
The beekeepers department of the San Bernardino county farm bureau through secretary Ivan V Knorr calls Southern California bee men to push for a Federal field station in this end of the state. Reports say a government appropriation is near and about 25000 dollars will be available for the project when the state decides its timing. The local bureau favors Riverside as the station site.
The Department of Scientific Industrial Research in Australia has spurred a thriving insect breeding industry. Mealy bugs threaten fruit and potatoes, and breeders pay for insects that eat them. The ladybird is the most efficient predator, able to be propagated artificially. Breeders grow sprouts in dark rooms, infest them with mealy bugs, then release ladybirds to feed. Subsequent capture secures the insects and their offspring for distribution.
The California Co operative Crop Reporting Service notes a peak shipping season for early vegetables in the east bay and other regions. Warm weather boosted ripening, lowering yield slightly but improving quality. Lettuce harvests are high priced with expanded acreages. spring peas and early potatoes also progressing amid frost damage and smaller overall crops.
Dairy expert John A. Arey urges treating pasture as a crop and improving land with fertile soil, seed, weed control and periodic fertilization. He notes unimproved Carolina land can become valuable pasture, with pasture worth six to ten dollars per acre when cream is sold for butter.
I O Sidelmann of Pennsylvania State College reports cow testing programs in Pennsylvania grew 250 percent since 1924. Cows tested rose from 8,224 in 1924 to 20,212 last year, with average milk per cow up from 7,309 to 7,776 pounds over five years. Butterfat per cow climbed from 286.9 to 303.7 pounds, and value per cow rose from 217.59 to 246.87 dollars. Feed costs hovered near 100 dollars per cow, while returns per dollar spent rose from 2.20 to 2.41 over the period.
Colorado report by Dairy Herd Improvement Association notes cows lose minerals during lactation and do not store them. It urges mineral mixtures to prolong production, improve calf crops, and reduce breeding problems. A suggested mix includes steamed bone meal and equal parts limestone and salt added to rations.
Hor ticulturist Richard Wellington of the Geneva experiment station, speaking at Cornell’s farm and home week, warns that summer pruning delays grape maturity and lowers sugar content. He notes late maturing varieties show greater sugar loss, with Delaware as the only variety gaining sugar from summer pruning, while most pruned grapes were immature and less sugary.
Young fruit trees injured by rabbits or mice may be saved by covering barked areas with grafting wax or lead paint. If rodents persist, examine and treat all injuries. For wounds more than half girdled, bridge grafting is advised next spring using carefully prepared cions arching outward from the wound.
Orchards vary in how diseases and pests affect them and how severely. Growers with years of spray experience can adjust intervals and chemical mixes to fit local conditions, potentially reducing costs while maintaining protection.
The codling moth is the most serious apple insect. Among the raspberries one has three types red black and purple. Vigorous trees control of leaf spot and bees for pollination are necessary for maximum cherry yields. Nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia used at 250 to 300 pounds per acre to fertilize the vineyard. Thinning increases size color and other desirable qualities in apples pears and peaches. It should be done soon after the June drop. Remove all defective fruits and leave the rest about six inches apart.
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