Fire Readiness in Tulare Lake Wheat Fields With Patrols
Kings County reinforces fire readiness with first class fire trucks and chemical tanks and volunteer patrols covering Kettleman hills Sunflower Valley and Tulare Lake bed grain fields. Farmers nationwide show interest in California lands as Stockton Chamber reports 239 April inquiries led by New York Illinois Michigan and Pennsylvania. Tomato shipments from west coast Mexico drop as Imperial Valley and Texas fill markets while Florida and Mississippi supply the East. Overproduction may restrict next season cantaloupe from Imperial Valley and several import shippers may struggle to finance operations. Imperial Valley tomato shipments expected around 200 cars and cantaloupe around 16 000 cars this season.
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Kings County
Tulare Lake
J. C. Griswold
Kettleman Hills
Sunflower Valley
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Michigan
California
Stockton Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
Imperial Valley
Texas
Florida
Mississippi
Imperial Irrigation District crop report breakdown
The Imperial Irrigation District reports 279,956 acres in field crops with alfalfa 68,672 acres barley 47,022 corn 25,855 and cotton 28,693. Garden crops total 92,890 with lettuce 42,674 and cantaloupes 37,186. Permanent crops cover 14,501 acres in Imperial Valley with 9,497 bearing. Santa Maria Valley dairy industry has about 4,000 cows. one creamery ships 40,000 lbs milk daily to Los Angeles and another ships 4,000 cottage cheese 2,500 sweet cream and 100 butter daily.
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Imperial Irrigation’ District
Imperial County
Imperial Valley
Santa Maria Valley
Los Angeles
Dairy herd growth boosts Kern County milk supply
Kern County dairy growth adds about 200 cows in six months, lifting total to around 8,500 per G. P. Penfield. The increase covers local milk needs but only about one third of county butter use. Market fluctuations drive more farmers into dairying recently.
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Kern County
G. P. Penfield
Penfield
California Farm Tour to Visit Co operative Agriculture
Director of Agriculture G. H. Hecke reports the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association and partners sponsor a Farm Women's Tour in the West. The group will arrive in California in July to study co operative organizations at work and observe California farm life.
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G. H. Hecke
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Texas
West
California
Milk cows tested in Ventura County rise from last April
In April this year 774 cows were tested in Ventura County, up from 656 in April of the previous year. The average milk and butterfat production for April shows a satisfactory increase over the same month last year. In April 1926 sixty four forty pound cows and twenty three fifty pound cows were tested, compared with seventy three forty pound cows and thirty three fifty pound cows this April.
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Ventura County
Nevada County Farm Bureau Fair Expands To Livestock Show
The annual Nevada County Farm Bureau Fair will be held on September 25 and 26 at Grass Valley. An augmented exhibition of the county's agricultural and horticultural products is planned, and for the first time livestock will be shown.
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Nevada County Farm Bureau
Grass Valley
Figs priced for canneries this season announced
First class Calimyrna figs will bring 534 cents per pound delivered to canneries this season, canning managers announced, while seconds will bring 234 cents per pound, all figs delivered to the plant.
First box of California plums ships from Vacaville
The F. B. McKevitt Company of Vacaville claimed the honor of shipping the season's first California plums. The May 20 shipment to New York was Smith's Early variety grown on the Smith ranch near Vacaville.
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F. B. McKevitt Company
Vacaville
California
New York
Smith Ranch
Regional office to link farms and markets opens July 1 in San Francisco
A regional office to serve as a contact point between the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and public and private marketing and research agencies will open July 1 in San Francisco. It will serve the Southwest, with a later Pacific Northwest office planned in a yet unnamed city.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
San Francisco
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Cantaloupes From Imperial Valley Surpass Expectations
Shipments of cantaloupes from the Imperial Valley have exceeded pre season expectations with about 150 cars sent out. Mildew damage has been negligible despite humid weather, and reports from eastern points indicate the fruit is arriving in good condition.
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Imperial Valley
Cherries Show Strong Prices in Eastern Markets
Quality and size of cherries compare favorably with normal. Prices are good in eastern markets as all producing regions ship fruit. Carload lots are being consigned. Crop estimates range from 25 to 50 percent of normal and about 35 percent of last year.
Miller and Lux Seek Sale of Canal Property to District
Miller and Lux owners of the San Joaquin and King Rivers Canal and Irrigation Company petition the State Railroad Commission for permission to sell the property to the San Joaquin River and Water Storage District for 4 400 000 dollars. Concurrently the irrigation district asks for authorization to purchase the same property.
Pheasants to Be Distributed From State Game Farm
State Game Farm near Yountville in Napa County will distribute thousands of pheasants. Superintendent August Bade reports 800 birds hatched daily, with this production pace to continue for several weeks.
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Yountville
Napa County
Capitol
August Bade
Cotton growers predict ninety thousand acres planted this year
The San Joaquin Cotton Growers Association surveys the crop outlook and estimates about 90,000 acres will be planted. The Western Cotton Mills buys the Corcoran beet sugar plant to convert into a cotton textile factory and plans to install machinery for 4000 spindles.
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San Joaquin Cotton Growers’ Association
Western Cotton Mills
Corcoran
Cattle Market Demand Supports Steady California Prices
The strong demand for cattle to the north and east of California and steady movement at stable prices into those markets indicate California markets should stay steady. Cattlemen can, with cooperative effort, endure what could be a banner year unseen in over ten years.
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California
Imperial Valley citrus growers adopt grapefruit planting halt
At a recent Imperial Valley Citrus Growers' Exchange meeting a resolution was passed deprecating further planting of grapefruit acreage. Copies were sent to chambers of commerce farm bureaus and similar organizations statewide. The exchange says it is economically unsound to expand the grapefruit area now.
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Imperial Valley Citrus Growers’ Exchange
Chambers of Commerce
Farm Bureaus
Red lands district ships near record navel orange volume
Indications point to another record year for navel oranges in the Red lands district with shipments nearing the 5000 car mark and nearly 1000 cars of Valencias visible. Prices likely won’t reach last year’s highs due to February shipments that broke the market.
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Redlands
Culling young chicken flock for profitable sales
When buying baby chicks, order more than you plan to keep. Remove underperforming birds early to prevent disease and loss, and separate cockerels from pullets by weight. Cull clearly inferior birds with crowing issues, while keeping growing, quality pullets to maximize egg production before winter. Continuous flock checks aid selecting which birds to save for next season.
Poor Economy to Cease Feeding Mash in Summer
Purdue professor C W Carrick warns against stopping mash feeding in summer, noting a molt and drop in egg production if hens are underfed. Range forage cannot meet protein needs. A protein rich mash with animal foods supplies essential minerals and proteins for high summer egg yield.
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C. W. Carrick
Purdue University
Determine Exactly How Many Eggs Each Hen Lays
A trap nest method accurately measures yearly egg production for each breeder. Total yearly output requires continuous trap-nesting from first laying year through the breeding season, with both parents chosen for high production traits. Aim for pullets that lay across spring, winter, and summer, indicating persistent, intense production.
Preventive Dipping for Lice in Flocks
Instructions for a dipping solution using sodium fluoride for lice and worms, dosing one ounce per gallon of water, one pound per three hundred fowls, and steps to immerse hens tail first. Use multiple dips, holding birds to ensure water penetrates feathers and, in heavy plumage, manual work may be needed to distribute the solution.
Misfortune Tramp and the World War Veteran Exchange Tales
A hardboiled business man chats with a tramp claiming misfortune after the San Francisco quake. The pair compare scars from war, an auto accident, and life with a mother in law, highlighting shared hardship in a brisk, old timey reformulated joke tone.
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San Francisco
Illinois
Too Hot-Headed Critic Makes Hero Blaze With Wrath
A budding author debates a hero described as hot tempered with a lantern jaw. The exchange reveals the hero’s facial reaction lighting up and flaming cheeks before delivering a scorching rebuke. The dialogue uses vivid stage imagery to emphasize anger and intensity.
Glass-Eater Declares Glass Eating Normal in Sideshow
A side show scene reveals a Glass-Eater claiming eating glass is natural. The performer cites using a bottle whenever hungry in childhood, highlighting the spectacle's oddity and the audience reaction to the stunt.
Hymn of Hate Chant Against Umpire Target Peter Lumm
A hostile chant targets umpire Peter Lumm, with a speaker accusing him and urging violence. The incident reveals tense fan behavior and abusive language directed at game officials.
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Peter Lumm
Going a Little Too Far Bridesmaid Joke
A humorous exchange about wedding etiquette leads to a punchline as the bridesmaids note rice being tossed, only to reveal the rice was already cooked making the moment awkwardly funny.
Embarrassing Ignorance During Husband Wifes Musical
Briggs admits confusion over words in a light exchange with Griggs during a wife’s musical. He jokes about misremembering a cell as food and a meringue as an instrument, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
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Griggs
Briggs
Traveling companion to Reggie Sapp described as a soft job
The source notes a person being employed as a traveling companion to Reggie Sapp, labeled as a soft job. It frames the role as casual or easy, without detailing duties or duration, focusing on the employment description and the notable figure involved.
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Reggie Sapp
Meek Quip About Wife as Worm Cited in Banter
A light exchange features Meek noting his wife calls him a worm to which a friend asks why he tolerates it. Meek replies that a change would prove her claim, highlighting a playful domestic quip in a casual chat.
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Mr. Meek
Meek
Mrs Bassett Always Tired Testimonial from Lansing
Mrs Bassett of Lansing Michigan reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased six months of fatigue and near collapse after a few doses. She praises the medicine for restoring strength and health and cites use for a neighbor's sixteen year old girl who also benefited. The ad notes the root and herb medicine's fifty years of use and availability at druggists everywhere.
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Lansing
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
E. F. Bassett
South
Hayford Avenue
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