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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
4
The article notes that turkeys, once tied to open ranges, can be successfully raised in confinement using artificial incubators and breeders. This could extend laying brooding and marketing seasons year round, allowing fresh birds to be produced and sold monthly, changing traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas surpluses.
June hatched chicks are not more delicate than those from earlier in the year, but they suffer when past ground used by broods. Provide fresh ground not used by fowls for four to five months or turn soil if grass space is scarce.
A Canadian test shows eggs reach fertility five days after male introduction with half fertile, rising to 70 percent by day seven and staying near that level. After removing the male, fertility stays at 70 percent for four days, then halves by day seven and reaches full fertility by day ten.
County agents urge proper confinement methods for growing chicks and emphasize feeding and housing as key to egg hatchability. Ground wheat in scratch feed helps, and turkey nests should be undisturbed with daily egg removal. Build shelters along lines for best protection and manage duckling care and chick behavior to prevent cannibalism.
California agricultural authorities announce eradication of 99.98 percent of citrus white fly infestations after campaigns in Sacramento Marysville Yuba City Gridley and scattered Southern California spots completed recently.
The Santa Ynez Valley grain hay and bean crop survey shows practically no chance in acreages from 1927, per John MacGillivray, farm bureau committee chair. Hay is estimated at 2968 tons, grain at 64,844 sacks, and bean acreage totals 911, mostly pink variety.
The first Imperial Valley car of watermelons arrived in Los Angeles on May 21, a week earlier than in prior years. The Klondyke fruit were high quality and five cars from the west coast of Mexico also stood on the team track, marking the first sizable Mexican watermelon shipments to Los Angeles markets.
Adverse weather hits European prune crops in France Yugoslavia Siberia and Bosnia with insect damage. European stocks are nearly exhausted while Oregon and Washington also report short prunes. H G Hecke predicts California will benefit from abroad shortages and higher prices as export opportunities grow.
Predictions from multiple sources indicate the Paso Robles district will yield the heaviest almonds in years. George Laing of the Associated Almond Growers notes the 18,000 acre group has 10,000 bearing, with ample moisture and good cultivation, forecasting large, high quality harvest. The association operated twenty tractors and 200 workers during cultivation.
A University of California extension circular titled Rab bit Raising notes California accounts for 70 to 80 percent of national rabbit output. Authors H. M. Butterfield and W. E. Lloyd outline state production, exports of rabbit meat, and large annual value, with emphasis on California's place in the industry for 1926.
Féveridy tyla representative of the Orange County Farms Bureau says Lima bean plantings for 1928 will cover about 600 acres with yields ranging from eighteen to thirty-five sacks per acre. Secretary manager Churchill of the California Lima Bean Growers Association notes total Orange County Lima acreage last year and discusses expected per acre output amid heavy rainfall.
EB. EH. Kaufman forecast that California's manufacturing tomato crop will come from about 24,000 acres this year, down from 28,760 acres in 1927 and 32,250 acres in 1926, signaling a smaller production outlook for the sector.
Sacramento observed Rice Day with ten pound sacks of California rice given to more than 500 local families. E. L. Adams, president of the Rice Growers Association of California, urged statewide response to move part of the 2,000,000 surplus in warehouses before the next harvest.
At the Farm Bureau Marketing Association sale in California Tu lare led with 180 pound hogs selling for $9.60 a head. Chowchilla placed second with 92 head of 189 pound hogs at $9.50. Fresno topped at $9.45 for 171 pound hogs while Visalia and Hanford tied at $9.15 for 180 pounders.
A. A. Jungerman farm adviser and H. T. Hamlin horticultural commissioner estimate the 1928 Stanislaus peach crop will be the largest in county history, possibly over 50 000 tons. Canning peaches near 100 percent yield may total about 30 000 tons, exceeding 1927 by more than 3 000. Freestone peaches are expected around 20 000 tons.
The 1928 California prune harvest is projected to be 10 to 25 percent smaller than 1927. Conditions in foreign markets are weak, notably in Yugoslavia, a key competitor in Europe. Oregon and Washington crops are also expected to be below average per grape state official George H. Hecke.
Extension of California market in formation service by radio network was announced last week by George H. Hecke director of the state department of agriculture at Sacramento. The program will include short wavelength dot and dash radio service with stations in Los Angeles El Centro Brawley Fresno Lodi Salinas Sebastopol San Jose and San Francisco.
Orange County beekeepers report a strong honey season despite poor sage pastures and scarce sumac buckwheat. Roy Bishop, county bee inspector, notes 250 registered bee owners with colonies from one to 1,500 each, totaling at least 15,000 colonies, the highest count on record. One acre of orange orchards supports one colony, producing about sixty pounds of honey per season.
The California black grape crop is normal and the California Grape Growers Exchange will handle about 70,000 tons this year. Directors and advisory chairman heard the outlook in San Francisco last week. President E M Sheehan and Secretary H F Stoll spoke after returning from the Atlantic Seaboard noting good East marketing prospects despite unemployment in some regions.
California Bankers Association members in Pasadena heard Donald D. Conn of the California Vineyardists' Association stress shared responsibility for the health of the deciduous tree fruit and grape sectors. He warned that the industry's outlook hinges on cooperation between bankers, financiers in cities, and producers.
The New York State College of Agriculture notes large bodies of water moderate local temperatures, delaying spring warmth and retarding fall frosts to protect crops. Professor Oskamp highlights fertilizer and pruning advances, recommending annual nitrate applications and kniffen pruning for vigorous varieties like Concord.
J Marshall Porter notes sprayer hoses last longer with proper care. Store in moist cellar, rinse with water after use, seal ends with wooden plugs to prevent dry rot and bee intrusion. A treated hose outlasts several left on sprayers in dry sheds.
A historic note from the Indiana Farmer's Guide compares self boiled sulphur sprays with modern dry mix and sulfur dust for peaches and Japanese plums. It warns both modern materials irritate eyes, urges goggles, and recommends washing eyelids with a soft brush and using sweet milk as eyewash afterward.
The two factors shaping strawberry size and vigor are food and water. Cultivate like any garden crop by weed control and soil loosening. Fruit marketing is a global, year round business. Don’t neglect spraying due to residue fear. better sound fruit with residue than fruit that is worthless.
A Beltsville dairy expert explains raising dairy calves on milk substitutes to meet the milk feed requirement. He details a calf meal formula using corn, linseed meal, oats, skim milk powder, dried blood flour and salt, starting at ten days old and increasing until fifty days old when the calf can receive no milk. The method aims to aid dairymen facing milk shortages and TB constraints.
W E Krauss of the Ohio experiment station urges thorough utensil sterilization to keep milk pure. He notes bacteria come from handling and tools, recounts steam hot water and sun as past methods, and highlights chlorine-based sterilizers as effective, nonpoisonous options supplied in concentrated form and diluted for use.
Bacteria enter milk from the udder through milk cisterns and ducts and most come from air dust udder dirt the milker and unclean utensils. Disease bacteria may originate from cows with tuberculosis or from handlers with contagious diseases or those who care for patients with typhoid diphtheria or septic sore throat.
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