Dairy farm future hinge on valuable herd sire
Tee younes Dull may become a valuable herd sire that will build up production and profits of the dairy farm. A report notes California vegetables totaled 64,158,000 in 1927 with lettuce leading at 15,381,000 and cantaloupes at 11,729,000. The second annual wool growers day is set for March 10 in Huron Fresno County, under the San Joaquin Valley Wool Growers Association, with premiums of 2 to 3 percent for high quality. California cotton is designated superior by a U S Department of Agriculture inquiry led by Arthur W. Palmer. H. Price of Etwanda is named world champion citrus grower after Governor Young awarded the medal at the National Orange Show. A Jersey heifer at UC Davis posted a Class AAA butter fat record of 648.47 pounds and 10,258 pounds of milk in 305 days, with 6.32 percent fat average. She earned gold and silver medals and the state senior two-year-old championship.
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Tee Younes
Alifornia
Huron
Fresno County
J. C. Hays
Auies
San Joaquin Valley Disc Wool Growers’ Association
Fresno County Extension Service
H. Price
Etwanda
Calif
San Bernardino
C. C
University of California At Davis
W. M. Regan
College of Agriculture
The
University
Jersey
California
Napoleon
Good Bulls to Be Saved From Slaughter in Dairy Herds
Dr J C McDowell of the federal dairy bureau reports high class dairy bulls are slaughtered at about one per eight minutes daily year round. He urges an exchange system among breeders to preserve good bulls until daughters prove their sire's value.
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J. C. McDowell
Federal Bureau of Dairy Industry
Association
Minerals for Abortion Not Favored by Iowa
Iowa State College researchers report minerals in dairy rations do not stop infectious abortion in cows. Minerals help prevent abortions due to deficiency, but cannot cure infectious abortion. Strict sanitation remains the only reliable treatment to date.
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Iowa State College
Dairy Notes on dairy herd management and feed
Pure milk is better than purified milk. Allow dairy cows free access to salt. Building a good herd with scrubs is as hard as building a good house with refuse lumber. Soy beans fed to cows should be ground to prevent waste through the cow.
California fruit men oppose Capper-Row bill sugar substitution
George H. Hecke of the state department of agriculture at Sacramento last week warned vigorous opposition to Capper-Coles bill. Hecke said passage would nullify California canning standardization by allowing corn sugar as a substitute in canned fruits without origin statements required by the national pure food act.
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California
Capper-Coles
Sacramento
George H. Hecke
State Department of Agriculture
Hecke
Dairymen propose steps to meet new dairy industry situation
California dairy leaders outline a program after a recent conference. They call for demonstration herds to control cattle disease, disposal of poor milk producers for beef when warranted, intensified dairy research by the department of agriculture, and improved harmony between dairy manufacturers and distributors.
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Dairymen
California
Pacific Slope Dairy Show Association
Department of Agriculture
California fruit growers push for state standards board
A Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley fruit men committee urged Governor C. C. Young to call a special legislative session to assist fruit growers. They proposed creation of a State bureau of standards and publicity to set and enforce strict fruit standards and promote California fruit worldwide, plus an official state trademark sold to compliant fruit interests.
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C. C. Young
Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
Inman
Bureau of
California
State of California
California Livestock Values Rise in 1928 Report
The total value of all main livestock on California farms on January 1 1928 reached 182 301 000 up from 167 591 000 the year before. An increase in all classes except horses is noted with cattle and sheep at 90 percent of normal for January. Pasture conditions are good overall though northern areas face cold dry weather and some decline.
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California
Agricultural Statistician
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
California dairy export push urged by UC leaders
At Berkeley a meeting of California dairy leaders and educators discussed developing California as an exporter of dairy products to the Orient. B H Crocheron, director of agricultural extension, presided. The group noted the United States is moving toward an export basis for products and urged studying specific Orient markets for California.
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California
University of California At Berkeley
B. H. Crocheron
United States
Possible new crops for California in USDA report
The Bureau of Plant Industry notes santonia from Levant worm-seed Artemisia cina as a vermifuge with Turkestan restrictions, suited to the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys and commanding high prices. It also proposes crossing California Black and Persian walnuts for warmer interior valleys and mentions limb mutations in canning peaches signaling better varieties.
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San Joaquin Valley
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Turkestan
San Joaquin
Sacramento
California
Truck Crop Plants Published Reflects California Growth
A new text and reference book titled Truck Crop Plants highlights the surge in vegetable crop production in California. Last year truck crops in the state exceeded $60,000,000 in value, signaling a decade of rising economic importance and greater returns to farmers. The book is authored by Dr. H A Jones and Dr. J T Rosa of the University of California division of truck crops.
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California
H. A. Jones
J. T. Rosa
Division of Truck Crops
College of Agriculture
University of California
Fertilizers Raise Grapes In Ohio Vineyards
A three year Ohio State University trial led by C. S. Holland shows 39 percent higher grape yields in northern Ohio when 500 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre are added. Fertilized plots produced $54.40 more per acre than unfertilized ones, while 250 pounds per acre yielded 29 percent or $40 more per acre.
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Ohio
C. S. Holland
Ohio State University
Lake Erie
New York
Pruning Fruit Trees Seen as Valuable but Less Essential
Apple growers now view pruning as less critical yet still necessary for shaping and value. A Canadian station’s superintendent finds a method: head back one-year whips to 80 inches at planting, select a wide angle trunk, keep lower branches two feet from the ground, and tip scaffolds to balance. Scaffold and lateral length should be at least 18 inches to avoid excessive near trunk branching.
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WIS
Raspberry Diseases in Iowa described in new circular
A new Iowa State College circular No. 105 outlines six raspberry diseases and winter injury. Anthracnose affects black raspberries most, leptoria leaf spot impacts both colors, orange rust targets black varieties, with blisters on leaf undersides releasing orange spores. Free copies limited while supply lasts.
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Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Kill Pests In Poultry House
An advice piece urges frequent eradication of mites fleas and lice in poultry houses especially in winter. It recommends spraying with whitewash and commercial disinfectants every three to four months, then treating each bird by dusting or dipping, preferably dusting, with powders to kill pests and prevent discomfort.
Mash Used in New York Egg Laying Contest
In the New York state egg laying contest, 1 005 pounds of mash cost about $3.08 per hundred pounds. The best pens returned over $4 profit per pullet above feed costs. The top pullet laid 283 eggs after forty nine weeks. Scratch grain was cracked corn.
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New York State
Cropbound Hen On Range Shows Distress After Eating Grass
Cropbound hens on range exhibit a bulging crop and loss of appetite after feeding on dry grass. The condition can sometimes be relieved by kneading and removing contents from the mouth. Many cases die when the problem is not detected early and the bird starves from digestive blockage.
Poultry House Tips Boost Profit and Comfort
Poultrymen use incubators for hatching but hens perform better. Cleanliness, sunlight, ventilation, and space save losses and raise profits. In cold weather hang burlap to reduce drafts and boost heat. Each hen needs about four square feet of floor space for comfort and productivity.
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Iverson
United Es Department of Agriculture
Arthur W. Palmer
California Development Assoion
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