Fiesta de las Rosas toFeature San Jose fair in May parade
San Jose hosts the fifth annual Fiesta de las Rosas on May 15 to 17 with a grand floral parade climaxing on May 17. Plans for an athletic event alongside the fiesta are under consideration, and financing is estimated at $15,000.
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San Jose
Hayward
San Mateo County Bank of
Redwood City
Minnie Street
Upper Broadway
Albert F. Roller
San Francisco
Modesto City
John H. Bradley
Fresno State College
Fresno County
Chip
Thompson
State Division of Architecture
Sacramento
Federal Power Commission
United States Comptroller General
California
Young
Harry L. Englebright
State Department of Public Health
Imperial Valley cattle group aims for East purebreds
The Guernsey Cattle Breeders Association in Imperial Valley plans to import purebred cattle from prominent East herds. Improved finances at Imperial County Farm Bureau allow refund of one dollar per member to individual centers for activities.
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Guernsey Cattle Breeders’ Association
Imperial Valley
Imperial County Farm Bureau
Treasury
Oroville urged to study guayule rubber viability
H E Drobish of the state marketing bureau at Salinas told Oroville businessmen that guayule could be commercially grown here. He noted Salinas rubber firm fields totaling 42 000 acres with a plan to plant 5000 more annually, suggesting a large local acreage might suit the rubber plant.
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Guayule
Oroville
H. E. Drobish
State Marketing Bureau
Salinas
Drobish
Seed selection controls quality of California rice crop
L. M. Jeffers of the State Department of Agriculture says proper seed choice lets California rice growers largely control 1930 crop quality. A seed laboratory in Sacramento, run with federal and state help, allows any farmer to submit five seed samples yearly for free purity and germination tests.
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California
L. M. Jeffers
Bureau of
State Department of Agriculture
Sacramento
Lettuce donations fund golf tour in Brawley
In Brawley fruit companies donate lettuce to support a golf tournament. Two supply cars left the valley with crates sold at 4 and 4 1 4 dollars. The best produce from each firm was donated for the fundraiser. The first truck reached St. Louis in time for the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention.
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St. Louis
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Apple Growers urged to unite in Sebastopol district
E C Merritt of the Sebastopol Apple Growers Union called for cooperation between Gravenstein apple marketing associations and urged Sebastopol district growers to join either organization. He told a union meeting that only combined effort can handle the marketing situation, and that collaboration between the Sonoma County and Sebastopol groups could bring large profits for apple men this year.
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Ose
Gravenstein
Sebastopol
Sonoma County
E. C. Merritt
Sebastopol Apple Growers’ Union
Merritt
Apple Growers’ Association
Sebastopol Growers’ Union
Novel Oranges Pass Sugar Test as Packing Starts in OC
Dale R. King, manager of the Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange, reports the 1930 crop will be about two thirds the size of last season with packing underway. Last year’s output totaled 489 cars of navels. Sizes are large this season with many at 176 and better. Larger fruit brings good prices while 210s and smaller currently yield premium prices.
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Dale R. King
Orange County
Imperial Valley Milk Producers elect officers and directors
Officers of the Imperial Valley Milk Producers were elected with Joel Anderson as president, Joe Entz as vice president, F S Wilby as secretary treasurer, and E W Lott as general manager. Directors include Charles Malan, John Somers, Leslie McConnell, C B Rouse, Len Bucker, Hobart Herrick, John Kuveler, Frank Augusts, William Forrester. Six Buckeye district members from Arizona attended the annual meeting where the association has members.
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Imperial Valley Milk Producers
Joel Anderson
Joe Entz
F. S. Wilby
E. W. Lott
Charles Malan
John Somers
Brawley
Leslie McConnell
Meloland
C. B. Rouse
Mesquite Lake
Len Bucker
Alamo
Hobart Herrick
Seeley
John Kuveler
Holtville
Frank Augusts
Highland
William Forrester
Mt. Signal
Buckeye
Arizona
Honey flow outlook for spring favored by bee inspector
Orange county bee inspector R K Bishop says prospects for a strong honey flow are favorable. Late rains may have delayed wild sage, with a one to four chance of a good sage crop, while coastal eucalyptus flow has been splendid and improved colony health for an early nectar season.
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R. K. Bishop
Orange County
California tarries in exporting fresh fruit from San Francisco
Northern California, a premier fruit region, lags in fresh produce exports. Only seven of forty eight steam lines call at the China Basin terminal due to berthing limits. A state purchase of Mission Rock is proposed to create a farm products terminal, as adding to China Basin would worsen congestion with space for only one ocean going vessel.
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California
San Francisco
China Basin
Mission Rock
Refrigerated fruit market eyed by Solano and Scaramento valleys
Captain W. M. Tulloch of the Silver Fir and Thomas Thompson of the Silver Larch, guests of Solano county agricultural commissioner Carl Spurlock in Suisun Valley, see potential Orient demand for locally cooled fruits and vegetables. Tulloch recently arrived from Calcutta and Thompson from Singapore.
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W. M. Tulloch
Thomas Thompson
Carl Spurlock
Suisun Valley
Solano County
Scaramento Valley
Orient
Captain Tullock
Calcutta
Thompson
Singapore
Abalone Trade Details From Monterey Markets
The State Fish and Game Commission estimates annual abalone receipts exceed 2 million pounds for local and export use in Monterey markets. Eight abalone boats reportedly delivered up to 1600 dozen abalones in a single day.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Monterey
Porto Rican citrus enter U S market competition
Porto Rican citrus fruits challenge California and Florida products in the U S, says trade commissioner Joseph R. McKey of San Juan. From 1924 to 1928 Puerto Rico shipped fresh fruits valued at about $4.5 million annually, led by grapefruit at $2.207 million and pineapples at $1.387 million.
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United States
California
Florida
Joseph R. McKey
San Juan
Porto Rico
Landscape Gardening Course Added To Tulare Evening School
Responding to demand from Tulare home lovers, the Tulare evening school's curriculum will add a landscape gardening course. Taught on Thursday evenings by H. L. Cox, the high school agricultural instructor, the class will cover garden design plant propagation flower beds wall and drive arrangements tree and shrub grouping and related topics.
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Tulare
H. L. Cox
Farmers Plant 100 Acres of Cucumbers in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa farmers will plant 100 acres of cucumbers this summer under contract with the California Packing Corporation. Cucumbers will be packed at the Santa Rosa plant, and if successful more than 500 acres may be planted next year, per Charles Carniglia, the company manager in the Santa Rosa district.
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Santa Rosa
California Packing Corporation
The
Packing Corporation
Charles Carniglia
Davis contest names best dairy product judge in California
A. B. Bluman of Los Angeles claimed the right to rank as the best cheese judge in California by finishing first in a competition at the University of California dairy industry short courses in Davis. E. H. Biles of Oakland’s health department placed second, and J. W. Canham of Fresno won the sweepstakes for judging dairy products.
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California
Davis
A. B. Bluman
Los Angeles
University of California Agriculture College
E. H. Biles
Oakland City
J. W. Canham
Fresno
Farm Bureau Official Plans Five Month Europe Tour
J A Smiley of the California Farm Bureau Federation and Orange County Farm Bureau will tour Europe for five months with his wife to study agricultural conditions in the Mediterranean nations and Northern Africa before visiting the British Isles. During his absence E E Campbell of Orange, currently president of the Orange County Farm Bureau, will serve as regional director on the Farm Bureau Federation board.
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J. A. Smiley
California Farm Bureau Federation
Orange County Farm Bureau
Europe
Mediterranean
Africa
British Isles
Mr. Smiley
E. E. Campbell
Orange
Farm Bureau Federation Board
Praterville Poultry Association Posts Strong 1929 Profit
Manager W. B. Roby reports net profit of 14318.65 for 1929 and notes net worth rising from 4600 in 1925 to 46428.81 in 1929. Last year sales reached 582400, up 94190 from 1928.
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W. B. Roby
Praterville Poultry Association
Asparagus shipments from Antioch fetch high Eastern prices
The first shipment of choice asparagus from Antioch this season sold at 50 dollars per crate in the East, about 2 dollars per pound, with a crate containing twenty four pounds. Second grade asparagus brought 40 dollars per crate in Eastern markets. The product is now sent to Oakland for loading into refrigerator cars with consignments from other districts.
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Antioch
Oakland
Weather Bureau to open frost forecasting station at Modesto
Co. C. Allen of the United States Weather Bureau at Modesto will open a station for forecasting weather conditions, particularly frosts, to assist fruit growers.
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Co. C. Allen
United States Weather Bureau
Modesto
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