Use of tonics is money waste in dairy herds
E J Perry of New Jersey State College says tonics for dairy cattle waste of money. He notes farmers spend on stock foods or tonics to stimulate appetite, but experiments show no payback. Proper feeding and management, with sound hay, silage, corn, oats, bran, and oil meal, negate need for tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Perry
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
Mr. Perry
New Jersey Agriculture
State Experiment Station
California agricultural advances and frost protection notes
University of California Professor Stirniman begins developing a cotton harvesting machine to process low grade cotton after picking ends. Dairy cows in California average 217 pounds of milk fat annually, with New Jersey the only state higher. Meteorologist Albert W. Cook to leave Redlands area for frost protection work in Washington apple districts, noting reduced frost risk but more heating needs in Redlands groves this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
B. J. Stirniman
University of California, College of Agriculture
Davis
California
New Jersey
Albert W. Cook
Redlands
Highland
Rialto
Washington
Cook
Healthy Vigorous Calf Changed to Skim Milk
A healthy vigorous calf can be changed from whole milk to separator or skim milk when it is about four weeks old. Delay making the change on less thrifty calves until they are five or six weeks old. The change to skim milk must be made gradually, requiring a week to ten days. Each day a little less whole milk is used and a little more skim milk is put in its place. It is not necessary to put anything in the milk to take the place of the cream, but the calf should be given a handful or two of grain following the milk. Three parts oats, one of bran and one of linseed oil meal is a good combination. A little choice clover or alfalfa might also be placed before the calf so it can nibble on it when hungry. An allowance of ten to fifteen pounds daily, divided into two equal feeds, will be about right at the start and this can be gradually increased to about twenty pounds daily if a good supply is available. The amount given to a young calf should be decided according to its health and vigor. Two important precautions are to feed the milk while still warm and fresh and to clean the feeding pails thoroughly after every feeding.
Good Grass Pasture Stimulating Milk Flow
Digest outlines grass as a valued but insufficient sole feed for dairy cows. It notes early grass boosts milk after winter dry feed, yet cannot sustain heavy production alone. To exceed about 25 to 30 pounds daily, cows need grain in proportion to output.
High Butterfat Prices As Grass Comes Near
Butterfat prices have risen as green grass nears, prompting many dairymen to accelerate calf removal. Farmers weigh profitability of calves around 150 to 200 pounds, with the all purpose cow ideal for either milk or beef, guiding early sales strategies.
Drummond Almond Aims For Self-Pollinating Variety
Bruce Drummond Beaumont date grower sponsors a new almond called the Drummond. The cross started around 1910 between the paper shell and Jordan varieties. Goals include a self pollinating almond and self blanching capability to reduce reliance on planting the hard shell variety with a marketable kind.
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Bruce Drummond
Beaumont
Drummond
Walnut Growers Meet in California's Tenth Institute
California walnut growers from all regions gathered in Chino on Saturday February 25 for the tenth annual Walnut Growers Institute. The program, under the intercounty walnut department of the farm bureau and the agricultural extension service, addressed growers problems and outlined marketing and harvest plans for the current crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chino
Walnut Growers’ Institute
Intercounty
Walnut Department
The
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Extension Service
Fifth annual summer session in subtropical horticulture
Prof. Robert W. Hodgson of the College of Agriculture announces the fifth annual summer session in subtropical horticulture to be held at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside from July 2 to August 11. Over thirty students have enrolled, and registration is expected to exceed prior years. Four courses will be offered: Citrus fruits, subtropical fruits of major importance in the United States, other than citrus, subtropical fruit diseases, and subtropical fruit insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citrus Experiment Station
Riverside
Robert W. Hodgson
College of Agriculture
United States
Early California potato acreage inches up in two seasons
Preliminary reports show a slight rise in California potato acreage over two seasons. The cooperative crop report lists plantings of 19,350 acres in 1928, 18,350 in 1927, and 14,975 in 1926, with San Diego county starting 1000 acres of volunteers in February. Harvest of planted acreage, about 1500 acres, will grow slowly and peak between April 15 and May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Co-Operative
San Diego County
Labor needs of California citrus harvest discussed by A C Hardison
A C Hardison of Santa Paula testified before the House Immigration Committee during hearings on the Box bill. He described the labor demands of California citrus farmers and the citrus associations he serves, detailing efforts to obtain and retain Mexican labor essential to harvesting and marketing crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
House Committee On Immigration
Mexico
A. C. Hardison
Santa Paula
Three Judges Deny Stay on California Fruit Rates
Railroads again failed to halt reduced Interstate Commerce Commission rates on California deciduous fruit shipments to eastern points. Three federal judges sitting en banc refused to delay the new rates, allowing them to take effect within weeks pending Supreme Court review. Government attorneys announced the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
California
United States Supreme Court
California Farm Bureau sues San Joaquin Light & Power
The California Farm Bureau Federation filed a complaint in San Francisco against San Joaquin Light & Power for discriminating against farmers by not granting a voluntary reduction in the agricultural power rate after domestic and general lighting rates were lowered on February 20. Farm bureau officials say they plan a statewide campaign for a uniform agricultural power rate across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Joaquin ‘Light & Power Corporation
California. Farm’. Bureau
Federation
San Francisco
Commission
Farm Bureau
Orange varieties eyed for Imperial Valley commercial growth
A survey by Dr H S Weber of the Citrus Experiment Station Riverside and Imperial County assistant farm adviser Frank Beyschlag identifies Ruby Blood Enterprise seedless Pineapple Parson Brown and Indian River as varieties with potential for commercial production in the Imperial Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Valley
H.S. Weber
Citrus Experiment’ Station
Riverside
Frank Beyschlag
Imperial County
Indian River
Beef cattle feeders day planned at University of Davis
Prof H R Guilbert announces a cattle feeders day at the University farm in Davis on Saturday March 10. Since 1922 experiments on cattle feeding have been conducted and a prior field day featured a barbecue lunch with a steer meat sample. This year no barbecue, but feeding experiment reports and cattlemen oriented program will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Guilbert
Davis
California cooperative marketing study by institute in Los Angeles
Members of the American Institute of Cooperation will study firsthand cooperative marketing in California during its fourth annual session. The four week meeting begins in Los Angeles on July 9 with a field survey of major agricultural marketing agencies. The group then goes to Berkeley for three weeks of lectures at the University of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California - Co-Operative -Marketing Associations
American “Institute of Co- Operation
California
The
Institute
Los Angeles
Berkeley
University of California
Grapes and Raisins Outlook Calls for Adjusted Market
Dr. S W Shear of the agricultural experiment station reviews the grape industry outlook. He says the next years will see low prices for fresh grapes and raisins under normal conditions. To improve the situation production and marketing costs must be lowered, output quality raised, quantities reduced, and demand stimulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
S. W.shear
Agricultural Experiment ‘Station
Governor Indicates No Special Session for Fruit Industry
The governor signaled last week that unlikely a special session of the State Legislature will be convened to tackle issues raised by a committee of fruit growers. At the governor's behest the State legislative counsel bureau is preparing a compilation of current laws, believed sufficient to meet the industry's needs without new legislation at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
State Legislative-Counsel Bureau
Price of Btiwanda wins world champion orange title
O H Price of Btiwanda was named champion orange grower of the world at the Eighteenth Annual National Orange Show in San Bernardino, over 100 California growers. Tom Anderson of Lindsay took second. the two groves are over 200 miles apart. The first prize box went to President Coolidge and the second to Cal Lindbergh, both sent as goodwill gifts from the show.
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O. H. Price
Btiwanda
California
ateSmmr
Bernardino
Tom Anderson
Lindsay
Tulare County
Coolidge
Cal. Lindbergh
National Orange ‘Show Management
Orchard fertilizer guidance from Ithaca professor
Prof Joseph Oskamp fin Ithaca State College of Agriculture advises apple orchards to use readily available nitrogen fertilizers such as nitrate of soda or sulfate or ammonia about two weeks before bloom. Amounts vary by tree age, with 3 pounds per tree for 10 to 12 year old trees, 5 to 6 pounds for 18 to 20 year olds, and 12 pounds for large old trees in sod. Barnyard manure at 10 to 12 tons per acre also helps, and cover crops or good soil reduce fertilizer needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Oskiship
State College of Agriculure
Ithaca
Oskamp
Cherry Leaf Spot Control Through Leaves Removal and Spraying
Fallen leaves in cherry orchards indicate disease presence. Destroy leaves by plowing under or burning in early spring. Apply lime sulfur spray after petals fall, then again about two weeks later, and a third time after harvest. Use 1 gallon lime sulfur per 50 gallons water for sweet cherries, or 1 gallon per 40 gallons for sour cherries.
Oil Emulsion as a Scale Destroyer for Apples
An Orchard writer argues that oil emulsion provides a cheaper, more effective and pleasant alternative to lime sulfur for destroying San Jose scale on apple trees. It suggests careful spring spraying and a stronger dilution for badly infested trees, noting improved kill rates and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Horticultural Notes on Manure, Pruning, and Planting Time
Manure when used with berries or grapes yields good results in spring. Muir seedlings prove a strong root stock for J. H. Hale peach. Some fruit appears without pruning, but regular annual pruning increases size, fruit, vigor, and lifespan. Transplant paspberries and strawberries in early spring, usually April, when ground is workable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hale
Farmer's Wife Gains Strength After Using Vegetable Compound
In Schoolfield Virginia Mrs J C Bradley credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of weakness. She says after taking five bottles she can perform housework sew feed poultry milk cows and tend pigs again without pain or faintness.
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Schoolfield
Lydia H. Pinkham
J. C. Bradley
Vireginia
Pony Escapes Train and Rides to New Destination
A Shetland pony named Stop Off escaped from an express train near Newton Kansas. The train was moving about forty miles an hour when the pony leaped from an express car. It was not noticed missing until the train had traveled a distance. Newton officials were notified and the missing passenger was found grazing on the right of way. The pony completed its journey on another train.
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Newton
Kan
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Atlantic
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