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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
7
The article notes head lettuce popularity rising but home gardeners struggle to produce heads. It highlights Mignonette as a reliable variety that forms heads even when others fail, and Iceberg as a late, well-liked option. It also reports about 220 acres of spinach planted in Porterville for canning this year.
California fruit districts report rising peach twig borer damage across peaches and spreading to apricots, plums, prunes, and almonds. Growers face heavy losses and increased canning concerns, prompting a joint University of California and state agriculture campaign with recommendations to curb the pest.
The piece notes a rainy spring aiding backyard cultivation and moisture aiding soil nutrient spread. Authorities say the soil needs nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid to grow the prettiest flowers and tastiest vegetables.
Los Angeles County won the grand sweepstakes for best feature display at the seventeenth National Orange Show in San Bernardino. Riverside placed second with a huge revolving globe depicting the history of the orange, and San Diego earned third with a star shaped, lighted fountain exhibit.
California canneries packed 20,794,700 cases of fruit in 1926 per H R Wellman extension service of the state university. Cling peaches reached 13,654,758 cases, up 47 percent from 1925. Apricots rose. free stone peaches fell. Cherries 526,620 cases and plums 228,750 were also packed.
Orange growers in Redlands protest lack of coordination among shipping organizations to fix a unified schedule. Fruit demand remains strong while market prices fall due to heavy shipments ignoring market conditions.
R M Dewoody reports the California Almond Growers Exchange in Chico has sold the entire 10000 tons of almonds produced by 3700 members. The crop value exceeds 3 million dollars and payments to growers are expected around April 1, with tonnage more than double 1925.
Experts call for controlling gourd vines on ditch banks in both American and Mexican Imperial valley areas to combat mildew. Horticultural Commissioner B A Harigan warns that forcing squash growers to fight mildew is futile if wild vines go unchecked.
The first shipment of the 1927 strawberry crop from Calexico district in Imperial valley was sent in the second week of February. The fruit came from fifty acres located six miles west of Calexico, with typical seasons starting later in February or March in prior years.
Kings county saw a grain year not rated as good in 1926 yet the cereal crop value for the previous year neared two million dollars. The data reflects a strong financial figure despite poor agricultural performance.
Five carloads of hogs from forty consignors were sold at the California Farm Bureau Marketing association sale in Tulare. The sale grossed a total of 9393 dollars and 42 cents.
Ventura county reports show farm lands saturated with moisture. Farm advisor states sufficient saturation has occurred, making preliminary irrigation unnecessary.
For the first time in Imperial valley history a full car of carrots rolled to market from Brawley recently. The valley area in carrots is said to be 225 acres, about double the size of previous years.
At a Hemet valley orange growers meeting held early in February plans were laid for an active campaign to prevent the introduction of citrus pests and diseases into the groves.
The cotton seed meal used as dairy feed is expanding to substantial levels and a recent shortage occurred in Corcoran. With large cotton acreage, the meal as a by product gains notable economic value for Corcoran's dairy sector.
Harvesting of the Island spinach crop began around March 1 and will supply almost the entire cannery run from the Island community. Agricultural club boys manage fifteen one acre plots in the spinach competition for prizes offered by Kings County Packing Company.
County farm bureau statistics show dairy farming topped all crops in 1926 with returns of 5,500,000 dollars, while fruit ranked second at 4,550,239 dollars despite large crops and high prices.
Gamboge Maj esty Red Feather a Jersey cow belonging to Ferdinand R. Bain near Palma finished a year long official test. She yielded 648.27 pounds of butter fat from 12 920 pounds of milk at four years nine months old. Milk averaged 5.02 percent butter fat.
Newly released figures from J. C. Griswold, Kings County sealer of weights and measures, show dairying added over 3000000 dollars to the county’s value in the past year compared with 1925. Butterfat production rose by about 700000 pounds.
Heavy rains began February 14 benefiting farmers and orchardists at Owens mouth. Flood waters caused some damage, but ground soaking and Chatsworth reservoir filling are seen as worth the losses from the storm.
C. F. Fuller of Oro Loma reports a baffling cattle disease after switching to heavy new grass. Animals went blind and milled about, refusing to eat. Forty-five head died and trucks from the reduction works removed the carcasses.
The division of plant nutrition at Berkeley conducted an extensive soil study in the Chico district over several months to determine prune die back causes. D R Hoagland, associate professor of plant nutrition and chemist in the experimental station, used thirty tons of soil in the study.
Grape growers in Imperial, Ella Valley, and Palo Verde celebrate a state meeting outcome in Fresno approving a standard allowing local grapes to be shipped with 17 percent sugar content. Grapes from other California regions must reach 18 percent sugar.
The bill seeks to remove the health department from politics by fixing board tenure and abolishing board per diems. It places all health related departments under the board, sets secretary pay at six thousand dollars a year, and envisions a cabinet style governor council to regulate state affairs with a goal of saving money.
The San Francisco registrar of voters proposed permanent registration and the measure advances in the lower house with expected passage in the senate. It would require only one lifetime registration, require notification on moving between counties, abolish biennial registrations, cut printing costs, and save the state about 500000 dollars, mainly in cities.
A proposed bill would place Homes for the Aged under the Insurance Commissioner who would inspect and oversee them. Critics note the commissioner’s office is funded by fees from insurance companies he would regulate, raising questions about why such institutions should fall under his charge when already governed by other state bodies.
Amendment No. 2 appeared on last November’s ballot and authorizes a 4 percent tax on passenger fares and a 6 percent tax on freight transport revenues. The measure, enacted unanimously by the assembly, endorsed by the senate, and signed by the governor, aligns highway taxes with gasoline tax allocations.
The bill by Assemblyman Van Bernard declaring the black current a nuisance and authorizing its destruction passed. A second bill gives the state department of agriculture power to seize and destroy any agricultural import containing noxious weeds or their seeds, extending existing authority over destructive worms or insects to plants.
The legislature passed a bill removing the requirement that a jury in coroner inquests view the deceased. The change shifts the investigative process away from physical examination toward other evidentiary standards.
A brief exchange shows Second Story Steve offering money to Spike while Spike accepts thanks and explains a dangerous tonight job to kill a man, seeking to begin with a clear conscience in a scene from American Legion Monthly.
A diner waiter reassures a customer that the salad contains no vitamins or nutritional additives, insisting the food is perfectly clean and free of such ingredients. The exchange emphasizes a bold simplistic claim about the meal being pure and unenhanced.
A verse arguing that taking a kiss risks sorrow, suggesting borrowing affection as a safer path. The quatrain contrasts theft with gentler desire and cautions against illicit pursuit of happiness.
A woman sends off a wedding present, a silver butterdish, and asks her husband what to write. He replies with the line they settle on, reading aloud the card: For butter or for worse. The lighthearted moment turns the gift into a playful vow.
A Christian Science Monitor quip notes a kindergartner’s joke about behavior. A teacher urges proper conduct, and Willie replies that they must “behoove ourselves” to stay. The line playfully echoes adults’ phrasing.
A published fragment shows a practice sheet left in a machine, listing jumbled phrases and misspelled words. The text includes the line Now is the time for all good men followed by misc. garbled terms like Schnect Schnectaddy Schenectidy and a comment about a dirty machine.
A witty exchange centers on finding a home in a heart. The speaker quips that the organ is a wayside inn, implying temporary lodging rather than lasting residence. The banter toys with metaphor and romantic sentiment.
A fragment notes Adelaide riding in any car, striking a stump and getting a bump. The brief text suggests a small mishap involving Adelaide during a car ride. No additional names or locations are provided.
A humorous exchange where one guest invites another to attend a party. The responder cites being in half mourning, prompting a playful compromise to attend only half the evening. The banter centers on social etiquette and witty restraint.
Sydney Bulletin reports a witty exchange about dinner plans between Handy Caller and Henry. The Browns are referenced as pursuing dinner, prompting Henry to joke about sleeping powders tonight.
A Washington Star column quotes Uncle Eben stating games begin to divert thoughts from troubles and end up making the trouble worse, illustrating a folksy view on amusement versus hardship.
A father and son exchange a quick banter about basketball talent. The bricklayer warns the college boy that success hinges on stopping quickly when the whistle blows, signaling discipline and effort.
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