Pasture Not Harmful for Dairy Cows In Study Say NC College
Nine cows fed cotton seed hulls then corn silage and hay showed rising milk yield and fat with greener pasture. Average daily milk rose from 201 pounds at 4.64 percent fat to 212.9 pounds at 5.87 percent fat on a rich pasture of green wheat and crimson clover, supporting pasture and silage over dry feed.
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Fred M. Haig
Animal Husbandry Department
North Carolina State College
Haig
Feeding Bulls to Maintain Performance and Breeding
Guidance for feeding bulls to optimize breeding, detailing grain rations for mature bulls and daily needs for two year olds. Recommends keeping bulls lean, avoiding fattening, and using limited corn silage with ample alfalfa or clover hay. Warns that overfeeding silage can slow breeding.
Clean handling and ventilation boost dairy milk quality
Clean handling is essential for good milk. Milk cows before feeding to prevent off flavors. Ventilated barns improve stock health and winter milk purity. A versatile bull pen with shed or exercise lot is a wise dairy investment. Cowpea hay provides digestible protein and similar nutrients to alfalfa and clover.
Apricot Orchards Bloom in Parajo Valley This Year
Parajo Valley growers report apricot trees in blossom for the first time this season while appealing for rain to secure a successful crop.
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Parajo
Rain brings hope to drought hit California farms
Parched farms in California drank rain and gained renewed hope that the 1923-24 drought may not recur this season, offering relief to agriculturists preparing for the growing period.
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California
Federal State day inspector to issue alfalfa grade certificates
In Los Angeles a Federal State day inspector will issue grade certificates for alfalfa arriving in the market. The service will be available to applicants, with the inspector stationed in Los Angeles.
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Tulare County
Los Angeles
Dairy Inspector G H Bloom Visits Davis for Month
G H Bloom, dairy inspector for Shanghai city health department, is in Davis for a month. He will study milk sanitation methods with the college dairy industry division, and devote time to pasteurization and milk distribution.
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G. H. Bloom
City Health Department
Shanghai
China
Davis
Tulare County Dairy Improvement to Expand Cow Test Unit
The second cow test ing unit of the Tulare County Dairy Improvement Association is under M. A. Lindsay of the extension service in charge of livestock. Because the first unit is full, no more cows can be tested until a new unit housing 500 to 2000 cows is signed up.
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Tulare County
Prune and Apricot Growers Set Delivery Volumes
Delegates from California locals in San Jose decide that the association must secure delivery contracts for 100 million pounds of prunes and 8 million pounds of apricots by April 6 or resign. The volumes are deemed essential to meet trade requirements, stabilize prices, and safeguard the industry’s future.
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California Prune and
Iceless refrigerating car eyed for orange shipment
C P Earley, general manager of Mutual Orange Distributors, reports return from the East and says the iceless refrigerator heater car will soon be widely used. The car keeps fruit at 45 degrees when outside air is warm, and uses heat to protect fruit in extreme northern winter cold.
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C. P. Earley
Mutual Orange Distributors
Redlands
California Leads in Canned Tomatoes Year 1927
California surpassed Maryland as the nation’s top canned tomatoes producer, with 1,991,000 standard cases in 1927 versus Maryland’s 1,720,000. Both states and the nation fell in 1928, Illinois Colorado and Utah showing gains while many canners packed none due to competition from imported tomatoes.
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California
Maryland
United States
Illinois
Colorado
Utah
UC professor unveils three grape byproducts from surplus
A study supervised by Prof. W. V. Cruess at the University of California yields three promising grape products. A blended syrup for fruit punches, a red grape and Muscat juice blend for bottled drinks, and a table syrup from surplus shipping grapes usable as is or with synthetic maple flavoring.
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W. V. Cruess
University of California
Tulare Union Freshmen Grow Market Garden at School
Freshmen in Tulare Union High School's agricultural course devote effort to one acre of garden plots on campus. Each student manages a 20 by 25 foot plot growing lettuce turnips beets onions spinach and peas planted in October. By mid February they had sold an average of 2.15 dollars worth of produce per student, with some harvests taken home or sold to neighbors.
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Tulare Union High School
Merced County to Plant Rubber Grove at Snelling
American Rubber Producers Inc announces plans to plant 10 000 rubber trees on the Bledsoe ranch at Snelling. Horticulturists say local weather conditions are suitable for rubber cultivation.
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Merced County
American Rubber Producers, Inc
Bledsoe
Snelling
Paradise Opens Broom Factory Under C M Cook
C M Cook operates a broom factory on his Neal Road home place in Paradise. He currently sources broom corn from Lindsay Oklahoma and St Louis Missouri but hopes to obtain more local stock as Sacramento Valley growers plant broom corn.
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Paradise
C. M. Cook
Neal Road
Lindsay
Okla
St. Louis
Sacramento Valley
California Citrus Growers Fight Pests Since 1880
Entomologist R S Woglum of the California Fruit Growers Exchange says growers spend about 4 million dollars annually to combat insect pests. He notes pest control efforts began in 1880 and many major pests present today were already here then.
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California
R.S. Woglum
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Mr. Woglum
4-H Member In Brawley Completes Lettuce Project
Russell Wagoner a Brawley 4-H member finished a lettuce project on a quarter acre starting in August and ending in February. His first cutting yielded 95 crates with 66 crates packed, 59 of them 4s. He earned $2.15 per crate and realized a net profit of $100 on the tract.
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Russell Wagoner
Brawley
National agriculture fellowships announced by UC Berkeley official
National research fellowships in agriculture are offered for the first time. Dr. W L Howard, director of the University of California branch of the college of agriculture, announced the program. The fellowships pay 1800 dollars for unmarried and 2300 dollars for married applicants. Open to those holding a doctor of philosophy or equivalent.
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W. L. Howard
University of California
College of Agriculture
Apricot and Peach Prospects Figure in Bumper Crop Forecast
Apricot growers are optimistic about the coming crop as cool weather delayed blossoming until late February reducing frost risk. Dried fruit prices are expected to open higher due to little carryover, while a larger peach crop is anticipated and canneries foresee substantial runs on both fruits.
Seitz Herd Doubles Milk Fat With Cow Testing
The Holsteins of G M Seitz complete seventh year of records showing production has doubled since 1921 and average over 350 pounds of fat per cow. Seitz credits cow testing for guiding purchases of herd sires and decisions on heifer retention.
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G. M. Seitz
Mr. Seitz
Meeting of Milk Goat Breeders at Baldwin Park Ranch
An American Milk Goat Breeders' Association gathering at Marion Mell's Baldwin Park ranch drew breeders from afar. The highlight was an address by J. H. Durst of Dayton Ohio a longtime goat industry figure and first secretary of the American Milk Goat Record Association.
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American Milk Goat Breeders’ Association
Marion Mell
Baldwin Park
J. H. Durst
Dayton
Ohio
American Milk Goat Record Association
California Poultrymen Earn Praise for Co operative Progress
A survey in a major eastern magazine commends Pacific Coast egg producers for clear, sane sales strategy. The co operative effort spans California, with Southern and Central regions advancing disease control through laboratories run by a pathologist led network. The Seven Southern Counties Farm Bureau supports funding for the Los Angeles pathological lab via producers dealers and official agencies.
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Poultry World of
California
Central
Poultry Department
Seven Southern Counties Farm Bureau
Los Angeles
Beating Worms and Leaf Spot From Cherry Trees
W St. Martin of Kansas State Agricultural College outlines a spray program to protect cherry trees from plum curculio and cherry leaf spot. Four sprays target pests with timing before blossoming and after petals fall, using arsenate of lead and lime sulfur, followed by a Bordeaux wash after harvest to maintain vigor and reduce borers.
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W. St. Martin
Kansas State Agricultural College
Grapes Grow From Seed by Careful Work
Guidance on propagating grapes from seed and cuttings, detailing fermentation, sowing, spacing, and time to transplant. Notes that seed will not breed true and that layering and root cuts can rapidly increase plant numbers. with patience required for roots to establish over one to two seasons.
Wide Differences in Hardiness of Alfalfa Varieties
Burlison and Hackleman of the Illinois experiment station report wide variation in alfalfa winter hardiness. For 1927 two cuttings Grimm, Canadian Variegated, and South Dakota 12 topped yields at 3.5 tons per acre, while imported Provence, Peruvian, and Spanish averaged 1.24 tons. Stand estimates for spring 1928 show Grimm 78 percent, Canadian Variegated 65 percent, South Dakota 12 72 percent, with Provence 6, Peruvian 1, and Spanish 10 percent.
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Burlison and Hackleman
Illinois Experiment Station
South Dakota
Grimm
Canada
Provence
Dried milk advised to aid coccidiosis cure in chicks
Ohio State University poultry experts outline a milk rich diet as one component in a broader treatment for coccidiosis. They stress sanitation, quarantine, and routine disinfecting, with a specified dry milk mash recipe and a strict feeding plan to accompany epsom salts and housing cleanliness.
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Poultry Husbandry Department
Ohio State University
Selection of Breeding Stock Helps Turkeys
Selection of breeding stock is crucial for successful turkey production. Weak poults and unhatched eggs often stem from poor breeder choice. Breeders should have a deep wide body, broad back, round full breast, alert eyes, short broad head, strong legs with straight toes, and a sturdy shank. Emphasize selecting male birds. early hatched toms mature for first season breeding, while late hatched males should be avoided.
Oyster Shells as Lime for Poultry Feed
Oyster shells provide a reliable lime source for poultry. They must be clean and finely broken, kept in uncontaminated feeders, and fed with vitamin-rich feeds to aid digestion. Ground bone meal or clean bones plus vitamins enhance lime and phosphate intake, though lime digestion has unknown aspects. Lime can also come from other animal tissues and from vegetables and grains.
Early hatching of chicks discussed for profit and utility
The piece argues breeders must decide on early hatching based on their circumstances. It notes that early hatched chicks are more profitable winter layers, akin to fall freshened dairy cows being top milk producers, emphasizing future usefulness and immediate convenience.
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