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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1929
Page
2
The care of the cow after calving depends on many factors and her vitality is low after birth. Protect from cold drafts, warm water for a few days, and keep the first rations light. Feed bran mash and hay, slowly increase grain if udder is swollen, and monitor milk fever by milking at least three times daily for good milkers. Calf should suckle first 24 hours, or longer if possible.
Red and white Holsteins arise when pure bred red color is carried by Holstein bulls and cows. Offspring when mated with red carriers yield about half red and white calves. Red and white animals are not registry eligible but usable. When red and white from black and white cows are bred, all offspring become red and white, with black lost unless black and white blood returns.
The milking machine, now common on dairy farms, saves labor but needs daily cleaning to prevent off flavors and bacterial growth. The extra effort to sanitize is small compared to milking labor saved, and proper maintenance requires study and care like any important machine. Give it your attention.
A 170 car lettuce train worth about 70000 moved from Brawley recently and was split at Yuma into three units for eastern distribution. Dry farm grain growers in the Yu caipa region expect a strong grain yield despite sparse rains, as the showers have been well spaced for crop benefit and crops are in excellent condition for this time of year.
Checks totaling two hundred thousand dollars arrived to Napa county officials as a trial payment from the California Prune and Apricot Association for last year’s crop. The total paid now exceeds one million dollars with more payments anticipated. Prices are substantially higher than the prior year.
State and federal agriculture departments through the extension service issue a new bulletin titled The 1929 Agricultural Outlook for California. It is designed to help farmers by predicting probable price trends for the state's major crops and shoulder the guesswork from production decisions.
Frank R Brann Tulare county horticultural commissioner reports extensive removal of grape vines across Tulare county. Vines are being replaced with deciduous citrus and nut trees, with Earlimart and Dinuba areas leading the switch. Birds cause damage to early buds in the deciduous fruit belt.
USDA notes many farmer owned co operatives join big business ranks. The 12 associations linked to the National Livestock Producers Association in Chicago handled livestock worth 138 million dollars in 1928. The California Fruit Growers Exchange in Los Angeles sold citrus through 206 local units for 96.5 million dollars in the year ending October 31.
L E Read leading shipper's agent of Detroit spoke of optimistic agriculturists outlook in the Hayward district. He toured the agricultural regions with the Hayward Farm Products Company head, his representative in Michigan, highlighting California produce to central regions.
A study of 1,636 farmers in four States by M C Wilson of the U S Department of Agriculture finds that age does not determine adoption of new farming practices. Extension work shows both young and older farmers increasingly using improved methods from cooperative programs.
C M P Cross American Consul at Cape Town says California can export orchard equipment and chemicals to South Africa where climate and production are similar. Citrus is in its infancy and despite cheap labor, production costs run high. He notes impending political pressure as blacks outnumber whites and begin demanding equality. blacks lack votes while mixed-race groups have some political rights.
Two nitrate of soda tests on small grains and two fertilizer tests on oranges, one with a complete fertilizer and one with a straight nitrogen, have been laid out in Sonoma county. The orange experiments will run for at least three years and likely five.
Seventy five thermometers were tested for almond growers in the Chico area in preparation for the smudging season. The frost warning service, active last season, is ready to respond again this year as soon as indications of frost appear.
The Northwestern Pacific board, meeting in Sausalito, blamed the Eureka Express crew for the Largo wreck ten miles south of Ukiah on February 28. The crew disobeyed orders to wait for a northbound freight in the siding, causing a collision that killed three trainmen, injured three railroad workers, and thirty-one passengers.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce pledged support to the California Vineyardists Association plan to expand the market for California grapes. Following agricultural committee recommendations, the chamber's board promised to do everything within its power to aid the Vine yardists campaign to restore economic prosperity to the state's grape industry.
At a large Bangor district meeting officers were nominated and an exposition committee appointed. Charles B. Grant was named director, Man Turner vice-director, and Mrs Edith Timons secretary. The election is set for the April meeting as plans begin for a third year home grounds improvement contest.
Secretary of Agriculture William F. Jardine tells Donald D. Conn of the California Vineyardists' Association that grower governance is essential under federal law to manage the juice grape crop. He aims to divert production into legitimate channels for home fruit juice consumption.
A two month series of rancher meetings is planned by the Coachella Valley Farm Center with Riverside county farm adviser M. M. Winslow. The date institute will be organized by the Coachella Valley Farm Center date department with C. E. Cudebee as chairman. A March grapefruit growers session led by Leland Yost will feature Dr. H. J. Webber of the Riverside Citrus Experiment Station and citrus expert W. R. Schoonover. A grape growers field day is set for April, and an April irrigation and soil moisture tour will include a visit to the USDA date station near India where Prof. S. C. Mason will speak on date root growth.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist reports spray rings as a practical solution for small orchards. Neighboring farmers pool a power sprayer, hire a dedicated operator, and spray four times with a linseed arsenate and lime-sulphur mix. Cost averages 28 to 50 cents per tree, higher for older, poorly pruned trees.
The article notes blasting holes can speed soil opening with hard pah underlay, but in loose soil, tree roots penetrate fine without dynamite. It adds that blasting is neutral to timing, whether spring or fall, and offers no disadvantage when used.
Orchard profits depend on careful soil and tree management. Watch for mice and girdling damage and use poison to protect trees. Grow wood on unused acres, choose a slope for drainage, and ensure adequate lime from soil. Plan spraying materials in advance. Pruning should occur in fall or early spring, not midsummer, per University horticulturist W. H. Alderman.
New Jersey poultry expert urges careful brooding practices. Maintain a clean brooder house, provide ample space to prevent crowding, and ensure adequate feeding equipment and water supply to reduce chick mortality.
A historic guide describes signs of roup in chickens with eye watering and nasal mucous, urging removal of mucus, use of commercial roup cures, and injections. If a head lump has a strong odor and the bird is devitalized, kill it. otherwise lance the lump, clean with a knife, inject disinfectant, pack with iodine moistened cotton, and monitor value and timing of care.
The article stresses early hatching for strong chicks and recommends a portable brooder house not exceeding 8 by 12 feet, clean feed in clean containers, avoiding zinc for sour milk or mash, waiting for dew to lift before turning out turkeys, gradual feed changes, and gas burner options for brooding.
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