California News Briefs Highlights From State Reports
California reports reject all bids for state owned vehicle fuel as bids were high and similar. Imperial county highway work awarded to Jahn & Bressi Construction Co. 1927 port inspections included 8,148 ships and 1,497 boats and 2.6 thousand pests intercepted. Water project authorizations total 90.7 million with 248 development permits issued. Six Folsom rioters plead not guilty to murder. trial set March 26 in Sacramento. County budget law praised as best local budgeting plan. Surveyor General notes 221,219.45 dollars in school funds, land sales yield 128,986.87 dollars. Bethlehem ship Waialeale launched for Interisland steam with 2,000 hp turbines. Over 2.2 million names expected for presidential primaries. Al Smith Reed Hoover candidates noted. Federal refuses to fund Klamath bridge and seeks 120,000 dollars back. San Quentin guards search for weapons amid rumors of a prison break. Rotary Clubs fund hospital care for three children in San Francisco Fresno Napa. California bond issues reach 224.8 million. 1926 total was 198.3 million. Bus speeds must conform to state limits. schedules filed. Los Angeles county to make carrying animals outside vehicle a misdemeanor. California leads in park space among big states. State treasurer reports 76.3 million in treasury holdings. California gains six more House seats per 1930 reapportionment plan. Industrial Relations aims to align labor and employers for 1929 laws. Boxing law repeal initiative to circulate after AG approval. Free labor prioritized in highway funding over convict labor, with 50 million total spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial County
Jahn & Bressi Construction Company
Los Angeles County
Bert B. Meek
California
George H. Hecke
Harold Conkling
Division of Water Rights
Department of Public Works
Folsom
J. R. Hughes
Sacramento
George “Red” Baker
Folsom Trusty
Alexander R. Heron
Boards of Supervisors
Surveyor General
W. S. Kingsbur
Pacific Coast
Potrero
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
San Francisco
Interisland Steam Navigation Company
Honolulu
Great Register
Charles Hagerty
Frank C. Jordan
Hagerty
al Smith
Reed
Herbert Hoover
United States
Klamath River Bridge
Friend W. Richardson
Division of Highways
State Department of Public Works
Richardson
San Quentin
University of California
Rotary
Playground and Recreation Association
New York State
Texas
Massachusetts
Charles G. Johnson
Congress
House
House Census Committee
Associated Press
Washington
State Department of Industrial Relations
Will J. French
Fred E. Parr
California State Church Federation
Los Angeles
Parr
Public Works
B. B. Meek
Meek
California Wool Drying Machine Shocks the Industry
Professor J F Wilson of the University of California Ani mal Husbandry Division perfects a wool drying machine that reduces drying time from four hours to six minutes. The device dries fleece from saturation to ambient humidity and is used on wool samples. The Panama Pacific Company and General Electric Company report a successful experimental voyage aboard the electrically propelled ship California from San Francisco to New York carrying fruits and vegetables, with 32 passengers and 8500 tons cargo, prompting plans for two more ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wilson
Animal Husbandry Division
University of California College of Agriculture
San Francisco
California
New York
Panama-Pacific Company
General Electric Company
Record carrot pair touted as Kern County largest ever
Two carrots grown at the federal experiment farm in Shafter under Wofford B Camp direction and processed by I B Culley of the Kern County Chamber of Commerce are described as the largest in their variety in Kern County. An Oxheart weighs 6.5 pounds and reaches 24 inches, while a Long Orange weighs 6.5 pounds and measures 23 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Culley
Kern County
Wool shipment from 7326 sheep by Vail Company
The Vail Company of Calipatria shipped over 50 000 pounds of wool sourced from 7326 sheep. Each animal yielded about seven pounds. The wool was sold to a Los Angeles firm at a very satisfactory price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vail Company
Calipatria
Los Angeles
Valencia orange grove sets new California crop record at Rialto
The Rialto Orange Company five acre Bakersfield grove reportedly set a new California record with 5298 field boxes picked last season. Net returns were $13,739.43, per J. T. Canady’s report. Many trees exceed thirty years in age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
California
Rialto Orange Company
Bakersfield
J. T. Canady
California Considers State Dog License Tax
State Tax Commission discussions in San Francisco consider a bill for state supervised dog licensing to reimburse livestock losses from canine attacks. Also noted are UC Davis Farm experiments showing crop improvements from postharvest flower stalk removal and surface pruning to protect early buds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
San Francisco
California
Experimental Italian Swiss shipments boost California grape demand
The Italian Swiss Colony of Asti conducts experimental consignments that may create off season demand for California grapes. The steam ship Finland carried 400 barrels of frozen Sonoma county grapes from San Francisco on its final intercoastal trip before scrapping. The firm plans a 3000 barrel allotment to the New York market in coming months, per Edmund Rossi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asti
California
Finland
Panama Pacific Line
San Francisco
Sonoma County
Edmund Rossi
New York
Interest in California meeting of Cooperation Institute
Interest in the American Institute of Cooperation meeting in California July 9 to 28, ending at the University of California, has grown after reports that private business interests nationwide raised a million dollar fund to undermine cooperative marketing. The plan aims to spread propaganda against the system to farming centers as a path to resume preferred business plans. Discussions will cover all phases of marketing problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Cooperation
California
University of California
United States
Army of Lady Bugs Sought to Fight Apris Pest
Commissioner Whit C Barber of Kern county horticultural department announced a spring plan to release between 12 million and 15 million lady bugs to combat the apris pest in county truck gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Whit C. Barber
County Horticultural Department
1927 Turlock District shipments total seven thousand four hundred forty seven cars
Transportation firms report 1927 outbound shipments from the Turlock Irrigation District totaling 7 447 cars excluding auto trucks, grossing an estimated over 10 million dollars. Auto truck shipments amount to about 1 500 cars. J N Sotow of El Monte yielded forty celery cars on 35 acres using single row culture, an excellent San Gabriel Valley style yield. He plants seed directly in the field, shipping much of the harvest in 24 and 26 inch crates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turlock Irrigation District
J. N. Sotow
el Monte
Mr. Sotow
San Gabriel Valley
Chico district peach cannery plans discussed at meeting
Plans for construction and operation of a cannery by peach growers of the Chico district were discussed at a meeting held at Chico last week. A committee will study methods and types of canneries in the Sacramento Valley before concrete action is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chico
Sacramento Valley
California Farm Bureau warns against Corn Creek diversion plan
California Farm Bureau lawyers authorized to file protests with the Water Commission in Sacramento oppose a $5 million project that would divert Corn Creek to Carquinez Straits Industries. J. J. Deuel and Edson Abel urged Napa farmers to seek an injunction until an irrigation agreement is reached. Placer county nurseries report shipments of Silva-Bergtholdt stock to Spain and other regions, with early experiments to Egypt and Siam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Farm Bureau
Water Commission
Sacramento
Napa County
Carquinez Straits Industries
J. J. Deuel
Edson Abel
Farm Bureau
Napa
Placer County
Spain
Silva- Bergtholdt Nurseries
Auburn
Mexico
South America
United States
Egypt
Siam
California farm advisers boost visits and calls in 1927 report
Farm advisers across California made 49 466 farm visits in 1927 up from 48 331 in 1926 according to Prof B H Crocheron director of agricultural extension at UC They visited 22 750 farms in 1927 compared with 21 391 in 1926 Office calls reached 87 819 up from 80 145 Field work totaled 13 789 days with 7653 in the office and 13 627 in the field up from 13 627 in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
B. H. Crocheron
University of California
Rains Boost California Truck Garden Yields
A bi weekly crop bulletin from the federal state crop reporting service says rains last week promise high yields for California truck gardens Lettuce acreage is expected to rise about 8000 acres over 1927 carrots show a small rise to 2670 acres early potatoes may reach a five year high with 19350 acres planned spinach canned area set to rise to 11520 acres from 10300 in 1927
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Plymouth Speaker
Mrs Ep Beng of Plymouth Wisconsin credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with renewed energy for housework garden chores and caring for her three year old. She states she was run down before using the remedy and would answer letters about its benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ep. Beng
Wisconsin
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W. G. Mc- Millin
Mc-Millin
State Railroad Commission
Commission
H. G. Mathewson
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
State Commission For Protection of Children and Animals
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston Transcript
Mazelle
Dept
Gary
Ind
Hanford
Calif
Dr. Pierce
Hill’s
Eigod Koenig Medicine CO
N. Wells
Chicago
Ill
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