Gardening blooms amid suburb growth and show slows city life
The article notes rising garden interest as country and suburban living expand near cities with garden shows drawing both women and men. It also reports Tulare county poultry valuations dropping, an acre flax planted by N. J. Skinner, a thirty day period of grain shipments from Woodland, Lodi delta asparagus shipments starting, and Bakersfield enrollment gains in the California Vineyardists association.
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United States
California Poultry Industry Study Highlights Price Pressures
Edwin C Voorheis of University of California warns that California eggs may lose purchasing power unless quality rises to command eastern premiums. He urges expanding heavier meat breeds, citing strong prices post World War I era in a new Bulletin 13 study by UC.
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California
Edwin C. Voorheis
University of California
Agricultural Experiment Station
Valley farmers gain relief in county city assessments
San Joaquin valley farmers will receive added consideration as county and city assessors, in a preliminary annual meeting, approve many reductions in basic valuations. Chickens, wheat, beans, figs and most field crops drop in value while hogs rye and oats rise slightly. Oil values climb from four to twenty cents per barrel based on gravity.
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San Joaquin Valley
California fertilizer use in 1926 tops five million dollars
A California Agriculture Department chemistry division report states 100000 tons of fertilizer valued over 5 million dollars were used in 1926. The list cites 93500 tons with an average value of 50 dollars per ton, noting manure purchases from dairies and stables are not included in the totals.
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California
Division of Chemistry
California Department of Agriculture
Sacramento Valley Cotton Prospects Rise as Gin Closes Season
The Sacramento valley is expected to grow as a key cotton producer. The Hamilton City cotton gin finished a successful season with about 1000 bales. Expert buyers say valley cotton is finer in texture and stronger in line than any other in California, indicating it may be the best in the United States.
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Sacramento Valley
Hamilton City
California
United States
Apricot Growers Post Best Year Since 1919 in 1926 Pool
In San Jose the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association mails 232 177 in checks to grower members marking 1926 as the best year aside from 1919. The dried apricot pool settlement is among the earliest on record with prices averaging 15 to 23 cents for standards to extra fancy Moorparks.
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California Prune and Apricot Growers Association
San Jose
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers pay first quarterly dividends
The Sun-Maid Raisin Growers association mailed checks totaling 105000 dollars to cover 7 percent preferred stock dividends on six million dollars of outstanding Sun-Maid stock. The Delaware corporation’s payment accrues from December 1, 1926, to February 28, 1927, for stockholders of record February 12.
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Sun- Maid Raisin Growers’ Association
Co-Operative
Delaware Corporation of
Sun- Maid
Merced County passes weed control ordinance for rice crops
Merced county approves a measure authorizing the horticultural commissioner to declare sedge white water grass red stem and red rice noxious and to destroy them. The ordinance also empowers him to prevent sowing of seed rice not inspected by him.
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Merced County
County Board of Supervisors
Stratford Ranchers Get Gravity Water After Four Years
Farmers in Stratford gain gravity water for the first time in four years as seeds and fertilizers prompt payment incentives. Banks offer credit at lower rates, making cash purchases advantageous and signaling ample supply for the upcoming summer.
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Stratford
Vegetable shipments hit 221 carloads in January Santa Maria Valley
January saw 221 carloads of vegetables shipped from Santa Maria Valley with carrots leading at 186 carloads. Other crops followed, reflecting strong demand in the region’s agricultural export channel.
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Santa Maria Valley
Eastbound vegetable train from Brawley reported
Daily shipments of assorted vegetables including carrot, dandelion, kale and mustard greens roll eastward from Brawley accompanied by cars of mixed produce.
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Brawley
Fresno County Herds Added to Association Unit No 2
The Central district in Fresno County joins the con testing moving for the first time and three herds are added to Fresno County Association Unit No 2.
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Fresno County
Fresno County Association
Farm adviser and horticultural official urge strong spring fight on peach twig borer
The farm adviser of Placer county and the horticultural commissioner call fruit growers to mount a vigorous spring campaign against the peach twig borer, stressing proactive control measures to protect orchards.
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Placer County
Colusa County Overflow Less Damaging to Crops
Close observers in Colusa county say the recent overflow water did not cause as much damage to crops in the Colusa section as generally believed.
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Colusa County
Colusa
Orchard frost claim shocks Oroville Rotary club
W. W. Gingles of Oroville told the Oroville Rotary club that orchards in Oroville districts have not suffered frosts for twenty years, a statement stressing unusually mild winters for local growers.
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Oroville
W. W. Gingles
Rotary Club
Mint Setting Out Progressing In Island Kings County
The minting area is advancing rapidly in the Island section of Kings County with expectations of expanding the Lemoore district to 180 acres or more.
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Island
Kings County
Lemoore
Dry farmers in Redlands hopeful on season outlook
Farmers in the Redlands express growing confidence as February rains came warm and are believed to boost grain growth, signaling a positive start to the season.
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Redlands
Seedpotato growers seek better seed in Visalia
Visalia potato growers face seed quality problems as they search for reliable seed potatoes. Dipping seed potatoes in mercuric chloride solution is reported as a method to control mild attacks of potato scab.
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Visalia
Merced Rancher Plants 1076 Cherry Trees on Ten Acres
A Merced rancher received 1 076 cherry trees to be planted on ten acres facing the highway two miles northwest of Merced. This marks the county's second commercial scale cherry tree planting.
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Merced
Sheepmen in Central San Joaquin Valley Optimistic Season
A leading sheep raiser at Lemoore forecasts the best season in thirty years due to successful wild grass seeding. He also expects a strong next year. Lambs from Kings and Fresno counties are headed to the eastern market.
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San Joaquin Valley
Lemoore
Kings
Fresno
Rice crops surge in Merced district as acreage grows
With water abundance, Merced Irrigation district expands rice farming. Last year 7,000 acres were planted and harvested, and Crocker-Huffman Land and Water公司 will plant that much again this year. Total 1927 plantings estimated at 12,600 acres show rapid industry growth.
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Merced
Crocker-Huffman Land and Water Company
Gas boosts tomato sugar growth, says UC professor
Prof. J T Rosa of Davis Farm school University of California urges a special gas to speed ripening in tomatoes. The gas must be propylene not yet manufactured commercially, so this backyard trick cannot be widely applied.
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J. T. Rosa
Davis Farm School
University of California
Rosa
Doings of the Legislature in Sacramento
The Sacramento legislature shows no push for radical laws as reform clubs urge. Two bills to abolish capital punishment died in committee, with no supporters on record. even if brought to floor, their defeat seemed certain. Opposition to abolition appears stronger this session than previously.
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Sacramento
Senate
Assembly
Bills to allow children to miss school for religious instruction
The proposal to permit children to leave school for religious instruction by church pastors is broadly unpopular. It faces opposition from nonreligious people and several clergymen have protested, leaving few supporters for the measure.
Opposition mounts to national anti-evolution bill push
A national organization backs an anti-evolution measure aiming for passage in all state legislatures but faces strongest opposition. At committee hearings the bill's sole advocate argued for its passage.
Bills Seek Joint Control Of Community Property
Opponents from religious groups business interests and lawyers attack fifteen bills filed at women clubs urging wives join with husbands in managing community property. They warn ordinary transactions would require wife consent and real estate transfers depend on a wife’s signature. The measure shielding pre marriage wife debts was defeated.
Legislature to Study Car Insurance Alternatives for Damages
A plan to drop compulsory automobile insurance in favor of a six three senate and three assembly member commission to study the issue and report at the next session. The panel would devise methods to compel financially irresponsible drivers to pay damages from injuries or deaths and investigate safety improvements on public streets and highways.
State agricultural department centralized under governor plan
The legislature abolished statutory offices and granted the department director full power to regulate activities under the governor. No separate bureaux. all branches of the agricultural department report directly to the superintendent.
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Agricultural Department
Governor urges completion of highway system and inter state links
Governor Young told the convention of supervisors no special road bills will pass this session. He stressed finishing the present highway system, cited two years of inactivity due to funds, and urged interstate connections to allow visitors to enter and leave the state by good roads.
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Young
Convention of Supervisors
Governor's Council Formed To Oversee State Departments
The legislature created a Governor's Council comprising directors of finance education public works health institutions industrial relations agriculture social welfare and natural resources. The new natural resources department covers mining water conservation fish and game and the fish and game commission is abolished. The council will operate like a president's cabinet.
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Fish and Game Commission
State tightens alien property purchase rules
The anti-alien laws are amended to require the alien to prove citizenship before buying property, addressing failures to prevent Japanese purchases in various parts of the state. The change strengthens enforcement by requiring proof of citizenship for real estate transactions.
Legislature Invites President to Summer at Lake Tahoe
The legislature invites the president to spend his summer vacation in California at Lake Tahoe or another attractive resort, signaling hopes for a high profile stay.
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California
Lake Tahoe
Reformer Senator Sorghum Quotes Duty Discharged
In a back and forth from the Washington Star, Senator Sorghum reflects on his reformist stance when he first ran for office and his attitude while in office. He says he denounced iniquity to persuade reform, and if people ignored his advice he could not fault himself.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Confucius Questioned in Shattered Seriousness Piece
A reader notes a drifting view on philosophy as it touches Chinese thought, suggesting Confucius may be a bluff and urging a reassessment of traditional seriousness. The remark invites debate on Eastern ideas and Western expectations of philosophy.
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Confucius
Vegetarian reply quiets heated justice of the peace bid
An imported orator railed at a candidate for justice of the peace. He asked what meat their Caesar fed. The candidate, meek, declared I am a vegetarian, and the moment settled the confrontation.
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Caesar
Lena and Mollie Recall Mr Billings Kiss Incident
A breakfast moment reveals Mollie accusing Lena of promising to tell their father if Mr Billings kissed Lena again, and Mollie claims she witnessed the second kiss, per Happy Magazine.
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Lena
Mollie
Mr. Billings
Happy Magazine
Pie crust and sketches in a quirky boarding house
A landlady laments a husband who was a talented artist while cutting a pie crust. A gloomy boarder, misreading a fork, misinterprets her remark and muses about the man being a sculptor. The exchange hints at hidden creativity within a tense boarding house scene.
So Your Wife Is Determined to Move
A Boston Transcript quote captures the idea that a wife insists she can keep pace with a faster neighbor group, reflecting domestic tensions over social mobility and relocation. The remark highlights pursuit of status and community fit as a driving motive for moving.
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Boston Transcript
Liked His Book He And She Discuss Quotations
He asks what part of the book appealed most. she answers with quotes from Tennyson reflecting the dialogue. The exchange centers on literary taste and cited lines.
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Tennyson
Genius and the Plodder in a Lively Study Pair
Two men named John and James are depicted in a san sx study scene. John works through fatigue while James sketches on a slate and creates comics for a sizable payoff. The contrast highlights diligence and creativity in a quiet domestic setting.
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John
James
Old Southern Magistrate and Sam on a Chicken Theft
A southern magistrate pressures a colored prisoner named Sam to reveal how he stole a chicken. Sam responds with humor and a claim that he is too old to learn such things, saying it is no time of life for him to take up stealing. The exchange highlights racial and social dynamics in a humorous vignette.
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Sam
Jedge
San Bernardino
Calif
Dr. Pierce
Mary J. Queen
E. 4Th St
Days of Culture Fights for Film Roles
A brief exchange notes a filmmaker asking about casting a fighter in cinema. The respondent suggests seeking stories with sufficient literary merit to suit the actor’s talents.
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Rapid Skin Healing
A surgeon’s prescription now sold by pharmacists at low cost claims to rapidly heal open sores wounds boils abscesses and ulcers. It allegedly stops eczema itching dries eruptions and scales within days, cures barbers’ itch salt rheum and other skin troubles, with easy access at modern drug stores.
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Moone
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