California News Briefs Highlights Education and Health
California educators plan a six day meeting at Del Monte to advance a permanent international educational progress council. California cuts infant mortality by 62 percent since 1906 and now runs well below U.S. averages. A 6 million state park bond plan wins strong support from Sacramento Chamber leaders. The Covered Wagon Babies Club schedules a Sacramento gathering. Governor Young urges observance of American Forestry Week to protect water supplies from floods and drought. Two Lindbergh air beacons light up California while aircraft ownership tops national charts. The state hosts a national typewriting contest in Sacramento and revises a bird study for schools. The state Supreme Court prepares key insanity cases tied to death penalty appeals.
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del Monte
William John Cooper
International Council For Educational Progress
Will C. Wood
Mexico
C. N. Thomas
State Department of Public Health
United States
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Fred G. Stevenot
State Department of Natural Resources
William E. Colby
Modesto
Stanislaus County
Club
C. C. Young
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Denver
Colo
Mount Diablo
Merced Hills
Los Angeles
North’ American Bond and Mortgage _Company of
Los ‘Angeles
New York
Texas
Pam
Vermont
Neshire
Harold C. Bryant
Fish and Game Commission Education and Public Information Bureau
Gretchen L. Libby
Young
George A. Bowen
Chicago
Supreme Court
Sacramento
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Joe “Troche
Veterans’ Bureau
House
Palo Alto
Cal
American Lake
Wash
Philadelphia
Walla Walla
Kansas City
Tuscon
War Department
San Joaquin
Stockton
Farm bureau auctions move 2559 hogs for 196 consignors
In Chowchilla Fresho Visalia Tulare and Hanford auctions last week the California Farm Bureau Marketing Association sold 2,559 hogs for 196 consignors. Southern California Edison announces payments totaling 29,100 to farmers in Visalia territory for power line extensions and construction costs lighter than anticipated.
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Chowchilla
Fresho
Visalia
Tulare
Hanford
California Farm Bureau Marketing Association
Southern California Edison Company
Visalia Territory
California Livestock Reports Show Cattle at 92 Percent
Department of Agriculture reports cattle in good condition at 92 percent and sheep at 93 percent. Five year average condition stood at 90 percent for cattle and 91 percent for sheep, indicating current readings are near normal levels.
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California
Department of Agriculture
Citrus harvest in Redlands district seen at two thirds
Early estimates project citrus crop in Redlands district 2024 to total about 4000 cars, down from 60000 last year. Recently 2214 cars shipped versus 3372 a year ago, with district returns under 7 million dollars against about 9 million last year.
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Redlands
Grapefruit acreage and nonbearing trees across states
California reported 11 183 acres with 6 101 not bearing Arizona 1 669 acres with 1 182 not bearing Texas 50 000 acres with 48 000 not bearing Florida 80 037 acres with 19 437 not bearing Total US grapefruit area 142 889 acres with 51 point 9 percent not in production Estimated potential output 72 000 cars annually if all trees bear.
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California
Arizona
Texas
Florida
United States
Summer Course in Subtropicals at Riverside Citrus Station
The University of California will run a summer subtropicals course at the Riverside citrus experiment station from July 2 to August 11. Targeted at students teachers and farmers, the program emphasizes higher returns per acre in subtropical horticulture.
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University of California
Citrus Experiment Station
Riverside
College of Agriculture
Tulare Creameries Face Prosecution Over Butterfat Records
State Department of Agriculture investigators report possible prosecutions against Tulare county creameries for butterfat record manipulation. One creamery’s manager is already fined, another case pending as seven creameries operate in the county. The action signals a broader state inspection of creamery records.
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Tulare County
State Department of Agriculture
Queen Valencia Named for California Orange Show
Ada Williams named Miss Fullerton as an American Legion entry and will preside over the oriental court at the eighth annual California Valencia Orange Show in Anaheim May 24 to June 3. Queen Valencia chosen by 400 newspaper men at an April 2 banquet at the Anaheim Elks Club. Virginia Pearce Miss San Diego and Betty Caldwell Miss Long Beach among top three. Other Southern California beauties will serve as ladies in waiting to Queen Valencia.
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Valencia
California
Anaheim
Elks Club
Ada Williams
Fullerton
American Legion
Splendid Oriental Court
Virginia Pearce
San Diego
Betty Caldwell
Long Beach
Governor appoints two committees on California peach crop
Gov. C. C. Young appointed two special committees to study California canning peach problems for the 1928 crop. The crop survey committee includes six members from state government growers and canners. Hecke and Chitchfield represent the state. other members are E. R. Williams Modesto Albert K. Andross Yuba City A. W. Eames San Francisco and F. B. Booth San Francisco.
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C. C. Young
California
Hecke
Chitchfield
E. R. Williams
Modesto
California Trademark Proposal Gains Momentum in Redding
The Sacramento Region Citizens' Council pushed a state guaranteed trademark for California canned and packed products at a meeting in Redding. Captain John D. Hubbard of Chico warned under-ripe and over-irrigated fruit harms California markets and stated the standard would drive parasites out of business.
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California
Redding
Sacramento Region
John D. Hubbard
Chico
California Artichokes Fetch Large Eastern Market Returns
Globe artichokes brought California growers 2 560 000 dollars in Eastern markets last year as surveyed by the co operative market news service of the United States and California departments of agriculture. California supplied 1254 cars to eastern buyers led by New York with 554 cars and Chicago with 334 cars while New Orleans was the top consuming city in the South.
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Globe Artichokes
California
Co-Operative Market News Service
United States
California Departments of Agriculture
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Professor H B Walker Heads UC Division of Agricultural Engineering
Professor H B Walker of the United States Department of Agriculture is named head of the division of agricultural engineering at the College of Agriculture, University of California. A graduate of Iowa State College, he has been on leave to pursue his work with the department this year.
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H. B. Walker
United States Department of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
University of California
Iowa State College
Department of Agriculture
Safe monthly timing for heavy oil sprays on citrus
A. A. Brock Orange county horticultural commissioner says July and August are safest months for applying heavy oil sprays to citrus groves while November and often October and December are the most dangerous for trees and crops. Findings come from experiments at the Orange County Farm since March 1926.
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A. A. Brock
Orange County
Efficient irrigation of alfalfa depends on land prep
J B Brown University of California irrigation specialist notes that land poorly prepared wastes water. He advises correlating check size with soil type and water head to maximize efficiency.
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J. B. Brown
University of California
California fruit associations plan East coast cooperative push
Donald D. Conn managing director of the California Vineyardists and California Deciduous Fruit associations will spend a month in the East to establish a cooperative relationship with receivers buyers and consumers. Wilmer Sieg vice president of the California Deciduous Fruit Association will join in New York to handle trade relations and stay through the grape and tree fruit seasons.
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Donald D. Conn
California Vineyardists
California Deciduous Fruit Associations
Conn
New York
Wilmer Sieg
California Deciduous Fruit Association
East
Orange County insectory hits record pace with ladybirds
The Orange County insectory near Anaheim reports production of 10,000,000 Cryptolaemus ladybirds this season, far above last year's 2,000,000 at this date. Superintendent D W Tubbs notes 50 percent of county mealybug infested area, with 11 percent needing immediate attention and 37 percent expected to require help by the next generation of mealybug enemies.
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Orange County
Anaheim
D. W. Tubbs
Maryland plant pathologist seeks blight resistant beans
Dr. R A Jehle surveys California and western bean regions to locate varieties resisting anthracnose and blight. He notes arid region beans show near total blight resistance and California beans are clean. Plots of string and lima beans will be grown in California and seed sent to Maryland for 1929 planting.
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Maryland
R. A. Jehle
California
Milk production shows increase into seven year span
Prof. A A Ross of Cornell Ithaca reports U S milk output rises steadily over seven years with fluid milk and cream demand growing in New York state plants. Condensed products lag, canned sweetened condensed milk declines while evaporated milk rises. creamery butter and ice cream climb as urban prosperity boosts demand.
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United States
A. A. Ross
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Ross
New York State
New York City
Pure Bred Doctrine Faces Big Setback
The document argues pure-bred dairy sires boost production only when managers are skilled. It notes that some states with high pure-bred sire percentages also have high average milk output, while a drop in pure-bred sire percentages correlates with lower production, per a federal survey.
More Intensive Work in Tuberculosis Control
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the article notes a broad expansion of tuberculosis control and eradication efforts in cattle across several states. Connecticut Massachusetts New Jersey and Tennessee added supportive legislation while Indiana passed a county funding requirement tied to adjoining area work. Currently 59 of Indiana 92 counties are in modified or active area status.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Tennessee
Indiana
Dairy Hints For Profitable Winter Dairying
Advice on water access and regular watering to boost profits in winter milk production. Notes on dairy processes, equipment care, and farm levelness. Provides historical production figures: 3,700 pounds in 1916, 4,000 in 1921, 4,700 in 1926 per cow.
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United States
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