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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
2
The Imperial Valley grows well for olives though large plantings are not yet common. A carload of ripe olives departed from Brawley bound for San Diego, illustrating early fruiting in the area.
A bunch of ripe bananas grown at Wood Whitridge’s service station at Mill and Hackett streets draws attention at the Chamber of Commerce. The fruit is well matured with fine flavor and about six inches long, not ripened in darkness.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce agricultural department reports that most California cotton farmers expect satisfactory profits this year, with some experiencing losses last season and others only bare gains. The outlook contrasts with last year’s outcome.
European buyers show strong appetite for Bartlett, Hardy and Clarigeau pears from California. Prices in Liverpool around 7 dollars per box for Hardys and 5.35 to 5.84 dollars for Bartletts, with Clarigeau also noted in demand.
Ros A Harrigan Imperial county horticultural commissioner reports 30000 acres of head lettuce in Imperial Valley 15000 in Salt River Valley and 3500 in Yuma Valley. He notes prospects are fine and indicates ample material for salads in the United States this winter.
The 1927 naval orange harvest in the Oroville district will begin shortly after November 1 if mild weather continues, according to the State Department of Agriculture. All citrus fruits are now governed by the standardization law, and fruit cannot be exported until it reaches prescribed maturity standards.
Imperial Linen Products of San Diego announces a new factory to be built in the city for wall board rope and twine and paint and varnish remover from wild hemp grown in the Imperial Valley. The plant aims to start operations by year’s end and fieldmen are contracting a hemp acreage.
The Holly Sugar corporation seeks information on growing sugar beets in the Imperial Valley. Experiments show beets yield adequate tonnage but sugar content is questioned. Further tests will be run and a sugar factory in the Imperial Valley is thought likely soon.
The Newcastle fruit district in Placer County posted a stronger season in 1927 despite a short crop, according to Charles Werner, manager of the Newcastle Fruit Growers' Association. The group shipped 870 cars East and about eighty to canneries and Los Angeles, grossing $1,177,000, about $1,350 per car.
Compromise ending the cling peach war on August 3 set a sliding price scale and paid growers 22.50 per ton for a crop larger than expected. California total pack reached 10,829,681 cases, down 2,825,077 from last year. Northern California produced 9,043,790 cases and Southern California 985,981. free peaches totaled 320,812 cases, down 496,507 from last year.
G H Hecke director of agriculture defends California quarantine on Florida citrus, saying it guards state groves from serious insect and disease pests in the Everglades State and is not driven by fear of southern competition in coastal markets.
The Calis togan section of Napal County reports most black grapes shipped to eastern markets with some loads sent to San Francisco and local buyers. White grapes remain, but growers expect quick sale at fair prices. Through now 190 carloads have departed from the local depot.
The sixtieth annual California Fruit Growers and Farmers Convention is tentatively set for Stockton on November 17 and 18. State Agricultural Director George H. Hecken outlines a focus on marketing problems as a key challenge facing American farmers.
Orange County's million dollar pepper harvest continues with hundreds of workers in fields near Huntington Beach, Talbert, Garden Grove and other areas. The crop, Orange County's largest truck industry, began in September and is expected to finish by month’s end.
Catalina Island, long seen as a Pacific pleasure retreat, actually yields a wide variety of crops. Among the best are fine figs grown amid its rocky desert landscape, proving many fruits and vegetables can flourish there.
Four city hog sales totaling 34 619 79 dollars were led by Tulare 14 141 08 from 705 hogs with 63 consignors Hanford 11 845 03 from 672 hogs Visalia 6 528 80 from 343 hogs and Chowchilla 2 009 from 97 hogs under the California Farm Bureau Marketing Association direction 144 consignors supplied 1817 animals total.
Tagus Ranch of Tulare announced last week the sale of 200 bales of cotton to Anderson Clay ton Company of Houston Texas at a premium of 314 points. Market price at time of sale was 2065 making a total of 2379 cents per pound.
California produced 5,037,000 tons of tame hay this year, up from 4,984,000 in 1926, aided by ample irrigation water and favorable summer conditions. Alfalfa accounted for 4,120,000 tons, up 200,000 from last year, grain hay totaled 746,000 tons, down from 862,000, and other tame hay reached 171,000 tons, below 198,000 in 1926.
Leasing activity in Kern county hints at upward of 100 new wells within the next year as land for oil exploitation lies across the county. Other notes cover a Berkeley veteran, California’s extensive school system, fish price lawsuits, water site investigations, a new San Francisco to Los Angeles air route plane, cross-state highway funds, TB hospital proposals, suicide statistics, building and loan figures, and state fiscal details.
D H Hall extension poultry expert outlines options for starting a pure bred flock. Start slow by hatching from mixed stock then selling mongrels to fund pure bred purchases. Consider buying pure bred eggs or baby chicks from reliable hatcheries for quicker cash return.
Thoroughly clean poultry houses and yards at a convenient time each year. Dig six to eight inches of dirt from dirt floors, replace with clean gravel, or sweep cement floors to remove dirt and cobwebs. Apply two parts stock dip to three parts kerosene to all corners and crevices, and use air slaked lime weekly to keep ground clean. Maintain six to eight inches of clean litter and install a sloping nest top to prevent droppings buildup.
As pullets reach bodily maturity and should begin laying, a moist mash can stimulate production. Enrich the usual laying mash with sour skim milk or buttermilk and water, fed at a consistent time daily, crumbly moist and removed after twenty minutes.
Do not crowd growing birds give ample room for development. Crowded flocks cause deformities such as crooked keels. Keep males separate from pullets until breeding season begins. Avoid perches with sharp edges and rests elevated too high to prevent foot bruising. Fowl cholera is hard to control with outbreaks often sudden.
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