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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1927
Page
8
Cantaloupes and honeydew melons are being harvested in the Brawley district with unusually good quality. Early shipments have created strong demand in all marketing centers. Commercial planting of fall melons is being tried this year for the first time.
Mr and Mrs Sol Osborn of Thermalito near Oroville report a full bloom apple tree in their yard and new green leaves. Several branches with blossoms and leaves are on display at the office of County Horticultural Commissioner C H Kinsley in Oroville.
California agricultural statisticians estimate a fresh grape harvest of 2,372,000 tons for the season, the largest in three years. The estimate uses shipment records through November 7 and reports on the remaining crop's condition.
England, Scandinavia, Holland, France and other European countries buy California apples. The Watsonville apple is in greatest demand abroad, followed by the Newtown pippin. Exports of fresh apples are enabled by cooperation between agricultural scientists and State farmers.
The State Federal crop reporting service estimates California celery output at 1 329 000 crates for 1927 28 with 8 850 acres devoted to the crop. The territory includes the San Joaquin delta region as the state's largest celery area.
The Imperial Citrus exchange opened in late October signaling a profitable year as fruit from Imperial Valley will be shipped to Sierra Madre Lamanda packing sheds for culling and shipment. Best grapefruit will carry the Sunkist brand and be marketed via the California Fruit Exchange, marking the first year Imperial Valley growers are affiliated with the exchange.
A storm caused about 98000 in damage to Yolo County s 1500000 rice crop, roughly 5 percent of 1500 acres. Harvests were ahead of average for the county, with salvaging possible if rains ease, though forecasts call for more rain and ongoing loss.
At a special meeting of the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association directors in San Jose it was decided that dried apricots delivered after November 1 shall be placed in a second pool separate from early deliveries. The open delivery date for 1927 prunes was extended to December 1 due to the late season.
William Atchley of Upland, director of the San Bernardino County Beekeeper's Club, shipped about a hundred tons of honey to Europe last year. Most went to Germany and Scotland, with buyers preferring wild honey from sage and buckwheat over orange blossom nectar from Southern California.
Twenty eight head of University of California stock travel by a fifty foot cattle car to Chicago for the International show from November 26 to December 3. The consignment includes three steers sixteen sheep and nine swine. Farm herdsmen Alex McDonald George Phillips and Wayne Feldmeller will accompany and tend the animals.
The State department of agriculture reports a drop to 7,644,000 boxes for this year, from 10,350,000 last year, with shipments already underway. Despite the reduced volume, the fruit is of excellent quality and the department forecasts a strong market.
Farmers in Fall River Burney and Dayton valleys Shasta county finish digging potatoes after a warm summer. Hundreds of sacks of assorted varieties prepared for sale with most shipping to Redding McCloud and Pondosa.
J F Soule of Paradise Butte county reports destroying 18 970 codling moths by banding trees in June and maintaining bands through fall He weekly checks the bands and removes moths hiding beneath to prevent chrysalis development This year he kept an exact tally of losses and control success.
More than 300000 ladybird beetles were released this season in Riverside district citrus groves to combat the Citrophilus mealybug, per E G Tuthill, Riverside county insectary superintendent. Most releases targeted new and one year old infestations, avoiding further protective work in groves already treated for two consecutive years.
Two inches of rain in late October will soil condition for fall plowing. Grain farmers in the San Joaquin valley expect to bury most grain underground nearly two weeks earlier than usual, says J. C. Hays, Fresno county assistant farm adviser. If grain reaches four inches before frosts, the crop may be practically assured.
California orchard reporters estimate the walnut harvest in the Tustin district is the largest ever grown. The picking season was brief due to ideal weather, with rapid nut drop and some stick-tights in certain orchards. About 3000 tons will be shipped from the Santa Ana packing house serving the area.
California dairy cows contribute about 75 cents each per day to new wealth. Multiplied across all cows this yields 400000 dollars daily, a figure larger than the state’s crude oil output and widely recognized as an economic asset.
California accounts for nearly two thirds of national canning output with a large share sent abroad. From 1922 to 1926 exports totaled about 14,943,000 cases of fruits and 1,725,000 cases of vegetables, mainly via San Francisco. Major buyers include United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Cuba, Australia, and Orient nations.
California reports outline the 1928 State Fair dates at Sacramento from September 1 to 8, tryouts for Rifle team selection in San Francisco, and various transport, mining, and infrastructure plans. It notes highway funding, barber licensing, dope-law expansion, veterans loans, and a sharp drop in marriages after the new three day notice law.
This item lists a series of knowledge questions covering historical figures military leaders sciences astronomy and astrology definitions American geography notable people and a lunar hunting theme. It reads like a quiz page asking for first names nationalities and definitions with emphasis on notable names and places.
A list of twenty questions with varied answers including plant genus in the Verbenaceae family, European specimens troublesome in the U.S., Idaho, the Marseillaise by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, U.S. presidents Harrison and Scott, a nature of knowledge by reason, a 21 all tie, Frances Hodgson Burnett, nine, 1908, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Northwest Wyoming, John Singer Sargent, Bob O’Farrel of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1825, eleven states, fundamentals of the universe, a tiny insect-eating bird family, fifteen thousand dollars, and a civil noon date.
Victor Hugo enjoyed a bright childhood and early love but faced tragedy with his mother's death. His father opposed his writing and offered money to quit, yet Hugo pursued authorship while sharing a Paris attic with a cousin. He later married the woman he loved, reuniting with his father in 1822.
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