California crops and labor amid 1927 outlook changes
The state agriculture department projects California rice at 25 bags per acre yielding about 9.1 million bushels and 4.1 million bags. Cotton pickers are sought in Chowchilla region with Stockton free employment bureau offering campout jobs. Orchardists in Sutter County push a Yuba City plant plan to manufacture alcohol from surplus peaches to meet cannery standards.
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State Department of Agriculture
California
Dixie
Chowchilla
Stockton
Free Employment Bureau
Sutter County
Yuba City
Chula Vista celery growers plan large planting despite past frost loss
Despite last winter's disaster that wiped out much celery in Chula Vista, growers remain undeterred. This season will see another large acreage planted, with frost precautions in place and harvest-time risk, as planting progresses and aims to finish by month's end.
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Chula Vista
Poultry Short Course Opens at Davis in October
The annual Poultry Short Course opens at Davis on October 3 for six weeks with UC staff providing most instruction. Practical talks by commercial poultrymen will occur at least once weekly. A feeds and feeding conference follows at the University Farm on November 17 to 19.
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Davis
University of California
University Farm
Summerland Cultivates Wax Beans for Water Shipment
Soil cultivation is under way at Summerland for an extensive crop of wax beans intended for water shipment. Last winter landowners profited well through such a crop. In Carpinteria Valley, shipping of green lima beans is now underway with about 250 acres planted this year.
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Carpinteria
Lima
Peach Day Planned in Modesto October 28
Stanislaus County Farm Bureau Horticultural Committee set the date for Peach Day in Modesto on October 28. A daytime tour will be followed by an evening banquet where winners of the Peach growing contest and the results of efficiency studies will be announced.
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Stanislaus County
Modesto
Farm Bureau Horticultural Committee
San Joaquin Cotton Fields Seen Golden Harvest This Year
Despite a 20 percent drop in state cotton acreage and a 30 percent fall in lint yield, San Joaquin Valley fields are projected to yield a golden harvest worth from 6 million to 7.25 million dollars. Government reports on acreage and yield and current market prices inform the estimate.
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San Joaquin Valley
California Pear Demand Strong in European Markets
California pears notably Bartlett Hardy and Clarigeau show solid demand in Europe per a report to the California department of agriculture from the U. S. foreign service. Hardys fetch about 7.00 dollars a box on Liverpool, Bartletts around 5.35 to 5.85, and Gravensteins 2.50 to 3.00. American apples entering Britain are reported in excess of demand.
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California Department of Agriculture
United States Department
California
Liverpool
Anc
Prospects Improve for Eggs and Poultry Says LA Adviser
The latest government egg and poultry report shows improved prospects. C. V. Castle notes August receipts 10 percent below 1926, storage egg surplus shrinking, and fresh shortages at some markets driving buyers to stored eggs. Prices rise while storage eggs compete with lower grades. production falls in the Middle West aiding Pacific Coast high quality egg producers.
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C. V. Castle
Los Angeles County
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Sixteenth Annual Fruit Growers Convention Set in Stockton
The sixteenth annual fruit growers and farmers convention is tentatively planned for Stockton on November 17 and 18. G. H. Hecke, director of the state department of agriculture, announces the event. This year’s convention will focus on marketing.
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Stockton
G. H. Hecke
State Department of Agriculture
California Prune Harvest Records Large World Output
1927 world prune production is about 269000 tons with California contributing roughly 211000 tons. It is the state’s biggest harvest, though not all may be picked. A market exists if properly pursued, but the challenge remains to hold onto it.
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California
Six Day Short Course on Deciduous Fruits and Grapes
The Pomology Division of the University of California announces a six day course at University Farm Davis during the week of November 28. It covers nearly every phase of the state's fruit industry and a question box session on Wednesday night, November 30 allows topics not in the program to be raised with instructors.
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University Farm
Davis
University of California
Harvesting Potatoes and Onions Near Lisbon District
Harvesting of potatoes and onions is about finished in the Holland district with good crops. Sixteen hundred acres were planted to onions and 1,200 acres to potatoes. Most of the crop was shipped by rail from Lisbon on the Sacramento and San Francisco Railway, totaling 339 carloads to date, including 164 carloads of potatoes and 175 carloads of onions.
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Holland District
Lisbon
Sacramento & San Francisco
Placer County Levieling Peach Crops Shipped East
Placer County reports virtually all its Levieling peaches have been wrapped and sent to eastern markets. About 4,000 tons were shipped with early returns not meeting hoped for prices. Initial sales moved on an 80 cent f.o.b. basis, but overall listings show peaches selling around $1 per box delivered.
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Placer County
Levis
1927 California canning peaches pack reaches 10 million cases
Figures from the Tanners League of California show the 1927 pack totaling 10,255,179 cases. The price for the 1927 crop is unlikely to exceed $25, with growers hopeful the stock will move into consumption to clarify next year’s market.
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Tanners League of
California
California Growers Protest ICC Freight Rate Postponement
A protest filed in Washington by the California Growers and Shippers Protective League challenges the ICC postponement of a freight rate cut for deciduous fruit from California to the East. Associated Press reports note the delay would burden California fruit shippers, especially grape producers, as the crop begins to move to market.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
California
Washington
California Growers’ and Shippers’ Protective League
Associated Press
Dates Packing Begins in Coachella Valley Crop Estimates
H W Postlethwaite of Valley Packing Corp Riverside estimates the 1927 Coachella Valley date harvest near 1,250,000 pounds. Monrovia plant starts packing early dates including Khadrawi with 200,000 pounds planned this season.
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H. W. Postlethwaite
Valey Packing Corporation
Riverside
Coachella Valley
Monrovia
Marysville Peach Cannery Produces 156000 Cases This Year
Manager Clyde Sheets told the Lions Club that late ripening cut peach packing to 156000 cases or 3860000 cans. Forty five days of operation used 3300 tons of peaches and paid 75000 dollars in wages. Some girls earned up to 65 dollars weekly. Statewide pack is about 10000000 cases or 240000000 cans.
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Marysville
Clyde Sheets
Lions’ Club
Sheets
The Kitchen Cabinet Quote From The Kitchen Cabinet
A 1992 Western Newspaper Union item presents a George McDonald quotation about wealth and power. It reflects on choosing to do without to attain desired things, framing riches as a form of self mastery.
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George
McDonald
Chestnut dishes and Sunday night supper ideas
A pantry note on using chestnuts in fall menus with soups, salads, and a chestnut brussels sprouts dish. Includes a Potage a la Puree de Marrons, chestnut celery salad, two nut based salads, and a brown sugar glazed sauté. Also offers Sunday night supper ideas including hot buttered maple biscuits and potato and ham filling sandwiches.
Teeth In My Pocket On A Cold Sea Crossing
A steward helps an elderly passenger on a steamer during rough seas. The old woman, pale and shivering, quips that her teeth are in her pocket, while refusing the steward's invitation to go below. The vignette captures maritime life and dry humor aboard the ship.
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Laddie
Sight for Sore Eyes in a Comic Exchange
A humorous exchange features a professor and a dogged observer commenting on a woman's attire. The professor jokes that his glasses need readjusting while acknowledging the sight line and social observation in a brief, period voice.
Mary's Modern Lambventures with Gasoline Fire
A playful verse recounts Marys lamb that drank gasoline and wandered near a fire, ending with the lamb vanishing after the blaze. The whimsical tale uses wordplay on benzine and lamibe to frame a curious misadventure.
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Mary
Faultless Mrs Jenks Sees No Flaws in Children
Mrs Jenks claims she can never see faults in her children while her husband James argues that mothers never can. The London Tit-Bits records the exchange as a humorous remark on parental insight and gendered perspectives in child inspection.
Thumb loss sparks $5,000 claim in compensation case
In a Vancouver Province report a defense attorney questioned how a lost thumb proved its worth. The plaintiff replied the thumb was crucial as it kept her husband, claiming the injury valued at $5,000. The exchange highlighted the case’s emotional leverage and legal stakes.
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cameRon
Jin
Vancouver
All Set for Union as Father Backs Suitor
The girl's father voices approval, noting her good home and the suitor's confidence. The exchange underscores family support for a marriage proposal in a published American Legion Monthly item.
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American Legion Monthly
Unmanned Mrs Jones comment on Miss Passe’s heartbreak
Mrs Jones remarks that Miss Passe is a wreck over a broken engagement. Mrs Smith agrees, saying the situation unmanned her completely. The exchanges capture social gossip about love and reputation in a nineteenth century tone.
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Mrs. Jones
Indestructible Joke Now in Public Spokesperson Like New
A riddle about an enduring joke that survived through centuries. It grew in jest and, when spoken in public, remains as fresh as ever, resisting time.
There Jane I Came From the Drawing Room
Dialog reveals a misunderstanding about a building in which a dentist operates an office. Helen contends no drawing room exists while Jane asserts its presence citing the dentist's office. The exchange highlights misperception about the building's layout.
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Jane
Helen
Worth of Difference Boston Tran Script
A humorous exchange between a customer and clerk over a 10 cent cheaper price across the street. The clerk questions risking life for a dime, reflecting a streetwise, comic tension in a Boston Tran script snippet.
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Boston Transcript
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted Rarely Heard
An old promotional fragment lauds Dr R V Pierce and his herbal remedies. It claims Golden Medical Discovery improves digestion and complexion, states blood grows richer, and promises quick removal of pimples and eruptions. The ad urges 10 cent trial price and free advice from Buffalo New York.
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R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
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