California News Briefs Highlights Water and Public Works
The North San Juan and French Corral areas faced acute water shortages eased by water from French Lake as reservoirs ran dry and wells yielded little. Governor Sproul backs a $8.5 million state building bond issue claiming taxes won’t rise. Plans for San Francisco War Memorial ceremonies on Armistice Day are outlined, with military and civic participation. The piece covers a wide range of California happenings from measles figures to Apple Show plans, aviation ore transport by air, reforestation efforts, school housing, and local infrastructure developments.
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San Juan
Nevada County
French Corral
French Lake
Bowman Group
Yuba
Robert G. Sproul
University of California
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Berkeley
Sproul
San Francisco
War Memorial Commission Board of Trustees
Agricultural notes from California crops and fairs
Dairying in Santa Barbara county shows a 50 percent rise for five years ending December 1925. Tulare county peach crop valued at about 2 million dollars in 1926, the best in years. Mendocino huckleberry peak with fifty boxes daily shipments. Kerh county cotton and alfalfa lead in acreage. Dinuba Dog Pigeon and Poultry show October 28 to 30, Visalia November 18 to 20. Los Angeles Lima beans acreage planned at 260 acres near Alhambra. Baby Lima bean ripening affected by warm weather. Planted crops and farm records emphasized.
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Kerh
Dinuba
Visalia
Los Angeles County
Pasadena City
Alhambra
Bert M. Bougher
Celery Crop in San Joaquin Delta Sees Slight Improvement
The celery crop in the San Joaquin delta is in good condition and slightly better than last year. A fusarium-like wilt is causing some damage but has not made significant headway. Harvest is expected to begin around October 20.
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San Joaquin Delta
Tulare County Ranked for Citrus Acreage in California
United States Bureau of Census data place Tulare County third in orange acreage, second in grapefruit, and eighth in lemon. The county lists about 2,797,900 orange trees, 54,774 grapefruit trees, and 106,904 lemon trees.
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United States Bureau of Census
Tulare County
Orange
California
Bureau
Vista Acres avocado sale totals over 120 acres
Since the opening of Vista Acres, developers report more than 120 acres of avocado land sold eight miles inland from Oceanside on the Coast highway. The sales value exceeds $75,000 as property changes hands amid new groves development.
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Vista Acres
Oceanside
Tomato weighs two and a half pounds in Yuba City exhibit
William Thompson of Sutter City displays a tomato weighing just under two and a half pounds as a local novelty. The item, tied to the Thompson family linked to Thompson Seedless, is shown in Yuba City amid a string of agricultural highlights from California fairs. The 1926 peach pack wraps up at Pomona with 5,600 tons processed by Pasadena Sunset and Cutter-Lobinger canneries, which close until next apricot season. At San Diego, Carlsbad earns high marks for avocado quality and displays over a hundred varieties in a premier exhibit.
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William Thompson
Sutter City
Thompson
Yuba City
Pasadena
Cutler-Lobinger Canneries
Pomona
Carlsbad
Chino Cannery Exceeds Previous Season With Record Run
Libby McNeil and Libby reports its peach run reaches 2,850,000 cans and apricot finished while tomato packing continues. Season total about 5,000,000 cans, surpassing last year by 2,000,000 and marking the greatest output ever at Chino.
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Chino
Libby, McNeil and Libby
Reedley seals peach canning season after 150000 cases
Pacific Coast canners reported a seven week peak season ending in Reedley with a total of 150000 cases of peaches canned. Preparations are planned to begin spinach canning in the spring.
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Reedley
Pacific Coast
Riverside county dates harvest expected near record total
According to M. M. Winslow Riverside county farm adviser the Coachella valley will harvest close to 850000 pounds of dates this season. It is thought this year's crop will exceed any previous production.
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M. M. Winslow
Riverside County Farm Adviser
Coachella Valley
California fruit market reform urged by state adviser
A Farm Adviser report recommends building community packing houses in fruit centers, central selling agencies for small lots, quality inspection for shipments east, and price legislation by commission and wholesale men to improve California fruit markets. It also covers poultry house design for health and efficiency, Libby Cannery Gridley closing its 1926 run with record peach pack and planned spinach canning for February 1927, with buyers urging Gridley farmers to plant spinach.
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California
L. Y. Leonard
W. W. Bedford
Division of Markets
California Department of Agriculture
Libby, McNeil & Libby Cannery
Gridley
Libby
Farmers appeal for antelope protection in Weed county
The farmers of Weed county petition R. G. Parvin state game and fish commissioner for help against destructive antelope herds. Protected by state game laws the animals have become tame and refuse to leave fields. Damage is especially heavy on unharvested grain in the dry lands.
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Weed County
R. G. Parvin
Pomona Valley Citrus Prospects In 1927 Season
The Pomona valley citrus crop is in excellent condition with good sizing and few splits. Adequate irrigation water and no sunburning reported, with July fumigation and spraying underway and scale cleanup promised. Indications point to a naval crop at 75 percent of normal for 1927 in Pomona.
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Pomona
Guernsey Milk Cow Shortage Noted in Visalia District
W. L. Edwards, Tulare County livestock inspector, reports a marked scarcity of Guernsey milk cows in the Visalia district. Herd owners seeking higher butterfat production have turned to Jerseys after being unable to purchase Guernseys.
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W. L. Edwards
Tulare
Saye
Guernsey
Visalia
Guernseys
Jerseys
UC Scientist studies sun drying vs dehydrat ing raisins in California
Prof Frederick Bioletti of the University of California visits the Delhi colony Merced county to compare sun drying and dehydration costs for raisins and to collect data from raisin centers across the valley. The UC bureau will publish a growers bulletin with results and experimental plots will be set up near Corcoran in Tulare lake bed with cooperation from Kings County farms and Wallace Sullivan. Spinach contracts announced for 150 to 200 acres near Porterville to be processed there this winter. A new September ripe peach from G D Lee of Yucaipa valley resembles Hale fruit but fills a late freestone gap. Ontario packing plants report record peach and pear runs for Cutler-Loubingier and California Co-operative Canneries.
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Frederick Bioletti
University of California
Delhi Colony
Merced County
Tulare Lake
Corcoran
Bureau of Plant Industry
The
Kings County Farm Bureau
Wallace Sullivan County Farm Adviser
G. D. Lee
Yucaipa Valley
J. Hy. Hale
Hales
Kummels
Spraying Fruit Trees Should Avoid Beehive Bloom Time
United States Department of Agriculture warns that spraying fruit trees should occur when bees visiting blossoms face the least poisoning risk, to protect pollinators during bloom.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
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