Plentiful Roosting Space Advised For Pullets
L M Hurd of the New York State College of Agriculture urges ample roosting space and early roosting to prevent crowding and give pullets freedom of movement and better air. He recommends clean houses with fresh litter, summer floor coverings like shavings or sand, proper ventilation, and spacing of houses to keep birds evenly distributed. Regular painting or spraying with carbolineum helps deter red mites, and separate ranges should be provided for differing ages to avoid interference with growth.
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L. M. Hurd
New York State College of Agriculture
Fireless cooker idea for egg laying hens
A simple fireless cooker saves on feed by warming water for hens. Place the drinking vessel in a straw packed box with dry covering to keep water warm for hours, insulating with tin and sloped edges to shed spills.
Culling Flocks Boosts Profits In Poultry Production
A poultry producer should cull his flock closely each year to raise profits whether keeping pure breds or grades. Trap nests select best layers but are for specialists. tren nests are impractical on a general farm. Pullet year is most profitable. yearlings and two-year-olds often incur losses without careful culling.
Poultry Winter Care Rules From A Farmers Guide
The guide notes geese are highly profitable on fenced farms and stresses dust baths to fight body lice. Pure breds lay more uniform eggs and perform better than mixed flocks. Keep poultry houses dry, warm, and well ventilated with no drafts. Avoid overcrowding and ensure ample feed to sustain laying in cold weather.
Swenson Claims Forty Sacks Per Acre Rice Yield
P. P. Swenson, a farmer at Rich Vale, asserts a rice yield of forty sacks per acre on his 150 acre tract, presenting the figure as his harvest claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richvale
P. P. Swenson
Pheasant Eggs Shipped from California to Hawaii
A case holding 360 Chinese ring necked pheasant eggs was sent from California to the Hawaii Fish and Game Commission. The shipment underscores wildlife import controls and cross state regulatory coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fish and Game Commission of
Hawaii
Bean harvest under way with strong prices at Gridley farm
A bumper crop of beans is being harvested and selling well. The Ingram field near Gridley covers 600 acres, owned by R. C. and H. C. Ingram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C
H. C. Ingram
Gridley District
Raisin Growers Urged to Wait for Higher 1929 Prices
Experts from the Buless Dermer raisin pool advise growers to hold back selling their 1929 crop. They expect higher prices for the large raisin harvest as buyers anticipate a tighter market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buless-Dermer
College of Agriculture Davis Registration Totals 433
Registration at the College of Agriculture at Davis totals 433 this year. One hundred and forty nine of the 286 non degree students are new in this division. 157 students pursue bachelor of science degree work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture At
Davis
Planting calendar for cauliflower and cabbage in Southern California
Cauliflower and cabbage grow as fall and winter crops in Southern California. Earliest cauliflower plantings begin mid July and continue through December. Cabbage is typically planted in November, but home gardeners should make successive plantings to ensure winter harvests.
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Southern
California
Raisin Crop Estimates For California In 1929
Packers and others estimate the 1929 California raisin crop at 175000 to 185000 tons. Initial projections of 200000 tons were lowered after tray counts. Seedless crop 115000 to 125000 tons, muscat 50000 tons, and Sultanas 7000 to 10000 tons.
Cucumber Acreage Boosted in Imperial Valley Plans
Fall cucumber acreage in the Cali patria vicinity is expected to be large as Imperial Valley growers expand vegetables. Peas and other winter crops are being planted around the Niland district with prospects for packing shed facilities in the near future.
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Calipatria
Imperial Valley
Niland
Capital stock increased at Exchange Lemon Products Co Corona
The Exchange Lemon Products Company of Corona increased its capital stock from 400000 to 1000000 dollars. Directors listed include E T Cassel as president H W Hall secretary and Arthur Durward F G Lewis E C Martin N Matzen A M Otis William Rohrig H A Schuyler E J Van Der Sluis and R L Willits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Lemon Products Company
Corona
E. T. Cassel
H. W. Hall
Arthur Durward
F. G. Lewis
E. C. Martin
N. Matzen
A. M. Otis
William Rohrig
H. A. Schuyler
E. J. van der Sluis
R. L. Willits
Peak of pear season boosts Atascadero orchards trade
The Atascadero Development Syndicate orchard and the Yeager and Ruskovitch sheds ship pears to Los Angeles markets and San Jose canners. Over 125 tons have been moved, with unusually high grade fruit and excellent prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atascadero Development Syndicate
Yeager
Ruskovitch
Los Angeles
San Jose
California Cotton Credit gin opens at Tulare in 1920s era
After delays caused by a failed hookup, the California Cotton Credit Corporation’s Tulare gin begins operations. It is one of 27 gins in the San Joaquin Valley, built for 30,000 dollars. It features five stands and, at full speed, outputs a bale every twelve minutes, about sixty bales daily until a night crew is added for 24 hour operation later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Cotton Credit Corporation
Tulare
San Joaquin Valley
Raisin growers balk at extra levy for stabilizing plan
The Federal Fruit Stabilization Corporation withdrew its 1 cent per pound advance on Muscat raisins via Sun-Maid after growers opposed deductions of 2 to 3 cents per package on grapes to fund the plan. Liloyd E. Tenny, president, said organized cooperative growers in the raisin belt rejected the payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Fruit Stabilization Corporation
Liloyd E. Tenny
Cotton acreage planned by Boston Investment near Mendota and Firebaugh
A recent report states nearly 7000 acres north and west of Mendota and Firebaugh will be planted to cotton within months by the Boston Investment Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendota
Firebaugh
Boston Investment Company
Shortage of Cotton Pickers Reported in San Joaquin Valley
F J Palomares, manager of the agricultural labor bureau for the San Joaquin Valley, notes a considerable shortage of cotton pickers in the region.
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San Joaquin Valley
F. J. Palomares
Agricultural Labor Bureau
San Joaqin Valley
Florida reports new Mediterranean fruit fly cases amid state survey
Florida records eight new Mediterranean fruit fly cases versus 209 in June and 70 in July as California keeps border, steamship, and railway terminal vigilance. Director G H Hecke announced a statewide survey this summer found no traces of the pest.
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Florida
California
G. H. Hecke
Hecke
Garden bed prep guidance for manure lime and fertilizing
When planning new garden beds, apply manure and work it into the soil weeks before planting. Leave the ground rough for a couple of weeks and cultivate finely. If the soil is heavy, add a little lime. It is easier to apply fertilizers before planting than after.
Fresno grower acquires 640 acre Williams area tract
F. H. Topham of Fresno has closed a deal to own a 640 acre parcel north of Williams and east of the Gibson colony. The property lies entirely within the Glenn Colusa Irrigation District ditch system and is planned for alfalfa cultivation in the future.
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F. H. Topham
Fresno
Williams
Gibson Colony
Glenn-Colusa
Pear growers in Toulumne County receive SHEETS for crop
Pear growers in Toulumne County are paid from 80 to 82.50 dollars a ton for this year’s crop according to the county horticultural commissioner. Logs of forty pounds are standard for shipment and Bartlett pears predominate. Several gatherings of winter wells occurred in September.
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Toulumne County
Corcoran Appointed Cotton Marketing Center
A cotton classing office will be maintained at Corcoran by the Bureau of Field Crops of the California Department of Agriculture to aid Kings County cotton growers in marketing according to quality. Corcoran is the cotton center of Kings County.
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Corcoran
Bureau of Field Crops
California Department of Agriculture
Kings County
Kings, County
Federal supervision of Fresno grape shipments under help ling
James E. Help ling, prohibition investigator, directed federal oversight of fresh grape shipments at Fresno. He stated he would not interfere with lawful consignments and urged shippers to cooperate with government authorities to prevent bootlegging channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
James E. Helpling
Prohibition
Helpling
Milo Maize Dominates Imperial Valley Summer Crops
Milo maize has become Imperial Valley's key summer grain, averaging about 34 000 acres yearly with 4000 in the North End. It matures in four to five months, allowing double duty with barley or vegetables the same year, thrives in hot weather, requires modest irrigation, and has a local outlet feeding hogs, pigs, sheep, cattle, turkeys and chickens, with only 234 carloads shipped off last season.
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Milo
Imperial Valley
North End
New State Drives to Stop Cattle Theft with Licenses
Organized vigilante style campaign backed by law targets cattle rustlers and truckers. The Department of Agriculture aims to arrest unlicensed livestock transporters under the new hide and brand law. Licenses for cattle transportation to slaughter expired October 1. Statewide heists of flocks and herds, with gangs returning for more, prompt action warned by G. H. Hecke, director of agriculture.
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Department of Agriculture
Cattle Protection Service
G. H. Hecke
Dairying Must Be Speeded Up More
By K L Hatch of the University of Wisconsin, the dairy industry is urged to treat dairying as a business. The piece argues producers must manage costs including labor and depreciation, and manufacturers must improve plant sanitation and efficiency while aligning products with consumer demand. A national research backbone is needed to reduce costs and boost quality.
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K. L. Hatch
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Wisconsin
Potato Flavor In Cream Not From Feeding Cows
Experiments at North Dakota Agricultural College show potato flavor in cream results from exposure to air with potato odor rather than cow diet. Feeding potatoes before milking did not cause the flavor. cream stored in a potato-scented cellar acquired it and could not be removed by ordinary treatments like pasteurization.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
Satisfactory Ration of Roughage and Legume Hay
Heifers should receive a mix of silage and legume hay with grain. A simple daily ration of two to four pounds per head of ground corn oats and barley suits good legume hay. poorer hay calls for bran and linseed or cottonseed meal. Near calving, increase grain to four to six pounds per head daily based on condition.
Dairy Hints On Feed and Pasture for Cattle
Barley equals corn for gains in finishing calves and dairy profits. Any cream separator leaving more than four one hundredths of a percent butterfat steals money from farmers. Grass stimulates dairy cattle and pasture improves production. cows on good pasture rise in output but farmers overestimate pasture as the sole yearly feed.
Pulitzer's Golf Example Shapes News Coverage
Bayard Swope quoted Joseph Pulitzer at a Manhattan Club luncheon telling reporters that readers' interests should guide coverage. He recounted Pulitzer dividing writers by golf knowledge, saying three capable writers would cover a major tournament to engage a broad audience.
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Bayard Swope
Manhattan Club
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Fast Age Says Modern Life Extends Experience Beyond Years
New York scientist Dr Eli Moschowitz writes in the Journal of the American Medical Association that most people live two lives now compared with earlier generations. He notes a fifty year old today has effectively lived a hundred by old reckoning due to rapid invention and acceleration of activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Moschowitz
New York
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Oldest Horse Teething Riddle Sparks Banter
A humorous exchange notes a horse so aged he would have lost teeth, while another quips he is so young he has not cut them yet. The repartee highlights timeless joke about equine development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Trader
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praise from Mt Carmel Mother
Mrs GerTaups Burts of 414 South Market Mt Carmel Pennsylvania describes severe fatigue after her husband’s illness and death. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength enabling her to work as a housekeeper and dressmaker. She offers to answer letters about her experience.
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GerTaups Burts
S. Market
Mt. Carmel
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