California course for grape and fruit growers at Davis Farm
The University of California College of Agriculture plans a short course at Davis Farm the week of November 28 to December 3. Thirty speakers from faculty and top growers will cover all problems in grapes and deciduous fruits with field demonstrations as needed. Harvest season begins as Arbuckle districts report 2,000,000 pounds of almonds harvested last week.
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University of California College of Agriculture
Davis Farm
Sutter County Peach Shipments Expected to Drop
Orchard owners in Sutter County report fruit shipments this year will be well short of previous years. They expect canning peaches and even mid summer crops to fall below earlier estimates, predicting no more than a 60 percent crop.
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Sutter County
College sheep breeding tests aim for early spring lambs
The animal husbandry division resumes five year breeding experiments begun last year to produce spring lambs for the California market. 126 yearling ewes are bred in six lots, each crossed with Southdown Shropshire Hampshire Suffolk Romney and Rambouillet rams. Lots fed identically, lambs to be graded in spring and dressed yield compared to identify favorable cross traits.
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the College
California
Southdown
Shropshire
Hampshire
Suffolk
Romney
Rambouillet
Demon seed found in California amid sheep deaths
A so called demon seed believed to kill sheep worldwide was found in California. A mouse like seed was displayed in the Grain Exchange after arriving with barley from Coalinga. Seeds clung to sacks but most were crushed. No current rise in California sheep deaths is noted, yet the seed could damage wool if embedded.
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California
Merchants’ Exchange
Coalinga
SP Announces $1 Million Push for California Crops
The Southern Pacific Company said it will invest over $1,000,000 to speed perishable crop handling in California. A $300,000 project at Santa Clara includes 38,000 feet of yard trackage with Watsonville Junction adding 26,000 feet of new tracks.
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Southern Pacific Company
California
Santa Clara
Watsonville Junction
California rail commission projects fruit freight savings
Officials of the California State Railroad Commission estimate fruit shippers would save about 3 million dollars annually from a 13 cent per 100 pounds reduction granted in Washington by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Shippers now pay roughly 40 million dollars yearly in freight rates, and the reduction would cut costs by about 7 percent.
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California State Railroad Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Commission
Interstate rate cut saves California orchardists over three million
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a rate reduction on shipments of deciduous fruits to the East, excluding oranges lemons and apples. The decrease, effective October 19, will save California orchardists more than 3 million annually. The California Growers and Shippers Protective League announced the decision, after leading the case with support from the California Railroad Commission.
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California
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
California Growers and Shippers Protective League
California Railroad Commission
League
Pioneer Fruit Company Expands Colfax Packing House
The Pioneer Fruit Company enlarges its Colfax facility in Placer county by adding a 50 by 56 foot wing to house a pear grader and other modern fruit packing equipment.
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Pioneer Fruit Company
Colfax
Placer County
UC Fruit Show at Davis Farm Planned for September Dates
Leighton Ames, chairman of the committee on arrangements, announced plans for the annual University of California Fruit Show at Davis Farm to run from September 14 to 17.
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University of California
Davis Farm
Leighton Ames
Fruit growers hail ICC rate cuts on California fruit
Fruit growers in the Sacramento Valley celebrate an Interstate Commerce Commission order cutting freight rates for California deciduous fruits moving eastward by twelve and thirteen cents per 100 pounds, a boon from Washington.
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Sacramento Valley
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
California
California crops outlook boosts almond market lens
Reports from eastern markets to the California Almond Growers Exchange warn Brazil and pecan crops will fall short this year. Expect absorption of 1926 carryovers and possible shortages before 1928. California rice leads near second in the nation. other crops show mixed gains and cuts per the California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service forecast.
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California Almond Growers’ Exchange
Brazil
California
California Coperative Crop Reporting Service
Louisiana
Southern California crops show brighter outlook for citrus and grapes
Southern California agriculture looks promising with the citrus industry enjoying high returns and favorable outlook for the remainder of the season. The grape deal is under way with optimism, field crops remain fair and market favorable, while Imperial Valley melons underperformed yet other vegetable lines stay firm and fall crop acreage is up from last year.
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California
Imperial Valley
Orange crop in Santa Rosa Valley exceeds estimates
Orange crops in the Santa Rosa Valley Ventura county are 25 percent larger than accepted estimates for the first of the year. About 300 acres in this section are devoted to oranges and roughly half of this land is held for fancy pack and winter trade.
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Santa Rosa Valley
Ventura County
Citrus Outlook In Redlands District Trends Lower
W. O. Cook of the San Bernardino county horticultural department reports the Redlands citrus crop the coming season will reach at least 70 percent of last year’s bumper harvest. He notes many growers may market as large a crop as last year unless unforeseen events occur.
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W. O. Cook
San Bernardino County
Walnut crop in Pomona district hits heavy record
The Pomona district reports the heaviest walnut crop on trees, with fears of branches breaking under the load. Packing-house season is expected to open earlier than usual. If the crop on trees develops as promised, growers may reap large profits. little evidence of tree distress is seen locally.
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Pomona
Sarah
Anna
Lucy
Julian
Mrs
John O’brien
John
Anna Ward
Poultry and Rare Bird Show at Los Angeles County Fair
The Poultry and Rare Bird Show at the sixth Los Angeles County Fair runs September 20 to 24. Demand for space in the large poultry tent is high with entries due by September 12. The event features poultry, turkeys, water fowl, guineas, bantams and a rare aviary birds exhibit từ finches to ostriches.
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Los Angeles County Fair
Sister Sarah's Affair Reveals Family Ties and Romance
Sarah Todd visits her sister Lucy White at a gray house and navigates family power, prior obligations, and a romantic pivot. Lucy rekindles love with John O'Brien, and the sisters celebrate with a quiet, hopeful resolution as Anna adjusts to change.
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Sarah Todd
Sarah
Lucy White
Todd
Anna
Lucy
Lacey
Nan
Cinderella
Julian
Mary Peck
Alonzo
John O’brien
Lucey
John
Early American Children Books Read Grim for Youth
Gas Logic notes that the earliest American children’s books read grim by today’s standards. It cites John Cotton’s Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes, a reprint of Milk for Babes drawn from both Testaments, and Cotton Mather’s A token for the Children of New England.
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Gas Logic
John Cotton
Boston
Calling Him Back
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph contributor recalls trying to catch a pet chicken that slipped away. He chased it around the corner of the house and, calling softly, promised kindness and food. A new neighbor witnessed the moment.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Slaves of Old History Sparta’s Helot System
In ancient Sparta a king led an aristocracy with Helots as the lowest class. Helots, deemed descendants of original conquerors around 1000 B C, had no political rights and served Spartan masters as slaves.
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Sparta
Greece
Methods To Eradicate Chicken Lice From Wisconsin Poultry
University of Wisconsin poultry department outlines four general lice treatments for hens and chicks. They endorse liberal insect powder during hatch and three sodium fluoride methods including the pinch method for dusting hens and a fluoride grease mix. Proper cleanliness prevents feed waste and loss of profits.
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Poultry Department
University of Wisconsin
J. G. Halpin
J. B. Hayes
O. N. Johnson
University Poultry Department
Separate Chicks Soon as Sex Is Determined
Ohio State University extension poultrymen advise separating chicks by sex at six weeks when possible to improve growth. Cockerels and pullets should be kept apart, with cockerels sold as broilers when large enough, and breeders saved in greater numbers for a second mature-age selection.
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Agricultural College Extension Service
Ohio State University
Columbus
Capon Production Shown Highly Profitable
Capon production is a profitable enterprise per J C Taylor Penn State extension poultry specialist. Starting from 191 Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels the Lancaster County producer fed 5510 lb scratch grain 3695 lb mash 976 lb milk. Costs total 366.14 with 176 birds sold for 561.14 yielding a net 150 about 85 cents per bird. Capons weighed 7.7 lb selling at 43c lb and slips seven lb at 37c lb. Success hinges on low slip percentage and strong markets.
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J. C. Taylor
Pennsylvania State College
Lancaster County
Taylor
Swat the Rooster
After hatching season a fertile egg becomes a liability and a rooster no longer increases egg production. Roosters have no special value at this time, and keeping them through summer risks mortality. It pays to dispose of the rooster when eggs are no longer needed for hatching.
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Arbuckle
D. J. Walsh
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