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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
2
A New Jersey extension specialist explains two oil types for managing European red mite on apple, peach, and cherry trees. Miscible oils mix with water and cost about 50 cents per gallon. stabilized oil emulsions mix mechanically and cost about 20 cents per gallon.
It is shown that common spring strawberries form blossom buds in the previous late summer and fall. They overwinter in the crown in immature form and then bloom in May and June. Spring fertilization does not create new buds. it enlarges yields by developing the preformed buds.
Beauty is praised as an early Japanese plum with dark red fruits that are handsomer and tastier than most. It does not require another variety for cross pollination, making it valuable for home use and roadside markets. The tree is low and spreading with evenly distributed fruit spurs, though thinning yields larger fruit. originated by Luther Burbank.
The article notes that strawberry flavor signals high quality fruit and that no two orchard trees share identical soil or temperature. Each orchard should be managed individually to boost average yield. It also explains that cover crops pull nutrients and moisture from soil that trees would otherwise use for growth.
California sheep produced 23,250,000 pounds of wool this year, up from 21,540,000 last year, with an average of 7.5 pounds per sheep. Texas, Wyoming, and Montana posted larger totals. The U.S. clip totaled 296,114,000 pounds from 37,731,000 sheep. California farmers also threshed 601,480 tons of wheat, 79,500 tons of oats, and 792,800 tons of barley, amid overall rises due to increased barley acreage and better stands.
California growers page a strong year as the August 1 forecast from the California Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service puts California at 157000 bales, potentially the state’s largest harvest. US forecast totals 14291000 bales, about 10 percent above 1927 ginnings.
The Pacific Fruit Express has officially closed its doors for the season after handling 18 288 cars of cantaloupes the peak year in Imperial Valley history Much of the later shipment was honeyed or honey balls but they traveled with the ordinary cantaloupe to form the cantaloupe season in the valley.
The Tulare county exposition grounds near Tulare are finished with a landscaping project and a new ornamental gate is under construction. Revisions re arranged areas to give more space for exhibitors and community exhibits. Management plans could nearly double the grounds size within two years.
The State Department of Agriculture reports farmers are receiving about 94 cents per dollar for their eggs. Six cents cover losses from dirty eggs produced in rain and other periods that cannot be shipped and, if cleaned for local sale, would depress local prices.
State Department of Agriculture inspectors seized 2 111 live alfalfa weevils from 296 automobile parties entering California in a year. Director G H Hecke reported inspections at the California Nevada line. Guarding against this pest could save California millions by preventing its spread.
Activities of state dairy herd inspectors during June led to the elimination of 767 potential sources of human tuberculosis in California, per Director Hecke. Inspectors found tubercular cows and had them removed from herds as milk sold without pasteurization violated the state pure milk law requiring herd clearance of tubercular animals.
The State Department of Agriculture reports a crowded November with events across the West. The international livestock show in Portland runs November 3 through 10, California Farm Bureau dates are November 12 to 14, the sixty first Farmers and Fruit Growers meeting meets in Riverside November 19 to 21, and the Pacific daily show occurs in Oakland November 19 to 24.
Dehydration of grapes by Boothe Fruit Company at Keyes and Modesto aims to inject about 800000 dollars into Stanislaus county economy over the next three months.
Two additional men have been provided by the Regents of the University of California to assist G E Gordon dairy specialist of the Agricultural Extension Service in the dairy improvement campaign in the State. In seven years of the campaign to date nearly 65,000,000 of dollars have been added to the revenue of the dairymen of California.
J A Steward, sales manager for Mutual Orange Distributors, said the firm has about 1140 cars of citrus awaiting shipment from Southern California packhouses. About 1100 cars consist of Valencia oranges and forty cars of grapefruit. Valencias are fetching top prices and grapefruit should command a good market.
When the season ends, about 30,000 crates of cantaloupes will have left Lindsay district. W L Chitten of Tulare county horticulture office estimates the total shipped, with most marketed in San Francisco and some in Fresno.
Hemet district orange acreage about 1500 acres will grow by nearly 500 acres next spring. Citrus men foresee a record crop beginning this fall with an estimated yield surpassing 250 cars, signaling the largest Hemet harvest in history.
Livestock from every Western State is entered for exhibition at the sixteenth annual Southern California Fair opening in Riverside on September 25 for a six day celebration.
A district survey by a railroad company finds that high grape yields in San Bernardino county were slightly reduced this summer due to sunburn from hot weather. Light rainfall contributed to the stress in several vineyards, with mature grapes harmed more than other varieties. Adequate irrigation water prevented burn in many vineyards.
J. H. Fleener of Tulare County claims the season's largest watermelon, weighing forty five pounds and grown without special care. It is of the Tom Watson variety and reflects his notable harvest.
S Rogers of the State Department of Agriculture warned that California Thompson seedless grapes and other fruits risk market ruin in the East unless growers and shippers stop sending poor quality green fruit. After touring Eastern markets he found buyers also rejected undersized immature apricots pears and plums unless prices drop.
A special display showcases San Diego county fruit at the State Fair. Featured items include fiejos pension tree tomatoes mangoes avocados guavas bananas papayas pine apple passion fruit rose apples Queensland nuts and other tropical varieties.
California’s wealth today totals 183 301 000 in cattle hogs sheep horses and mules. The state’s domestic animal population is rising overall, with the exception of harness stock which shows no increase.
Five recreation camps run by the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of California drew 231 women from ten interior California counties. The camps offered rest and recreation, focusing on relaxation and leisure.
A circa excerpt from an Oklahoma A. and M. circular on feeding dairy cows outlines feed components including water fat ash carbohydrates and protein and explains why legume hay supports growth and milk production. It notes six general feed classes and that legume hay surpasses other single feeds for milk and butterfat while straw and hulls fail.
The article argues profits rise 25 to 100 percent by feeding each cow individually. Weigh daily milk over two days monthly and adjust grain: one pound per two and a half to three pounds of milk for Jersey or Guernsey cows, and one pound per three and a half to four pounds for Holsteins.
A. J. Cramer of the Wisconsin Herd Improvement Association warns that grass alone cannot sustain summer milk production. With pastures unusually short, he urges grain supplementation for good cows, recommending a mix of 50 to 75 percent corn oats barley or hominy to maintain milk flow and body condition. He advises testing grain feeding on one or two cows to evaluate benefits.
Ohio State extension poultry specialists urge milk feeding and thorough sanitation to curb coccidiosis in chicks. They note tested drugs from California were ineffective. A daily mash of skim milk and grains is recommended, with sick birds separated and dead ones burned.
The article explains culling as removing undesirable hens to boost flock egg production and preserve superior breeders. It notes culling occurs beyond laying hens to incubated eggs, broiler stock, pullets before winter laying, and breeder males. Proper pre culling flock treatment and adequate laying rations are crucial for accurate value judgments.
A hen with difficulty laying often shows repeated nest visits and distress. The suggested remedy is two teaspoonfuls of castor oil followed by two teaspoonfuls of olive oil injected into the vent, typically allowing the egg to pass within about an hour.
Pullets housed in colony houses and fruit trees may be tempted to range when weather is warm. If they escape from the laying house and return to old roosts in trees, it becomes a discouraging task to recover them at dusk.
Yellow corn plays a key role in mash and scratch feed though coarse cracking causes limited use. Cracked corn should be sifted, fine particles fed in mash, remainder used as scratch grain. If fine parts are not added to mash, they will mold on damp floors.
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