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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
6
Dry cows need a six to eight week rest after each lactation to sustain future milk yields. Manage the dry period with a baseline roughage and variable grain amounts based on individual cow condition, using a nutritive mix of ground corn or barley, oats, bran, and a high protein supplement, adjusted for pasture or winter silage feeding.
A cow stable should have windows repaired before cold weather to reduce drafts that cause udder inflammation and the contagious disease garget. An example recalls a cow near a window losing milk in two quarters after a broken pane allowed cold wind, leading to sale for beef. Glass and putty cost is minor compared to lost milk and quarters.
Japan’s agriculture department reports 1925 saw 4,381 silos under five tons each, with farmers feeding four tons of silage per cow yearly. Vines of sweet potatoes and corn are common silage materials, and silos are rapidly adopted by stock keepers for winter feed.
The new fifty thousand dollar packing plant of the Poultry Producers of Central California was opened at Napa with a grading capacity of 10,000 dozen eggs a day.
Norton Ware, canal company engineer, said water has been turned off for 500 acres of rice in the Sut ter-Butte Canal service area. The crop is ten days ahead of last year, signaling early maturity and potential yield implications for local growers.
Stanislaus county orchards report Kadota figs being picked in full swing with a heavy crop of good quality. Buyers are paying 90 dollars per ton at the orchards, signaling strong market demand for the harvest.
A prune harvest estimated at 300 tons begins in the Anderson Valley eight miles south of Redding. The year’s yield is modest, with a normal year producing about 1200 tons.
H L Priest notes a remarkable specimen on the Jacob Leutweiler place in Beaumont. The stalk reaches forty five feet tall and grew about 45 inches per day before bursting into bloom atop the stalk. Twenty seven clusters of yellow white blossoms appeared within days.
California growers report 18,150 acres planted this fall, down from 19,950 last year and 20,750 in 1927, according to figures from the California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service.
Frank Cunha president of the Farm Products Sales Company reports a heavy Alameda county tomato crop. The district is expected to ship an average of five cars daily by midmonth, with most of the harvest already sold in the East.
State Department of Agriculture semi monthly report shows light and widely distributed apple holdings in cold storage plants across California. August 30 total was 26,024 boxes, down from 26,889 two weeks earlier and far below 73,368 boxes a year ago.
Sacramento duck hunters anticipate an unusually fruitful season with opening day October 1. Migrating sprigs and mallards are arriving ahead of schedule, being herded from rice fields. Birds are plentiful, fat, and in good condition for the coming months.
United States government entomologist A. O. Larson leads a district wide bean weevil probe across parts of San Joaquin and Merced counties and all of Stanislaus County. Eradication steps are underway to remove the pest completely from the area.
Under Captain S J Carpenter of the State Fish and Game Commission and deputy warden Harry Brittan, 262000 trout were planted in Tehama county streams with Brittan confirming all trout survived the release. Volunteers from the Tehama County Fish and Game Protective Association aided the effort.
A branch of the American Railroad Association car service division opens in Napa with B. C. Tefft in charge to implement the grape shipping plan in the Napa Solano district. Vine yardists must place car orders at least a week in advance as growers warn the season will be three weeks late this year.
Articles of incorporation will be filed with the State secretary by the Dairymen's Protective Association formed recently to oppose Butte county becoming a bovine tuberculosis free area by the Board of Supervisors. The association has 150 dairy men as members. Legal action is contemplated by the dairymen in their orderly response.
H. W. Wrightson, secretary of the California Vineyardists' Association, returns from Washington saying the coming grape season could be the best ever if shipments are regulated to sell all California production.
The 1929 prune harvest began in Tulare County in early September. The first carload shipped to San Francisco, but overall the crop runs about 40 percent of normal due to sunburn damaging many orchards.
The Kern County Farm Bureau offers cash prizes from 300 to 100 dollars in its annual prize cotton contest. The event aims to improve cotton quality and production through competitive awards.
Railroads moved 19,858 carloads of Imperial Valley cantaloupes in the 1929 season, up from 18,389 in 1928. About 243,000 melons were shipped from May 15 to September 1, marking a peak period for the crop.
Refusing offers for their 20 000 ton raisin pool, Euless Dermer pool members vote to withhold crop for higher prices. John Euless, spokesman, says members expect an even shorter crop. Prices offered range from 3 to 4 cents a pound.
Ross A. Jones and A. White won the liberal prize for ginning the district's first bale of the 1929 1930 season. The bale sold under contract for 20.89 cents per pound.
Three carloads of Tokay grapes, the first to be shipped from Lodi this season, were sent East by the Earl Fruit Company on receipt of a cash order. Payment is set at 120 dollars per ton. Shippers forecast several cars daily moving eastward during the season.
Eureka milk earned 97 percent in a state contest judged by L. F. Torrey of the State Department of Agriculture and Eureka milk inspector L. E. Nissan. The win marks Eureka as first in state ratings and its third consecutive victory for Eureka milk.
G H Hecke director says courts will decide if the state may reimburse owners of condemned cattle. San Francisco county would be named a tuberculosis control area. A reacting cow will be condemned appraised slaughtered and a claim filed with state controller Ray L Riley. Riley expected to deny the claim and a suit will be filed to test the issue.
For the second time in a month the California Almond Growers Exchange announced a 2 percent rise in prices for all grades and packings of the 1928 almond crop holdover. World crop and market conditions drive the increase with Nonpariel at 28 cents IXL 25 cents Ne Plus 24 cents and Drake and Texas 20 cents.
M B Davis at Central experimental farm Ottawa outlines autumn tasks for fruit growers. Protect young trees from mice with soil mounds or wrapping with building paper, cautioning against tar paper. Straw mulch protects strawberries, furrows shed excess moisture, and canes of raspberries may need earth for winter resilience.
It is better to store fruit under shelter than in direct sun and keep it cool. After packing, fruit should be rushed to refrigeration or cold storage. if delay is needed, use a cellar or shed. Experiments show apples soften more in a week at outside fall temperatures than months in cold storage.
Four more Russian scholars arrive in the United States to study experimental work at the Biggs rice station. Professor M. M. Wolf and Professors M. A. Buriaenjo B. N. Laubiako from Moscow based Timiriazeff Academies join Professor F. G. Ujansky of the Scientific Research Institute of Agricultural Economy as guests of Jenkins W. Jones, the station superintendent.
The Federal State office for inspection of grapes shipped from the Dinuba district opens for the season with M. L. Franzen in charge. The service area runs from the southern end of Tulare county to Parker in Fresno county. At peak season twenty inspectors are employed.
Red or pink raspberries propagate from suckers. Washing improves apple appearance. Fire blight in pears is controllable by pruning affected limbs early. Predisposition to canker from aphid attacks is not fully known. White maggots thicker at the rear likely Mediterranean fruit fly larvae. On light soils, cultivated orchards yield larger apples. on heavy soils, sod mulch works well.
Fifteen years after graduation Dr Caldwell became famous for one prescription which after forty years remains popular. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the world’s most used laxative for constipation and related ailments. It is made from herbs and pure ingredients and is gentle yet thorough.
Local card shop Public Adverts offers custom Christmas cards with customers' names in raised letters. Classic Printers at 108 Eureka Street, San Francisco promotes sell on sight lines for personalized holiday greetings.
Capital-rich individuals gain access to top executive roles, increasing their wealth and opportunity. The cycle of wealth accumulation continues as more capital enables hiring and advancement in corporate hierarchies.
An old advertisement promising Blue washing product Russ Ball Blue to brighten laundry and make clothes whiter than snow, urging purchase at the local grocer.
An article reviews broadmindedness as a trait, arguing it can degrade into a crude, low level, even vulgar form. The discussion examines social norms, decorum, and the balance between openness and restraint.
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