Hybrid grasses for dry ranges tested in California fields
Plant geneticist Dr. G. L. Stebbins of UC Davis directs cross-breeding of Indian Spanish and Israeli grasses with Bay area orchard grass to produce hybrids for drought livestock feed. In Glenn county trials a two acre plot of eight improved hybrids and a bulbous barley triple cross show strong potential for California dry ranges.
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Spain
Israel
Bay Area
Black Butte
Glenn County
California
G. L. Stebbins
Davis
Samaria
Agriculture Dept Snubs Flaxseed Support in San Mateo County
Congressman Harlan Hagen urged Secretary Benson to use discretionary powers to buy flaxseed, backed by California Farm Bureau Federation officials, but officials said San Mateo lacks adequate storage facilities compared to Texas where such a purchase practice exists.
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Agriculture Department
San Mateo County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congresman
Harlan Hagen
Ezra Taft Benson
California Farm Bureau Federation
Hagen
Texas
Water Areas Chart for San Francisco Bays
A report notes 440 square miles of open water and island areas across San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays, detailing the combined maritime expanse and key geographic units in the estuary system.
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San Francisco
San Pablo
Suisun Bays
4-H Bracken County girls win cotton bag fashions prize
A Bracken County Kentucky 4-H Club group created a prizewinning pajama robe set from recycled cotton feed and flour bags. They won first place in a state cotton bag sewing contest judged by Si Sewi Ma ine Company and the Textile Bag Manufacturers Association, earning a cabinet sewing machine.
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Sleepyhead
4-H Club
Bracken County
Kentucky
Si Sewi Maine Company
Textile Bag Manufacturers Association
26 Percent Increase Seen in Efficient Cotton Job
Claude L. Welch of the National Cotton Council cites a Department of Agriculture study predicting a 26 percent yield rise by 1955 if state committee recommendations are adopted. The report links gains to revised enterprise mixes and wider use of fertilizer insect control better seed and crop rotations, with herbicide and small harvester advances not yet counted.
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Claude L. Welch
National Cotton Council
Welch
Department of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
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