Small check dams urged to curb flood damage in Kern County
Shafter Press editorial calls for building small check dams on Poso and Caliente Creek feeder streams to conserve water and reduce flood damage. It notes erratic flows, suggests county sponsorship, and proposes volunteer groups, clubs, and youth groups to staff dam building as a practical local solution.
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Caliente
Caliente Creek
Forestry Service
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Sierras
Poso Creek
Kern County
Orvin Mettler Sees California Becoming Corn Leader
Orvin Mettler, a top grower with Em. H. Mettler and Sons, predicts California will become a great corn producing state due to rising population and high per acre yields in the San Joaquin Valley. He argues long term that growing feed and livestock in California lowers import dependence.
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Orvin Mettler
Mettler
Farm Management Magazine
California
San Joaquin Valley
Em. H. Mettler and Sons
Redistrict Kern County to reflect Mojave and North Kern needs
In proposed Kern county supervisorial redistricting, desert communities seek their own board member while farming and mountain areas demand proportional representation. Currently Districts 1 and 2 span wide cross county regions, ignoring distinct regional interests across Mojave, Shafter Delano Arvin Weedpatch and Mt. Pinos.
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Kern County
Mojave Desert
Weedpatch
Mojave
Board of Supervisors
Shafter’s City Election Signals Growth and Change
Shafter’s election ends without violence and returns a largely new city council. Three of five members are newcomers and keen interest accompanied a heavy vote. Voters prioritize Shafter’s development as a key Valley city and expect the new team to drive growth amid progressive plans.
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Shafter
Permanent Streets Pressure City Fathers Face in Shafter
City of Shafter grapples with hard choices on street renewal funding. With three new council members, debate focuses on permanent thoroughfares versus costly bonds and tax-based financing amid ruts, cavities, and limited budgets.
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Jack Harris
Harris
Organic Mercury Compound Urged For Treatment of Cotton Seeds
Kern County farm adviser George W. Ferry recommends using an organic mercury compound to treat cotton seeds to prevent damping-off seed rot and soil borne diseases. Treatment is low cost and can improve stand establishment by protecting seedlings from the sore shin fungus in cool damp soil, with reduced risk as temperatures rise above 70 degrees.
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George W. Ferry
Kern County
Tomato Hormone Discovery Reported By Scientists
The article notes research at the U S National Institute Health showing tomatoes could be manipulated to produce sex hormones. It mentions tomatidine as a starting chemical and suggests cortisone production might emerge from the work, though further study is needed. findings involve compounds from tomato leaves and roots.
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U. S. National Institute Health
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