Topping and irrigation urged to save Kern cotton yield
George W. Ferry of Kern County advises immediate action to prevent lodging and lower ginning quality. He recommends alternating row irrigation when cotton reaches about five feet and topping at around fifty inches to strengthen branches, noting topping does not raise yield but keeps plants upright at harvest.
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Kern
Rankin
George W. Ferry
Kern County
George Ferry
Alvena Seiden
Ferry
Don’t Say Walk To Your Grave Don’t Say Walk To Your Grave
California pedestrian deaths accounted for 23 percent of 3 371 in a year and 35 percent occurred at marked intersections. California Safety Council officials note many fatalities could be avoided with adherence to traffic safety rules by pedestrians and drivers alike. Pedestrians often step off curbs without assessing approaching vehicles.
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California
California Safety Council
Brothers Take Over Norwalk Products Here
Howard and Richard Jeffries of Bakersfield have taken over Norwalk acts in the Shafter Wasco McFarland Delano area. They have serviced Buttonwillow and Taft for eight years. For the Shafter Wasco area the contact is Enterprise 1 1470.
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Howard
Richard Jeffries
Bakersfield
Norwalk
Maple Leaf Industries
Shafter
Wasco
McFarland
Delano
Buttonwillow
Taft
Shafter-Wasco
California districts show improved staff board relations
A California Teachers Association survey directed by Dr. Kenneth Brown finds that teacher administrator relations have improved as boards adopt formal personnel policies. About 40 percent of districts have board adopted policies and 35 percent are studying formal procedures showing a trend toward staff board cooperation and fewer community fights.
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California
Kenneth Brown
California Teachers Association
Brown
C.T.A
California School Boards Association
Mrs Ralph Patridge Plans Poultry Plant in Spring 1925
Mrs Ralph Patridge announced plans to open a poultry raising plant in the spring of 1925. Local sources note her initiative as a start of a new agricultural enterprise expected to create jobs and boost the area’s farming economy.
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Ralph Patridge
Shafter Warehouse Co completes remodel of implement department
Shafter Warehouse Co announces in the January issue of the Progress that it has fully remodeled and enlarged the store’s implement department.
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Shafter Warehouse CO
Shafter Progress
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Alice
Pakersfield Savings
the New International
Imvine
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Shafter, Calif
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Central Ave
Acme Finance CO
18Th St
Dad
Southern Kasebornia Gas Company
Pontiac
Fisher
Rat.a
Harvey
E. Lordo
America
Gaede Pontiac
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