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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1970
Page
5
California agriculture faces a trend toward fewer farms with larger units, a UC study suggests. With 40,000 to 45,000 farms, average size would exceed 800 acres, and investment per farm near 600 thousand dollars. Rising input costs and inflation threaten farmer earnings and financing, prompting emphasis on improved management and closer market ties.
Meryl Anderson reports Kern County is allotted 50000 for emergency ACP conservation to help farmers and ranchers restore fire damaged land and replace damaged installations. Eligible practices include permanent vegetative cover, range fence restoration, and livestock water facilities with up to 80 percent cost share. Contact ASCS at 800 Truxtun Ave Room 219. file written requests by Dec 31 1970. hardship limits may raise payments to 10000 per person.
A Berkeley eye doctor, Dr. WttG. Kelley, who attended Shafter schools, was named one of America s Outstanding Young Men of 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Kelley, former Shafter student, later practiced in Bakersfield and Berkeley, where he chairs and serves in optometric groups.
Brig. Gen. Robert M. White will discuss the Air Force Flight Test Center and Kern County economy at the Kern County Business Outlook Conference. Elmer Goertz noted Edwards AFB as a key aerospace site and potential space shuttle project hub, emphasizing its impact on the local economy.
For something different in a berried shrub, the Chinese and English hollies trained as small patio trees add a distinctive touch to the landscape.
CHP shifts toward a younger image as veteran Commissioner H W Sullivan notes cadet marriages rise to 89 percent and many have college coursework. The department backs advanced education, offering partial tuition and federal-supported scholarships for officers pursuing master’s degrees at USC Michigan State Northwestern Irvine and more.
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