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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
11
Agricultural Extension official A N Kasimatis in Bakersfield warns that pruning deciduous trees and shrubs before leaves turn yellow and drop weakens the tree and reduces next year’s crop. He explains leaves turning signals food storage moving to roots, so spring growth uses stored nourishment.
W L Smith of Buttonwillow a Kern county board member predicted machines would replace hand picking as acreage allotments begin in 1950. He cited one machine replacing 35 to 40 workers and noted 365 machines were in use in the San Joaquin valley harvest, with cleaner picks at about ten percent of hand labor cost.
Drought and related factors have cut beef and dairy cattle and sheep in Kern County. At a Bakersfield round-table, Merton Weatherwax of the Cattlemen's Association cited 79,465 cattle as of March 1, 1947 and 62,881 in March 1948, a drop of 16,582, with dairy cattle at 25,550.
Year ago and now represent only 15 292 or a decrease of 10 258. Flocks of sheep had 158 920 woolly members in 1947 and only 107 726 in 1948, a drop of 51 194. The reduction of cattle and.
County officials note a drop in tax revenue tied to sheep farming as Mr Weatherwax discusses the impact on meat prices and local budgeting during the December 1948 discussion.
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