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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1948
Page
5
Gregory Channesons and his guest Hans Marks left Tuesday for Mt Palomar. They will stay several days at the mountain retreat to enjoy the trip and explore the area.
Alfalfa seed growers must sign up by Friday February 27 1948 at the county Agricultural Conservation Association office 2405 M Street Bakersfield to qualify for price support on the 1947 crop. A $1.50 fee buys a purchase agreement guaranteeing 17 cents per pound with no delivery obligation. California’s 1947 clean seed crop is estimated at 6 40 000 pounds the largest on record though demand remains weak. National production is slightly below 1946 but carryover and total supplies set records reaching 107 780 000 pounds with 112 percent above 1946 and 73 percent above the 1941-45 average.
A birthday dinner honored Mrs Jake Lehr on her seventieth birthday. Her family hosted the event on Sunday, with sons Emil and another son and their families from Bakersfield in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Davis were the guests of honor at a tea hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. Peter Channel and the Ladies Aid of the Union Congregational Church. Bertram Davis, studying to be an architect at the University of Southern California, recently wed in England and joined his wife in America before returning south.
A group of American Legion members met Monday evening at the Legion Hall to sew aprons for their upcoming bazaar planned for the 28th of the month. Jane Hahn hosted the sewing session and, at the close, a social hour with refreshments was served by Mrs. Hahn.
The Bureau of Reclamation will outline to Congress a four step program to irrigate 706600 acres on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley from Los Banos to Buttonwillow. Groundwater decline and water quality limit expansion. flood waters from Sacramento Valley would be stored and pumped to new reservoirs including San Luis and Avenal Gap.
The report details 1947 receipts totaling nearly 30 billion dollars with Swift & Company paying farmers 1 782 472 718 for products sold. It notes farmers received about 79.3 cents per dollar of sales and outlines how the company processed and marketed products to earn its one cent profit per dollar.
Swift & Company provides a nationwide market for livestock and goods. It buys, processes, brands, and distributes farm products, uses experimental kitchens to test foods, pays transportation costs, and offers jobs for 73 000 workers, earning one cent on each dollar of sales.
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