Year Off To Good Start for Kern County
Kern County shows a robust start to the year with total business debits at 272 80 755, up 3.3 percent from January last year. Bakersfield area debits reach 213 864 206, up 2.8 percent, while county building activity falls 15.5 percent with 149 residential permits valued at 1 746 933. Delano and Shafter post increases in construction, totaling 143 037 and 110 950 respectively. Milk as a pick me up noted as a body repair aid.
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Kern County
Acto
Kern County of Trade
Barik
Bakersfield
Board of Trade
Astth
Kern
Cies
Delano and Shafter
Delano Construction Activty
Dollar-Roluf Shafter
Treating Acala 442 Seed For San Joaquin Valley Cotton
AUC cotton seed in the San Joaquin Valley is prepared by machine or acid and treated with fungicides to guard against sore-skin and damping-off. Rhizoctonia and Pythium are the main pathogens, with combinations like PCNB plus Captan Ce resan or Panogen recommended for heavy infestations. Mills increasingly buy uniform, high quality lint directly from growers, favoring one variety districts. R M Sawyer of Firestone notes use of California 11/16 and 11/32 cotton.
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San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
University of California
ACALA 442 Cotton Strength Dominates Valley Debate
The San Joaquin Valley debate over ACALA 442 cotton centers on quality and strength with end users like Inman Mills and Linn Mills voicing strong support. Experts from the USDA Cotton Experiment Station note ACALA 442 leads in tensile strength, while producers warn that multiple varieties could erode purchase levels.
Kern County Wildlife Annual Dinner Set With State Leader
The Kern Wildlife Federation's 4th Annual Award Dinner on March 4 will feature Walter T Shannon, newly appointed director of the California Department of Fish and Game, as keynote and guest. Charles Webster Jr notes Shannon will address local sportsmen on fish and wildlife resources. Past Outstanding Sportsman recipients include Ralph L. Smith Jr Bakersfield James Trine Arvin and James Camp Shafter. Shannon, deputy director before, has long served in the department since 1936 and headed district No 4 as interim manager.
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Kern Wildlife Federation
Walter T. Shannon
California Department of Fish and Game
Charles Webster, Jr
Shannon
Kern County
Wildlife Federation
Kern
Conservation of
Ralph L. Smith, Jr
Bakersfield
James Trine
Arvin
James Camp
Shafter
Aputy
Seth Gordon
William Warne
Valley
District No. 4
Fresno
Webster
Oildale Veteran's Memorial
Norris Road
Are Cotton Earnings High
Bakersfield California according to Raymond E Blair the California Farm Bureau cotton department chairman the average cotton farmer spends 270 per acre before taking any personal income He lists 45 labor 18 water and power 13 fuel 15 to 20 pest control 12 59 fertilizer 2 seed 5 to 10 defoliation 109 land rental plus depreciation and interest on equipment
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Raymond E Blair
Bakersfield
California Farm Bureau
Cotton Department
California 4-H membership tops thirty four thousand
California reports 34 236 4 H members in 1959. The figure marks a 3 1 percent rise over 1958 and comes from 52 county Agriculture Extension offices serving 55 counties. Of participants 13 085 were boys and 21 151 girls with an average club size just over 33 members.
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California
University of California
Farm Bureau Helps To Solve Many Farm Problems
L A Rozzoni president of the California Farm Bureau Federation explains that policies arise from local, state, and national meetings where members discuss issues and decide positions. Do L Norton of Kansas University notes milk consumption and Strontium 90 exposure compared to a chest X-ray.
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Farm Bureau
L. A. Rozzoni
California Farm Bureau Federation
Farm. Bureau
Do. L. Norton
Kansas University
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Inman Mills
Inman
South Carolina
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J. F. Lipe
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Robert Reeser
Shafter High School
Orangeville
Illinois
N. Illinois University
University of Denver
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United States Army
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