Pakistan Student Takes Peek At Shafter Cotton Station
Pakistan agricultural specialist Qamarul Islam toured Shafter’s cotton station to study ginning classing and processing. He will bring back insights to Pakistan to boost cotton quality and yield, touring USDA labs and California gin terminals during a yearlong fellowship.
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Pakistan
Shafter
Qamarul Islam
Logal
United States
Islam
Cotton
Det of Agriculture Jhas
Usda Cotton Laboratory
Leland
Migs
Western Area
The
Production and Marketing Administration
Bakersfield
School of Agriculture
New Mexico
Shafter Station
Gordon Smith
Kern Leaders Plan Bigger Chieftains Pageant Next July
About 30 representatives from county civic fraternal and youth groups met in the Standard School Library to organize a larger Chieftains pageant at Hart Memorial Park in July. Robert S Drenner outlined new scenes and a largely revised production to debut as the second presentation. The 1951 pageant featured 350 cast members and drew nearly 8000 spectators over three August shows.
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Stanard School
Hart Memorial Park
Robert S. Drenner
Oregon
Bakersfield
Kern County
Drenner
Sixth Kern Spring Fiesta Plans Rushed
State and coast wide requests push early planning for the 16 day Kern County Spring Festival to be coordinated by county representatives. The planning group includes Taft Delano China Lake and Lebec, meeting today at the Emerson School Library to place dates April 26 to May 12 and arrange staging areas. County art committee considers multiple display venues and more groups are joining in including drama music and concert events.
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Kern County
Taft
Delano
China Lake
Lebec
Emerson School
Norris Memorial Hall
Harvey Auditorium
Griffith Stadium
Barn Theater
Porterville
City of
USDA Estimates For Cotton Lowered In 1951 Crop Forecast
The USDA cut its December 1 1951 U S cotton crop estimate to 15 29 million bales down 481000 bales from prior month reflecting heavy abandonment and weather effects. July 1 planted acreage is placed at 27 997 million acres about 5 percent below earlier figures.
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United States
United States of Agriculture
U.S
USDA
Salvation Army Expands Rural Service Plan in Small Communities
Chairman Opal W. Fry cites a nationwide intensification of the Rural and Extension Service Plan under Commissioner Ernest I. Pugmire. The program extends medical dental care, summer camps, support for unwed mothers, fuel food and clothing to outlying districts in cooperation with local committees.
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Opal W. Fry
Salvation Army
Ernest I. Pugmire
United States
Fry
Army
Pugmire
Bert Ware
Jack Battaglia
P. V. McClure
P. L. Arnold
Bates S.dewey
F. W. Handel
Jack M. Hill
W. Frank Johnson
J. H. Maurer
Paul Newell
Albert Nikkel
D. J. Nord
M. L. Thomas
Gladys Smith
Bertha Lachenmaier
Ed Kirschenmann
Bruce Crawford
Fry of
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Acala 4 42 Seed Price Set At $138 Per Ton
H L Pomeroy president of the California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors reports Acala 4 42 cotton planting seed priced at 138 per ton at the mid year meeting attended by about 60 directors and cooperating gins. Dick Adams says the figure is 22 less than last year and the lowest price for hi bred seed in the nation. The distributor’s cooperative produced 33 947 tons for 1952 with wilt tolerance from George Harrison’s improvement. Grower reserves paid total 56 782.48 dollars. The group will continue funding UC defoliation research and is guided by a seven member board including Pomeroy Bakersfield L W Frick Arvin E G Buerkle Fairfax Roy Desting Tulare Joe Cardwell Kerman L A Harnish Fresno and Floyd Nelson Madera.
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H. L. Pomeroy
California
Dick Adams
E. G. Buerkle
George Harrison
San Joaquin Valey
Pomeroy
University of California
Bakersfield
L. W. Frick
Arvin
Fairfax
Roy Desting
Tulare
Joe Cardwell
Kerman
L. A. Harnish
Fresno
Floyd Nelson
Madera
California Farm Commodity Price Up In Mid November
Prices received by California producers rose for most farm products in the month ending November 15 led by alfalfa hay and cotton. Feed grains sold higher while hog veal calf and beef cattle prices fell. Prices paid for feeds and livestock feeds also rose.
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California
California Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Northern California Nevada committee represents 2200 lay people
A report states that this committee is one of 198 in the region covering Northern California and Nevada, representing about 2200 lay people.
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California
Nevada
Millerton Lake Reaches Halfway Point in CVP Storage
The Bureau of Reclamation reports Millerton Lake holding 260000 acre-feet of its 520000 acre-feet capacity behind Friant Dam. If winter and spring are average, the lake may fill for the first time since 1944, potentially yielding a strong water year for Central Valley Project farmers from Chowchilla to McFarland.
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Millerton Lake
Central Valley
Bureau of Reclamation
Friant Dam
Bureau
Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
Mendota
Central Valley Project
Chowchilla
McFarland
Two Students Seek School Presidency at Shafter High
Shafter High School voters on January 22 will choose between Ross Adkins a radio DJ and Harley Martin a standout football player for the student body presidency in the spring semester succeeding Layton Lynch. Incumbent Max Tudor and others run for vice president secretary and social roles with Elaine Stoller Anna Faye Cooper Maudie Crabb and Olga Banuelos named in the slate.
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Shafter High School
Ross Adkins
Harley Martin
Layton Lynch
Max Tudor
Kenneth Handel
Morton Brown
Elaine Stoller
Anna’ Faye Cooper
Maudie Crabb
Olga Banuelos
Water supply schedule tied to canal allocations
Jack W. Rodner, bureau district manager, said water will be available temporarily after long term contract requirements are met. Former groups can connect existing distribution systems to the Friant-Kern and Madera canals. The supply will run in good water years until irrigation districts with allocations have full distribution facilities for use.
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Friant-Kern and
Madera
Jack W. Rodner
Bureau
Friant-Kern
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