Shafter High School Farm Leads State Livestock Initiatives
Shafter High School farm, the only high school operation of its kind in California, runs a potato seed testing project with Kern County and 64 Western growers. The program, started in 1937 under Glenn O Nay, includes 111 agricultural students, a 77 acre campus, and a strong livestock display record with numerous first-place wins. Students manage a cooperative feed project and home livestock, including 85 steers, 75 sheep, 40 hogs, and several dairy cows.
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Shafter High School
Shafter School Farm
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Holger Hansen
Burley Dooley
Elby Hansen
Hazel Brocket
Progressive Shafter Firms Sponsor Page Listing Local Businesses
A sponsored page lists numerous Shafter area businesses and professionals including the Coberly West Co Central Market Neuman and Sons Maxine's Beauty Salon King Lumber Co and many others with services ranging from hardware and plumbing to real estate autos and groceries. The page credits local sponsors such as Channeson Attorney Funer al Home and Shafter Theatres plus retail shops like D Mot el Dining Room and Spud Cafe highlighting a community commerce network.
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Shafter High
Schoo
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter Hiet
Iain
Post Office
Shafter
Home Appliance Company
Anderson Amusement Company
Neufeld’s Automotive Parts
Lachenmaier
Coberly-West Company
Robert Neuman
Maxine
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King Lumber Company
Neuman & Johnson Hardware CO
A. Peter Channeson—Attorney
Janzen Funeral Home
Fuqua’s Cafe
Justesen’s Food Stores
Johnson-Neuman Company
Frank Russell
J. W. Frizzell
Frank Johnson
Vernon Pierce
Shafter News Agency
Dianne
Shafter Pump and Machine Shop
Camp West Lowe Farms
Sam L. Becker
Insurance
TIP” Henderson
R & W Cafe and Shafter Billiards
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company
J. C. Penner—Real Estate Insurance
E. K. Grant Building Inspector
Ingraham Lumber Company
Irvin Fike
Chrysler and
Plymouth Agency
Nikkel Iron Works
Rasco’s
Art. Hein
Firestone
Ray’s Grocery
Market
T. V. Little
McClure’s Drug Store
Shafter Warehouse Company
AL Finkbeiner
Thompson Brothers Garage
Myrick’s Grocery
Myrick’s Corner
William Goertzen
Paramount Manufacturing CO
R. A. Jacobsen
Shafter Farms
Schirmer’s Department Store
Shafter Drug Company
E. B. Stringham
Shafter Motel
Loewen Plumbing & Electrical Contractor
Shafter and State Theatres
Shafter Mercantile
Mann and Brown
Spud Cafe
E. H. Mettler and Sons
Bakersfield Implement. Company
SAM Lachenmaier—Real Estate
Cooper’s Flower Shop and Nursery
Bill Brown
Kelly and
Channelon—Realtors
Hawthorne Barber Shop
Merwin W. Hunt
McClure’s
Hitchcock’s Auto Parts
Cafe Neuman
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