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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
4
A rambling gardening column discusses eggplants tomatoes and corn, noting pests and overgrowth while advising on plant care seedling discounts and spacing. It emphasizes care with irrigation soil types and a northern coast planting schedule and ends with a skeptical note about trusting modern guidance.
Le Vesque outlines a $20 million plant to desalt sea water using deep-earth heat and condensers. The system would heat and flash seawater to steam, with by products like salt and iodine. He cites Los Angeles water costs and argues the federal government could finance the project.
Lompoc began as California's first successful land colonization project in 1874, marking a key moment in regional development and settlement patterns. The venture shaped early community formation and attracted settlers to the region.
Shafter prepares a two giant crop celebration with ten million sack potato output and a million and a half bale cotton crop. A morning parade with nine bands and seventy five floats opens events followed by a giant barbecue by the American Legion and an Aquacade at Richland Aquatic Center in the afternoon.
Vines that produce food can be grown on a wall or fence as ornamental vines. The plants pattern relieves wall monotony and reflects heat on light colored walls while promoting early ripening of fruit in cool summers. Berries grapes gourds and tomatoes can be trained on a simple wire trellis for use as both useful and decorative.
Instruction on making leaf cuttings by inserting the upper stem with leaf blade into coarse sand and maintaining moisture in a greenhouse or propagating frame during rooting. An annual Marin County pioneer pageant is held in October in San Rafael.
J Chas Kircher Jr of Santa Clara California introduces the Kircher Katcher a lawn mower catcher. A foot tap throws clippings from front to back making mowing easier in wet or dry conditions and sold at a moderate price.
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