Teaching staff reshuffles and community notices in Shafter
P J Gaede joins Kern Academy teaching German and history after leaving The Shafter Press. Mrs J P Harris and children visit Santa Cruz. E B Stringham makes a Los Angeles business trip. Rev C C VanGorkom attends Southern California Baptist convention at Camp Baldy. Mrs C C Meadows departs for Missouri to visit ill mother. Marion Littlefield moves to McFarland high school. Dorothy Sword becomes a bride in San Jose. William Threfall new Richland grammar school teacher replacing Clarice Sammy. Carl M Perkins and Loveless B Gray issued marriage license. Howard Gains weight after incubator stay in Bakersfield Mercy Hospital. Henry Siemens welcomes fourth son. J Schnaidt visits Los Angeles on business. Langston family visits relatives. Frank Midgate returns from coast vacation. Poem I Am Going Home to Jesus by Vernie Grose.
Grapes Dominate County Shipments and Cotton Damage Looms
County reports show 1943 cars of produce shipped in the past month with grapes leading at 1481 cars. Grapes peak in July but delays spread crops. prices in local and eastern markets are weak. Cotton damage from insects and weather is varying by field and uncertain, with ongoing interdepartmental surveys to assess full impact.
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Farm Advisor
New Standards Enforce Honey and Eggs Under State Law
New laws standardizing fruits and vegetables take effect September 15 with changes and added sections. Honey and eggs are now commodities under the statute. Enforcement rests with the State Standardization Department and county agricultural commissioners.
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State Standardization Department
County Agricultural Commissioners
Quarantine and Pest Control Report Highlights
Morley reports 677 express calls and 461 freight car inspections with two infested cars quarantined. A Los Angeles dealer fined $100 for citrus fruit not reported. county enforces the agricultural code strictly amid low scale infestation. Elm trees suffer defoliation from elm leaf beetle and red spider injures sycamore, Balm of Gilead, and umbrella trees. grapevines show moderate leafhopper damage.
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Los Angeles
McFarland District
Lobre
Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Delano
Standardization Report Highlights Market Slowdown and Crop Yields
Buford L. Fox reports 2257 standardization calls 2888 maturity tests and 817 certificates issued. Market conditions slow fruit movement. grapes and pears show variable yields and quality while mildew affects late varieties. Honeydew and watermelons move in Delano area as fall potato plantings expand in Isabella Tehachapi regions.
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Castaic
Tehachapi
Isabella
Havilah
Bodfish
Walkers Basin
Tehacahapi
Delano
Apiary Inspection Notes on County Bee Movements
Beekeepers have been moving apiaries into the county for cotton and alfalfa bloom during the past two months. Favorable weather in winter and spring months encouraged increased apiary activity and inspections by Chas. W. Grim, deputy commissioner.
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Chas. W. Grim
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. J. Gaede
Shafter Press
Kern Academy
Santa Cruz
J. P. Harris
E. B. Stringham
C. C. VanGorkom
Shafter Baptist Church
Camp Baldy
Southern California Baptist Convention
Missouri
C. C. Meadows
McFarland
Marion Littlefield
McFarland High School
San Jose
Dorothy Sword
Richland Grammar School
William Threfall
Clarice
Sammy
Carl M. Perkins
Loveless
B. Gray
Shafter
Junior Howard
Thomas J. Howard
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Henry Siemens
J. Schnaidt
R. Langston
Helm
Frank Midgat
Jesus
Calvary
Vernie Grose
Philco Radios
Universal Washing Machines
Coleman Camp
Shafter Furniture Co
Emily Stoller
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
LaSalle
Labor Temple
Kern County
Chrysler
Packard
G.M.A.C
Lewis A. Burtch
C. S. Morley
Buford L. Fox
Duehren’s
Sunshine Garage
H. Mayfield
Nel Monte
Bakersheld Implement Co
L. A. Lugs
LF. Bayless
Wasco Road
Shafter Cash
ALBER
Sperry
Pillsbury
IDEAL
Catsup
del Monte
Dodge Brand
OUR Choice
RINSO
Kellogg’s
MJB
Aersee Maxwell House
Folger’s
Golden Rag
Sunshine
Graham
Palace
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