Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-26
INDUSTRIAL NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST

Riverside county will hold its fai
October to l3.
First apricots were shipped from
Indio on May Z.
The Hemet valley expects to mar
ket 5000 tons of apricots.
Mowers are at work on first cut
ting of alfalfa in the Perris section
Pomona reports very heavy crol
CT apricots, demanding thinning.
Redlands has shipped out this sea
son 1915 carloads of citrus fruit.
Riverside county begins its farm
ureau work with thirteen locals or
ganized.
The California Lima Bean Growers
Association closed its 1917 pool May
y.
w. H. Fleet has resigned as direc
tors of the California Lima Bean As
scciation.
The Orange County Fruit Exchange
expects to ship 1900 cars of Valencies
t::is season.
The 1916 crop of lima beans in the
hands of the association is practically
cleaned up.
The Beaumont Fruit Growers AS
sGciation expects to market $4,000
boxes of apples this year.
The beet sugar companies have an
nounced an increase in price of beets
30 induce larger planting.
Hemet and San Jacinto people are
uniting in a fair to be held October
-6, II, IS, 10, the week following the
Riverside fair.
Riverside's citrus shipments for the
season up to May 10 totaled 2701 cars,
which is 352 cars above the total
It this date last year.
Coachella Valley property owners
are protesting against filings on
Snow creek and Whitewater river in
the interests of Imperial Valley ir-
rigationists.
The postmaster general has issued
n order that berries and soft fruits
sent through the postoffice must be
placed in containers heavy enough to
prevent crushing.
At the first series f farm bureau
meetings in Riverside county, tn.
newly appointed adviser, w. B. Park
e., will discuss preparation of ground
for beans and sorghum.
Sugar beet companies of Southern
California have agreed to turn over to
growers for each one cent above five
cents per pound for sugar received
fy the factories one dollar per ton for
the raw beets.
Caldwell, Idaho, is cultivating 1000
acres in vacant lots this year.
Gooding county, Idaho, has coun-
" farm labor bureau which is doing
rood work.
Large shipments of California beef
steers are being received on the Port
and market.
Washington state prison has large
herd of Holsteins, which it is planned
TO increase to 80 by fall.
Fifteen hundred Arizona boys and
girls have signed up in different kinds
Of agricultural club work.
The Rocky Ford district of Colo
RADIO reports $500 acres planted to
eantaloupes and 300 to Honey Dews.
Both butter and egg prices have
dropped considerably in the Seattle
market, owing to heavy supply.
The Spokane land Dank has made
lis first farm loan to the Eureka,
Mont, farm loan association.
Apple growers of Wenatchee, Wash,
are getting together to fight the
proposed freight rate increase.
Farmers of the Northwest are con-
sidering abvisability Of bringing in
Oriental labor to correct shortage of
nelp.
The farm market bureau of Idaho
has just purchased 100 tons of alfalfa
hay in Canyon county for shipment to
Bear Lake county.
Several counties of Arizona are con-
sidering appointment of county
agents. Among them at Pima, Pinal,
Coconino, Vavapai and Yuma.
Boys and girls of Washington who
were members of pig clubs, garden
clubs, sewing clubs, canning clubs,
ETC., last year earned $4,000.
The annual meeting of the Oregon
State Grange has been postponed to
June IL because of lateness of the
planting season. The meeting will be
held at Astoria.
Business men and orchardists of the
HOOD River section of Oregon have
decided to put into force a working