Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-03
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REPORT SHOW
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IMPERIAL. CO.
Four Acres Of Strawberries
Pay $4,000, Grapes in Ex-
cess of $1,000 an Acre.
Cotton Acreage Shows In
crease.

During the past season valley farm
ers have cleared $4,000 from Il straw
berry plot but four acres in area
Grapes have paid in excess of $1,000
an acre, tomatoes were shipped from
here months before the first were
picked in the central part of the
state. Melons and cantaloupes, veg
etables and cotton and fruits and
grains Of every kind have paid cor
respondingly we'll
Just what the farmers of Imperial
Valley are doing is shown by the an
nual report of the county horticulture
al commissioners, to the board Of
trustees. During the past season 114O
crates of Strawberries We're shipped
from the valley, and despite this great
amount the horticultural commission
claims that the greater part of the
the berry crop was sold locally. Il
is said that pne field of less than
FOUR acres bfought return of more
than $4,000. But one conviction of
berries illegally packed was made in
the valley.
The first shipment of tomatoes was
made from the valley on April |.
while first shipments of tomatoes in
the Santa Clara Valley have not be-
gun yet. 1900 acres were planted to
tomatoesf from which 5OS,S44 crates.
ny clo
Only 7542 crates We're rejected by the
inspectors and ordered repacked or
destroyed. Only four convictions were
made of violators failing to comply
with the law.
The cantaloupe acreage for this
year amounted to 22,031 acres. The
first shipment of cantaloupes was
made by express May g. The total
number of cars of cantaloupes ship
ped from here for the season was
1907. The total number of crates re-
iected was 35,119. Figuring t h e
heavy loading of cantaloupes this
year as compared with last years
loading the number of cars should
have amounted to 10.085. or the&anta-
loupe shippers saved l1l8 cars by
careful packing.
From the present acreage of grapes
amounting to but about 1000, IA cars
were shipped. Grape industry here is
pronounced a growing one by the
commission. The profit for this year
from grapes is said by the commits
sion to be in excess of $1,000 an acre.
Last season about 1877 200 acres of
cotton were planted in the valley, with
a yield of about $3.50 bales. This
season about 100000 acres have been
planted, with about $4,000 acres
planted to Egyptian long staple. Al
! though several reports of damage to
the cotton by insects have been made
to the commission. The commission
has sent in samples to the state board
and has received q reply stating that
| the damage is in most cases one of
natural kind.
The discovery of the pink boil
worm in Texas and Louisiana fields
and the consequent quarantinng of
the fields by the United States de
partment of agriculture has led cot
ton growers here to look forward to
a most profitable year for Imperial
Valley growers.
The expense of the horticultural
commission and sundry expenses fo'
the past season are given below.
{, Salary of commissioner, ,750 ,0(
: Expenses 1887.
horticultural Inspection $4,000. 3,326.0:
Fresh fruit ...s........-............-. 5,2l9.0(
Office help Observation-Disclosures. l80.0t
Total l...............................$11 ,27O.8
> The following shipments of fruit
2 we're made from the valley during thu
, past month.
1881 cars cantaloupes.
2,679 crates cantaloupes. condemned
14S cars grapes.
The following goods We're passe
by the inspectors and allowed int
the valley during July:
1867 sacks potatoes.
1890 boxes apples.
:, S23 boxes oranges.
a 571 boxes lemons.
II 204 boxes grapefruit.
y 1873 boxes tomatoes.
27S boxes apricots.
334 boxes plums.
296 boxes peaches.
402 boxes cherries.
IA sacks lettuce seed.