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Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
GETTING BETTER
FOR THE FARMER

California Farmer: The farm condi-
tion still continues to- occupy attention
and remains on the front page of fin
.ancial reviews. The dismal picture
which has been pretty steadily depict
ed is, however, changing somewhat.
The clouds are lifting. The real change
began when, through the efforts of Eu-
gene Meyer, Jr., the war finance cor
poratioA s powers were revived and al
most Immediately utilized to ease the
pressure and skillfully send credit
through the agricultural structure,
where it was most needed. The farm
ers of this country may thank k-~-Mr.
Meyer for this relief, for it: Nafs;
through his almost unaided efforts-tlrrt
the operation was brought about. Earn.
products have quite generally advanc-
ed and are holding their ground!
The farmers purchasing power is in
creasing slowly by reason of these adj
vances in prices of principal farm
products, and also through some de.
creases in the price Of things that the
farmer buys. The farmer WHO h few
months ago was faced with thejdiscour
aging prospect of corn so low that it
was only worth burning or leaving to
rot, is now, through the price of hogs,
able to get from so to IS cents n bushel
for his corn.
The Northwestern National Bank
Review finds rays of sunshine lighting
up the hitherto overcast condition of
things in the northwest, a better feel
ling forming in the minds of many peO-
pie, country bankers in less tense
state Of mind, brought about by the
changed attitude of farmers and ear
ricd on to city bankers like q flow of
new blood through chilled arteries. -
The California Farm Bureau Eleva
tor Corporation is installing facilities
in various parts of the state for hand
ling grain in bulk. In localities where
loading facilitiess are mot provided, in
dividuals who wish car-lOading facili
ties installed make such arrangements
through their respective county ex.
changes. Farmers have found the
metal storage bins much more satsfac
tory than. other kinds. The elevator at
Oakland operated last year by the state
federation made an approximate saw
ing to growers of 20 cents per sack, and
the present cost situation indicates
sacks approximately 8 cents each, twine
Y cent, storage ~, cents, weighing y,
cent, insurance u cent, waste, rattage,
ETC., Az cents; labor, repairing torn
sacks, etc, " cent; handling labor OH
the field, etc, 2 cents-or a total sack
handling cost of "a cents.
The total barley crop of the United
| States for 1921 was l50,000,000 bushels,
| and of this amount California raised
100000 bushels, or about 100000
sacks. In addition the state raised TO-.
100000 bushels of wheat and another
! 10,0O0,O00 bushels of other products,
making total use of nearly 25,000,000
sacks, which, on a basis of cents per
| sack, cost growers last year approxi-
mately $l,500,OO0 California barley, it
is claimed, possesses quality all its
own and always brings premium
abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
SPRING WEATHER
NOT BEST KIND

While the weather of the first half
of March has been better than that
preceding, it has been by no means
ideal for crops of California. This is
according to the semi-monthly crop re-
port issued by f.. +. Kaufman of the
California Cooperative Crop Report
ing Service, and complied by Carl II.
Robinson, assistant agricultural statis-
tician. The report follows:
~ More favorable weather conditions
during the first half of March have
resulted in an Improvement in pasture,
livestock and growing grains, but con-
tnued cool weather has not allowed
pasture and crops to get the full benc-
fit of the timely rains of the past two
weeks. No frost damage has been re-
ported except II slight injury to the
vegetable crop in the Coachella valley.
Pasture and Livestock
''In spite of the cool weather, pas
lures have continued to slowly I'M
prove in all sections of the state, re-
sulting in q slight Improvement in the
condition of livestock. With some warm
weather pastures will improve rapidly
with n corresponding Improvement in
| the condition of livestock. There is II
general feeling of optimism amongst
| the stockmen throughout the state as
reflected in the reports from our CORE
spondents.
| Grain crops are generally showing
a steady but somewhat slow improve.
ment. In few favorably located see-
tions they show marked improves
ment while in some Of the coast c0un.
ties they are at standstill. The sow.
ing of grain is practically completed ex'
ccpt in the high valleys Of the northern
counties. Warmer weather and sunshine
! at this time will improve grain crop
wonderfully. Orchard cultivation IL IL
. progress, spraying general and PRUNING
practically completed Planting ~
r vines and trees is continuing. Orchard
n work has heen delayed on account q
y cold weather. Almonds are just bloom
Y ing aud deciduous fruits us well ~ nI
4 farm operations are from ten TO fiftees
days late. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
Practical COnUeniences ShOWn
By Farm, Home Department Here

hats for the family and gowns and
pretty '.undics' as we'll as the draper
les and bed sets for daughter bed
room and pretty things for the living
and dining room.
The Home department has been q
great boon to the farmers wife IN
many ways. 1t has brought her in
contact with the other women of her
own and other neighborhoods and
broadened her vision as she has been
able to exchange IDEAS with others and
learn best methods of doing things
from university experts and the home
agent.
Club women of California have been
quick to see the advantage The educa-
tional work has been to rural women
and they have as their slogan 9 A
Home Demonstration Agent for Every
County in California. Most Of the
clubs have their country life chair
man who keeps them in close touch
with the home department to the NUT
ual benefit of both Imperial county
is in advance of many others in the
agent. The demand for agents is very
great, and not enough available mater
ial to meet it. The expert training. re-
quired is so great and demands SO
much time in its attainment, that com
parative,y few women have entered
upon the courses at the university re-
quired for the work. Imperial county
has had the work for nearly five years
and it is growing in interest and in
number of eenters with each succeeding
wear.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
PIMA COTTON
FOR SALT RIVER

A news item from Phoenix says:
Pima long staple will continue to be the
only cotton produced in the Salt Riyer
valley. Close investigation by the gov
ernment experimental stations has de-
veoped the fact that this variety not
only produces the best and longest
staple on the market, but actually gives
a heavier yield per acre in this valley
than any of the medium staple varieties
while selling at a. price much higher
than Lone STAR. Acala or Durango. g
/, This season will see "a radical change
in the manner, of wrapping for the
Pima cotton, Only, the stoutest mater
ial will be used and none of it is to be
second hand. The new bagging will
cost an additional dollar a. bale,, hut is
believed to be well worth the cost AT
present much of the local crop ar
rives in the eastern mill warehouses
in very bad shape. There is hope of
eventual elimination of an eastern de-
duction of twenty-five pounds for the
bale wrapping,
This year the, Arizona Cotton Grow
/ ers' Association will handle the labo,
supply in the cotton fields as well as
procuring it. W, H. Knox, manager OF
the association, lately made tril
through several California, valleys t.
secure information concerning the labor
question. II. is proposed that the as
sociation regulate all matters of pay
and housing. 1t is expected there vii
be no need for calling upon Mexico
this year for laborers and that al
ample supply of pickers can be secured
in the fall for the somewhat lowered
acreage cropped.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
OFFER PRIZES FOR
ARTICLES ON
IMPROVEMENT
OF LAND
Five Awards For Best Story
On Treatment of 40
Acres In Valley
BY O. n. RENFREW
County DEVELOPMENT Agent

County DevelOpment agent
Forty dollars in prizes. $25.OO first
prize, $1,000 second prize and $500
third prize for the best story and dia-
gram on how to improve forty acres
of land in Imperial Valley.
1t is an admitted fact that the aver
age forty acres of Imperial Valley
land is ample for any man. That he
can by diligence and intelligence not
cnly make u good living from the be-
ginning but also develop the forty
acres into steady and generous income
;snd enjoy greatly inhanced value to
his land; that here, perhaps better
than IN any other region of the great
southwest, an Industrious person may
bring himself and family into a state
of independence far above that of any
other farming region.
Believing this to be true we are go
ing to inaugnrate a homeseeker move
ment based upon the forty acre limit,
therefore, we ere determined to make
cur appeal upon known facts only and
as one means Of learning. these facts,
these prizes are offered. A little cash
for your work may come in handy.
Here is the proposition. How would
you proceed to develop forty acres, of
average land into Il profitable farm
How much money do you figure 1T
would require, how long time would it
take you, how would you make lv.
ing from the starte. To best illustrate
how you would go about it take a sheet
OF white paper draw into that square
the various divisions, so much for
house, poultry pens,. corrals, pasture
etc., and then consistently develop the
forty acres. If you will use Il sheet
Of paper say 12x16 inches you can lay
out the 40 acres tract 10 inches square
at the right side of the sheet and on
the left margin have five inches wide
by ten inches deep in which to list the
earnings of each subdivision, or, this
listing and detail information may be
made upon another sheet of paper,
(Yrite on only one side of the paper).
These prizes viii be awarded by a
committee to be chosen by the farm
bureau executive committee and the
date or close of the contest announced
with the names of committee. All en-
tries can be mailed to the office of the
County Development Agent, care Of
Farm Bureau Office, FL CentrO. a..,.
Each contestant is requested to
write his or her name and address on
both drawings and letter. If the in
formation and drawings are later used
in advertising, permission win first
be asked and credit given to each one.
You do not have to be an artist to
make n suitable sketch nor story
writer to enter this contest. just be
your natural self and tel out of your
experience how you would go about the
work Of dividing up 40 acre flat and
planting it to various profitable crops
that you know how to raise and how
much money you can make off of such
farm.
Y The sum total of this information is
going to help many new cOmers, some
of whom will become neighbors of
yours and as you help them overcome
the newness of their new home they
are going to quickly become contented
citizens and tax payers in our splendid
valley. fs
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
800 Carloads OF Hay Shipped
From Valley For San Diego Use

A survey Of the commercial develop.
ment due to increased freight traffic
over the San Diego & Arizona railway
has brought ont the fact that one Gear
load lot - distributor, and practically
new firm at that, has, during 1921,
shipped almost 800 carloads of hay,
grain and feed from Imperial Valley to
San Diego consumers. The shipper is
Charles B. Justice, at 1Ol1 First street,
San Diego, organized last June. The
figures given here are only part of
the total shipments Of carload lots but
the development of commerce. due to
the S. ID. & A. can best be realized
when it is generally known that new
firm in this business is able to total
such an aggregate in little more than
six months. y
Gives Railway Credit
Justice, who before locating in San
Diego had been a carload lot dealer,
established his business here because he
foresaw the possibilities of big bust
ness to be developed in this line
through the new railway to the east.
His faith has been more than justified.
He gives the San Diego & Arizona en-
tire credit for the success he has met
with as dealer in carload shipments.
Justice spoke enthusiastically of the
future of San Diego as commercial
market. He said: with the opening
of the new San Diego 4 Arizona rail
way we saw the need for establishing
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
REASONS FOR BLOC
DESCRIBED BY
SENATOR
CAPP.ER
American Farmer Fed Up
On OratOry, Declares
Farm Leader

Hon. Arthur Capper in setting forth
reasons for the so-called Agricultural
bloc in congress says that the Amer
lean farmer is about fed up on oratory
and political camouflage and promises,
on Fourth Of July oratory extolling his
patriotism, his loyalty, his industry,
his patience, and his fidelity to his
job.
the backbone of the country, its
bone and sinews' only to be forgotten
when business is to be done and results
harvested. He is asking for a square
deal and equal treatment and consider
alton with others. Oratorically, the
farmer has been well treated. Practic-
ally, his needs have been neglected by
those who have made the laws and the
modern machinery of the industrial
ORDER
Farmers Not United
The farmer conducts an industry ag-
gregating an investment. value of $780,
00A000,000 and with a normal output
of something like $4,000, 100000, and
yet he has stood alone, depending for
his success upon his own efforts unas-
sociated with others. At least this has
been true to very large extent. But
a new day is dawning for the farmer.
He is at last learning not only to ask
for what he wants but to keep on i'm
rortuning and organizing forces till he
gets it.
After hard fight and with the as
sistance of the "bloc' in congress,
the farmers have won the legal right
to market their products collectively
and it was "A great victory, in the opin-
ion of those who ought to know. Econ
omists who have studied the question
among whom are secretary of COM
merce, Herbert Hoover, and Bernard
Baiuch, have agreed that cooperative
selling by producers is the sole and
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29

a carload lot distributing business sim
liar to our former operations in Phil
adelphia. We saw a fine, big market
here and several outlying towns of good
size, with flourishins dairy, poultry.
stock feeding and other similar indus
tries, all needing somebody to make it
his business to fill the constant and
ever-increasing demand for supplies
in public way. There were dealers
and retailers filling, and very capably
filling, present demands; occasionally
visiting statesmen from Los Angeles
made San Diego on their circuit; but
there was no one anticipating de-
mand, the extremely essential service
in a city of this size, with some study
of volume of consumption and the
especial requirements of the various
local dealers and car-lot users of hay,
grain, etc. There was needless, costly
duplication Of effort by the more en-
terprising dealers and retailers in
gathering supplies and frequently the
market went bare.
Buys From Farmers
1--WE set out to fill this void, buy.
ing these things direct from the farmer
everywhere in exchange for good coin
of the realm, then shipping and dis
tributing from our headquarters in San
Diego to various points in the city and
county. Our pioneer operations brought
30 carloads over the S. ID. & A. rail
way alone which is only fair start.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
new MAN COMES TO
AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE

.a After n country wide search and Il
thorough inquiry into the qualifications
of various possible candidates, Claude
Burton Hutchison, professor of plant
breeding of Cornell University, has
been selected by the regents of the
University of California to head the ac-
tivities of the branch of the college of
agriculture at Davis, and to become
professor of plant breeding. Profess
sor Hutchison holds the degree of B.
=. A. from the University of Missouri,
1908, M. $. A. from Cornell University,
1913, md NJ S. from Harvard Univer-
! tsity, 1917 He is n native of the
state of Missouri and was a member
of the staff of the argonomy depart
ment of the University of Missouri col
| lege of agriculture and agricultural ex-
pertinent station from 1908 to 1916
I first rs assistant in agronomv and later
| as professor of farm crops. In 1916
he became professor of plant breeding
at Cornell University in which position
! he has continued to the present time.
| While with the Missouri agricultur
al experiment station, Professor Hutch
isOn gave special attention toNsoil an,
| drainage lnVestlSatl0hS IN relation "
crop production. He became author an,
co-author of many bulletins of the Mis-
souri, station, among them, Soil FIX
periments on the Upland Loan o
Southeast Missouri .'Soi Experi
ments on the Rolling Limestone Uplan
of Southeast Missouri, -" Drainage Ii
vestigations on the Northeast Missou
Prairies, Experiments with Far
Crops in Southwest Missouri, "Gro,
ing Rape for Forage, and s'Scedil
Meadows and Pastures.
AT Cornell University, Profess
Hutehison s main field of Investigate,
WAS that OF plant breeding. He HI
| achieved distinction as an investiga
/ or in this field and is the author of
u number of scientific papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
LIME FOR GARDEN

Air-slacked lime is the best for soil
application. Quicklime is caustic, dis
solves organic matter in the soil and
expels ammonia from ammoniates. It
is probably more active in liberatino
mineral plant food than is any other
form of lime; put this point is not of
special value in the garden, and quick
lime is quite destructive in it's action.
For this reason, airslacked is to be
preferred, as water-slacked lime is
nearly as injurious as fresh lime in
rapid soil exhaustion, by setting free
and making Immediately available all
plant foods. While lime is one of the
necessary ten soil constituents, it is
not a fertilizer as we generally under
stand the term, as it contains no nitro
gen, phosphoric acid or potash. 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29

The farm home in Imperial Valley
can not have the modern conveniences
possible in some of the older sections
when power for running the washing
machine, the electric iron, vacuum
sweeper, etc, is not available and
when many other conveniences are, at
this time, out of the question.
But the Farm Home Department is
bringing into the county the knowledge
Of certain devices that will make life
much less toilsome for the woman in the
country. A large number of the homes
now have fireless cookers and it is
marvellous what the women can do with
them in the way of cooking and baking.
And now they are using the steam
pressure cooker, which cooks food under
five to twenty pounds steam pressure
and in an incredibly short period of
time. For instance, string beans and
other foods which ordinarily take from
sixty minutes to two hours to cook well
over an ordinary flame, will be thor
Oughly cooked in from ten to twelve
minutes with the pressure cooker. Meat
and poultry can be cooked in a very
short time and to perfection in the
same way. The device may be used
with wood, coal or gas flame with
equally good results.
Series Of Demonstrations
Mrs. Yonge, home agent, is putting
on series of demonstrations of the
steam cooker this coming month and
no doubt many more homes in the val
lev will be using them another year.
With the use of labor saving devices,
the housewives may have time to make
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
TO TRY PECANS
AT CALIPATRIA

With the planting of ten acres of
Texas pecans on his ranch west of Cal
ipatria, DR.. II. j. Tillotson is blazing
the trail for another profitable crop for
Imperial Valley. Under the personal
supervision Of w. i. Mauldin, the pc
can expert who came down from Los
Angeles for this purpose, three hundred
pecan trees, of the Nelson variety, are
being set out this week on Doctor Til
lotson s ranch. This giant pecan meas
ures two and one fourth inches long by
three aud one-half inches in diameter
and the sweet, delicate flavor of the
kernel makes it in great demand. u:
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
APHlS THREATENING
PEA CROP HERE,
REMEDY IS
TOLD
Nicotine Preparations Are
Best, Horticultural
Commissioner Says

Complaint is coming in from pea
growers that pea aphis is threatening
the crop and Horticultural Commission
er Waite has recommended lavish use
at once Of nicodnst to destroy the pest
which is said to be one of the most diff
ficult to control of all plant lice.
Various methods have been used to
rid pea plants of the aphis, but none
have proven so effective as the dnsfins
of the vines with nicotine preparations
which method has been used almost
altogether during the last two seasons
it is said.
Nicotine Ingredient
Nicotine is the active Ingredient ms
the dusts used, but A. W. Morrill,, con-
sulting entomologist, says that few us
ing the insecticides realize that the
effective strength against insect pests
is not measured by the percentage OF
nicotine or nicotine sulphatc contained
in the finished product or used IN its
manufactures The so-called inert
ingredients in the case of nicotine dusts
are of the greatest Importance in con-
nection with the commercial value OF
the insecticide, he says.
Sulphur as substantial part of the"
carrier or inert ingredient may give
nearly twice the effectiveness OF
lime dust containing twice the amount
of nicotine The authority quoted
says that guarantees as to nicotine or
nicotine sulphate content are apt to be-
misleading to one who does not know
the difference in effectiveness of diff
ferent combinations of the ''inert' inv
gradients He therefore concludes that
| it is safest to rely upon the reputation
tof the manufacturer and of the special
brand of dust recommended for the pea
aphis. . Use the dust that gives the
best results at the lowest cost regard
less Of the percentage of nicotine or
nicotine sulphate guaranteed on the
label. -
Here's Successful Method
Some California pea growers have
been successful in controlling the in
sects by shaking them off of the vines
| on one side of the row, turning the
vines toward the opposite side and kill
ing the aphis with a liberal sprinkling
of the nicotine dust.
| For the small patch of peas this
method is suggested by Mr.. Morrill,:
.'Cover ten or twelve-foot section of
a row. Of pea vines with a sheet or
piece of canvas resting on a frame
made of light scantling and fumigate
1 with nicotine fumes by burning a small
piece of nicofume paper, leaving the
cover in place for Is or 20 minutes be-
fore moving it ahead in the row and
repeating the operation to the end.
4 Quite a large acreage in the valley
has been planted to peas and if the crop
is net injured by the aphis,, it will pro-
d,ce good return in cash to the grow
ers, going into the market for the early
trade, before peas from other sections
are any ways near ready.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29
SPRING FLOWER SHOW

The Pasadena HORTICULTURAL Society
will hold its spring flower show at
Hotel Maryland, April 20, 81, %. For
the first time, substantial competition
among commercial exhibitors will be
encouraged to the extent of prize win
ming, and will be made the Que special
feature. The best commercial exhibit
will be given gold medal; the best
decorated dining table (by a CONNER
cial florist) will be awarded silver
medal, while the florist showing the
best bridal bouquet will carry away a
bronze medal.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-29

Several thousand head of steers have
been brought into Phoenix from Texas
for fattening in pens adjoining the To-
cal cottonseed mills. Wilson Il Com
pany, Los Angeles packers, have Loo
head, fed from the Mccall oil mill.
They will be shipped hence to the coast
for, killing, and will be replaced by
frosb cattle from Texas. pr