Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-20

I'm. Assemble in vacant lot between Sixth and Seventh
Streets just north of Farm Bureau office Ell Centre.
Receive numbers for autos.
Receive programs and instructions.
Set all speedometers at 600.
Leave FL Centre; half block south down
Seventh turn west Main street.
Note Ray Edgar's year old Thompson Scedlcss Vine
yard, trained on stakes and not on trellses.
FIRST STOP.
Note windbrcak of Athel trees, (Tamarisk Artcuata
protect vineyard.
In 1928 the Agricultural Extension Service will carry
three demonstrations in different parts of Imper-
ial Valley, with grain grower, one with grape
fruit grower, and with grape grower. On these
ranches part of the crop will be protected by wind
breaks, and part will not After three years. comar-
atve observations will be made and comparative
yields obtained In all cases the Athel tree will be
used.
Note 4 year old Thompson Scedless vineyards;
Turn right note Supervisor w. II. Brooks home on
left, note also vegetable garden, shade and fruit
and water tank.
Turn right going east on highway.
Arrive at young grapefruit orchard OF T. H. Grogan.
Protection of Citrus Trees by p II. Grosan
and Ray Ellis, assistant farm advisor
1923 the Agricultural Extension Service will conduct
citrus growers school, fertilizer trials in citrus
groves, demonstrations in fall planting of citrus
trees, trials with varieties planting, pruning
and control demonstrations.
"Athel Trees for Windbreaks, f. l.. Garthwaite farm
advisor.
Leave Grogan's going east
Note Imperial Valley Hatchery half block south
of highway
Turn left, going east Main street.
Turn right.
Turn left, going o Main
Note Farm Bureau office right
Turn right going south on Fourth Street
Note young citrus grove ON left and young vineyard
fourth mile east. These trees are improperly
protected from frost by sacking
Note fine lot of poultry left
Turn left (east at Gebbics Note fine concrete
house ami family orchard of figs olives and grape
fruit belonging to Thomas H. Gebbie.
Turn left (north).
Note fine herd of cows belonging to H. G. Farnsworth
THIRD STOP-H. G. Farnsworth Ranch
Mr. Farnsworth will show his dairy equipment and
OF sub
O) Pit Sos-Mcthod and of building, advantages
over other types of silo best silage crops for this
valley, and value of siagc a dairy feed.
(2) Dairy Barn-Mehod and of building, value of
dairy barn in Imperial Valley.
60 Purebred cattlc-Why it pays to have prebred sircs
and good dairy
O. methods and Equipment used in the Imperial County
Farm Bureau Cow Testing Association Assistant
Farm Advisor V. w. De Tar working with the dairy
department of the Imperial County Farm Bureau
The Agricultural Extension Service has included in its
dairy Improvement program for 1928:
Testing cows for production of milk and butterfat.
4 dairy efficiency contest
purebrcd sire campaign.
a better feeding campaign.
Leave Farnsworth dairy
Note famous grapefruit orchard of d. C. Whiting,
fourth mile
Turn right (west).
Note Gebbe's dairy barn and equipment on left
Turn left (souh) highway. Note large field being
planted to cantaloupes right
Note young grapefruit orchard left The here
are also improperly protected from frost Note Are-
- kelian vineyard right.
Note asparagus nursery left.
Note Garden beets and peas right.
Turn right {west).
Turn right and left into ranch of George Austin.
FOURTH STOP
Arrive George Austin ranch.
''The Home Grounds Planning Project in Imperial
County" by Miss orpha A. Miller, home demonsra
ton agent.
'Pans for Improving Our Home Grounds, Nv Mrs
George NJ. Austin.
Farm Home Grounds Planning
The home of Mrs. Austin is nine home grounds
There are also three school grounds. The iversty
specialist came in October and made plans with the
bp IN .,SaiSt with
paintings.
Leave Austin place, going Hebcr.
On right note ranch of c. Vanoni, member of Imperial
County Farm Bureau Cow Testing Association
Note fine field of cotton on LETT and excellent crop of
~fcttuce right.
Pass through town of Icbcr.
Note old olive grove half mile south.
Note ranch of Mrs S. A. Knight on left Some of the
best White Leghorn chickens and purcbred dairy
cattle in Imperial Valley are on this place.
Walter H. Smon Ranch, operated by Will s. Fawcctt,
one of the largest vegetable ranches in the county
Brabham cowpeas were grown summer green
manure crop and plowed under so acres of this
ranch this
Turn right (south).
Note fine old Courtney concrete house left,
Turn left (cast)
Note in barley field bad infestation of White Horse
nettle (Solanum eacagnifoium Cav allied to the
buitalo Burr This is one of the worst weed pests
IN the valley Constant cultivation planting the
land to alfalfa seem to be the only methods of cop
trolling this pest.
Note Fred Gunterman ranch right. Mr. Guntcrman
by growing alfalfa, which he does pasture, and
by growing Honey Sorghum, which he puts into silos
feeds more beef cattle per acre than any other man
in Imperial Valley BY rotating his alfalfa and sor-
ghum he constantly maintains the fertility fhis soil
Notice fine grapefruit orchard left. Property of
Mrs. II. M Bump of Jasper Farm Center
Note fields of lettuce and early peas ON right.
Arrive at West boundary of Fuller Brothers headquar
ters ranch Fuller Brothers were formerly the largest
beef cattle feeders in Imperial Valley. This whole
ranch is raising vegetables
FIFTH STOP-Arrive Jasper school.
''The Farm Center and Better Schools, f. b. Holt
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