Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-22
FARM ADVISOR De TAR SUBMITS
AUGUST REPORT TO SUPERVISORS

The following IS report submit
Ted 10 th" Imperial county board
# supervisors hv Neru peTar,
t1rm advisor.
Imperial county farmers are ac-
cu~tomci to doing only necessary
work dul;HL August, This. together
with the fact that three of the four
member, Of the agricultural cXtcu-
SION service staff iH this county
Wrr. absent from the county for 4
portion Of August has considerably
reduced th, amount Of work accom-
rl;>hed during this month. The
following is 20 brief statement of
the most important activities o. Tho
agricultural extension service in
This county during August.
Nr"}"r Of miles travelled hv Az
tomabilc l44N.
>Wuhrr Of farmers visited o.
ranches. -.
Nan.bor of persons calling ~ the
oftj.r for agricultural advice, 20,
Number Of letters written giving
agricultural advice, -.
Nr'm1or OF person, given arric1l-
tual advice by telephone. l6.
Number Of meetings held, =
Attendance r. these meetings. %.
During August, 1N47 cows We're
tested ip the Imperial County Cow
Testing A,~"ciatiou. Their a.'-aEc
production w., 81 lb- O.; MIX
auJ 2&.o lbs. # hut-rr:at r"~ COW
tor the month.
\ number Of grapefruit grower,
were visited during August hv As.
,istmt Farm Advisor Bny~rlia r
IN, moisture ari soil conditions in
.hoir orchards were studied and re
recommendations regarding irrigation
yrrr lnodr Or August llth >
ta'k was wade before the Calcvico
Eivmis club ou the subject ot
.''Th" Agricultural Extension Sor
vice Prog'am for Grapefruit in
proyomcut.
Bv request of tlc owner. a visit
WIS made to q poor stand Of ; Ycal
old pear trees located near Nc>t
mnrland. Much of the foliage was
found to be- burned or witherod and
many Of the trees were diving. \
trac wa, dug up and most Of the
roots we're found 70 be- rotten. Tho
trouble was aDnarcntlv caused by
"a strongly alkaline soil with a hca-
Wv CLAW eubsoil which are very IN
trvorahlo conditions for fruit trees
L - doubtful if il is feasible ~
continue tlc attempt of growing
near, con This coil. but il was oug-
, oe>tni that if il was continued that
flooiiu" should be practiced rather
'h,n futrow irrigation.
Alkah Leaching
S;cvcra' Of the coupcrators in the
. Akali Loachiug projects were visit
cd lurjpo August. Frank Uomola
80 .Il-rnr has "omrlctcd his leach
ino j.vior rm about 6 acrc feet
uct ct w"tor Through his alkali
orDuud He now has the ground in
share fnr - fall crop, Slightly less
'lau SO uer "cre was expended IN
t.o,';"g this land. VI. Homola is
.,rcat;r CurcWagrd because the soil
l''e net now have as strong an al
+ kaIinc appearance as before leach
IT." and weeds havc sprung up whore
nothing had grown before. The
second coopcrutor visited was har-
inc ;rou ~, Gao 70 the fact that hl.
loync h"d not L"on strong crou"h
>, wjlct.,.l o,- Au"ust storm. Ho
j. row rebuilding these lcvecs and
gc'''." 'hc '"""hing started aoain
All five Of the rice growers Of
Impcrinl valley were visited in com
many with Prof. W. W. Mackie
from P"rk"le" and Vincent Nflo-
hctti Mcloland. It was found that
+ most "f tho lo"eoe wcro not lar"o
onouoh N hold the water - the
do~"cr donths now reouirod il No
hiphce' virlds arn n bo obtained. n
WIS tho""ht 'hot the Wild hemp in
some Of the fields could bo cut off
obovc the rico with good results.
/ Tnfortupatel, the larpast riro grayp-
or imnorfo1 ION seed from the Sac
/ ramonto valley This may he n
grave menace to the future Of the