Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-10
FARM ADVISOR SUBMITS HIS
REPORT FOR MONTH OF JULY

The following report Of activities
of the extension service during the
month of July was submitted to the
county board of supervisors by
Vern w. DeTar, farm advisor.
Probably the most important ac-
tivity of the Agricultural Extension
Service during July, was the .assis-
lance which was given the San d.
ego county and Imperial county
farm bureaus in. building an Agrl-
cultural Club Camp in the Laguna
mountains. By. soliciting volunteer
labor from this valley and from San
Diego county, a dining hall and
Kitchen 2Sx42 feet was roughed i'll
and made ready for three day
camp which started July 10th and
closed the 22nd. Fourteen boys and
girls from Imperial county attend
ed. The total attendance was about
$50. A charge of "a per member
covered all expenses and included
nine meals.
NieE&AAe fine start which club
work now has and the splendid camp
ground at about 5000 feet eleva-
ton, so near by, we feel that club
work in the county has b right
future. We also feel very proud of
the results accomplished by the
united effort of the farm bureaus
and Agricultural Extension. Service
of San Diego county and Imperial
county in putting over' this pro-
gram. This camp is to be rendez-
vous for all farm bureau members
of both counties. AS time goes on
and considerable use is made of this
camp it may be practical to have
meals served there at a nominal
rate and thus relieve the patrons of
doing their own cooking. 1t wilt
make an ideal spot for conventions,
farm women's and farm family
camps as well as serving the All
Clubs.
Three cooperators are growing
Heileman milo this season with a
view toward certifying some of the
seed if market conditions warrant.
Poultry Meetings Ended
Completing a series of poultry
culling meetings extended into July,
the last meeting being held the Stn
in the Bard district. Best results
are secured if the poultry flock is
culled during June in this county.
1t is good practice, however, to re-
move culls from the flock several
times year. A caponizing demon
stration was held at the ranch of B.
Spear in the Meloland district on
July Z. Six people attended this
demonstration.
Assistant Farm Advisor Beysch-
lag spent several days during July
on a survey of the acreage planted
to rice in this county. While this
survey is not yet completed, to date,
it shows 1850 acres planted to rice
on 30 farms. This survey will be
completed during August and the
final results will be given in the
August report.
The cantaloupe variety trial con-
Quoted by the Pepper Fruit COM
pany in cooperation with the Uni.
versity of California and the Unit
ed st ates Department of Agricul-
ture was visited during July. All
varieties being grown showed more
or less infection with powdery mil
dew. A few noncommercial varie-
ties, however, show some resistance.
1t is hoped that commercial mildew
resistance varieties may be deve-
Hoped from hybrids of these and
good commercial varieties.
During July two groups of horti-
culture students were shown about
the valley and were given an oppor
tunity to study the fruit industry
here. The first group consisted OF