Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-15


Imperial valleys needs. We con
gratulate you on the opportunity
you have for advancement and for
a wider service.'
Superintendent Goar thanked the
speaker for his plimentary
words, and proceeded to outline
briefly the work and experiments
now in progress at Meloland. He
amazed his hearers when he told of
the multiplicity, of crops now under
TheHstatioIi is assist
ing in the reclamation of alkaii
lands, and will soon have definite
reports to make. Experiments are
under way to prevent the cotton
plant from shedding its forms. Utili-
zation of lands following the plant
ing of milo maize is being sought.
Culture of rice is being studied, IN
Guiding three varieties: The short
grain japanese, the long grai9 Hon
duras and an intermediate variety.
Sugar beets are being carefully
tested Flax, lima beans and sesame
have been planted at Meloland and
the results noted. Goar told of m
tcrplanting of dwarf milo maize
with mat beans, and the resultant
Yields of grain, the great tonnage of
forage, and the rebuilding of the
soil through the procedure. Wheat,
oats and barley are the subject OF
numerous and constant tests.
Cost Is Low
. The expert agricultpralist gave
some interesting figures concern
ING the low cost to the state OF op.
Grating the Meloland farm. The an
nual cost of maintaining the station
amounts to about one dollar per
farm in Imperial Valley. BASED on
our population, the cost is less than
@ cents per person per year. Com.
puted upon the Valleys production,
the expense of the station is but 10
cents per carload. Prcdicatrd upon
our receipts from the sale of orr
prod 3cts, the expense amounts Ia
only l cent on each 500 of pro
duets sold "And if our expert
ments with intercropping OF milo
maize and mat beans prove entire
ly successful, tn increase i'll tn"
yield from one year s crop here
! will bring in enodgh to pay the OPP
Grating expenses of the Meloland
institution for five years. he con
cludcd.
! President Al G. Smith, of tha
junior chamber, announced that
plans are being made for Il larg
attendance of members ut Phoenix
/ on September 9, when the president
and other officers of the United
States Junior Chamber will be en-
/ tertained. There will be one OF
more private Pullman ears fur
nished by the Southern Pacific for
the trip, and low round trip rate
( Las been made. President Smith ap-
/ pointed a committee comprising C.
( w. &. Stevenson, Frank Bcyschlag,
b. l.. Major and Roscoe Hell to ar-
range the details of the excursion
and to make reservations.
President Hetzel announced an
executive session of the senior
/ body s directors. Jasper L. TRAY
ers, of committee named by the
Lions, told of plans for entertain
ing the postmasters of the country
/ here, after their convention ad
Journs at Sacramento ON September
20. c. c. Jenkins was named as
chairman of a committee to extend
an invitation at Sacramento to all
: the postmasters TO come to I'm
I perial Valley before they lcav,
! California. There viii be about
10000 in attendance. NJ. NJ. Mum
son, Lions president, stated that
his organization win work with the
chamber in entertaining the yisi
tors.
John ). Cameron, chairman Of the
committee which is planning the
Barbara Worth pageant for the fan
of the year, told of the progress
made, and stated that producers
! were ready to aubmit a definite
I proposition for producing the spec
tacle. c, kuykendall, formerly "A di,
! rector of the Ramona pageant, held
at Hemet each year, told of the sue
cess of the pageant there, and the
splendid advertising of the com
munity which has resulted. last
season there were 25,000 in atten-
dance. and the enterprise cleared
$4,000 The people of Hemet put