Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-06
HARRICAN URGES
PRO-RATING OF
LETTUCE CROP

Preliminary survey of the lettuce
acreage for the coming season will
be in excess of the 31,646 acres of
the 193l-l932 season. 1t would
seem to me that the growers should
get together and pro-rate the plant
ings at this time, in view of the
economic situation which is facing
the country" says the monthly re-
port of B. A. Harrigan. county agri-
cultural commissioner.
1T was definitely indicated last
year that the market at no time
would take over $50 cars daily and
%, 900 acres of lettuce would yield
from $50 to 200 cars per day for the
entire shipping season. So, if pres
ent contemplated acreage is planted
see no possible chance for the
grower to make any money, unless
times change very materially"
The following goods were inspect
ed and passed into Imperial county
during the month of July, 1882:
Seven sacks lettuce seed, 1877
bulbs, 3 sacks honeydew seed, so
iris bulbs, 5 rose bushes, l ship
ment of household goods, Al truck
loads oranges. 16 truckloads lemons,
7 truckloads grapefruit, 20 truck
loads mixed fruit and vegetables,
carloads bananas
Quarantine reflections included:
70 boxes oranges infested with
scale and mealybug. 10 boxes lem
ons infested with scale and mealy-
bug, 6 boxes grapefruit infested with
scale and mealybug.
Outgoing shipments consisted of
the following carloads: 236 canta-
loupes, 29 mixed melons, 1909 hon
eydews, 965 watermelons, 1881 hon
eyballs, IL casabas, 96 grapes.
The following were rejected be-
cause they failed to meet the Cali
fornia state standardization act:
1888 crates cantaloupes, 159 crates
honeyball, 1913 ton watermelons.
A total of 308 ranches were visit
ed in the interest of weed and pest
control; spray trucks are spray
ing the county roads for puncture
vine.
The following goods were checked
at the Trifolium highway station
during the month of July, 1882
581 bales cotton, 291 tons cotton
seed hulls, 10 tons cotton seed bolls,
II ,821 tons alfalfa hay, 241 tons al
falfa meal, ga tons grain hay, 514
tons barley. n tons bran, SO tons
milo maize, 6l2 tons hides, 20 tons
tallow, 451 tons manure, 1878 head
cattle, 176 ton commercial fertilizer,
811 head hogs, IA head horses, 8
head mules, % head turkeys, 1861
dozen chickens, "a ton casabas, 653
crates tip tops, 18 crates squash,
709 crates sweet potatoes, 1884
crates tomatoes, Alb crates eanta-
loupes, 1870 crates honeydews,
5000 crates honeyballs, 1862 crates
grapes, 491 cases honey, 1914 crates
Persian melons, 3443 tons water
melons, II trucks butter, A truck
cheese, Is trucks dried milk.
The following goods were checked
at the Boulder Park inspection point
during the month of July, 1882:
80 tons cotton seed hulls, 14lh
tons cotton seed meal, 1916 tons al
falfa hay. 81 tons alfalfa meal, 54
tons grain hay, 40 tons barley, 81
tons wheat 1613 tons straw, 6 tons
oats, lot head cattle, 1873 head hogs,
9 head horses, 241 crates Jap mel
ons, GIT crates caSabaS, sol crates
tomatoes. 2237 crates cantaloupes,
1851 crates honeydews, $50 crates
honeyballs, 343 crates grapes, 286
crates grapefruit, ga crates Persian
melons, 81 tons honey, 791 tons
watermelons, truck cheese, 106
tons meat, IA tons butter, 1886 cans
cream, 76 cans buttermilk, 35 ton
miscellaneous.