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Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
NEW TYPES
SUGAR BETS
GIVEN TRIALS

In an effort to raise better quail
ty sugar beets in Imperial Valley,
L. G.. Goar of the Imperial Coun-
ty agriculture experiment farm in
Meloland, recently began an ex-
pertinent with three varieties of
sugar beet using three planting
dates.
The varieties being tested are
u. S. Nos. IA and Is and the R and
G old type beets. Paintings of
each variety will be spaced 80 days
apart. The first planting was put
in October l. November l and
December lst will be the other
planting date, according to Goar.
Any of the three varieties being
tested will produce better quail
'ty beet than the Curley top resis-
tant beet now being used in the
valley, Goar said.
The non-resistant beets, however,
may not survive the test, Goar in
dicated, though he expected the
October and November paintings
would escape the curley top.
The principal objection to the
curley top resistant beet, Goar re-
vealed, is that the plant tends to
bolt and thus cut the quality and
sugar content of the beet.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
G. Roy Thompson
To Be Director of
Calipat Farm Unit

G. Roy Thompson was elected
director of the Calipatria Farm
Center Thursday night in the GEN.
ter's first meeting OF the year.
VIM. Young was chosen alternate
director and Mrs. Fred Noble was
elected secretary.
Frank Beyschlag. county farm
advisor, discussed alkah in drain
age in the principal address of the
evening.
Beyschlag traced the average
water coming into Imperial Valley
over a period of four years.
The building of the Boulder Dam
will maintain a more even average
of salt content in the water the
year around, according to Beysch-
lag, and will therefore enable his
office to conduct experiments to
save valley soil from becoming use
less due to alkali
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07

contour irrigation Whlcn permits
deep moisture penetration to elm
mate alkali deposits in the root
area of the trees.
Irrigation water from the Colo
RADIO River, according TO the farm
advisor, contains one ton of solid
material most of which is salt. to
the acre foot.
Recent investigation. Beyschlag
observed, has revealed that any
amount of alkali present in the
soil damages the value of the land
as much proportionally as does a
larger amount of alkali. 1t had
been believed previously that small
deposits of alkali did not effect
the productivity of crops.
BY over irrigating citrus crops,
at least once a year as Beyschlag
has done in his experiment groves,
the water dissolves the alkali and
carries it deep into the ground
beyond the extent of the roots.
Thus the roots are able to eX-
pand in salt-free ground.
Special borders have to be built
in order to allow the over irriga-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Warm Weather
Fails to Damage
Valley Grapefruit

Unusually warm weather for the
month of October did not hinder
valley grapefruit this season
and the comparatively cool nights
have brought out color and quality
of the citrus fruit to send ship
ments out of the county at the
usual rate, monthly reports from
the agriculture office indicated
Saturday
Asparagus has moved steady
throughout the month and as the
weather has become cooler aspara-
gus has shown better character at
stronger prices.
Cucumbers, squash and other
fall produce is also moving out of
the valley at an average rate and
winter season should find the val
ley with a normal acreage of VIM
ter vegetables and a medium sized
crop OF citrus fruit
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
PURPLE vETCK
MAKES GAINS.
MORE POPULAR

Purple VetCh, previously used IN
the valley solely as "A cover crop.
may. in few years. replace many
acres of alfalfa III Imperial Valley
as a forage crop and as hay, az
cording to L. C. Goar. supermten-
dent of the MelolanI agriculture
experiment station.
Purple Vetch. being planted in
15-day intervals from Oct. l to
Nov. Is at the experiment farm. is
one OF the oldest forage crops in
the world. Goar said. but only las
year did tests reveal that it could
be grown profitably for forage AID
for hay in TIE valley.
Several hundred acr55 are plant
ed in the valley this season by
farmers. When used as pasture
he vetch is planted with oats or
barley on a ratio of to l'2. Fer
lay. vetch is planted with cats on
ratio OF to /.
Vetch. Gear said. will grow on
lard land where it IS Impossible
10 grow alfalfa. ,,,
Ill VIII dlSO CIV" I'LL o''z'-- 49,
months of winter and will there
fore give dairymsn green feed IN
the months of December and Janu-
ary when there Is shortage CT
green feed.
Vetch is an annual crop and more
nav can be harvested from one crop
Of vetch that an entire year OF
harvesting alfalfa. Goar declared.
Therefore the farmer can rotate
other crops on the same patch OF
and and can keep the soil pro-
iuctive for many years.
Goar explained a system that
,ouli be put into use by dairymen
in order to allow him 10 stay on
me farm for more team four years.
acreage into vetch each year ana
oy alternating the crop to another
section o. his land each season tins
iairymen would nave spl7ndio
rotation of CROPS. By using the
other tnree-fourths of his avail
able land for alfalfa he would never
have alfalfa more than three years
old and he would have ample hay
and green feed the year around.
Purple Vetch. by analysis, IS
equally as good as altalfl to feed
live stock. Goar revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Lettuce Acreage
Increases i'm Valley

Lettuce acreage in Imperial Val
ley shows an increase of more than
1000 acres over last years acreage
according to a report submitted by
the agricultural commissioner but
peas. carrots and cabbage have
shown decreases.
Last seasons lettuce acreage
amounted to 1887 acres and this
years total in 1883. Peas show
9247 acrl5, a decrease Of more
than fouf thousand acres, carrots
planting amount TO 4273 acres and
495 acres of cabbage has been
planted.
The paintings of peas, carrots
and lettuce are being affected as
usual by gra5shoppers, cutworms
and loopers but the yield and price
of the crops this season is expect
ed to be comparatively higher
than last.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Citrus Workers
Get PAY Boost

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 6 up A
union contract calling Tor the
highest wages ever paid citrus
workers in the Florida Ridge Sec
ion went into effect today.
1t was signed between the Au-
burn Packing company Of Auburn
dale and a local of the American
Federation Of Labor.
The scaled called for:
Pickers Cper box: grapefruit.
five cents; selling oranges, u
cents; tangerines, Is cents; Valenc-
las, eight cents.
Packers per box: grapefruit.
four cents; oranges. seven cents;
(O34 Austin crate): tangerines un
wrapped, four cents; per Bruce
crate): grapefruit, three and one
half cents; oranges, six cents Cper
half box bag): grapefruit three
and one half cents; oranges, six
cents
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Sheep Population
Gains $1,000 Head

Imperial Valleys sheep popula-
ton was increased 31,007 head dur
ing the month of october as coast
sheep owners sent their stock into
the valley for fattening for coast
markets, the monthly report of
DR.. j. C. Pace repealed Saturday.
The shipment of sheep was the
largest in history and brought the
total of sheep now feeding in the
valley to 37,185. More than 1880
sheep were sent into the valley last
season.
Cattle shipments during October
reached 1896, bringing the total to
12,445, compared with 10074 last
season.
Cattle have been shipped ip from
Texas Arizona, New Mexico. Neva-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07

ton as Beyschlag indicated that
from IL to Is acre inches of water
must be used if the process is to
be successful.
Beyschlag warned, however, that
this process can only be carried out
on we'll drained soil. Farmers must
determine the depth of the water
table before trying such a plan.
Other crops, particularly alfalfa,
will profit by over irrigation, Bey-
schlag said. But slow and more
frequent irrigations in the winter
have proved more successful with
alfalfa.
over irrigation must be avoided
in the summer, however, as the
crop is apt to be scalded by the
heat.
Experiments in over irrigation
of citrus orchards are being car
ried out on the Gray ranch near
Calexico, the Nelson ranch near
Brawley, J. R. Southworth ranch
south of El Centro, and the c. S.
Siegrist ranch at Bonds Corner.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07

spect projects Of other club mem-
bers.
Achievement Gay plans are near
ing completion, and Lee Lander
man announced that the program
would start at $50 Wednesday
evening. A pot luck supper will be
served and club members will com
pete for the achievement day tro-
ply awarded by the Farm Bureau
following the dinner.
Twelve clubs are eligible to com
pete for the trophy. according to
Landerman. The trophy is now
held by Mt. Signal
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07


Seven hundred seventy one trucks
o. alfalfa hay were shipped from
the valley. So truckloads Of aspara-
gus. l64 truekloads OF grapefruit
and az trucks Of cantaloupes were
sent to coast and eastern markets.
More alfalfa seed 5l33 sacks. was
shipped into the valley than in any
other month this year. according to
the report and more than 1000 sacks
of barley seed was bought by valley
growers.
OUTGOING shipments:
Cotton, 8 trucks: cotton bollies.
truck; cotton seed, 25 trucks: al
falfa hay, I'll trucks: alfalfa meal
truck; grain hay, 81 trucks: straw
trucks; barley. trucks: wheat
q trucks; flax, trucks: milo
maize. 81 trucks: bran, 6 trucks;
mash, 2 trucks; bermuda seed, l
truck: malva seed. ! truck: gypsum.
4 trucks; salt. truck; manure, 162
trucks: commercial fertilizer.
trucks: junk. Al trucks: cattle. 1873
trucks: goats. l truck; hogs. 81
trucks; horses, 10 trucks; mules,
trucks: turkeys, 3 trucks: chickens
g trucks; butter. trucks: cheese,
27 trucks: dried milk. l truck:
cream, y trucks; meat, 35 trucks:
fish. trucks: honey, 7 trucks:
hides. . trucks: tallow. ! truck:
asparagus, 90 trucks; squash. l6
trucks. cucumbers. "a trucks; tam
gerines, truck; pomegranates. 8
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Confer
On Radical Peril

Six Imperial Valley dairymen,
headed by Hugh Osborne Of the
Associated Farmers, met at Rey-
nolds Hall in Riverside Friday to
lay plans to combat what the as
sociation termed subyersive ele-
ments which are seeking control
of the dairy industry in southern
California.
Farmers of southern California,
and particularly Of Imperial VAL
ley, have resisted efforts Of the
organizers.
The unions, however, according
10 Osborne, are renewing cam
paigns in this district and steps
must be taken to protect valley
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Valley Dairyman
Imports Calves
To Build Up Herd

The problem of building up the
dairy industry in southern Califor-
mia by importing young calves
from the diaries near Los Angeles
and raising them in Imperial coun-
ty has been discussed extensively
by valley dairymen. The success
of such a program is demonstrat-
ed by F NJ. Ballou who has deve-
loped a herd by this method.
In September, 1885 Ballou
brought in ten h6fer calves which
wee about ore month cid at that
time Other punches were brought
in as fast as they could be handl-
ed conveniently and 20 had more
were added in March 1886; another
l8 head in December 1886. In
March of 1887 a bunch of 80 CAL
YES were brought down and the
last was a small lot Of head
which were purchased July 1887.
The herd has five heifers from
the first shipment now milking
and the calves from these heiferS
and a good pure bred bull are
splendid individuals. There are
five more which should be fresh
inside of another month and Is
more which will freshen early in
the spring of 1888, The heifers
brought in later will be bred TO
freshen at about two years old.
The county needs more dairy
cattle and good calves can be Sc
cured from the Los Angeles area;
there is probably no place where
they can be grown out cheaper
than in Imperial county which
makes a combination for getting
into the dairy business that can
not be equalled in many places.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Valleyites Leave
To Attend Meet

Earl " c. Northrop and Sam
Robinson left Saturday morning to
attend a regional meeting of the
California Farm bureau Saturday
afternoon in orange.
The valley delegation was in
structed to oppose legislation which
might come up contrary to valley
policies.
Legislation will be studied and
Weeded out at the regional meet
ing in preparation for the state
conference in Modesto on Novem-
ber Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Valley Dairymen to
Hold Mass Meeting

Valley dairymen will hold mass
meeting at the Imperial fair
grounds at 10 am. on Nov. 10 to
discuss the general welfare of the
dairy industry in the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
Relief Roll Total
Steady for Week

No ups, no downs, no transients
prevailed this week in the case of
relief rolls at the State Relief Ad-
ministration.
The total still stands at 1873 fam
lilies, all of them residents of Impe-
rial county, Robert Elliott, SRA
head for the county, said Saturday
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
EXPERIMENT TRIED
WITH CITRUS TREES
-POsT-PRESS PHOTO-ENGI

Frank Beyschlag, Imperial County farm advisor Sat
urday outlined experiment being carried out by his
office that may boost the and producveness of
Imperial Valley citrus trees in future years.
Beyschlag's experiment puts into effect system of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-07
POST-PRESS
2 AR WI PAGE
A Regular Feature
OF The
Sunday PoSt-PreSs
81 CARLOADS OF
ASPARAGUS SENT
OUT OF VALLEY

Thrty-one carloads of asparagus, thirty carloads of
grapefruit carload of canalOupes and six of
honeydews shipped from the valley during October,
according to the monthly report drawn up by Art Sim
clair sascian in the office of the county agricultural
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, March 9-Metals led
a selective rally in today's stock mar
ket, but strike news dampened buying
spirits to some extent and many
issues were unable to push forward.
Favored steels, oils. rails, farm i'm
plements and speciality stocks made
headWay from the start. Gains of
fractions to 2 points were plentiful
There were several much wider up
turns.
Activity, pronounced in the first
hour. slowed considerably later Deal
ings were faster in the last lap.
Transfers we're around 2,4l0,00O
shares.
Chrysler and other motors were a
bit depressed as the labor shutdown in
the formers plants put $4,000 or more
workers on the idle list. Hopes for
quick settlement were renewed when
a conference between union and COM
pany officials was arranged.
Petroleum shares came to the fore
as reports were heard Of another immi-
nent boost in crude prices. Several
power and light stocks attracted at
tention on the theory they are behind
the market Mounting commodity
levels drew interest to the agricultural
machinery group.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
WHEAT EXPORTS DOWN,
BUT VALUE INCREASES
Ry the Associa ted Press.

By the ASSoclated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, March e-While
Canada's export OF wheat was SUBJ
stantially lower in volume during
February. compared with year previ-
Gus. considerable increase was shown
in the per pushed value. the depart
ment of national revenue reported.
Exports of wheat during February
amounted to 5,362,03l bushels, worth
s6 ,926,695, against 14,241,169, at SILL
946. ABS, in the corresponding months
last year.
Wheat -four exported totaled 347,884
barrels. valued at 81 ,8e7 PAL. compared
with 34o.1o2. at s1.429 .595. in Febru-
airy, 1886.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
POWER OUTPUT RISES.

NEW YORK. March (P).-Com-
monwealth g. Southern Corp. reports
electric power output of the system in
January totaled 7ll,503,756 kilowatt
hours, compared with 62l .354.s67 in
the same month last year. an increase
of 1451 per cent.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
new YORK COTTON
b. the Associated Pres

d tIIt hooUL I'd LtU FIV3S,
NEW YORK, March 9.-Co:ton T.
sumed its advance today as active
Liverpool buying encountered a scar
ity of contracts and prices rallied T.
further new highs for the movemen
The advance attracted Wall Sire,
commission house buying
Realizing developed at advances Cf
33 to 81 points above Mondays lOa,.
but prices were within 10 5 point
of the highs in midafternoon. May
rallied from 1342 to 1875 and was
selling at 1870, with prices generally
20 to 81 points net higher.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
BIG PROFIT REVEALED
BY KALAMAZOO STOVE
By the Associated Press

BY the ASSoclated PTeSS.
CHICAGO. March 9.-Kalamazoo
Stove Co. reported 1886 net income of
S1077,831. the largest in the company's
history. equivalent to $3.50 share and
compared with S79O613. or $3.50, in
1885
Signode Steel Strapping Co. also re-
ported record breaking earnings of
S374.523, equal to s237 a share. COM
pared with S203.0l8. or 81. in 1885.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

Continued on Page Aid
Evening star., 1937-03-09
COttOnseed Oil.

COttonseed Oil.
Blaachable cottonseed oil futures
closed firm; May, ll.26; July, ll.34;
September. 1874: October. lll4b.
Sales, I'll contracts. Bid.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-30
A STEP NEARER CONSTRUCTION

With the signing by the President of the rivers
and harbors BILL Juneaus small boat harbor project
step closer to actual construction The har-
bors includes the Juneau project but it does
not set aside stipulated amount of money for the
undertaking. Rather, the War Department gets a
blanket appropriation and it proceeds in accordance
with the amount of money available
Just where Juneau stands on the list of projects
is not revealed but the representations made by cit
of this community at the hearing last coupled
with the excellent recommendation made by the Army
engineers for the small boat harbor should place it
well up the approved list
This community has been particularly fortunate
in getting approval soon as it did Sitka, whose
harbor improvement also is included in the rivers
and harbors BILL has been working for nine years to
get construction of improvements there. large
amount of credit is due the Chamber of Commerce
for its untring efforts in behalf of the project and
it reveals again what united community action can
do If the kind of united effort is centered back
of getting swimming pool for Juneau similar success
full results will follow
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Explorers All
(Rotarian Magazine)


Every man is an explorer-or should be- For
exploring isn't SO much matter of strange and exc
tic lands as it state of minda eaping enthusiasm
restless curiosity sensitized mentality that casts
even commonplace experiences into new patterns OF
light and form and significance does film in the
hands of skiful photographer.
When William LaVarre decided to be explorer
he prepared himself to thread string of purpose
all experiences that might to him That quality
distinguishes him from the less discerning adventurer
who hungerng for sheer activity passes over the
proverbal-f not actual-acre of diamonds. While
few men can seek thrills in the jungles of British
Guiana to every is given the privilege of facing
with precisely the spirit of pur-
posive adventure making.
In the relations between business competitors,
great uncharted spaces exist is also in relations
between buyers and sellers employees and employers
and between nations forced to be neghbors in world
growing smaller Doctors frequently acknowledge that
the beaten course of their knowledge is frnged by
unpenetrated thickets of ignorance Great industries
have been revolutionzed by scientists and inventors
will be Nobels Edisons, zeppeins, Wright
Brothers, and Ketterings arise.
But true exploring is not matter of medals
headlines. or bank accounts. 1t is an attitude way
of looking at life very personal thing withal 1t
from within, is not dependent upon externals.
One of the greatest explorers know is an 80year
old woman Since her children have grown up she
spends many hours in a rocking chair, reading. In
the spring, she exults the miracle of seeds be-
coming flowers-"all for 10 cents" she will tell you.
Her mind gives to every experience the tint of
adventure. She is. to paraphrase Marcus Aurelius,
like fire we'll kinded which catches at everything
thrown in and turns it into brightness
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Horoscope
'%The stars incline
but do not compel"
TUESDAY. AUGUST 81. 1887

TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1887
AS the month closes the stars
seem to aid jewellers on certain
parts of the planet Earth. Accord
ing to astrology this should be a
fairly fortunate day in the United
States.
Saturn is in place that bodies i'll
for harmony between employers and
employees. Spread of strikes will
continue as the economic upheaval
extends in the broad field of in
dustry.
Occultists remind thinkers that
they have long predicted for the
United States supreme world domi-
nance if citizens of every class
unite under the flag to work for
the greatest good of the greatest
number.
There is a sign read as presag-
ing for newspapers sweeping chang
es in management due to the sud-
den deaths of men who have held
financial and editorial reins.
This is day favorable to bank
ers and financiers-luck for those
who seek capital for business en-
terprises.
In the evening entertainments
and amusements are well directed.
Theatres and those connected with
them should profit. Success for the
new plays is forecast.
The planetary government today
is favorable to aviation and avia-
tors. Strengthening of the defense
squadrons of the nation is fore
cast.
Love affairs should flourish after
noon today. The stars encourage
suitors who proscratinate Many
MARRIAGES are prognosticated for
the autumn.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of chan
ges affecting business or places of
residence. Progress after perplezi-
ties is Indicated
Children born on this day prob
ably will be poised and practical
in their scheme of life. Subjects
OF this sign usually are lucky as
we'll as intelligent.
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Meth
erlands, was born on this day 1880.
Others who have celebrated it as
birthday include Jacques Louis Da-
vid, French painter, l749; Edward
L. Thorndike, psychologist, 1874;
John Frederick Oberlin, clergyman.
1740.
Copyright, 1880
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compared to the possibilities of benefiting the
Anglo-Saxon countries, to say nothing of the
world at large. Such a policy in due course
would lead to the Redistribution of this sur
plus, relieving Great Britain and the United
States of part Of the burden of carrying
charges. After ALL the United States and
the British Empire will not always offer the
most attractive investment market for safety
and profit and change in this trend will alter
the direction of the gold flow, but these two
nations are now in such dominating position
that their supremacy in world business could
not be questioned for many years unless their
position were affected by major war.
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20 Years Ago
From The Empire
AUGUST 80, 1917

AUGUST 80, 1917
Douglas had secured Red Cross
Chapter. Five hundred members
we're required and Douglas had gone
over this by rs. Announcement
was made at a rousing meeting at
which speeches were made by Jack
Wilson, E. j. White and Mayor o.
Conner. Miss Eva Kirkham pre-
sided at the piano and little Elsie
Edmiston recited a poem on Red
Cross.
AS the coming Monday, Labor
Day, was a legal holiday, scores were
planning to leave on Saturday night
to remain over Sunday, all day Mon
day and return Monday night from
hunting trips.
Miss Harriet Case, new teacher
in the juneau Public Schools, had
arrived from the South.
Joe Meherin returned from the
South on the Northwestern and
was registered at the Gastineau.
A. B. Cole, recently elected City
Clerk, returned here from Wash
ington Bay where he had bone for
his personal effects and found that
the stork had arrived in the mean
time and presented his wife with
a baby boy.
The Epworth Leaguers of the
Methodist Chuhch were planning
a social time for the next evening
Charlie Chaplin was at the Pal
ace in sShsnghaied"
Mary Pickford was featured in
"Hulda from Holland" at the
Dream.
Weather Report: High temper
ature As, low Al, cloudy.