Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

extension service of the University
of California and farm bureau might
use TO assist with these problems.
The conference divided itself into
five committees with the following
chairmen: meat animals, Henry
Worthington; dairy, Howard Farms
worth; field crops, L. c. Hawk;
soils and drainage, E. H. Imler;
farm family living, Mrs. c. E. Cooke.
Presentation of educational ma
terial at the conference was limited
to information from L. c.. Goar re-
garding results with permanent pas
lures secured by the University of
California experiment station at Mel.
GLAND.
Goar stated that while recon-
mendations can be made regarding
permanent pasture crops and mix
lures and cultural caro- for small
trial paintings; that definite recon-
mendations cannot be made for large
paintings until actual farm expert
ence with permanent pastures is
available from Imperial Valley
rancherS.
Following up this subject the meat
animal committee recommended:
/. Information on permanent
pastures from the University of Cali
fornia experiment station at Melo-
land be extended by the farm ad-
visorS' office thru local field trials.
2. Since Imperial Valley is we'll
adapted to both the production and
fattening of livestock it is recon-
mended that the Extension Service
(a) encourage the use of livestock
in harvesting and marketing feed
crops (b) collect and make available
all data possible in connection with
feeding operations.
TAe dairy group of the confer
ence formulated the following pro-
gram.
/. All organizations encourage
dairymen to own farms or have long
leases
2. Farm Bureau and Dairy COM
mittee provide leadership for 100
All dairy club members. Use influ-
ence to secure necessary financing
3. Field demonstration meetings
10 show possibilities of family size
dairies on small farms.
Farm Bureau members who we're
particularly interested in field crops
made the following list of problems
and related activities in relation to
these crops.
l. Poor stands of grain sorghums.
Casual factors may include:
Salt, low seed termination due
to heating afte: harvest, planting in
too wet soil.
2. Deep ploWing.
3. Rice planting on bare alkali
soils.
recommendation A result demon
stration meeting be held at the l.. c.
Hawk farm to study this problem.
4. Subsoiling.
stration plots should be located in
at least three different areas OF
the county for 1904.
5. Straw, litter, spoiled hay. etc.,
on alkali spots. recommendation
Observation be made at a result
demonstration at Adam Euelbergs
farm near Brawley.
6. Rotation practices to encour-
age diversification.
The soils and drainage section
concluded that drainage and irriga-
ton needs of Imperial Valley in
clude:
|. Lowering high headlands.
2. Irrigation checks of a size ad-
apted to available head of water,
soil type, field drainage and slope.
3. Proper leveling.
4. Lowering of shallow syphons
in open drains under roads, irriga-
tion canals and railroads to allow
deeper, better drainage.
5. Use of gates than flashboards
as checks in irrigation canals.
6. Opening of irrigation canal
checks whenever water is not being
delivered
This section believed that an en-
lightened public opinion is required
if these improvements are to be
secured. To bring this about it is
recommended that the Agricultural
Extension Service hold a series of