Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-07
SERVICE

phur will prevent much trouble from
mildew.
INSECT ENEMIES
FROM ABROAD
Tremendous increase in air-borne
commerce expected after the war
will increase the problem of inter
ception of foreign insects and plant
diseases which may slip into this
country by airplane. Many of these
insect crop enemies from abroad
which have never been able to sur
vive the long ocean voyage in ships
may withstand the shorter travel
periods in airplanes.
Plant quarantine inspectors inter-
cepted 1,200 foreign insects and
plant diseases coming to this coun-
try by airplane during the past two
years. Plant quarantine men face
the difficult program of devising
future ways and means CT protect
ing our crops when airplanes start
carrying hitchhiking pests from
abroad after the war.
FIELD CROP PROSPECTS,
Several of CALIFORNIA; field crops
as well as native pastures and rang
es suffered from absence of general
rainfall and prevalence of dry winds
in April. Production prospects for
Barley, wheat, oats, flaxseed and
grain hay declined rapidly last
month. The first two weeks of May
have been more favorable to devel-
opment Of grain crops.
Forecast for barley on May was
39952,00C bushels, according to the
California Crop and Livestock Ser
vice. This represents an per cent
reduction in the prospective barley
crop during the month of April.
Last year 40,012,00O bushels were
produced in California and the 10
year average was 32,754,000 bushels.
POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Progress of the Poultry Improve
ment Plan in California is reported
to be the outcome of recent hear
ing of current health problems of
the poultry industry held at Sacra-
mento.
The hearing was held by a COM
mittee appointed by the state direc-
tor of agriculture and its purpose
was to work out plan for disease
control which would be uniform
with other states. A proposed mar
ket agreement for poultry improve
ment in California was discussed
in all its phases by flock owners,
hatcherymen, and other represen-
tatives of the industry. The COM
mittee will make recommendation
tc the director of agriculture based
upon testimony at the hearing.
The committee consists of w. B.
Woodburn, chief of the Bureau of
Market Enforcement, Dr. C. N.
Duckworth, assistant director of the
State Department of Agriculture,
and WI. Kuhrt, chief Of the Bu-
reau of Markets. The marketing
agreement when it becomes effective
will be administered by the poultry
improvement advisory board con-
sisting of hatcherymen, poultry and
turkey flock owners and other rep
resentatives of the industry to be
appointed by the director of agri-
culture
THREAT OF SLEEPING
SICKNESS
A 300 per cent increase of the
sleeping sickness disease was re-
ported nationally last year, accord
ing to DR.. Kenneth G.. Mckay, spe-
cialist in veterinary science of the
agricultural extension service, Uni
versity of California
Now, if you have good horses,
you'll not want to risk losing them
TO this killing disease. DR.. Mckay
has suggested two ways to protect
them:
Vaccinate the horses against
sleeping sickness now before the in
sect season arrives. The new type
of vaccination, if properly used,
enables the horses to go on work
ing without layoff and confers al
most 100 per cent immunity for the
entire season.
Mosquitoes, flies and other biting
insects are believed to be carriers
of the disease Protect horses in