anaheim-gazette 1911-11-30

CROPS IN CALIFORNIA Value of Productions Reported by Census Bureau In a former issue of this paper there was given an outline of the farms of California, acreages, values, expenditures, and ownership, ascertained by the United States Census of 1910. We now have a summary of the kinds, amounts and values of field crops grown upon these farms, as issued by Census Director Durand. It is based on tables prepared under the direction of Dr. Le Grand Powers, chief statistician for agriculture in the Bureau of the Census, from the reports of the census enumerators. The figures are preliminary and subject to slight revision later, when a few other farms whose returns, now incomplete, will be included in the final tables. It is not expected that these additions will materially modify the amounts or rates given in the present statement. The leading crops of the State for 1909, ranked in the order of valuation, were: Hay and forage, $42,187,000. Barley, $17,185,000. Wheat, $6,324,000. Dry edible beans, $6,293,000. Potatoes, $4,879,000. Oats, $2,637,000. Hops, $1,731,000. Corn, $1,077,000. Increase in hay and forage.—For the decade ending 1909, hay and forage showed an increase of 293,710 acres, or 13.1 per cent. Starting with 758,024 acres in 1879, hay and forage rose to 1,431,574 acres in 1889, to 2,239,601 in 1899, and finally to 2,533,311 in 1909. Hence, during the 30-year period, hay and forage has and forage, and about one-fifth that of potatoes. Corn showed the highest average value per acre; rye the lowest. Of the hay and forage crops, "grains cut green ranked first," constituting about three-fifths of the total acreage and total value of the entire hay and forage crop. Alfalfa ranked second, having an acreage and value, respectively, more than one-fourth as great as "grains cut green." "Wild, salt, or prairie grasses" stood third, with "other tame or cultivated grasses" fourth. There were a number of miscellaneous crops, and the most of them were well above the more usual crops in value per acre. ITALY AND ITS FORESTS How the Government Protects Its Water Resources In the last two numbers (July an August) of the Bulletin of Social and Economic Institutions, published by the International Institute of Agriculture, there is a special study on the above subject, from which we derive the following details: Previous to June, 1910, when the law of the State Forest Lands was promulgated, Italian Forestry questions were regulated by the law of 20th June, 1877, and some others of less importance. The law of 1877, with a view to ensuring the stability of the soil, a good water system, and, secondarily, good local sanitary conditions, forbade all deforestation and clearing of forest soil, subjecting to the vincolo forestale (forestry regime) the woods and land denuded of trees on the summits and slopes of mountains, down to the higher limit of the chestnut zone, as well as those that by their character and position might, if deforested or cleared, become a public danger. the law during the first five months at the end of that year will be on the Agricultural Estimate. To complete this fundamentally two bills above mentioned to the Chamber first provision is made scientific system of prescriptions woods and grazing lands increase of forest industry colo forestale is modifiedance with the dictates of practical experience,and special forest committee reorganize participation personally and legally qualified.ulum of the chestnut zone taken as the limit of the forestry regime is consequently. Other provisions depennties and the conciliatory forest committee require for contraventions otry regulations. Finally,a very important portion of the bill relates pastures.It establishes suture creation.improvement lated use of the grazing mountain meadows and forest connected with the regular water supply.The period grazing grounds must also regulated;this nature a break in the owner's use but he receives adequate duration during the period they ranging for the restoration damaged grazing grounds. The second bill has re-forestry training":in therof a "Higher National For-ture"is proposed,the project of which is to provide perior technical instruction estry officers required form of the special State Forest Institute and for the appl Potatoes, $4,879,000. Oats, $2,637,000. Hops, $1,731,000. Corn, $1,077,000. Increase in hay and forage.—For the decade ending 1909, hay and forage showed an increase of 293,710 acres, or 13.1 per cent. Starting with 758,024 acres in 1879, hay and forage rose to 1,431,574 acres in 1889, to 2,239,601 in 1899, and finally to 2,533,311 in 1909. Hence, during the 30-year period, hay and forage has increased more than two and one-third times. The aggregate yield in 1909 was 4,327,130 tons; the average yield per acre, 1.7 tons; the average value per acre, $16.65. Barley increases.—During the last ten years barley increased 165,511 acres, or 16.1 per cent. From 586,-350 acres in 1879, barley rose to 815,-995 by 1889, to 1,029,647 by 1899, and again to 1,195,158 by 1909. Hence, during the last 30 years barley has more than doubled. The total yield in 1909 was 26,441,954 bushels; the average yield per acre, 22 bushels; the average value per acre, $14.40. Startling decrease in wheat.—In the decade between 1899 and 1909 wheat decreased 2,205,188 acres, or 82.2 per cent. From 1879, when 1,832,429 acre were harvested, wheat rose in 1889 to 2,840,807, but fell in 1899 to 2,683,-405, and again in 1909 to 478,217. The aggregate yield in 1909 was 6,203,206 bushels; the average yield per acre, 13 bushels; the average value per acre, $13.20. How beans have multiplied.—From 45,861 acres in 1899, dry edible beans rose to 157,825 in 1909, an increase of 111,964 acres, or 244.1 per cent. Previous to 1899 no acreage for dry edible beans was reported. The total production in 1909 was 3,323,608 bushels; the average yield per acre, 21 bushels; the average value per acre, $39.85. Advance in potatoes.—From 1899 to 1909 potatoes increased 25,590 acres, or 60.8 per cent. From 38,178 acres in 1889, potatoes rose by 1899 to 42,-098, and again by 1909 to 67,688. The total yield in 1909 was 9,824,005 bushels; the average yield per acre, 145 bushels; the average value per acre, $72.10. Gain in oats.—In the decade ending 1909, oats increased 38,424 acres, or 25 per cent. Starting with 49,947 acres in 1879, oats rose to 57,596 in 1889 to 153,734 in 1899, and finally to 192,-158 in 1909. The aggregate yield in 1909 was 4,143,688 bushels; the average yield per acre, 22 bushels; the average value per acre, $13.70. with a view to ensuring the stability of the soil, a good water system, and secondarily good local sanitary conditions, forbade all deforestation and clearing of forest soil, subjecting to the vincolo forestale (forestry regime) the woods and land denuded of trees on the summits and slopes of mountains, down to the higher limit of the chestnut zone, as well as those that by their character and position might, if deforested or cleared, become a public danger. The law further instituted, in every province, a forestry committee, presided over by the Prefect, to settle the rules for forest cultivation; wood cutting and other delicate matters. But, in spite of these provisions there was reason to lament an excessive and ill-regulated deforestation giving rise to landslips devastating torrents and floods often producing serious crises in the economy of the mountain regions. The necessity for special remedial measures was then apparent. Some of these were provided in the law of 2nd June, 1910 (On the State Forest Domain and the Protection and Encouragement of Forestry); others are contained in two bills (30th November, 1910); the first on Modifications of the Forestry Law of 1877 and Provisions for Mountain Pastures and Agriculture; the second on Forestry Training. The main article of the law of 2nd June, 1910 is the formation of a State Forest Administration as an independent institute,"to provide for the extension of forest cultivation and the trade in national forestry produce by increasing the State forest property and rendering it allenable and by the example of a good industrial regime." The domain is formed: (a) of State forests already declared inallenable; (b) of State forests at present administered by the Finance Department; (c) of State lands held to be economically only suited for forest cultivation; (d) of wooded lands purchased by the Forest Domain Institute or in any way becoming the property of the same; (e) of treeless lands purchased or expropriated by the same; (f) lands reafforested or to be reafforested by virtue of special laws by the Department of Public Works,and that the Agricultural Department shall fit to incorporate in the Domain Woods and lands that thus come to form part of it are inallenable,and must be cultivated and utilized according to a regular economic plan approved by the Minister of Agriculture Industry and Commerce. KEEPING WATER SUPPLIES Department of Agriculture Operate With Comm Secretary Wilson has been the interests of cities which obtain their streams having their waters in National Forests all measures of protection therefore developed a plan for the Department agriculture with those which are alive to the keeping their water supply. There are many Western cities some of them which derive their water age basins lying inside forests. One of the projects of forestry is to insure manence and protect municipal water supplies forests are maintained fit of the public.Secret considers it the duty of ment to do all that it prevent the pollution of plies and to create or modify most favorable flow of clear water. Stock raising and occupancy land for the various which are ordinarily en National Forests must undesirable if allowed basins which are the source ing water. There is also sidered the injury which if the water is silt-ladecting and improving cover and by enforcing regulations to minimize erosion provide for the maintenance total yield in 1909 was 9,824,005 bushels; the average yield per acre, 145 bushels; the average value per acre, $72.10. Gain in oats.—In the decade ending 1909, oats increased 38,424 acres, or 25 per cent. Starting with 49,947 acres in 1879, oats rose to 57,596 in 1889 to 153,734 in 1899, and finally to 192,-158 in 1909. The aggregate yield in 1909 was 4,143,688 bushels; the average yield per acre, 22 bushels; the average value per acre, $13.70. Advance in hops.—Hops, during the decade from 1899 to 1909, increased 1501 acres, or 21.8 per cent. From 1119 acres in 1879 hops advanced to 3974 by 1889, to 6890 by 1899, and to 8391 by 1909. The total yield in 1909 was 11,994,953 pounds; the average yield per acre, 1430 pounds; the average value per acre, $206.30. Slight decrease in corn.—Corn showed a decrease for the decade ending 1909 of 1995 acres, or 3.7 per cent. From 1879, when 71,781 acres were harvested, corn dropped to 70,-303 in 1889, to 53,930 in 1899, and to 51,935 in 1909, a constant consistent decrease. The total yield in 1909 was 1,273,901 bushels; the average yield per acre, 25 bushels; the average value per acre, $20.75. Crop comparisons.—The cereals had an acreage of 1,970,402 acres in 1909, as compared to 4,004,254 in 1899, a decrease of 2,033,762 acres, or 50.8 per cent. Wheat showed the largest decrease, exceeding that of the total cereals. Among the cereals barley stood first, comprising about three-fifths of their total acreage and total value. Wheat ranked second, having an acreage and value slightly more than one-third as great as barley. Oats stood third. The average value per acre of the cereals in 1909 was $14.25, less by $2.40 than that of hay any way becoming the property of the same; (e) of treeless lands purchased or expropriated by the same; (f) lands reafforested or to be reafforested, by virtue of special laws, by the Department of Public Works, and that the Agricultural Department shall fit to incorporate in the Domain Woods and lands that thus come to form part of it are inallenable, and must be cultivated and utilized according to a regular economic plan, approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce. Art. 17 of the law is especially interesting. It authorizes the forestry administration to receive advances and loans from the Land Credit or Agricultural Credit Institutes and the Savings Banks. For the protection of forest cultivation, it is provided that the woods belonging to the Communes, the Provinces, public institutions, corporations, associations and limited liability societies must be utilized as prescribed by the forestry authority. For reafforestation of severely damaged woods, the Department is authorized to direct gratuitously the technical labor and to give prizes of from 50 to 10 francs per hectare. Lands, bare or covered with brush or grass, when they are scientifically reafforested by their owners or by consortiums of owners are exempted from the land tax for 15 years, if cultivated as copsewood, for 40 years, if cultivated for the protection of full grown trees. The central or local forestry authority further gives gratuitous assistance to the forest cultivators for the defense of small mountain properties and encourages the foundation of associations and consortiums of forest proprietors. The sum of 33 million francs has been assigned for the carrying out of stock raising and occupancy land for the various which are ordinarily enforced by the National Forests may undesirable if allowed basins which are the southing water. There is also sidered the injury which if the water is silt-laden tecting and improving cover and by enforcing regulations to minimize erosion provide for the maintenance conditions; the government to safeguard the int' public. A form of agreement drawn up providing this operation is entered into the Secretary of Agriculture city desiring conservation of its water supply retary will not permit the land involved with by the town or city protection and care of marking, cutting, and timber which the forestry may be removed without the water supply of the building of roads, trails etc., not inconsistent objects of the agreement of way acquired under grass: The secretary also require all persons employing any of the liai comply with the regulating National Forests and all sanitary regulations may propose and prove. The agreement provides tension and improvementests on the part of th' by seeding and planting methods of silviculture management, so far ANAHEIM GAZETTE WHY Don’t You Buy the Best? We carry in stock at all times nearly every make of Standard Whiskies, Wines, Brandies, Gins and Beers. Remember we are headquarters for the famous Cordova Wines and Brandies. SWOPE BROS. 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That is just what will happen in your case. Once you use our timbers, planking, shingles, laths, etc, you will be so well satisfied with them and our methods that when you want lumber again you'll naturally come where you were so well treated before. Need any now. Griffith Lumber Co. South Los Angeles St. NEAR SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT FOR SALE One hundred shares of Great Pacific Securities Company, capital stock at $13.50 a share. The Great Pacific Security Co. is organizing the Great Republic Life Insurance Co., and is selling this stock on the market for $20.00 a share. Address G. B. S., Care of Gazette Office available will permit. The city on its side is expected to assist in the work by paying the salaries of the additional guards necessary to carry out the agreement, and in case extensive forest operations are immediately desired by the city, it would bear the major part of the cost entailed by this work. WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF COAL United States Exceeds All Other Countries in 1910—Great Britain Second The total coal production of the world in 1910 was approximately 1,300,000,000 short tons, of which the Stock raising and occupancy of the land for the various kinds of use which are ordinarily encouraged on the National Forests may be highly undesirable if allowed on drainage basins which are the sources of drinking water. There is also to be considered the injury which may be done if the water is silt-laden. By protecting and improving the forest cover and by enforcing special regulations to minimize erosion and to provide for the maintenance of sanitary conditions, the government will try to safeguard the interests of the public. A form of agreement has been drawn up, providing that, when cooperation is entered into between the Secretary of Agriculture and any city desiring conservation and protection of its water supply, the Secretary will not permit the use of the land involved without approval by the town or city except for the protection and care of the forests, marking, cutting, and disposing of timber which the forest officers find may be removed without injury to the water supply of the city, or for the building of roads, trails, telephone lines, etc., not inconsistent with the objects of the agreement, or for rights of way acquired under acts of congress. The secretary also agrees to require all persons employed on or occupying any of the land both to comply with the regulations governing National Forests and to observe all sanitary regulations which the city may propose and the secretary approve. The agreement provides for the extension and improvement of the forests on the part of the government by seeding and planting and the best methods of silviculture and forest management, so far as the funds WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF COAL United States Exceeds All Other Countries in 1910—Great Britain Second The total coal production of the world in 1910 was approximately 1,300,000,000 short tons, of which the United States contributed about 39 per cent. This country has far outstripped all others, and in 1910, according to the United States Geological Survey, it exceeded Great Britain, which ranks second, by over 200,000,000 tons. Great Britain's production in 1910 was less than 60 per cent of that of the United States, and Germany's was less than half. 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