anaheim-gazette 1916-07-13

A FEW PRODUCTS OF CALIFORNIA SOIL COTTON GROWING RAPIDLY TAKING PROMINENT PLACE AMONG STATE'S INDUSTRIES SUGAR FACTORIES OF THE STATE YIELD 195,381 TONS DURING THE YEAR 1915 The adaptability of the soil and climate of California to the growing of cotton has been known for some years. Of late planting has begun on a large scale and the acreage is increasing year by year. In 1909 over 450 acres were planted in Imperial county with seeds from Georgia and Texas. The result was most gratifying, average of 450 pounds of lint to the acre being produced, some 350 bales in all, most of which found a ready market at the California Cotton mills in Oakland. In 1910 some 6,000 acres were cultivated, producing 4,000 bales of excellent staple. During the season of 1913, 26,000 acres were planted, with a production of 21,500 bales. The bureau of census reports that 49,835 bales were ginned in California in 1914, including cotton grown in the Mexican side of Imperial Valley. It is an interesting fact that California broke several cotton records during 1914. The earliest bale of cotton ever ginned in the United States was grown near Calexico and ginned on June 17th, three days earlier than the previous record held by Browns having a capacity of approximately 5000 sacks of rough rice per day of 11 hours. The outlook for the 1916 season is that there will be between 80,000 and 100,000 acres planted to rice in the state, and that the total yield will approximate 2,500,000 bags. It is estimated that about 200,000 acres in California are suited to the production of rice. The ordinary yield per acre in the Sacramento valley is about 2,000 pounds, although some growers report as much as 8,000 pounds per acre. The leading counties are Butte, Colusa, Yuba, Glenn and Yolo. In Butte county, it is estimated that the cost of growing the crop is $21.55 per acre; cost of harvesting, threshing, etc., on a basis of 3,500 pounds per acre is $15.75; total cost of production, $37.10 per acre. Taking an estimated value of $70 as an average net price the net profit is approximately $32.90 per acre. The department of agriculture gave California fourth rank in the production of rice in the United States in 1915. The average yield per acre was 66.7 bushels, while the nearest competitor produced an average of only 48.4. The production of almonds fluctuates greatly; the crop of 1913 being only a little more than one half that of 1912, which was a record year. According to the figures given in the annual review of the California Fruit News, the number of almonds in 1910 was 3,300 tons. In 1915, however, according to the estimate made by the same authority, the crop will amount to 3,800 tons, which is the largest production by 500 tons yet recorded in this state. The import of almonds for 1914-15 were; not shelled, 4,902,713 pounds, and shelled, 12,208,551 pounds, making as a total 17,111,264 pounds. These figures speak volumes for the future of this industry. Orange farmers receive EN HAI THIRTY-FOUR IS CITIEST NEARLY FOR CARLODS AL BE Thirty-four mil servative estimates will be returned from the state's officials of the Cooper's Exchange received by the would be larger it was $32,000,000 freight, iceing and citrus crop deliver represent a sum Citrus shipment not been quite the prices have ter. Since the sevember, the ship including July 5 ha loads, of which and 5034 lemons there are 6000 cars and 200 cars of this estimate is shipments for the carloads. Last year the fruits from California numbers 47,000 cars has been a fallin by November 1 is acres were planted, with a production of 21,500 bales. The bureau of census reports that 49,835 bales were ginned in California in 1914, including cotton grown in the Mexican side of Imperial Valley. It is an interesting fact that California broke several cotton records during 1914. The earliest bale of cotton ever ginned in the United States was grown near Calexico and ginned on June 17th, three days earlier than the previous record held by Brownsville, Texas. The cotton was grown as the third crop on the same stalks. Seed taken from the record bale and planted on the same acre produced a second bale on October 15th of the same year. The United States department of agriculture reported in February that both long and short staple cotton in California yielded 500 pounds to the acre. Missouri had the next best record, with 325 pounds of long staple and 295 of short staple per acre. There is very little rain to stain the fibre nor is there any frost until the season is practically over. Therefore, clean, picked California cotton brings a premium over the prevailing market price, on account of the beautiful whiteness of the product. According to W. E. Packard, agronomist in charge of the Imperial valley experiment farm, commercial cotton growing is at present confined to Imperial county and a small acreage in the Palo Verde valley of Riverside county. Calexico is the chief cotton center. However it has been successfully grown in other counties and is adapted to many sections of the state where it is now unknown, provided a suitable supply of cheap and experienced labor can be developed. Two kinds are now being raised. The short staple now yields from three fourths of a bale to two bales per acre, with a ginning percentage of about 33% and a selling price ranging from 8 to 13 cents per pound. The Durango upland long staple yields the same, has a ginning percentage of from 29% to 31% and commands a price from 2 to 5 cents higher than the short staple. The Egyptian (long staple) has been successfully grown but labor and handling conditions have discouraged its further extension. The extent of the industry in the Imperial valley has called for the installation of 20 modern four-stand gins, four cottonseed oil mills and two annual review of the California Fruit News, the number of almonds in 1910 was 3,300 tons. In 1915, however, according to the estimate made by the same authority, the crop will amount to 3,800 tons, which is the largest production by 500 tons yet recorded in this state. The import of almonds for 1914-15 were; not shelled, 4,902,713 pounds, and shelled, 12,208,551 pounds, making as a total 17,111,264 pounds. These figures speak volumes for the future of this industry. It has been shown that the United States as a whole produces but 8,000 tons and has importation of about 20,000 tons. Of these 8,000 tons which are raised in the United States, almost one-half the quantity were produced in California last year. The average annual production of almonds in California for the last fifteen years was 2,057 tons. The quantity grown is so small, comparing with the importation, that prices vary according as the latter are light or heavy. The walnut tonnage for the season of 1915, according to the report of the California Walnut Growers' association, amounted to 14,300 tons, the largest tonnage ever produced in the state of California, this being 2,300 tons greater than the crop of 1911, which was the greatest production up to this time. According to their figures compiled from their shipments and others, the estimate of shipments for the year 1915 were as follows: Los Angeles county, 4,187 tons; Orange county, 5,300 tons; Riverside county, 91 tons; Santa Barbara county, 1,400 tons; Ventura county, 2,750 tons, besides 250 to 300 tons from the Northern counties. The acreage reported in 1915 by the state board of equalization was 867,045 trees bearing and 362,647 non-bearing. The counties reported to have the largest number of bearing walnut trees are Orange, 299,120 trees; Ventura, 132,350; Los Angeles, 93,994; Santa Barbara, 60,700; San Luis Obispo, 50,000. The following counties have over 500 acres bearing walnuts, as reported by George P. Weldon of the state horticultural commission, they are as follows: Orange, 12,000; Los Angeles, 8,901; Ventura, 5,064; Santa Barbara, 4,800; San Bernardino, 649; Santa Clara, 563. The average production of walnuts in California for the last fifteen years was about 8,469 tons. The importance of this data is crucial for understanding trends in agricultural production and for making informed decisions about farming practices. Speaking of the city Mr. Dezell said last year he returned to California a favorable year after creased buying prices. He said the same number large sizes than it means en to the consumer. The unusually high orange prices have led to special advertising for large sizes. upland long staple yields the same, has a ginning percentage of from 29% to 31% and commands a price from 2 to 5 cents higher than the short staple. The Egyptian (long staple) has been successfully grown but labor and handling conditions have discouraged its further extension. The extent of the industry in the Imperial valley has called for the installation of 20 modern four-stand gins, four cottonseed oil mills and two compressors, as well as a strong Association of Growers for the selling of their cotton. The yield for 1915 is about 27,000 bales, including cotton grown on the Mexican side of the boundary. From experiments made in the Sacramento valley during recent years, by rice experts of the department of agriculture, the adaptability of soil and climate to the successful culture of rice has been conclusively demonstrated, in the vicinity of Biggs especially. From one planting a yield of 3,000 pounds per acre was harvested. This rice was awarded the gold medal at the Seattle exposition in 1909. Plantings made in 1910 justified the expectations of those interested, both as to yield and quality. Commercial plantings really began in 1912, with 100 acres, yielding approximately 3,000,000 pounds. In 1913, 6,000 acres were planted with a yield of 19,200,000 pounds. According to the report of Mr. Geo. E. Harvey, secretary of the Pacific Rice Growers' association, the rice grown in the state of California for the season of 1915 comprised about 30,000 acres and made an approximate yield of over 800,000 bags, about 27 sacks to the acre. Of this over 50% was grown in Butte county and over 90% in the Sacramento valley. There are seven mills in the state Average production of walnuts in California for the last fifteen years was about 8,469 tons. The importations for 1914-15 amounted to, not shellled, 23,338,348, and shelled, 11,107,490, making a total of 33,445,838 pounds, but the average annual importation for the preceding ten years was about 13,471 tons. Leading authorities place the aggregate value of California's almond and walnut crops at approximately $4,700,000. The ten sugar factories of California produced 3,907,625 sacks of sugar during the year 1915. Following is a table which shows the output of each. Bags of 100 lbs. American Beet Sugar Co...1,093,758 Anaheim Sugar Co...204,632 Alameda Sugar Co...127,279 Holly Sugar Co...342,717 Los Alamitos Sugar Co...262,044 San Joaquin Valley Sugar Co...43,572 Santa Ana Co-Op. Sugar Co...277,135 Southern Calif. Sugar Co...110,000 Spreckels Sugar Co...1,181,203 Union Sugar Co...265,285 Total ...3,907,625 Tons ...195,381.25 Dr. W. S. McFarlane's ice plant on Chartress street is now in full operation and is turning out three and one-half tons of ice per day. Already the proprietor is talking of enlarging the capacity of the plant. He expects also to manufacture ice cream. Lemon shipment closed were not Cool weather in most places deg. and rarely eastern centers due ORANGE GROWERS REAP GOLDEN HARVEST THIRTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IS CITRUS CROP ESTIMATE NEARLY FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND CARLODS ALTOGETHER WILL BE SHIPPED Thirty-four million dollars is a conservative estimate of the sum which will be returned to California this year from the state's citrus shipments. Officials of the California Fruit Grower's Exchange said that the amount received by the California growers would be larger than last year when it was $32,000,000. Adding the cost of freight, iceing and so forth, California's citrus crop delivered in the market will represent a sum of close to $50,000,000. Citrus shipments this season have not been quite so large as last, but the prices have been uniformly better. Since the season opened last November, the shipments up to and including July 5 have totaled 36,389 carloads, of which 31,355 were oranges and 5034 lemons. It is estimated that there are 6000 cars of Valencia oranges and 200 cars of lemons still to go. If this estimate is accurate, the total shipments for the year will be 44,389 carloads. Last year the shipmens of citrus fruits from California totaled in round numbers 47,000 carloads, so that there has been a falling off this year which by November 1 is expected to be about STRAIGHT DISTILLED REFINERY GASoline RED CROWN the Gasoline of Quality reduces your gasoline cost because every drop atomizes evenly through the carburetor and gives full power. Dealers everywhere and at our SERVICE STATIONS. Standard Oil Company (California) UN ZEROLENE, The Standard Oil for Meter Cars OLIVE PROTECTION DISTRICT A petition was filed with the board of supervisors Friday asking that steps be taken for the formation of the Olive and West Orange protection district, which when organized will dike the Santa Ana river for a distance of seven miles along its east bank. Last winter the river broke over at Olive and the stream flowed down across walnut and orange groves to West Orange. It is proposed to prevent a recurrence of this damage. A. C. OF C. TO MEET JULY 19 The Associated Chambers of Orange county, will hold their annual meeting and banquet in Seal Beach, July 19, according to an announcement given out by the secretary. The members of the chambers of commerce of the various cities of the county will be the guests of the Seal Beach chamber for the day. A program is being arranged for their entertainment. ATHLETES ON THE BORDER in some way with the department and thus has become a center of advanced agricultural information for its community. In addition to the farmers who work directly with the department, there are thousands of others who render a similar valuable service to the scientists and field workers of the state agricultural colleges and experiment stations. With such a large number of farmers willing to work with the department and the colleges and test out their recommendations, it is clear that a significant change has taken place from the day when the average farmer was decidedly skeptical about scientific agriculture and slow or unwilling to give attention to the recommendations of what many used to designate as "book farmers." The wide use made by the department of this large number of practical farmers indicates clearly how erroneous was the once prevalent idea that agricultural scientists held themselves aloof and that the department consisted mainly of college-trained loads, of which 31,355 were oranges and 5034 lemons. It is estimated that there are 6000 cars of Valencia oranges and 200 cars of lemons still to go. If this estimate is accurate, the total shipments for the year will be 44,389 carloads. Last year the shipmens of citrus fruits from California totaled in round numbers 47,000 carloads, so that there has been a falling off this year which by November 1 is expected to be about 2600 carloads. This is offset by the better prices received for oranges. "Prices have been very satisfactory," said Assistant Manager Earl G. Dazell of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange. "The average for navels has been 35 cents a box higher than for either of the last two years. As regards Valencias, the average figures at about 25 cents a box better than last year and 75 cents a box better than the year before." The report in regard to lemons also is encouraging. The growers have done better than last year. That in itself would not be particularly cheerful news because last year was not a very good year, but added to the fact that the Mediterranean crop in this country is smaller and the outlook for California sales is good the lemon growers feel that the 2000 carloads stillto be sold should fetch high prices. "Lemons are better than last year, which was not a good one," said Mr. Dezell. "It is not as good a year to date as some other years but the volume is greater. The East is just beginning to experience hot weather, which makes the outlook bright for the balance of the lemon crop." Speaking of the citrus crop generally, Mr. Dezell said: "Receipts will exceed last year when $32,000,000 were returned to California. This has been a favorable year on account of the increased buying power on the part of the people, due to better conditions throughout the country. "Our sizes on navels were particularly large and the increased price itself does not show the real increase because of these large sizes which are harder sellers. It is more difficult to sell the same number of boxes of large sizes than it is of medium sizes, because it means more money per dozen to the consumer." The unusually large size of many of the oranges proved quite a problem. The Exchange met it by inaugurating a special advertising campaign in regard to large sizes. This had a bene- The Associated Chambers of Orange county, will hold their annual meeting and banquet in Seal Beach, July 19, according to an announcement given out by the secretary. The members of the chambers of commerce of the various cities of the county will be the guests of the Seal Beach chamber for the day. A program is being arranged for their entertainment. ATHLETES ON THE BORDER Followers of sports in all its branches are wondering what effect the present Mexican trouble will have on competition in the different lines of athletic endeavor. Hundreds of athletes are members of the national guard organizations to be sent to the border, and scores of teams are likely to be disorganized as a result. It is generally thought at least from one to three months will elapse before the men are mustered out. Hehr and Pell, the eastern tennis stars, are the first athletes of national prominence to be called to the colors. Their absence already has disorganized several tournaments which were to have been held. No branch of athletics has escaped and all are likely to suffer. Football will be the first of the great sports to be effected for it is the consensus of opinion that there will be little opportunity for the men returning in time for the coming season. The trainers and coaches already are preparing to find ways and means of filling the gaps that have been made in their squads. Many of these men are stars, and whether the quality of the game this season will suffer as a result of their absence, remains to be seen. It is not anticipated that any games will be called off for none of the teams is known to have lost more than a player or two, but it may mean that the coaches will have to do considerable shifting which will put the play back somewhat. Where a star, around whom the offensive or defense of a team has been built, is missing, the problem will be more serious for the coach, but these instances will be the exception. The University of Washington, is among the hardest hit, five of the squad being guardsmen. As yet there has not been sufficient time to learn what athletes are with the colors, but when the roll has been called it is anticipated that seven er was decidedly skeptical about scientific agriculture and slow or unwilling to give attention to the recommendations of what many used to designate as "book farmers." The wide use made by the department of this large number of practical farmers indicates clearly how erroneous was the once prevalent idea that agricultural scientists held themselves aloof and that the department consisted mainly of college-trained men, who were far more at home in their laboratories than on actual farms. It is true the scientific agriculturist may develop his ideas in his laboratory, but before he is ready to advise farmers to adopt them he tries them out in actual practice on government farms, and then calls on a large number of successful practical farmers to give these ideas an independent practical test on some of their own acres. In other cases he studies and analyzes the practice of hundreds or thousands of successful farmers in an endeavor to find the farming methods which save, through long years of practical experience been found to be most successful for their farms and neighborhoods. Frequently the scientist finds in one community certain farmers who are successful and others who are unsuccessful. He searches for the reasons for the success and failure of the two groups, and then endeavors to make clear to the successful ones the scientific reason for their success and to develop sound rules which will enable the unsuccessful to apply to their own farms the methods employed by their prosperous neighbors. In many cases, therefore, the scientist's recommendation represents the consensus of opinion of a large number of successful grain growers, truck raisers, dairymen or other classes of farm managers. Of the 770,000 cooperators, the great majority are men who farm for a living. A wide variety of other occupations is represented in the list, however, from the masters of merchant vessels who take meteorological observations for the weather bureau to the college presidents who aid in the educational extension work of the department or the pig club boys who supply their neighbors with object lessons in the profitable raising of hogs. In a general way the cooperators may be divided into three classes: Those who furish in the department with specific information acquired in the course of their regular occupations, those who lately large and the increased price itself does not show the real increase because of these large sizes which are harder sellers. It is more difficult to sell the same number of boxes of large sizes than it is of medium sizes, because it means more money per dozen to the consumer." The unusually large size of many of the oranges proved quite a problem. The Exchange met it by inaugurating a special advertising campaign in regard to large sizes. This had a beneficial effect. The trade co-operated by featuring the large sizes. Pythiacystic citrophthora, Tetranychus mytilaspidis and the other longworded evils that citrus trees are heir to were not unusually busy last year. "There were no unusual difficulties with regard to disease," reported Mr. Dezell. In other words, gummosis, while not absent, was not brazenly present, the citrus red spider was not seen in larger numbers than usual and thrips, the little yellow wretch that feeds on the stamen and petals of citrus flowers, proved not to be in greater force. In regard to the lemon situation, Lemon Sales Agent Powell reported at the last meeting of the Exchange that the foreign imports are generally of poor grade and not as heavy as last year when there was quite an extensive importation of Italian lemons. Shipments from all Mediterranean sections have been lighter than usual this year. In California the quality is good and with the advent of hot weather the demand from beyond the Rockies is expected to be large. Lemon shipments in the month just closed were not out of the ordinary. Cool weather in most parts of the East affected the consumption. Temperatures in most places were around 60 deg. and rarely exceeded 75 deg. in eastern centers during June. As yet there has not been sufficient time to learn what athletes are with the colors, but when the roll has been called it is anticipated that several track and field stars are likely to be numbered among those missing when the Amateur Athletic Union's championships are held at Newark this fall. The Mexican trouble is known to have drawn heavily on the cinder path men. Fred Kelly of El Modena, the champion high hurdler, enlisted in the Seventh regiment and is with the colors. 770,000 COOPERATORS Nearly 770,000 persons, largely successful farmers, are now alding the department of agriculture by furnishing information, demonstrating the local usefulness of new methods, testing out theories, experimenting and reporting on conditions in their districts—by helping, in short, in almost every conceivable way to increase the knowledge of the department and to place that knowledge at the service of the people. This army of volunteers receives no pay from the government. Many of these cooperators are actuated solely by a wish to be of service to their neighbors. Others take part in this work because of their own keen interest in testing new methods, or in trying out for themselves crops either new to their own sections or imported from foreign countries through the department's plant explorers. It is estimated that at least one farm out of every twenty is working vessels who take meteorological observations for the weather bureau to the college presidents who aid in the educational extension work of the department or the pig club boys who supply their neighbors with object lessons in the profitable raising of hogs. In a general way the cooperators may be divided into three classes: Those who furlish the department with specific information acquired in the course of their regular occupations, those who demonstrate in actual practice the agricultural methods recommended by the department, and those who volunteer to perform with new crops and new methods the experiments which furnish science with the necessary data for practical recommendations. 667,822 CALIFORNIA MEN FIT FOR WAR California has 687,822 able bodied men between the ages of 18 and 45 years and able for military duty, according to statistics received from the census department in Washington. In the western states there is a total of 1,970,322 able bodied men; in the southern, 6,006,139! in the north, 13,-094,615. This makes the aggregate for the United States at 21,071,076. California ranks eighth in the number of men according to states. New York leads with a total of 2,223,633. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois each have over a million. The other states above California in the list at Massachusetts, Missouri and Texas. Geo. Bishop and wife motored down to Laguna Thursday for a day's vacation. H. O. Henderson went up to Los Angeles Thursday on a business visit. UNION CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS —built either in direct connected or belt driven types. DEPENDABLE ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE EFFICIENT SEND FOR CATALOG of Pumps, Engines and Motors for Every Service DEALERS —We have a liberal proposition for Dealers in territory where not now represented. Write for details. SMITH-BOOTH-USHER CO. 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