anaheim-gazette 1930-02-13

New Constitution To Be Voted On People May Decide Measure at Coming General Election The people of California may have a new state constitution by approving a proposition on the November ballot calling for a convention to draw up a new organic law. Governor Young has laid the groundwork for the change by appointment of a commission of 15 men to study the constitutions of California and other states. This body will have a report to make in time to guide the voters at the election. California's present constitution has been described by a writer on political science as "singular." In use for more than 40 years, it is an unwieldy instrument, containing 28 articles and 276 sections—the size of a modern novel. This lengthening of constitutions, noted in all the states, is declared by authorities on the subject to be result of a popular distrust of legislatures and a growing complexity of modern life, with rise of many new interests. Conventions drawing up new constitutions usually limit and regulate in every possible way the powers of legislatures, so as to reduce possibility of mischief, political scientists agree. The commission appointed by the governor will work toward a new constitution under far different auspices than controlled formation of the present document. Denis Kearney, San Francisco labor leader, inspired the constitution under which we are now governed. Bitterly opposed to capital, many of Kearney's ideas are reflected in the constitution. Members of the commission are Newton W. Thompson, Alhambra, chairman; Dr. John Willis Baer, Pasadena; E. W. Camp, Los Angeles; George E. Cryer, Los Angeles; George E. Farrand, Los Angeles; Will J. French, San Francisco; J. B. Gill, San Bernardino; Dr. John R. Haynes, Los Angeles; Leslie R. Hewett, Los Angeles; Irving Martin, Stockton; Professor O. K. McMurray, Berkeley; Chester H. Rowell, Berkeley; Robert G. Sproul, Berkeley. While, as Engineer Freeman points out, this type of conservation work is not new, there are probably many laymen who do not understand it. The cost is low, as no expensive dams to hold the water are necessary and the natural gravels under the bed of the river, hold the water without waste. The evaporation is at a minimum in nature's storage basin. Just above the Camulos ranch, near Piru, in the bad of the Santa Clara, the main stream has been tapped and furrows run out in fan shape to divert the water into the sands. The water enters the various furrows under a good head and gradually fades away until there is not a drop to molest the sand ahead. In this manner fifty-two acre feet a day percolates down into the gravels below to provide irrigation water for the orchards of the area, from Piru to Santa Paula and beyond. Some idea of the benefit ofthe furrow system of diverting the water from the main bed is seen in an examination of the floor of the channel. Here the top is corroded to the extent that it forms a sealed surface making it impossible for the water to get through. When broken up in furrows, the sands are opened up so that percolation can take place. Where it has not been broken up, the crust on the top is nearly an inch thick, the water passing over this top to waste itself in the ocean miles away. Near the Del Norte ranch at Saticoy, in addition to the furrow system, a series of low dikes has been built, with a sluice box in the center of each. These dikes result in the formation of a series of ponds, spreading the water out where it will gradually seep into the ground. Behind the first of the dikes there is a good-sized pond and considerable water is flowing through the sluice box. In the second of the series, the pond is smaller and the sluice box or gate has a much reduced volume of water passing through it. Below this no flow is perceptible. Within a short time Mr. Freeman hopes to have an additional stream carrying about 15,000,000 gallons of water daily near Saticoy also corralled. Where sixty-four acre feet a day are being conserved at this point now, he hopes that more than half again as much will also be under control. The rate of percolation at Saticoy is now estimated at about seven acre feet per hour. Deer Dam Cultivars Farmers Competitions by them The increase owing to various parts attendant damage cultivated lands for the Division obtain the assistance man to devise ways teet the interests cording to the art Major John L. Carver of the state board. Responding to tion afforded by state control, County, deer have ant and at the same popular with orchards and owners dens. The action Fish and Game lt to the task of de- trolling the activity their harmful propo- tio to the plan from tfection for their c Work on this p- month and will be out the entire st- of all methods wi repellant to deer means that can be in keeping the deer they will do no lists. An important p- field man in cha- will be to make tion of parasitism deer of Californiac work that h- Division of Fis- years, and which more important e- Time For Gr The season hus- vines lit: Orange pruned and gutted Members of the commission are Newton W. Thompson, Alhambra, chairman; Dr. John Willis Baer, Pasadena; E. W. Camp, Los Angeles; George E. Cryer, Los Angeles; George E. Farrand, Los Angeles; Will J. French, San Francisco; J. B. Gill, San Bernardino; Dr. John R. Haynes, Los Angeles; Leslie R. Hewett, Los Angeles; Irving Martin, Stockton; Professor O. K. McMurray, Berkeley; Chester H. Rowell, Berkeley; Robert G. Sproul, Berkeley; Edward F. Treadwell, San Francisco; E. A. Walcott, San Francisco. Capturing a River Almost as if by magic, an estimated total of 38,000,000 gallons of water from the watersheds of the Santa Clara River is now appearing under the sands of this river every twenty-four hours to be ready when needed for irrigation purposes next summer. The disappearing act is being staged in the river bed near the Camulos Ranch, east of Pru, where 17,000,000 gallons are finding their way through to the subterranean channels below, and at a point about two miles north of the Staticco bridge where 21,000,000 gallons are being stored by nature, with the aid of man. Vern Freeman, engineer for the Santa Clara Water Conservation District, is the magician. He has directed the work of making the spreading grounds at these two points so that the waters of the river instead of flowing into the ocean over a river bed that is easily corroded with slit when the current flows slowly, sink out-of-sight into a natural storage basin. Some 15,000,000 gallons is getting away at Staticco now, but Freeman hopes soon to save every drop of this volume, as soon as a new series of low dikes is completed. The engineer has been working on the establishment of this spreading for some time, but the work last year and up to the last rain, did not give the district an opportunity to see its effectiveness in actual conservation. The recent rains have resulted in placing sufficient water in the river channel to make it possible to give the spreading grounds a real test and they have proven their worth. The establishment of the spreading grounds is but a part of the general program to be followed by the Santa Clara Water Conservation District to safeguard the water supply of the Santa Clara River valley of the southland. All water sources will be guarded and if possible, private interests will be prevented from gaining control of them. This was indicated recently when the district took action to prevent certain interests from obtaining a right to establish hydro-electric plants on the Sespe. The district is the outcome of the old protection district. C. C. Teague, member of the federal farm board and president of the California Walnut Growers' Association, and of the California Citrus Growers' Exchange, is president of the Santa Clara Water Conservation District and the directors include prominent citizens from all parts of Ventura county. M. P. THOMPSON CO Anaheim California High Quality Low Cost THROUGH ECONOMICAL High Quality Low Cost THROUGH ECONOMICAL PRACTICE FROM RAW MATERIAL TO SELLING COST. Roadster ... $570 Sport Roadster ... 595 Coupe ... 643 Tudor Sedan ... 643 Sport Coupe ... 673 Two-W. Fordor Sedan... 743 Three-W. Fordor Sedan... 768 Delivered Prices, Including Bumpers and Spare Tire “Decide Now to Save on Transportation” M. P. Thompson Co. Anaheim 320 North Los Angeles Street Phone 263 Deer Damaging Cultivated Crops Farmers Complain of Depredations by the Wild Animals The increase of the number of deer in various parts of California and the attendant damage by these animals on cultivated lands has made it necessary for the Division of Fish and Game to obtain the assistance of a trained field man to devise ways and means to protect the interests of land owners, according to the announcement made by Major John L. Farley, executive officer of the state body. Responding to the complete protection afforded by game refuges under state control, especially in Marin County, deer have become very abnormal and at the same time extremely unpopular with orchardists, truck farmers and the owners of ornamental gardens. The action of the Division of Fish and Game in assigning an expert to the task of devising means of controlling the activities of the deer in their harmful propensities is in response to the plea from land owners for protection for their crops. Work on this problem will start this month and will be carried out throughout the entire state. A thorough trial of all methods which might act as a repellent to deer will be made. Every means that can be devised will be used in keeping the deer in the regions where they will do no damage to agriculturists. An important part of the work of the field man in charge of the operations will be to make a thorough investigation of parasitism and disease in the deer of California, a phase of conservation work that has been a problem of the Division of Fish and Game for many years, and which is becoming more and more important every season. Time For Grape Pruning The season has arrived when grape vines in Orange County should be pruned and gotten ready for the spring. Kind of Potato Seed Important Much of the success of growing a crop of potatoes depends upon securing good seed. Just what constitutes good seed potatoes is sometimes a difficult question to define. Few commercial potato growers produce their own seed, and perhaps in most cases it is best that they do not. Most of the potato acreage if Orange County is planted with seed purchased from another grower, a dealer, or a seedman, according to statement from the Farm Advisor's office. Incidentally, seed thus purchased is often of unknown history and quality, except insofar as its appearance is concerned when received. Appearance is of practically no value in determining the quality of seed potatoes. The reputation of the seed grower and the region where the seed was grown are for more important. The production of high grade seed potatoes is therefore becoming a more and more specialized business. Potatoes which show a large amount of scab or Rhizoctonia on the surface should not be planted. If the potatoes are slightly infected, proper disinfection will control the diseases. Potatoes showing internal discolorations should not be used. However, all of these diseases have far less effect on the quality of potatoes for seed than the group of "virus" diseases. The virus diseases include mosaic, curly dwarf, leaf roll, and spindle tuber. The unduly pointed ends of potato tuber indicate the last named disease. The first three, however, cannot be detected in the tuber and instances are not uncommon where attractive looking seed stock has produced plants practically one hundred per cent infected with these diseases. They are the most serious factors in getting good seed potatoes because of their tremendous influence in reducing yields. These diseases can be detected only in the growing plants. Most of our low yields of fifty or seventy-dye sacks of potatoes are due entirely to infected seed stock. The two factors which spell success in the potato industry include good seed and a fertile soil. The kids of this generation may be backward in some respects, but they know more about airplanes than their Time For Grape Pruning The season has arrived when grape vines in Orange County should be pruned and gotten ready for the spring season, according to suggestions just issued by the Farm Advisor. Many different types of pruning are necessary for different varieties of grapes. Growers should have some idea of these general types before starting in with the shears. For commercial vineyards the head pruning system is generally the best type to be used. For Muscats, Zinfendels, and Alicante, Bonschlats a medium height of trunk, perhaps eighteen inches from the ground is advisable. For the Tokay, Mission, and Malaga the head pruning system with the high trunk is advisable. In the head pruning system the vine is given the form of a small self-supporting tree or bush with an upright trunk anywhere from one and a half to three and a half feet high, with four or five fruiting arms from six to eighteen inches long. At the ends of these arms are left one or two fruiting spurs consisting of one, two, or three buds each. From these buds canes will develop both for the current season's fruit and for the development of fruit spurs for the next year. For Thompson, Seedless, Sultana, Concord, and most of the eastern, or Labruson grapes, cane pruning is better adapted than head pruning. Cane pruning consists of the same type of head from two to three feet high, dividing into four or five arms much the same as with the head pruning type; however, the canes instead of being cut off to two or three or four buds are left from two or five feet long with any where form ten to twenty buds each. The number of canes left must depend upon the vigor of the vine itself. A vigorous vine should support four or five canes, while a weak vine should not have more than two or three or perhaps four on each. In addition to the long cane must be left a short renewal spur one or two buds long to supply new fruiting canes for the following season. The long canes which have fruited the year before will then be cut off and the canes which grow from these renewal spurs put in their places to bear fruit. Very frequently this head pruning system is used with vines to support these long canes. Cordon pruning is generally not advisable. Free bulletins covering all of these types of pruning can be obtained from the office o ff the Farm Advisor, 306 N. Main Street, Santa Ana. Reduced Fares To Orange Show By Motor Transit dred per cent infected with these diseases. They are the most serious factors in getting good seed potatoes because of their tremendous influence in reducing yields. These diseases can be detected only in the growing plants. Most of our low yields of fifty or seventy-five sacks of potatoes are due entirely to infected seed stock. The two factors which spell success in the potato industry include good seed and a fertile soil. The kids of this generation may be backward in some respects, but they know more about airplanes than their dads knew about roller shades or bicycles. The stupendous efforts that the Orange Show officials have made to greatly extend all former attempts in California's Greatest Mid-Winter Event," enthused agent Harrington to a bus patron today. Reduced Fares To Orange Show By Motor Transit R. D. Harrington, Anaheim agent for the Motor Transit Stages has just received special instructions that his company has been authorized to issue special reduced round-trip Excursion Tickets from Anaheim and other points on the Motor Transit Stages system to the 20th National Orange Show which is being held at San Bernardino during the ten days, February 13th to 23rd inclusive. "The National Orange Show this year will far surpass all former shows," remarked Harrington today, "and there will undoubtedly be many Anaheim residents among the three hundred thousand who, it is estimated, will visit the Orange Show this year. Many of them will want to take advantage of the special low excursion fare an dthe convenences offered by Motor Transit Stages in providing service direct to and from the main entrance without traffic or parking difficulties. "The special reduced excursion rates authorized by ythe Motor Transit Stages give Anaheim patrons of the company the low rate of $1.90 for the round trip with the privilege of returning any time within five days after purchase of their tickets," advises agent Harrington. Convenient schedules leave Anaheim every day direct to the main entrance of the Orange Show at 8:26, 12:20, 3:53, 7:13." "A gorgeous Fairyland setting, aptly called "The Land of Make-Belleve," is the decorative theme for this year's beautiful exposition where millions of oranges in striking feature exhibits set amid dazzling decorative effects show Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 13, 1980 Crops Section of crops is scope, recording amount of agriculture centers in districts Angeles, Oxnard, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Watsonville, and Sacramento. 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