anaheim-gazette 1932-03-17

Number of Pumped Wells In California Nearly Doubles During the Last Decade Increase of 12.5 Per Cent In Acreage to 4,746,632 Recorded In Bureau of Census Figures; Pump Capacity Jumps from 16,773,692 to 33,240,589 Gallons Per Minute According to a bulletin recently issued by the bureau of the census, showing state and county statistics on irrigation in the state of California, the number of farms on which irrigation is practiced increased from 67,391 in 1920 to 85,784 in 1930. The value of the irrigated farms, including land, buildings, and implements and machinery, was $2,535,075,016. Approximately 34 per cent of the irrigated farms were operated by owners and managers, the remainder by tenants. The area irrigated in 1929 was 4,746,632 acres, an increase of 12.5 per cent from 4,219,040 acres irrigated in 1919, and was 15.6 per cent of the total area of all farms in 1930. The 38,117 operating enterprises were capable of supplying water to 6,815,250 acres. Individual and partnership enterprises accounted for more than 37 per cent of the irrigated area; farmers' cooperative companies, about 18 per cent; irrigation districts, 34 per cent; and commercial companies, approximately 7 per cent. Other types of enterprises reported are United States Indian service, United States bureau of reclamation, state, and city enterprises. The irrigated acreage is also reported by character of water rights, and by source of water supply. Approximately 36 per cent of the irrigated area still receives its water from streams by gravity diversion, but 31 per cent was served by pumped wells, and nearly 10 per cent from pumped streams. Other sources and combinations of sources account for the remainder. A total investment of $450,967,979 was reported by irrigation enterprises. This is an increase of $256,081,591 over the investment reported in 1920. Approximately 80 per cent of this increase represents the investment of enterprises, most of them individual and partnership, which have installed pumping equipment in the 10-year period. The irrigation investments and the irrigation works are classified by Beaty Enshark Believes Means Wasteful Cause In Cause Strong endorsement in a state reference measure that will production of petroleum president of the Institute, speaking annual banquet and Gas association hotel. Beaty said the cause make of the Shark it does not go far from production. Beaty declared etrained draining by a return to sewage. He said he did not would ever return basis if it depended curtailment of legislation was the depends. "And now in Sharkley Bill," he into consideration products in stores mentions for use in the state, and stops in the future and the business. Production as was remedy. "This measure siderated judgment studied oil problem substantive matter well thought out the question of stead it proceeds physical waste." "There is no at if required for u matter how unp or economically." "It is very con useful, though I go much further." A total investment of $450,967,979 was reported by irrigation enterprises. This is an increase of $256,081,591 over the investment reported in 1920. Approximately 80 per cent of this increase represents the investment of enterprises, most of them individual and partnership, which have installed pumping equipment in the 10-year period. The irrigation investments and the irrigation works are classified by age and character of enterprises, and by drainage basin. The number of pumped wells increased from 25,401 in 1920 to 46,737 in 1930. Pumping plants increased from 21,561 to 46,729, the capacity of their engines and motors from 386,200 horsepower to 820,767 horsepower, and the capacity of their pumps from 16,773,692 gallons per minute to 33,240,589 gallons per minute. Of the horsepower capacity, approximately 83 per cent represents electric motors and 11.5 per cent represents internal combustion engines. Pipe lines totalling 14,683 miles are reported. Of this mileage, concrete pipe represents almost 50 per cent and metal pipe approximately 23 per cent. The reports shows that it has cost on the average, $45.90 an acre to prepare land for irrigation in California, in addition to the cost of the irrigation systems. Projects distributing water delivered 2.8 acre-feet, per acre, to irrigators, but diverted at their headworks 4 acre-feet. Irrigation enterprises reporting drainage represented 3,105,549 irrigable acres. Of this area, 1,522,338 acres were served by installed drains, and 235,990 additional acres were in need of drainage. In 1920 only 319,573 acres in irrigation enterprises were drained, while 409,933 additional acres were in need of drainage. Copies of this bulletin for California may be obtained from the superintendent of documents, government printing office, Washington, D. C., at 5 cents each. Farm Bureau Win Exemption Fight Orange County Farmers Won't Have to Pay Tax On Electrical Energy Orange county farmers, through efforts of California and National Farm Bureau, won't have to pay a heavy portion of the proposed $1,250,000 tax on electric energy. This was revealed this week when Secretary R. D. Flaherty of the Orange Cast for "The Fairy Shoemaker" was: Ernest Moore, James Jay, Wilbur Stephan, Austin Griffith, Robert Hein, Bobby Fowler, Vernon McCracken, Betty Jean Spaenhower, Margaret Campbell, Marvis Tedford, Martha Grade Powell, and Patty Fassel. Sheperd's chorus included; Herbert Heinze, Arval Triplett, Russell Chamberlain, Reed McDonnell, John Jackson, Edsel Mickle, Bird Cross, Robert Hedrick, Lee Rees, Marvin TerBest, Glen Lehner and Irwin Spitzer. State’s Wealth Clearly Shown Bank of America Survey Gives California’s Predominant Position California's predominant position in the business and wealth of the United States is clearly indicated in reports made by the United States department of commerce and compiled into an interesting study by the Bank of America N. T. & S. A. California leads all states of the nation in per capita sales. These totaled $575.73 per capita for California compared with New York in second place with 575.12; Nevada third; $553.51; Washington fourth; $495.29; Massachusetts fifth; $483.56; and a national average of $407.53. Five out of the first ten states in per capita sales, California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, were from the west, indicating that not only the greatest purchasing power existed in California but that the western states presented the greatest buying power, as a group, in the nation. Ranks Very High Further interpreting the census figures, the Bank of America points out that although California has but 4.6% of the population of the nation, its sales totaled 6.53% of all reported in the United States; this state ranking sixth in population and fourth in actual volume of sales and being preceded only by New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Although outranked in population by Texas and Ohio, it precedes those states in volume of business transacted. San Francisco, ranking eleventh in population, is credited with per capita sales totaling $786.67 and is second only to Boston reporting $861.20. Los Angeles, ranking fifth in population, was third in per capita sales totaling $738.32, being preceded only by San Francisco and Boston. Commenting on the census figures,the bank states: "Although all the data covers the year 1929,and conditions today are not comparable still..." Orange County Farmers Won't Have to Pay Tax On Electrical Energy Orange county farmers, through efforts of California and National Farm Bureau, won't have to pay a heavy portion of the proposed $1,250,000 tax on electric energy. This was revealed this week when Secretary R. D. Flaherty of the Orange county farm bureau, received a communication from Washington, D. C., telling of the victory of the farmers' organizations to secure exemption on the two-and-a-half cent tax, which would have hit local farmers hard because they use electrical energy for pumping purposes. The tax at first was outlined for a seven cents, but this was reduced to the lower figure through efforts of farm groups, which finally won the exemption. Farmers of California would have been harder hit than anywhere else in the country because of the large amount of pumping, in contrast to gravity flow, for irrigation purposes. Poultry Brooding Meeting On Friday Four poultry spring management meetings under the auspices of the extension service of the University of California, scheduled for Thursday and Friday of this week, were announced by W. M. Cory, assistant farm advisor. The meetings are to be held on poultry ranches, showing typical practices and discussions given will include brooding, feeding, sanitation and disease control. Representatives of the University leading the discussions will include W. E. Newlon, poultry specialist, and W. M. Cory, assistant farm advisor. The time and location of the meeting Friday is 10 a.m., Katella Leghorn Ranch, 4 mile west of highway 101, on Katella Road, Anaheim; 1:30 p.m., George Cole ranch, one mile north of Lincoln highway on Grand avenue, Buena Park. The public is invited to attend. Although outranked in population by Texas and Ohio, it precedes those states in volume of business transacted. San Francisco, ranking eleventh in population, is credited with per capita sales totaling $786.67 and is second only to Boston reporting $861.20. Los Angeles, ranking fifth in population, was third in per capita sales totaling $738.32, being preceded only by San Francisco and Boston. Commenting on the census figures, the bank states: "Although all the data covers the year 1929, and conditions today are not comparable, still it must be remembered that conditions are considered to be less severe in California than elsewhere, so that any change in relative position will probably be in favor of California." Asks Curtailment Of Bean Acreage Bean acreage should be curtailed this year according to an announcement recently by Dudley Moulton, director of agriculture. The following furnished by the crop reporting service indicates his reasons: "California has produced three good crops of beans in the past three years. In 1929 the production amounted to 3,391,000 bags, which were moved at fairly good prices, with only 90,000 bags remaining in warehouses on September 1, 1930. The 1930 crop amounted to 4,264,000 bags. Considering the large crop the movement was fairly good and stocks in warehouses on September 1, 1931 amounted to 689,000 bags. Prices slumped, however, and the 1931 crop of about 3,467,000 bags has moved slowly, at greatly reduced prices. Beans held in warehouses on February 1, 1932 were reported to be 2,074,353 bags, compared with 1,853,-009 bags on February 1, 1931. If sales from now until September 1 hold up to the previous year, which appears doubtful, the state will have a hold over of approximately 900,000 bags of beans when the new crop deliveries begin." Beaty Endorses Sharkey Oil Bill Believes Measure Will Check Wasteful Overproduction In California Strong endorsement of the Sharkey oil conservation bill, to be voted upon in a state referendum May 3, as a measure that will check wasteful overproduction of petroleum in California, was given recently by Amos L. Beaty, president of the American Petroleum Institute, speaking at the twenty-fifth annual banquet of the California Oil and Gas association at the Hilmore hotel. Beaty said the only criticism he could make of the Sharkey measure was that it does not go far enough in regulation of production. Beaty declared that reckless, unrestrained draining of oil means ultimately a return to scarcity and high prices. He said he did not believe the industry would ever return to a satisfactory basis if it depended upon voluntary curtailment of production and that legislation was the only alternative. Depends on Demand "And now in California comes the Sharkey Bill," he continued. "It takes into consideration crude oil and refined products in storage, current requirements for use in and shipments out of the state, and stocks that are necessary in the future and continuous course of the business. It denounces excessive production as waste and prescribes the remedy." "This measure represents the considered judgment of those who have studied oil problems for years. Both in substantive matter and procedure it is well thought out. It does not touch the question of economic waste. Instead it proceeds upon the theory of physical waste." "There is no attempt to limit output if required for use or shipment, no matter how unprofitable the business or economically wasteful." "It is very conservative and will be useful, though I should like to see it go much further." “This measure represents the considered judgment of those who have studied oil problems for years. Both in substantive matter and procedure it is well thought out. It does not touch the question of economic waste. Instead it proceeds upon the theory of physical waste. “There is no attempt to limit output if required for use or shipment, no matter how unprofitable the business or economically wasteful. "It is very conservative and will be useful, though I should like to see it go much further.” Signs are multiplying that we shall have a general sales tax of some sort before Congress gets through. 666 LIQUID—TABLETS—SALVE 666 Liquid or Tablets used internally and 666 Salve externally, make a complete and effective treatment for Colds Most Speedy Remedies Known. Superfluous Hair Permanently Removed MRS. F. A. 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In doing all in our power to further our public school system we of the Legion are but acting in concert with all good citizens." DR. HENRY C. VOGT Chiropractic Health Specialist 19 years' experience Licensed Palmer Graduate Phone 4223 317 N. Los Angeles Anaheim, Calif. KELVINATOR—Regular 5 Cubic Foot Machine REDUCED from $195.40 to $157.12 FEARN, 273 E. 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