The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 47

2-D-TOE FRESNO BEE Sm-an-18' 1053 Lindcove Rancher Kern Grape Growers Will Hear Report BAKERSFIELD Kern Co A report on the 1952 New York auction market study will be 1 Fresno Farm Loan Business Increases Earl Smittcamp the president of the Fresno National Farm Loan Association announces new loans' totaling $19321900 were booked last year by the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley The local association is one of the S3 farm credit cooperatives in California Arizona Utah and Nevada which are sole owners of the Land Bank Smittcamp said the Fresno National Farm Loan Association closed $747700 of this 1932 new loan volume which was the second largest in the bank's 3G year history The record year was 1934 when Land Bank loans totaling $56000000 were made to farmers In the four states The bank's year end statement of condition showed $72877546 outstanding in long term farm loans an increase of $1536573 during 1952 Of this sum represents loans in this area made through and serviced by thp Fresno association The net worth Increased $816843 to $21806374 at the end and capital stock all held by the 53 national farm loan associations totaled $4540641 Pot Holder Padding Use squares of old Turkish bath towels as padding for homemade pot holders mwi 'mi Grange Officers Are Installed FARMERSVILLE Tulare Co Dolpho Beam was installed master of the FamcrsviUe Grange at a joint Grange Installation service in the Visalia Civic Auditorium Johnson was installed as overseer Hilda Collins lecturer Ernest Collins steward Ray Rcc-tor assistant steward June Smith chaplain Corinne Smith treasurer Lon Yates secretary Long gate keeper LllUan Webb Ceres Louise Pearson Pomona Roxic Hansen Flora Charlie Rector lady assistant steward Virgil Noell executive committee Buclah Beam pianist Mrs Chester Goodale was the installing marshal Mrs Blanche Routh the installing rhaplaln Frcida Harrell thef regalia bearer: Beulah Beam pianist Jameson Ernest Collins Bernice Thornbury Eva Jameson and Dolpho Beam chorus Transplant Trees To New School Madison 411 Club members put in a full day moving all the shrubs and trees they have planted in the 411 court of the old Madison School and replanting them in the newschool ground One crew of boys and girls handled the removal another did the transplanting and a third spent the morning preparing a lunch for all The children had received Instructions from their leaders at a club meeting on how to transplant the trees without damage Brussels sprout plants will cross pollinate with kale cauliflower broccoli collards and cabbage Is Growing New Orange Varieties LINDCOVE Tulare Co A grower of the new plantings of navel orange Troycr trifoliate and Troycr nucellar Is Adna Neil of the Lindcove district Neil has both varieties and has produced between 600 and 700 seedlings In a small nursery on 80 acres of former hog wallows which he developed within the past few years He produced them by planting the seed from three pounds ot oranges from a TToyer nucellar tree sent to him from the River- side experimental station Farm Adviser Karl Opitz who is advocating the use of this new root-stock obtained the seeds for him The plants were started in a hothouse ana later moved to a lath house Just recently they were transplanted outside and will be allowed to grow for budding next year Trifoliate sheds its leaves in the Winter so the young trees now are bare Nell says the citrus experts area completely sold on the new Trover rootstocks but they are still in the experimental stage He say's the RIverdale station has trees 6 years old but the oldest in Tulare County are only 2 years old Advantages in addition to the vigor with which the trees grow include resistance to the quick decline disease which has been damaging in Southern California but has not affected groves in Central California Neil plans on planting 10 acres to start with Tapeworms have no mouth or alimentary canal liquid food being absorbed through the body wall WOLVERINE SHELL HORSEHIDES have this inner-shell leather in BOTH soles and uppers tanned buckskin soft by' the secret Wolverine triple-tanning process Come in try on a pair WOlUklNE SHXIX BOftSSHIDB WOIBX SHOES WALTER SMITH Tulare and Broadway i jjiaui-H muiL'i 1 Another Great feature of the JOHN DEERE and Tractors i i i i I li i I I i Theater of the Harvey Auditorium of the Bakersfield High School and College Kern County grape growers arid shippers will have an opportunity to receive first hand in formation on the quality of the different varieties of table grapes as they appeared in the New York market this year Participants in the study who will be present for the meeting are II Richardson University of California extension viticulturist -who spent three and one hall months in the East Nelson University of California viticulturist who spent two months on the Eastern market looking particularly at the storage varieties Dick Break Fresno County farm adviser who spent a month on the market watching Fresno County shipments A Kasimatis Kern County farm adviser who also spent a month on the New York market observing Kern County grape shipments A Winkler University of California viticulture department head will lead a discussion on factors of quality in table grapes All growers shippers and others are Invited to attend the session A similar meeting will be held for Fresno County growers Tuesday In the Reedlcy College starting at 1 JOHN PEERl FBESNO AUTO PASTS CO I iMmiiiuimHaiMiiimn I VALLEY HEADQUARTERS FOR I rs EYYQ I I I i All The Nationally Famous Makes You Know and Want Including: American Hammered Piston Rings 9 Ramco Piston Rings Thompson Products Raybestos Brake Lining Gates Fan Belts and Hose Federal-Mogul Bearings Fram Oil Filters McCord Gaskets A Mufflers Crescent Cables 5 Fafnir Bearings V- Timken Bearings Spicer Ltpe Clutches Brown-Lipe Power Take-Offs Spicer Universal Joints Replacement Parts To Fit Most Cars CARS TRUCKS TRACTORS 1 n'iiMinullinwinwmiiiiiJ FBESMO AUTO PASTS CO I I I I 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