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The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 23

Publication:
The Fresno Beei
Location:
Fresno, California
Issue Date:
Page:
23
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THE FRESNO BE SUNDAY MAY IS lt4 i GETTING AT HARDPAN Ranchers of the Kerman district are finding the deep subsoiler useful for breaking up hardpan beds The picture shows the blade of the subsoiler and the way it is mounted The men are left to right Ed Petersen brother of Fred Petersen the owner of the implement and Louis Lanfranco a Kerman vineyardist who-seedless rootings last Spring after running the subsoiler over his land Conejo Home Women To Meet uesday Morning CONEJO (Fresno Co May 12 he ConejoFarm Home Department will meet Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the" home of Mrs James Cowan on Fowler Ave--nue the second house south of the Terry' schoolhouse Home furnishings the treatment of walls woodwork floors and curtains will be the subject under the leadership of Miss Jessie Lee Decker home furnishing expert and Miss Katharine Bennitt home demonstration agent Mrs Frame chairman of Conejo group and Mrs Chamberlain secretary treasurer attended the county committee meeting held in the Holmes ground building Tuesday iHMiM Los Banos Youth Heads California Future Farmers LOS BANOS (Merced Co) May Joe Spina local high school student was elected state president of the Future Farmers at the recent convention held in San Luis Obispo He is the son of Mr and Mrs Vitto Spina of Los Banos The present membership of the Future Farmers totals more than 6900 and by virtue of his election as president Spina will receive a trip to the national convention in Kansas City with all expenses paid Young Spina also ranked as top man in the state in the Guernsey cattle judging contest Two other Los Banos students won honors Joe Arias being first in the Holstein cattle class and Eugene Bridgeford fourth in judging livestock Spina also received the honor of being one of the twenty-eight boys selected as outstanding Future Farmers Gilbert Hutchings is the local agricultural instructor Subsoiler Three Rivers Man Moves Cattle To Higher Range Finds Favor With Kerman Ranchers Woodlake Center To Hear Macklin Thursday Night WOODLAKE (Tulare Co) May The next meeting of the Wood-lake Farm Center will be held next Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the grammar school auditorium Dr Theodore Macklin chief of the division of markets state department of agriculture will be the speaker discussing the marketing conditions and the cost of packing oranges THREE RIVERS (Tulare Co) May 12 Byron Allen is moving a drove of cattle to the higher mountains This is a month earlier than cattle are usually taken to higher range but due to a shortage of water and failure of some springs it was necessary to move the cat- They Dry Soft After Soaking Due To Shill Cordovan Horiehide Think of tramping through rain snow and barnyard oore all day yet next morning you alip into work shoes as plump and soft as the day you bought them Think of wearing shoes that never rip or tear And wear long after ordinary work shoes are thrown away And they fit like a Sunday shoe Sizes 6 to Qjf Only JpOssFtJ Parcel Post Prepftid On All Mail Orders Henry Dermer Corner Broadway and Tulare Fresno Calif Open Saturday Nights Till 9 Rewinding Complete iv Honing TroubleCalls Bearings If your motor is a Century Frigldalre Wagner Gener Electric Fairbanks Morse Rofobins-Myers Delco West-Inghouse Kelvinator WE CAN REPAIR IT Our Motor While We Repair Ridge Motor Shop Phone 3-3536 1440 Van Ness FRESNO CAL KERMAN (Fresno Co) May 12 in the Kerman district have found that subsoiling the land has many advantages They have learned that a deep subsoiler is more efficient in reaching to lower depths and breaking up hardpan tlft parjpr beds This allows water to pene-1 trate to lower levels and also a iu jgreater area for roots Subsoiling cattle to the mountains is equally beneficial in vineyards and orchards Petersen a brother of Edward has Louie Lanfranco a local vine-ar exceptionally heavy and deep yardist located at the corner of blade being 32 Inches in depth and McKinley and Madera avenues lis usually set at 28 to 30 inches prepared land to plant Thompson below the surface when in opera- seedless rootings this Spring The tion land was plowed harrowed and blocked off for the rows of vines He employed Edward Petersen to subsoil the land following the stakes marking the rows This method loosened the soil and broke up the hardpan directly in the row where the young vines were to be planted The subsoiler owned by Fred The Farmers' Profichi Capri FIGS Foothill Grown Capri Figs now ready Save your early Callmyma crop by caprlfving now before the alley Capris are ready Phone 2-1515 for Prices California Nursery Company Last Chance to Supply Store See Us For Spray Materials SULPHUR RED ARROW BLACK LEAF 40 NICO DUST CALISPRAY CYANOGAS We also carry the best Dusting Machines such as Amercian Beauty California Beauty Blue Beauty Gruen and Super-Mist for Liquid Sprays KILL HOPPERS Before They Get Wings And Lay Eggs Again We carry at all times Horse Collars Harness Collar Pads Butt Chains Single Trees Lapp Links etc at Lowest Prices Walter Byde Co Ltd Everything in Hardware 1432 Fulton Street Phone 3-3247 We Move About June 4th Growers who dust the next few days can still kill the hoppers before they get wings and lay eggs again wait! Start dusting immediately there is absolutely no time to lose the hoppers are growing and eating every day in a few days lay eggs Sunam Proved Best herever Used It has stood the test of time More growers are using SUN-LAND Hopper Dust now than ever before It the proven control method Many growers are switching to SUNLAND Hopper Dust every day Yet SUNLAND costs no more than other ineffective methods In fact it actually costs less to use because it contains sulphur HO SPRAY jltor CYANOGAS works just the same use it March to October Easiest to Use SUNLAND Hopper Dust Is free-flowing and will not In your machine Use It in any good sulphur machine We especially recommend a Wright Super Dust Machine because the best method of application See us for one of these machines Most Powerful Made SUNLAND Hopper Dust Is the most powerful material made compare its smell and color or best yet compare it in your vineyard killing vine hoppers find It the best method yet DUST Sold Everywhere and at 1 tii CYAiNOGAS kills both old and young Hoppers therefore it is effective at all times dur ing the season Excellent kills obtainable with either hand or power dusters no special equipment necea-ary ASK YOUR DEALER QfANOGAS M6 1 At Off We have SUNLAND Hopier Spray (Fyrethrum OH Spray) for growers who prefer to spray their vineyards Instead ot dusting them You can use It in your own spray machine or have a commercial sprayer lint it on for you We recommend the use ol the Wright Super-Sprayer equipped with the new BRINK spray nozzle Make arrangements for a machine I or hire direct or (AN AM ID CHEMICAL COUP ACUi- LMilf.

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