California Department of Food and Agriculture

Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports

Kern County

1930-1941 (1933 not available)

California County Agricultural Commissioners' Reports from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This collection consists of annual crop and livestock data from each of the 58 California Counties. The collection covers 1915-1981; digitization of the rest of the collection is forthcoming. This digitization project was funded by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, http://giannini.ucop.edu/ .

The work was completed by the staff of the Giannini Foundation Library, University of California, Berkeley, http://are.berkeley.edu/library/ . Please contact the Library to consult the originals.

1930 - !981(1933 NOT AVAILABLE)

. rOFFI~’E OF THE "~ ~ LEWIS A. BURTCH

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER k ’~’~ ’ ’ ~l~COMMISSIONER

ANO ~,.~’" "" " "~~,~ ") ", , BUFORD L. FOX

STATE QUARANTINE GUARDIA~’k~..,.~ " ~i~ ~,~ ’"J~;.’~

" " ¯ UCHIEF DEPUTY

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BAKERSFIELD .

Au~uBt IT, 1931

~iss Orpha Cummings,Librarian,Giannini Foundation Library,Berkeley, California.

Dear Miss Cummings:

F, nclo~ed you will find a copyof our acreage and valuation report as compiledjointly by our office an~ the Chamber of Commerce.

This report is based on datataken in]928 and corrected as near as possible to1930.

We are planning on taking anotheracreage survey this fall, and ifyou will write meabout Yam.ary ist, I expect ~ have the l~est infor-mation available and will be glad to’send it to you.

LAB:S

Very truly yours,

Agricultural CommisslonerKern County

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~President~ Hoover’s Farm, C ¯Kern County alifbrma

T ill,] BI,.’ST I,IVI I)I,~N(~I~ or Kern’.~" .\~ri~,ultm’./l and lmhtstrial(ll’owlh, Nl|oWill~ Its ~’Oll{|Ol’fll[ Spirit of (’()llIlllllltilS" ]|llrlnolly,

Will lle Ntq’lI Ill [(~’l’lI {’Ollllty’,g l,’tl[t’, Sel)l¢,mh(q" .l--S, hu’l., 11130.

KERN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEOn "!}!1" llighway. 121~ Miles NorLh of I.os Angeles

P, 1), II()X 1312 IL\I(EIlSFII,;IA). (;.\I.IF()IINh\

Kern County Statistical Report 1930Issued February 20, 1930, Kern County Chamber of Commerce

T,\BI. LAIM) Ill.S()[ R(,I~S OF 1E EMPII/I’~ OF I(EI/NI)()PL’I.ATI()N IHll()ll T()TAKIN(; OF 1930 CENSL’S. I,]STIMATEi),

Agricultural Land, 1)ossil)le to Irrigate, Acres ........ 2,100,000Mountainous Area o1’ Kern Counly, Acres .............. 3,021,,()20

¯ . - .,) (,Total Acreage of Kern County. ................................. a,l.l,,)20

(Now L’nder Cultivation, Only 210,000 Acres)

Total Value o1’ All Prol)erly. ....................................................................................... $196,420,760Assessed Valuation for Court ly Purposes .................................................................. 175,138,650

(County Tax Rate, Inside, $1.30; Oulskte Rate, $1.50)

COTTON, COTTONSEEI) AND 13Y-PR()I)U(,TS ..................................................................

ALFALIM., GRAIN, I)ECII)I+’OI. S FPtL’IT3, GRAPES, VI,:(’H~TAIHA,]S, ETC.()lives ........................................$ 27,200.00Walnuts, Ahnonds .................. 22,000.00Table Grapes ............................ 1,953,788.00Raisin (h’apes and Raisins .... 1,056,0(i0.00\Vine Grapes ........................... 790,q 1 (i.(10Apricots ................................... 127,9(,10.0()Al>ples ..................................... 1,800.00Pea rs ....................................... 129,600.00Plu ms ..................................... 136,875.00()ranges ................................. 101,716.00(h’q wfruil, I+emtms ................ 6, 100.00F gs ......................................... I.I,5{i0.00Peaches ................................... 117,000.00Melons ..................................... 2!)1,300.00

Potatoes: While, Sweet ........ ${),dons .....................................Truck Vegetalfles ....................Beans ........................................,Mixed Fruits ............................I)omegranates ..........................I)FtlII(?S ......................................Rice .........................................1 h)nev, ......................................Nursery Sh)ck, Mint, elc .........

I l(i,000.00(19,900.0051,980.0025,720.0052,(150.0012,750.0012,000.00111,720.0010,000.0071,800.00

All’all’a I lay. ............................. 2,890,000.()0(h’aiP llay. ............................. 90,000.00l~al’It’y and ,\tile Maize ......... 71 1,000+00Wheal ....................................... 225,0(10.00Sileage Crol)s ............................ 20,000.00

\V()()I+ CI.II > FR()M 230,000 SI1EEI~ IN I(ERN (]()L’NTY (Eslinmted) ......................

I.IVI’:ST()Ch: (LVI’TI.E, I)AIRY STO(]I(, lie(Is, SIIEEIL I I()RSI’]S, I)()[’I.TRY,

The I’elh}wlng ligtlres weretaken from the 1)elmrlnlenlof Agriculture of lhe Sial,,of (,aliforlHa for 192s;.--lhthlieation No. 96.

"1929, I,]sthnate, ]5,lll}t)T. IL Tested (’ows.

I)AIRY IH~,()I) L’C’I’S’l’h(’ following ligllres wereIllkol! fl’onl tile l)el~artmtqttt)f Agriclflttlre of the Staleof (’alit’orl|ia, l’hll’eaH ofI)airy (’ontrol, for ll)2S.--l’liblieatioll No. 93.

Cattle’::.Milch Cows

I logsSheel)Mules1 lorsesIh)tdh’y

130,()00 I lead .................................... $(1,380,100.00I O,(iO0 lh, ad .................................. 996, I00.0(I17,000 I lead .............................. 21 1,200.00

225,000 ilead .............................. 2,-130,000.002,150 llead ................................. 187,050.008,tl0(I lh,ad ................................ 621,000.00

lii0,()l 7 l)t)z ................................... 17(i,2 I(k00

,Milk Ftti l)rothtclimt ........................................ + 11,1.10.0()Murkel Milk .......................................................... 915,752.51Buller ,Manul"tciured ............................................ 177,817.86Ice (h’eam Manufacttired ...................................... 1 11,21~.8()

MANL’FACTL’IHN(’, IN KERN (’OL’NTY. ...................................................................~,) -( ( , ) ....................................MANUI"ACTL’iHN(’, PAY R()IA, F()I~ 1927, .,_,/.).),138.1+<)

$ 7,500,000.00

.),8__0,3 ) ).00

12,819,(i22.00

125,1)00.00

11,008,2!)(i.0()

97,q If)l) 17

$22,230,552.(10

MINES ANI) MINEIL\I,S IN I(ERN C()L’NTY I)I~()I)L’(’I"I) The fellowing Iigures (~old ........................................ ~ ITS(), I;’):~.00 ’~Illehlt|es borltx, (’e-were taken from the Silver. ....................................... ;5,2 15.00

nlent, elay ll)ottery),l)ivision of Mines and ~1OI1(+, Misc. 7B,(i(13.00 eel)tier, fehlsl)ar, gyl)+

51iuing ot’ the State ............................... sunt, lime, onyx, .rod

of (’alit’ornia, for ;:+’()therMinerals ........................... 1,013,778.00 l)tllnlee.(o,I.LS. l+ulteth; No.102. Brick ........................................ 30,791.00 1,3 11,930,<I(+

lh’sources of Kern Cmmly l’or year T()lal ................................................................... $!)9, 127,68 1,17

Crop Survey byI~()SA31()NI), 31()JAVE, CANTIL, INYOKERNI)ISTI’d(71":Township 9, Ranges 12, 13, T. 11, R. 12, 13,T. 3,. IL 37, T. 26, It. 3S, 39. Acreage

Alfalfa ......................... 593 AcresFamily Orchards ....... 3 AcresMixed Grapes ............... 4 Acres

Pernmnent .................................................. 600Diversified ..................................................... 100

SAN EMI.I)IO I)ISTRI(71":Township 11, Rtmges 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Acreage

Apples ................................ 11 AcresOranges .............................. 70 AcresFamily Orchards ............... 3 AcresAlfalfa .................................. 3,~(} Acres

Permanent ..................................................... .16.i

I)ELANO I)ISTRICT:’l’owllstiip 25, Ranges 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 39. Acreage

Alfalfa .................................. 1,304½ AcresApricots ................................ 90½ AcresGrapefruit ............................ 2 AcresLemons ................................ 7 AcresTangerines .......................... 1 AcreOranges ............................... 493½ AcresFamily Orchards ................ 12 AcresGrapes .................................. 6,061 AcresFigs ...................................... 74% AcresNectmqnes .......................... 7½ AcresOlives ................................. 53 AcresPeaches ................................ 16 AcresPears ................................... i AcrePersimmons ........................ 17 AcresPhtms .................................. 127½ AcresPomegranates ................... 36½ AcresPrunes .................................. 20 AcresQuinces ................................ 4 Acres

Permanent; .......................................................... 8,228½Total Carlot Production, 1716a/~ Cars

McFAI~LANI), PONI), FAMOSA I)ISTI:HCT:Townshtl) 26, Ranges 24, 25, 26, 39, 40. Acreage

Alfalfa .................................. 1,538 AcresAhnonds .............................. 25 AcresApricots ................................ 115 AcresBerries .............................. 3 AeresStrawberries .................. 3 AcresGrapes ................................ 1,6{18 AcresFigs .................................. -1 AcresPeaches ............................. 113½ AcresPears ................................... 9 AcresPlums .......................... 66½ AcresPomegranates .................. 16 AcresPrunes ............................ 33½ AcresQuinces ............................... .5 AcresFamily Orchards ............. 10 AcresPersinmloris ........................ 7 Acres

Permanent ......................................................... 3,61~1~Total Carlot Production, 434 Cars

WASCO I)ISTR1CT:Township 27, Ranges 24, 25.

Alfalfa ................................. 2,768 AcresAhnonds ......................... 23 AcresApricots .................... 184 AcresGrapes ....................... 2,.106 AcresFigs ............................. ,t0 Acres])lllnls .................... .. .......... G AcresPeaches ................................ 230 Acres

Acreage

Permanent ........................................................ 5,657Total Carlot Production,.383 Cars

TEIIACI[APl, TEJON, CUMMINGS VALLEY,I~i/I’I’E VA1ALEY 1)ISTIUCT:Townshil) 32, Ranges 27, 28, 2!1, 32, 33, 39. Acreage

Alfalfa .................................. 1,364 AcresApples ........................... 944½ AcresGrapes ..................... 40 AcresPears ............... 1,063 AcresCherries ............................. 11 Acres

Permanent ....................................................... 3),t22½Total Carloi l’roductio||, 81½ Cars

’I’owflshipsEDISON, MAGUNDEN, BUTTON\VILI.O\V,FLOSEDALE DISTRICT:

28, 29. Acreage~:ownship 29, Ranges 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,Alfalf~ ................................ 7,172Apricots ............................... 237~fi-Blackberries .................... 23Strawberries ................. IGrapefruit ........................... 33Lemons ............................... i/,,Tangerines ........................ 92Oranges .............................. 784Family Orchards ............. 74Grapes ................................ 485½Figs ..................................... .t0Peaches ............................... 83Pears .................................. 3Plums ................................ S1Walnuts .............................. 1

AcresAcresAcresAcreAcresAcreAcresAcresAcresAcresAcresAcresAcresAcresAcre

Olives .................................... 92 AcresPermanent ......................................................... 9,202½

Total Carlot Production, 389½ CarsPANAMA.FAIRFAX, I~AKERSFIELI)I)ISTRICT:Township 80, Ranges 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. Acreage

Alfalfa .................................. 8,414 AcresAhnonds .............................. 1 AcreApples ................................. 10 AcresApricots .............................. 260 AcresBlackberries ..................... 6 AcresStrawberries .................. 8½ AcresOranges ............................ 61 AcresFamily Orchards .............. 59½ AcresGr’tpes .................................. 1,2:~7 AcresFigs ...................................... 1 AcreOlives ................................... 482 AcresPeaches ................................ 158 AcresPlums ................................... 140½ AcresPomegranates .................... 2 AcresPrlllleS ................................. 236 AcresWalnuts ................................ 22 Acres

Permanent .......................................................... 11,098 ~Total Carlot Production, 40 Cars

ARVIN, \VEE1) PATCH, LAMONT I)ISTRICT:Township 31, Ranges 27, 28, 29, 30. Acreage

Alfalfa .................................. 3,4.tS AcresApples .................................. 3 AcresApricots .............................. ,131 AcresFamily Orchards ............... 63½ AcresGrapes ................................ 5,910 AcresFigs .................................... 1031~AcresPlums ................................... 651 AcresPomegranates ................... 18 AcresPrunes ................................ 64 AcresYCalnuts ............................... 78 AcresCherries .......................... 10 AcresPersimmons ........................ 9 AcresPeaches ................................ 297½ AcresNectarines .......................... 49 AcresOlives .................................... 1 Acre

Permanent ......................................................... 11,136½Total Carlot Production, 1984~’¢ Cars

SllAFTER, LEI~l)O AND Pose DISTRICTS:Township 28, Ranges 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. Acreage

Alfalfa ................................. 2,298 AcresAlmonds .............................. 1 AcreApples .................................. 5 AcresApricots ............................ 432 AcresFamily Orchards ................ 48 AcresGrapes .................................. 4,610 AcresNectarines ......................... 30 AcresOlives ................................... 325 AcresPeaches ................................ 285 AcresPears .................................... ,1 AcresPersimmons ........................ 0 AcresPhlms ................................. 86 AcresPrunes .................................. 0 AcresPomegranates .................... ½ Acre

Permanent .......................................................... 8,136½Total Carlot Production, 1692½ Cars

Light and Power RatesI)lnm,stic trill| (’ollllllert.itll l,ighting Service.

~ehPlillle 1,-1 -MI,I,u’ (’harg{+ Ira," Month, 50 cents,I.’irst 2tin KWII. llpr nwler l)er nmnlh. 5!~c per KWII.No.xl ,NIIII K\VII. per meter per month, +1 t’ lu’r KWII.

Nt,xt °llllql K\VII. Der meter }’tel’ lntlnth, 3 e per KWII.t}Vel + 311HII KWlI. pel: meter per month. 2V,2c per KWll.Donlpsth. llealing, Cooking and ComMnatitln Sm’vh, e,

Sclmdule l)-2. Moter charge ller nmnth, 51} Cellts.First :Ill I<WII. Der lneter I’ler mot.tilt, 51~c per KWH.Nexl :120 I’,:\VIi. ppr meter Imr month, 4 e per KWILOver 1511 I<\Vll. ]let meter per month, l~e per KWII.

(lellertd Power Service, Sehedllle P-1-

Plrst N+,xt Next ]’,11 (.t Vc+rlh+r.~t,Dowtq+ of 50 I<D,’II+ 50 K\t,’ll ]I111 b:Wll 21111 I(’WI[

(’llllllt,t.[{.(l I,¢);~t1 l),’r ll.l’, Imr ILl’, 1)<’r II.I’. llq’r II.P.

I I I I.P. -l.4e 2Ac 123c l.Oe5 I} ll.P. 4.0c 2.0e 1.3e 1.0c

10 24 1 l.l’. 3.,le 2.l}c 1.1c .!}e25 19 ll.l’. 3.lh’ 1.9e 1.lit .9C51} 09 li.P. 2.7e 1.Se 1.0c .Se

llll) 2,19 II.P. 2..te l.(h’ .0c .Se250 antl 0ver 2.Le 1.4e .9c .Re

kgl’ieullhrai ,qervice, Sche{hlle P-2--

Al.tl)li{.allle to general agriculture and reehunation service,illchltlil.tg DIHI1DfIIR, feed chill.triers, lllilkiHg lnacltilleS,heating+ l+l)r illeubators, Ill’traders, lltnfltry house lightil~g

trill| gellel’;II flll’lll IlSe. ]lilt ext+lllllilI,L~ eooi{illg tllltl gellerlllligiltillg service.

I.’h’st Nt+xt~iz{, +,( I Illli) I (101l

hlslnlhtliult I’er II.P. I<WII KWII1 ,1 II.lk $0.50 1.5e .8e5 1.1 II.P. 5.50 ].3e .St;

15 .t9 II.P. 5.01) 1.25e .S,"50 q’, ,} l I.l’. 4.50 1.2c+ .So

100 nlId over .tAll} 1.15c .8c

llAII~S:First 3,0011 cu. rt., 711cNe’:t 7,0t}O cu, ft., 5lleNext .q0,0l}t) {,it. ft., ’35eOver 11)0,000 cu. ft., 25e

Nt,xt Allt)vt+r:l{lllll 5llll0

I¢.WII b:WII.7e .Ih!.7c .tlc.7c .6c,7c .6c.7e .Ill,

Natural Gas tlsed l~xten-sivelyin Many Kern CountyAgrictHtttral SectiollS.

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Showing 10 Oil Fields o1’ Kern County

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¯ )2"(,I/AI LS"Tal}h, )Raisin ............Juice )

I, 195 (:art’s

TI/I:].: Flit’ITS:Apricols .......................................... !15 C:arsFigs 10 CarsOlives .................................................. 12 (larsPeaches .............................................. 10(1 CarsPears .................................................. 80 Carsl)hnns ................................................ 109!/.2 CarsI)omegranates .................................. 17!’/2 Cars,Misc. Fruits ..................................... 31 Cars

CITI/I/S FIlL’ITS:Navel and Valencia Oranges .......... 190!.’, CarsTangerines ........................................ (i Carsl+emons and (;ral)efruit .................. .It/, Cars

FIEIA) CFtOPS:(:an htloul)es ...................................... 81 C.trsl)ohth)es, \\’It}It.. ............................... 650 Carsl)olatoes, Swccl ................................ 78 CarsIx, flute .............................................. 33 Cars\Vatermehms .................................... 725 Cars()nions ................................................ 233 Cars

Misc. Vegehtl)les .............................. 52 Cars

Total Cars ................................ 11,9 H

(Less Cotton and Alfalfal

1929 Acreage Reportlq/UIT TI/EES : (;RAPES:

At)tries .......... 971+~ Acres All Varieties 22,.122V,2 Ael’e:~Al)ricots ...... 1,7~5 AcresCherries ........ ’.1 Acrest,’igs ............... 233 Acres()lives ...... 95:1 Aeres OTIIEB. CI1OPS:Peaches ...... 1,]27 Acres Wheat .......... 10,01)1) AcresPears ............ 1,080 Acres ]:ht rley IllldPlunls .......... 1,203 Aeres MLIo Maize 21,000 AcresPrunes ......... 3.1.t Acres I lay .............. 4,500 AcresCitrus Fruits 1,572 Acres Cotton ........ 51,0t)0 AcresAlmonds ..... 50 Aeres Rice ............ 850 Acres\Valnuts .... 101 Acres I’otatoes ..... 1,67(} AcresFaro. Orchards 273 Acres Onions ...... 562 Acr6sNectarines .. S6.t~ Acres 13eans . . 465 AcresMise, Fruits. 121 Acres Cantaloupes 237 AcresI’ersimmons 2tH/., Acres Other Melons 8.17 AcresPomegranlth+s 60 Acres StantlintgQuin(’es ...... !) Acres Alfalflt :{.1,000 Acres13err}es .... ,l,lt]. ’, Acres I,ettuee .... :377 At’res

Total 1R, i’lHtlllel|t fruit err)ira and ttlfalfa, 6(i,-125 acres.(The ttl)0ve JS tt lint ill t’l’I)l.tS rtLrnislmd t(i the Assessor l}y ]heOflice i)f Ihe Iiln’licullln’e (’lnnmissilmer for the 1]129 i’r¢;i.trel)or t. }

Ke, rn County’s Petroleum Productionto Date Exceeds Billion Barrels

KEI/N (’OI’NTY (:IIAMIH,;I! ()F COMMI*’,I/CI~

(Cmnl)ih,d by Ill(, Slalislical l)el)arhnent of tile (:llandwr of Mines and Oil l’rmn dala furnished Federal and Shlh’ Ilureaus, Ihe American l)eh’oleum Inslilule, and Ihe lndependenl Oil Producers Agency.)

Barrels of .12 U. S. Gqllons(See Map for l)ish’ici l.ocation on Page Fotlr)

ByYear McKittrick

19111 .............................................. 5,J71,613! 91 l ................................................5,.177,532! 9! 2 ................................................5,09-1,4651913 ............................................... ~l,496,8J 2191-1 ................................................3,820,8571915 .............................................. 3,552,801191 (i ................................................3,230,(H41917 ................................................3,252,544! 918 ...............................................3,050,6271919 ................................................2,810,8J81920 .............................................. 2,607,2J01921 ................................................2,056,1011922 ................................................2,417,4311923 ................................................2,191,7021921 ................................................2,()9-1,5981925 ................................................2,091,971I !)2(i ................................................1 ,q61,0281927 ................................................1,855,6031928 ................................................1,805,J851929 ................................................1,708,520

Producing \\’ells Fel)ruary 1930 ............................................... 282

Beh’idge andYear Lost llills

1 ! ) I ( ) .................... "I ’ i) ( )

1911 .................... 168,-1101912 .................. 2,680,9(ii1913 .................... 5,27-l,553191,1 .................... .l,8’30,9211915 .................... .1,318,550191 (i .................... .I,852,4311917 .................... 6,295,329! 918 ................... 5,.120,()79! 91 i) .................. .I,554,8211920 .................... .I,139,7(171921 ................... 3,261,2811922 .................... 2,81-1,8211923 ................... 1,813,4831921 .................... 1,525,3711925 .................. 1,730,1.101926 .................. 1,693,66(i1927 .................... 1,515,3001928 .................... 1,526,.1911929 .................... I ,(i()2,.125

Fields, 1910 Io 192qKern River1.1,77(i,4351-1,078,87012,4.1(i,-I-159,980,9-107,030,5-158,03J,9748,.102,5258,-195,6107,q21,5157,563,0257,J56,5156,715,6807,317,2886,816,13-16,773,3215,!liH ,877J,358,391i6,098,5825,071,281(i,089,3.1-i

Sunset and Midwa.~

9,218,901 11,17 [,2075,559,0(i9 21,58 1,6025,590,821 25,9.18,9805,98 1,651 33,010,12!)

12,5.11),615 37,.179,228(i,006,(i07 33,311 ,.18(i(i,768,(i58 32,156,8187,072,333 29,-187,812(i,(i08,9.10 27,.139,9935,589,885 26,133,0185,423,781 25;217,-120.I,613,9(15 2.-1,172,3505,512,81 (i 2.1,152,02(i

Coml)incd27,803,28137,.111-1,88936,923,40233,9(i8,75531,670,70827,31-1,09325,310,97(i

Elk Hills

963 2,120

Kern Brings In FourNew Oil Fields Since 1922

VCheeler I~.itlge Piehl has 33 in’ot!ucing wells brought:

in since 1922. Poso and Round Mountain wells camein in 1927 and the new Fruitvale Fiehls have somesl)lendid l)roducers with many new wells going down,

281,019 All IH’onlise to 1)e good lwotlueors.7~-- [,2 z:),811,)

18,085,4251 1,8!)1,{)~{0

\Vheelcr Ridge POSo Ilollnd Mill,

8,l 7.1,371 128,67. I ...............13,589,611 3.12,357 ................11,971,1-19 3.14,760 ................12,2.)2, z:),l 371,981 ...............l 0,073,07’3 37.1,731 111,277 8,71)118,107,198 329,.185 53,977 11,/551i,353,035 2;)(),156 1,8211,0,111 223,73 1

Producing Wellsl%ln’uary 1, 1930 322 201 33 58

lh’oved Oil Lalids and Numl)er of \Veils, 8’),,.()15., acres, a,215 wells,1)ivision of Mines and Mining t’or 1928.

TolaI Barrels lo dale, 1,044,956,071i

Fruity.de

133,133591,018

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Municipality Report of Bakersfield(2mnly Seal of Kern (]OthqIy, California

¯ , .... ;’ 7A CHARIERED CITY’ WITH CITY MANA(,IA/ IORM OF GOVEltNMENTCity Comprises .l,.l(19 Acres or 6.98 Square Miles

9t ¯ ,, ,Assessed 1}rol}crIy Valualion non-ol}eratiIlg 19,,)-30 ........................................ $33,838,()00.00

Tax Rale--Insitle, $1.28; oulside, $1.50 Bonded Illdcl)ledncss, $311,025.0{}

I~AI(I’2RSFIEIA) COUNTY SEAT:(’,overnmel~t -Chartered City with City Man-

ager f()rm of governmenl.Area 1.169 Acres, fi.98 Sq. Miles.Two Transconlinenlal railway lines.Southern Pacitic Pmilway COal-

party, with Pay R{AI of ................ ,~2c1.11,557.80San|a Fe Railway {2mnpalkv, with

Pay B.oll of. ................................... 1,0()0,()00.0(IYelh}way Slage l,ine.Two Truck Freighting (~ompmfies.Eighl paved lIighways leading out o1! Bakers-

tield.3{}() Miles h} San Francisco over paved llighway.125 Miles h) Los Angeles over paved l:Iighvtay.125.53 Miles of Streets.,16.8.l 3[iles Paved Streets.10.50 Miles Street Raihvay.

CITY SHOWS HEALTI1Y (IR{}WTII

1}opula lion - -1920 .................................. 18,638Population--1925 .................................. 23,-187l}ol}ulation--1926 ................................. 29,322l?olmhl tion --- 1928 .................................. 31,9{}91}Ol}Ulatiolr -192q .................................. 3-1,000

Average Temperature \Vinter 55’Average Teml}erahlre .Summer {}8I hlmidily- Nil.Average Annual Rainfall, 7 !’.’_, Inches.Allihlde 110 feet al}ove sea level.Telephone Inslallalions:

l-lal¢ersfiehl ...................................... 8,976Kern County .................................... 9,816

Water Connectio’ns ............................ 7,535Electric Light {;on,well{ms .............. 12,83{}Power Connections:

(City and County) ........................ 2,519Gas Connections ................................ 9,36115 Churches--all leatling den{}minalir;ns.60 Service and Social Clul)s.

311 Cily tire hydranls.1 Law College.1 Business College.5 Parks.3 Golf Courses.2 Golf and CounIry Chlbs.1 I}ul}lic Lil}rarv with 8 Couiltv Lil)rary

Buildings a]lcl 238 dislril}u]ing 1}(}inlsin the {~ounly.

5 Banks.6(}0 llusiness illslitutions.12 1 [olels --

Newesl and Largesl, E1 Tejon and I}adre.

Phunbiag Electrical BuildingPermits Permits Permits

1924 ........ $ ........ $ ........ $1,097,252.{}01925 ........................ 2,117,q38.0{)1926 ........................ 2,147,089.{)01927 ........................ 2,300,(}00.001928 ............... ........ 1,833,372.0q

........ ’ - ’ - 248,381.,)0 1,580,216.(}01929 13 ),1)23.:}0 ’

Bank Clearings Post Office Receipts

$19,909,556.00 $132,782.0-I59,438,325.0{) i 45,617.2866,884,032.00 155,723.66(i6,929,1-17.00 1(i1,124.0269,675,424.00 171,497.8575,983,667.90 178,-167.03

BAKERSFIEL1) CITY S(~HOOLS--I.mPolln ent

1 High 1 Junior 3 Parochial 15 Elemen’tarySchool College Schools and Kindergarten

1921-25 .................................... 1354 96 ........ 5228

1925-26 .................................... 15(10 98 ........ 5286192{i-27 .................................. 1627 123 ........ 52.161927-28 .................................... 1770 140 ........ 53271928-29 .................................... 2206 253 539 118521929-30 En rolhnenl ................ 2670 250 512 4992

Total667868816996723778508,12,1:

KERN COUNTY SCIIO()I.S IiAKEllSFIEI3) CITY SCII()()I~S

Flemenlary Teachers .......................................... 5-17 Elementary Teachers .......................................... 17’3KindergarP.ell Teachers ...................................... 32 Kindergarten ........................................................ 16

l ligh School and ,hlnior College Teachers ...... 35l lligh School and Junior College ...................... 110

School l)islricls in {’k}unly. ............................... 90 High Schools in Cotillly. ................................... T{}tal Coulfly Enrolhnent, 1929-30 ................ 21,011

Kern County c , . .Otatlstmal Report 1 C)31Issued June 10, 1931, Kern County Chalnl~er of Commerce

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Tabulated Resources oJ the E mplve oJ Kern1930 CENSUS GIVlgS KERN COUNTY POPULATION, 82,570

Agricultural Lands, Possible to Irrigate, Acres .................... 2,100,000Mountainous Area of Kern County, Acres ..................... 3,021,920Total Acreage of Kern County ...................................... 5,121,920

(Now Under Cultivation, Only 240,000 Acres)

Total Value of All Property. .......................................................................................Assessed Valuation for County Purposes ..................................................................

(County Tax Rate, Inside, $1.39; Outside Rate, $1.54)

$204,498,120.00182,701,915.00

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COTTON, COTTONSEED AND 13Y-PRODUCTS ...........................................................................ALFALFA, GRAIN, DECIDUOUS FRUITS, GRAPES, VEGETABLES, ETC.--Olives ..............................................$ 23,800.00 Mixed Fruits ................................ 28,800.00

Walnuts. Ahnonds ...................... 22,000.00Table Grapes ................................ 1,155.595.00Raisin Grapes and Raisins ........ 1285,665.00Wine Grapes ................................ 533,800.00Apricots ........................................ 183,000.00Apples ............................................ 4,800 00Pears .............................................. 384,400.00Phuns .............................................. 182,000.00Oravges .......................................... 653,788.00Grapefruit, Lemons .................... 17,301.00Figs ................................................ 10,800.00Peaches .......................................... 110,250.00Melons, All Kinds ........................ 505,210.00

Potatoes : White, Sweet ............ $1,040.950.00Onions ............................................ 99,450.00Truck Vegetables ........................ 108,940.00Beans .............................................. 6,960.00Rice ................................................ 48,150.00Honey . ........................................... 19200.00Nursery Stock .............................. 40,000.00Alfalfa" Hay . ................................. 1,500,000.00Grain Hay ". ..................................... 67,500.00P, arley atatl Milo Maize .............. 1,125,690.00\Vheat ............................................ 792,225.00Silage Crops .................................. 30,000.00Mint and Mint H~v .................... 44,057.00

j r. -} . ............]’ICI?ROI,EUM AND NAIURAL GAS .............................................................................. 7". ,(Petroleum Figures Low, Due to "reml~orar:~" Shut-down and Lack of 1930 Figures on Vahtes of By-Products of Petroteum)

"~VOOL CLIP FROM 195,000 SHEEP IN KERN COUNTY (Estimated) ...................................

]AVESTOCK---CATTLE, DAIRY STOCK, HOGS, SHEEP, HORSES, POULTRY, ETC.Head .................................... $4,800,000.00Head .................................... 1,500,000.00Head .................................... 195,360.00Head .................................... 1,387,00).00Head .................................... 112,000.00Head .................................... 426,000.00Doz ...................................... 172,717.00

$ 4,932,500.00

8,678,331.00 .

34,161,534.,00

330,000.00

*Milch Cows 15,000The following figures weretalcen from the Department Cattle 120.000of Agriculture of the State ]-l]ogs 12,000of Call f ornia--Publlcation Sheep 195,000No. 99. Mules 1,600

::’i930, Estimate. i2,000 Horses 7,1 O0T. B. Tested Cows. Poultry 157,016 8,593,577.00

DAIRY PRODUCTS--The following figures weretaken from the Departmentof Agriculture of the Stateof California, Bureau ofDairy Control, for 1929.--Publication No. 99.

Mill< Fat Production ...................................................... $613,946.61

Market Milk ...................................................................... 869,894.43

]3utter Manufactured ...................................................... 186,112.48

Ice Cream Manufactured ................................................ 211,371.25 ~ "~ d1,881,02,77

MANUFACTURING IN KERN COUNTY, U. S. Census 1930 ..................................................... $21,060,20"}.;.00

MANUFACTURING PAY ROLL FOR 1929, $2,641,772.00 ..............................................................

~1 IRES AND MINERALS IN KERN COUNTY PRODUCED IN 1929-The following figures Gold ................................ ~ .................~ 148,421.00were taken from the Silver ............................................... 2,315.00Division of Mines andMining of the State Stone, Misc ..................................... 361,896.00:~f Califoruia, for 1928. *Other Minerals ................................ 4,090,395.00Bulletin No. 102. Brick .................................................. 44,681.00

*Includes borax, ce-ment, clay (pottery),copper, feldspar, gyp-sum, lhne, onyx, andpunfice.

4,647,705.00

Resources of Kern County for year--Total ............................................................................................ $84,284,676.77

DairyingAgriculturePoultryLivestock and

Truck Farming

Responsible f~rRapid Growth of

Kern County

Study This Statistical Reportfor Other Outstanding Fea-tures of Kern County, %ThichBorders Los Angeles County

on the North

~" C~+,,,,,++ (,]I,+,,,,t,,~,+-,:,+ ~,:,,.,,,,~,+-,++,~BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

’YOSEM ITE~NATIONAb’PARK

Nerced County1930 Census Gain

12,169

1930 Census Gain

2Z 727

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Interesting Comparative 1930 U. S. Census Figures

I.ast LT’. S. Census l/ureau Report ofKern County

lily 1/. J. \’etm, (’t.n~,us Registrar).\rvin ..................................................... 707IIaker.qlchl ...................................................... 26.015( h’eater Baker.q~eld ............................................. 34.000I J,( )d fi..,h ...................................................................I10I;utt~mwiihnv ........................................................ 70I )elam) ..................................................................... 2,632l:ellows ................................................................... 600(~ralmvine ................................................................ 68I tot .":,p rings ............................................................ 60Isabella ...................................................................... 38J ()hamlcsburg" ....................................................... 59Keene ....................................................................... 164Kernville .................................................................. 16lmmont .................................................................... 101I.ebec ........................................................................ 219M aricolm .................................................................. 1,070~1 e I?arland ............................................................. 500McKittrick .............................................................. 245Mojave .................................................................... 638Monolitla ................................................................ 261Muroc ...................................................................... 20I,~:tudslm r q" ............................................................ 443I~osamoud .............................................................. 63Shafter . .................................................................... 373(;reater Taft ........................................................... 9,010"l’.t ft ........................................................................2,466S~mth Taft .............................................................. 3,442Taft I leig’hts .......................................................... 1,217lem’d (-’its’ _ .................................................................1,855Tehachaifi ................................................................ 736\Vaseo ................................................................... 1,58I\Vheeler Ridg’e ........................................................ 79

(’Omlmrativc (;ains in Census :{or San JoaquinValley Counties

Ctmnty 191(I 1920I"resm~ ................ 75.C~57 128,779Kern ................... ~,715 54.843King" .................. 1{~,230 22,031Matlera ............... 8,309 12,203Merced ................ 15.148 24,579San .]oaquin ........ 50.731 79,909Stanislaus ............ 22,522 43,557Tulare ................ 35,440 59,031

Pctge.1930 Gain

144,379 12.182,570 50.625.385 15.217,164 45.836,748 49.5

102,940 28.856,64l 30.077,442 31.2

Census Figures l ly Townshil)s Includes

Listed Items on ].eftpopulation N’o. tff Farms

Township 1 ................................ 1200 50Township 2 ................................ 5,724 281Township 3 ................................19,191 29lTownship 4 ................................ 2,407 15

Township 5 ................................ 731 8Township 6 ................................15,107 5Township 7 ................................11,285 2Township 8 .............................. 2,070 77Township 9 ............................... 8,338 724Township 10 ................................ 756 21Township 11 ................................ 1,668 44Township 12 ................................ 1,747Township 13 .................................. 687 6Township 14 ................................ 167 14Township 15 ................................ 11,486 853

THE SUNNY LAND OFS\VEETEST FRUITS

This Statistical l~eport contains information thathas been carefully compiled and assembled in a con-densed form to give the reader an idea of the widediversification and source from which I(.ern County,tim largest San Joaquin Valley county, derives noless than ~84,000,000 annually. The Kern CountyChamber of Commerce, the organization fromwhich all authorized Kern County literature eman-ates, is strictly a county institution, consisting of fiveexecutive directors, one director being appointed byeach of the five naembers o[ the Kern County Boardof Supervisors. Each executive director of theChamber of Commerce appoints three advisory di-rectors from his particular district, giving this bodya directorate of twenty men wlto are at all timesworking for the ul)building of the county and whoendorse the publicity sponsored by this organization.This Chamber of Commerce is supported entirelyh’om funds provided by the Supervisors, 1)3" taxation.

l,~clmrt Kern County Airport, Bakersfield, Cali:fornia, January 11 to December 31, 1930

Jan. Feb. March Apr. ~[ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. TotalTh rotlghshlp.~ ........................150 150 267 304 305 317 243 254 296 284 359 359 3088ThroughP:,~’,,ge,’s ............ 273 275 655 1014 1071 1214 1177 1224 1145 646 269 271 9225I hmr FlownI.t,cal Ships ......... :..149 150 192 146 163 199 180 175 150 169 160 160 !993] l{t S’~(~ll t~{?I’Sl.,,c~tt Ship., ............100 101 239 492 644 350 311 285 200 150 209 211 3292: g tsI.,,c,,lShil,.~ ............238 240 255 351 428 450 353 362 264 240 284 286 3751

F om Ke n County Is Only

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727’: Southern MatvopoZTs Needs AZZ the Sweet Cream We Cani ®! P~oduce~Note Compavat{ve HauZs¯ r .......

The great gains nlade in the dairy industry in two years is best shownby the fad that almost 75(;£, o:f the butter;fat produced in the County that wastin churn, through raising the standard of their herds here now sells 1,~.,< of

its product as (;rade A Market mill( or Sweet Cl"eam. I~ern Cot!nty hasmade greater development in this respect in the past few months than

any other county in the state, yet it still holds twenty-third 1)osition

. ;~ ...i:rom the standpoint of butteHat production and is several hours

,~,~? .. ,,,o ".... nearer the great market of the south. Greater l?ossibilities are¯offered the Dairyman in Kern County than any other sec-

tion o:f the West. Bulnpcr Forage Crops and fine highwayswith a clilnate that gives you months ot~ uninterruptedgrowing weather and assures the dairylnan o:f having acontented and productive herd the year around. \Vriteto Bin 1312, ]3akerslield, California, for further information.

NOTE--Shortest redline lends to KernCounty destined to belargest Dah’y Produc-ing Section in theWest.

Kern County’s Average AcreYield Exceeds 600 lbs.The fact that Kern (’ountv has from 120 to 180 clays of warm, uninterrupted growing weather, with lack ofrain between May first and ()ctotler first assures the grower of being able to take the best care o[ lllants.I)ue to the advitutageous location of Kern County the laborl/rol)lemis small. The cost perl)ound for rais-inK cotton frmu tile time of ln’elmring the seed bed until harvested, averages frolil eight to fifteen cents perl)ound of lhlt. x~ hich depend:i upon location. The absence of serious weed pests les.,:en.~ the amo:lnt of hueingand cultivation.

¯ " I ~’ *T * T ’ .r~, r~-l.’,l,l,l~ SilO\\ IX(, UNH’ED S tAlES COTTON PRODUCTION FOR PACIFIC COAST

YIF.LD PER ACRE .......... - 1925-1929 Inc.DISTRICT 1926 1927 1928 1929 s.Yt.. Avge.

Sacralneuto Valley. .............................. 1 I0 133 157 97 147Stgulislaus and S. J. Ctmnties .............. 119 173 280 229 216M creed County. ...................................... 278 2,35 248 318 249M adera County _ .................................... 309 ,321 ,324 378 315Igresno County. ....................................... 346 436 44-1 385 396Kings (.’ountv . ..................................... 509 382 507 491 462Tulare Count3" - ..................................... 510 437 496 445 465Kern County ......................................... 510 464 501 572 502San .loaquin Valley . ............................. 431 413 441 440 424Riverside Cotmtv . ................................. 361 277 2,64 256 288lnll~erial Comity .................................. 250 168 231 214 217California, State Total ........................ ,386 340 378 399 368

N, 11, Average yield peracre for U, S. for Ill.year ~eriod (lilly 155potlnds, Kt.ril CtlliiltytsiiVel’ii~t b {o1" five ~’enl’sfi’mn 1925 1o 1929 ill-chlslve is 502 poundsper aerl_’, l)e)nrtmelitli[ I[ olinllel’ee ( II {e-port [~,lr 19,10 showsKerll (3otlnty IIi havel}l’od lleed an averageof 600 pounds of lintller llere frolll over~OlO{]O ;tel’el, The a’¢-el’age for Sail jna~ ulnValley is SO0 lmundsper Itere.

Municipality Report of’ Bakersfield(’ounty Seat of Kern County. California

.\ C’II.\ICI’I’:Rlgl) C’ITY \VITII CITY MANA(;I’2R I;ORNI ()1; (;()\’ILRNMIr-N T

City £’{mq}rises 4,4(}{} Acres m" {}.{)8 Square Miles

,ss ,{ l’r~ ,ertv Vahlati{}ll non-operating 1930-31 ................................................ $38,290,191..0,0.~.’,b¢. ~¢ ] ,,! . ", , " ’ ’ ~1 1(-, l~’,~’~ I~’,l--,’,’S ]el(l $1 1-5" ,\retaxed Territory, $1.09: ()utsl(le,Tax I.~;.ttc--\\ t, st I~[[I,:CI’.qIICI(I ,p~- .... " ~L~L .,eL ..... ,-i .......

.ql.54 ; Ihmdcd Indel}tcdness, $322200.00.

I/.\K I;IC:,I"I I-I.I) C()UNTY SF..\T:Incorln~rated Jammrv II, 1898.(;uvernment--Chartc:red (.’it)" with (’it)" Manager

fl ~I’111 ()J" ~’(jVCFll|llCllt.,.\I’CIL -44(1 I) .\Cl’Cb, 0.(IN i. Miles.

"l’xw~ Tran.~cmltinental railway lines.I~acific .\it Transpurt, Kern County Airport.Smlthern I~acific Ralwav (’OmlmnY,

with I’av Roll of ........ " ............... $2.00000000Santa I:c" Rail’,vav Company. with" $ 900,000.00I’av Roll of ...................................\’elh)wav Stage 1.ine.Two "l’r{wk F’reighling Companies.I’;ight lmVCd l lighwavs leading out o[ l~akersfield.30(1 Xliles to San l’rancisco m’er 1)aved Highway.125 Miles tu I.os Angeles over paved I1ighway.125.53 Miles of Streets.4f).84 3 :le’a I’aved Streets.7.77 Miles Maca(lam Streets.

1().5() Miles Street l~ailway,

Average "l’emlmratu re--\Vinter 55°Average "l’em~pe rature -Summer 98°

1 lumiditv--Nil,.\Vel-a~’e’.\lllltl[t] Rainfall, 7)2, Inches..\ltitude, 410 feet ahove sea level."l’elelfllone I nstallati{ms :

l>akersfield ............................................. 9,40ll,Lern C’mmtv . ........... 10 572

\Vater (’tmnecEtimls, ~,akersl’mld .............. 7,535{ - I

I,~lectric t.ight Connections .................... ),.~80I’ower Connections :

(City and County) .................................. 2,840

(;as C~mnections ........................................ 9,453

15 Churches--all leading denmninations.60 Service and Social Clubs.357 City fire hydrants.773 Electroliers.1 Business College.5 l’arks (33.75 Acres).3 Golf Courses.2 Golf and Couptrv Clubs.2 Public IAbraries’with 1l County [.ibrary Build-

ing’s and !91 distributing points in the County.4 Branch Banks in City.600 Business institutions.12 Hotels.

Newest and l.argest, El Tejon and l’adre.

CITY SHOWS ttEALTHY C;I~()\VTHi)opuhttion__1920 ................................. 18,638Population--1925 (Greater Bkfld.) 23,487l)olmlation--1926 (Greater Bkttd.) 29,322l~olmlation--1928 (Greater B1;fld.) 31.~(1~)l,olmlation--1930 (Greater P, kfld.) 34.000

I~,AKIgI¢SF[ILIA) CITY SCII()()I.S

l;.lementary Teachers ............................. 173Kindergarten ............................................ 16

High School and Junior College ........... l l0

I<I,:RN COUNTY SCIt()()I.SI~.lementary Teachers ............................................ 507

l(indergarten Teachers ........................................ 31

High School and Junior College Teachers ....... 3Ot)School l)istricts in County - ................................ {)OTotal County School l~.nr~)lhnent ...................... 24,187

PhmTbingPermits

1~24 .................. $ ..................l t~25 ....................................1 ~12( ~ .................................1cJ27 ..................................1028 ...................................l~)2q ............... 135,023.50lt)30 ................ 143,54t.00

IUt.ctrical lluildingPermits Permits Bank Clearings Post Office Receipts

$ ............... $1.0{17,252.00 $49,909,556.00 $132,782.04

.................. 2,117,938.00 59,438,325.00 145,617,28

................. 2,147,089.00 66,, 84,03-.00 155,723.66

.................. 2,300,000.00 66,929,147.00 161,124.02

1,833,372,00 69,675,424..00 1 / 1,4 )/.8:................. "’ 9 " 178467.03"248,381.50 1..,80,- l 0.00 75,983,667.90 ,

280,9n8.00 1,487,310,00 87,410,712.03 191,577.16

I;.\I<I~RSI?IIgI.I) CITY SC, H()Ol~S--Ignrolhnent

1 ILighSchool

1024-25 ........................................... 13541{125_2~ .............................................. 150t.)1{120_27 .............................................. 1027lt127_28 .............................................. 17701~128_20 .............................................. 2206102~)-30 l’;m’olhnent ........................ 26701{~30-31 Fmrollment ........................ 2700

I Junior 3 Parochial 15 lglemcntaryCollege Schools and Kindergarten Total

5228 667896 ......5286 6884{18 ......5246 6996123 ......

t40 5327 7237

253 539 4852 7850

250 512 4992 8424

250 482 4816 8248

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I.IGtIT AND PO\VER RATESl),mwstic aM Commercial Lighting Service,

Sclacdule I+-l--Meter Charge per Mouth, 50 ceuts,

First 200 K\VH. per meter per month, 5~c per KWH.Next 8011 K\VtI. per meter per month, 4 c per KWH.Next 20fl0 KXVIL per meter per mouth, 3 e per KWI-t.{)ver 31100 K\VII. per meter per month, 2rSe per KWH.

l)umeqic lh.ating, Cooking and Combination ServiceS,:hedute 1)-1. Meter charge per month, 50 cents.

l:irst 30 K\VIL per meter per month, 5r, Ze per KkVH.Next 1211 K\VII. per meter per month, 4 c per K.\VH.Over 150 Iq.\VII. per meter per month, l~e per KWH.

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1930 CARLOT SI-IIPMENTS

General Prover Service, Schedule P-I--Fil"~t Next Next All Over

Ilt)r~t’lU,V,t+r ,.f 511 KWI[ 511 K\VI[ I110 K~,VI[ 2011 K\V[[(’,,nncrtrd l.,,ad per ll.P. per ll.P, per II,P. per ILP.

1 4 A’.P. 4.4c 2.4c 1.3c 1.0e5 9 IVJ?. 4.0c 2.0c 1.3e 1.0c

III 24 11 P. &4c 2.0c 1.1e .9c25 49 II.P. 3.0c 1.9c 1.0c .9c511 O0 11.1’. 2.7e 1.8c 1.0c .8e

I(}0 249 ]LP. 2.4c 1.6c .9c .8c250 to 4qc) I I.P. 2.1e 1.4c .Oc .65c5f10 and over 11.P. 2.0c 13c .8c .6c

.\grleuhural Service, Schedule P-2--+\lqflieable to general agriculture and reclamation service,hleluding immlfing, feed choplwrs, milking machines, heatingfiw ineubatm’s, brooders, lxmltry house lighting and generalfarm use, but excluding cooMng and general lighting service.

First Next Next All OverSilt’ ,~f 1H0 1 111011 34M111 51100

InM;dlatii,u I’er ll.P. KWIf KWI[ I{WII KWI[1 4 II.P. $6.50 1.5c .8c .7c .6c5 14 H.P. 5.50 1.3c .8c .7c .6c

15 49 H.P. 5.011 1.25c .8c .7c .6c5{) 99 tt.P. 4.50 1.2c .8e .7c .6c

100 and over 4.00 1.15c .8c .7c .6c

Grapes :

TableRaisinJuice

................................................. 4,1971~ Cars

Tree Fruits:Apricots ............................................... 175 (’arsFigs 1 r4 Cars........................................................ ._

(’)lives ................................................... 3 CarsPeaches ................................................ 122~ CarsPears ..................................................... 48 (’arsl’lums .................................................... 182 Carsl’omegranates .................................... 14 CarsMisc. Fruits ........................................ 27,wa CarsBerries .................................................. 1 Car

Citrus Fruits :Navel and Valencia (lranges ........ 341 !~, (’arsTanKerines .......................................... 6 (’ars[.emtms and (]rapefrtfit ...................... 8 Cars

Field Crops :Cantahmpes ........................................ 304 Carsl’otatoes, \Vhite ................................. 1495 CarsPotatoes, Sweet .................................. 74 Carsl+ettuce ................................................ 50~ _’, Cars\Vatermehms ....................................... 874 CarsOnions .................................................. 220r/_, CarsMisc. Vegetables ................................ 75J4 CarsMisc. Melons ....................................... 42 Cars

Total Cars ................................. 8,263(Less Cotton and Alfalfa)

Gas Rates :First 3,000 cu. ft., 701.Next 7,000 cu. ft., 50cNext 90,000 cu. ft., 35cOver 100,000 cu. ft., 25c

Natural Gas used exten-sively in many Kern CotmtyAgricultural Sections.

Showing 10 Oil Fields of Kern County

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:’ i +- - ...... t’J. ’ " -~

It"a:’,- .~ " Jl ) d t ~’t ’" "

h,e,tli,,n ,,f Kern (’,ran- { ~a.- ".-" ’~-+* ’+’ "- : .~" t-~ -.~tv Oil Fields, Talm- l’~i ,c"’¢~ :..lalt’d pr,}duetion talfle It

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........... o.? ..... gtell :,otlr left.

¯ i., .... ,. .,,: ’., ..... " "%" ;...... :1; £2~ ]’ 1;", { , " L

FRUIT TREES :

Apples ............ 973~ Acres

1929 ACREAGE REPORTp7 " ¯GkA ES.

All Varieties 22,422~ AcresApricots ........ 1,725 AcresCherries ........ 21 Acres ()THI’J.R CROPS:Figs .................. 233 Acres

\Vheat .......... 10,000 AcresOlives .............. 953 Acres Barley andPeaches .......... 1,127 Acres Milo Maize 21,000 AcresPears .............. 1,080 Acres Hay . ............... 4,500 AcresPlums .............. 1,203 Acres Cotton .......... 51,000 AcresPrunes ............ 344 Acres Rice .............. 850 AcresCitrus Fruits 1,572 Acres Potatoes ........ 5,000 Acres____

Onions .......... 500 AcresAlmonds ........ 50 Acres Beans ............ 465 AcresWalnuts ........ 101 Acres Cantaloupes 500 AcresFaro. Orchds. 273 Acres Other Melons 150 AcresNectarines .... 86r/_,Acres StandingMisc. Fruits .. 121 Acres Alfalfa ........34,00OAcres

l.ettuce .......... 50 AcresPersimrnons .. 26r~ Acres Carrots ........ 300 AcresPomegranates 60 Acres Catfliflower 35 AcresQuinces .......... 9 Acres Watermelous 1,700 AcresBerries ............ 44~ Acres Mint .............. 238 Acres

Total i~ertnanent fruits crops and alfalfa. 66,425 acres.t’l?he almve is a list of crops furnished to the Assessor 113’tile Office of the Horticttlture Commissioner for tile 1929 cropreport.)

In o matlon on Any SubjectMailed to You ~Zithout

in Ke n CountyO]oli~ation

] lll]}|’(IV{’d{ ’Hunty

I liglma31()0.12 .Miles

( ;raded (’mmty

22o0>)1 Miles

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Caaa~=v ;- "--~ ’" T- " ~’=-"’~

Total Mileage of Highways in County, 3326.61 Miles

CITRUS FRUITSSAN E.MII)I() (}R.\N(;I¢S, gr()wn the fc)~)thills at tilt’ extremv southern{’lld l)f tilt’ C()llllty, are ()lie ~)f tile lllH’,t

l)()l)ular fruits ()If tile [".astern nutrket;tt (.’]u-istnlas-thne. Thousand~ ()f thesel)()xes ,)f .golden fruit ;u-e shil)lWd ammally as (.’hristma:, gifts. I,’dis~m,ahout seven miles east. Jasmine 30miles m)rtlleast, ’l’ejon Ranch 24 mih’~,s()utheast ()f I))akersliehl, tilt’ c,)untyseat, have ;(hour 15OO ;ter{’~ {)f ¢)r;tnKes,and ship in tilt’ neighl)()rh()t)d ()f 4Or} ;umuall>. ,Most {)f tile orllllge g-l-oves()f the county are h)eated on tile \Vest-ern sh)l)es ()f tilt’ Sierl’R Nevada M()un-tains at an elevath)n ()f al}l)roximatelyN{}t) feet. An hleal citrus district freefI’()lll damaghlK frosts.

MoPe than 5094oooe the oil pPo-ducln5 aPea oJthe ~,,,eat Stateof Cali~bT’nia

is located in

KERNCOUNTY

[ml}rovedState

1 I iKhways13’}.5(, Miles

(h’aded StateI liKhways

227.02 Miles

EARLY FRUITSTIlE l.()N(; (;R{)\\’IN{; SI.2.kS(}N Kern (’()unty l)r()duces early and est fruits. Kern (.’ounty Sh[l)ped in I{}3{}u1} t{) l)eceml)er 1st, 57a oath)ads A1)ric()ts. Figs, (}lives, l)eaches, l)ears,I)ltuns, Iq)megranates. (~uinces other fruits, t~) say m)thiug {)f tilehundreds {~f truck h)ads hauled tt) thes()uthern :narkets. l;r()ln 22,421 acres()f vines, in I{}2{}, Kern shil)l)ed $3.(}2(},-385 w()rth of (]ral}es, nearly ()he milliond()llars’ w()rth m()re than i’n 1(}28. nt’arlv 20(X} acres less. Kern L’ountyshil)s’the earliest fruits ()f any San J quirt Valle 5 county, comnanding t,mhighest market price fi)r apricots,1)caches. l)ears and l)lums, which wereeadhlg tree fruits shil)l)ed this year.

lI.\l(t:l~..qFll:.l.l), tile count3 seat{)f Kern (.’ount.x,i.. situated ~n a 1)eautiful mesa ml tile western slopes tile Sierra Nevada Mountaius at an elevation {)f 410 feet. I)iversified farmiug, together with uil, has 1)uilt~ithin a radim, ()f f()rtv miles, fifteen thriving agricultural communities and live others that exist solely oil deveh)lmlent. Th()se depending {)n a e,’vieultural dt’veh)l)nlent exclusively are : .\rvin, P, uttonwilh)w, lain), l’Mis{)n, Jasmine, K.ern l}elta, Magunden, McFarland. I’(md, Rio Bravo, Rosedale, Shafter, Tehachal)i.X\’asc() and Weed Patch. The city of Taft, as well as M;tricol)a, l:elh)ws and MeKittrick are solely dellend-ent Ul)()n tile oil industry. Kern "County (ill and agricultural communities arelmilt on firm R)undatit)ns h;tve some ()1 tile finest iml)lic buildings seen anywhere. Many ct)mmtmities .:tre SUl)l)lied with natural f(,r c~)()kmg and heating" including many ()f our ranches. P, eautiful wide I);tved highways connect all

~)f tilt’ cmmty with the c()unty seat and Kreatly facilitate tilt, x\()rk ()f tilt, raucher and oil

Keen County Chamber" ooe Comme ’ce(In "00" llighway, 124 Miles Xorth ()f l,os .knKeles

l ). ( 1. l’,{ )X 1312 B.\ K ERS FI E I.I 1. C.\ I. I F( )RN

+ IKern County’s Petroleum Production to Date

Exceeds Billion BarrelsKI.:RX C()UNTY CII.\311H’:I~ ()F (’()MMF.RCF.

((’Omlfiled hv the Statistical l)epartnwnt of the (’hamher of Mines and (ill from data hn’nishcd hy Federaland Su[te I’,urcaus, the American Petroleum Institute, and the [ndelwndent ()i! lh’oducers Agency.)

Barrels of 42 I.’. S. (;alhms(See Map fro" l)istrict l.ocation on Next l’ag’e)

ByYear MeKittriek1010 ......................................... 5.471,¢d31911 ....................... 5.477.532lql2 .......................................... 5,(~)4,4(i51()13 ................................................. 4,496.842Iq14 ................................................ 3,820,8571o15 ........................... 3.552.80lIql~) ................................................ 3.230,6441()17 ................................................... 3,252,5441018 .............................................. 3,050,627lqlq ........................................... 2,810,8481920 ............................ 2.~07.240lO21 .......................................... 2,056.t!llC)22 ........................ 2,417,434lU23 ......................................... 2,1ql,7021924 ............................................ 2,(Ic)4.5()81()25 .................................. 2,(F)1.o71IC)2~) ........................................ 1,q~f1.1)28IO27 ..........................................1()28 .................................... 1,8(/5,4,’151~)2 () ....... 1,70,R,521)V)30 .............................. 1,48(1,~)28l’r.ducing \Vclls l Iecemher 31,lO30 .................................. 237

Belrldge andLost Hills Elk 1 lills

lcH0 ....... 4,q(X)lql I ..... 1 t)8,4-I(1 ............lq12 _ 2.O80.qM .......lq13 . 5.274.553 ........lq14 4.830,o21 ........H)I5 . 4..~ 18..’,.’,0 . ..101~) ...... 4,852,431 .........lq17 f).295.320ltHS 5,420,079Vllq -L554.821 281 .(1l()

I()2() _ 4,130,767 7,275,8(P)lO21 .......... ~,2~)1,281 1&()85.425lq22 ...... Sl4,S_4 11,8 H,030lO23 .... 1 .S-kt.4S3 8.174,371I()24 .... 1,525.371 13,58().¢)l Io25 . 1.731).141) 11 ,o71,14()

V)2~) ....... l.()()3,()()f) 12,202,754lq27 1.5t 5,3()0 10,073,073IO28 1,52~),4()I 8,101,I 81o2o ..... I ,~)()2,425 ~),353,035lO30 . . 1,313,475 ~),572,37)l)roducin.t~" \\’c]Is l)ec, 31,193 l ................... 1 ()3 2(I0

Fields. 1910 to 1929Kern River14,776,43514.07&S7012,446,445(),OgO.()407,030.5458.034,0748,41)2,5258,4()5,01(;7,o21,5157,5~)3,()257,45~),515~),715,6807.317,288(),8,1(),134(),773.3215,q01.8774.35,q.39fi(),O()& 5,’q25,()71 284),(18(),3445.34q,()15

Sunset and Midwayo,218,()045,55().0()()

5,5()0,8245,084d)51

12.54().c,15().(X}().()I)7~),708J)587,072,333),()()8,()41)5,5S(),8855.423,781

5.542,81 (i

11,174,2O721.384.~)0223,o48,o8033,04().12()37.47q,22S33,311,4,%32,156.8182( ),487,81227,43o.qo326,133,04825217,42O24.172.35O24,152.02()

Comlfined27,803.28137,4~)4,8m36,,)23,40233,o68,75531 ,()7( ),7()827,314,0o325,310,07()23,48(). 147

1,790

Kern Brings In Four

New Oil Fields Since 1922al\’h(’t’ItT Ridge. lh)s(), ]’)~()ttlld Mi)tllltain alld

vale ()ilfichls h;tve l)ecn added t. the great ()il ducing area ()f (’allf()rnia making Kern (’[)tltlty’s i)r()~ ucing area exceed fi(ty l)er cent ()f the oil -

ducing area ()f the state, l)etr()leum and hy-1)rod-ucts ()f 1)etr()leum excceded $()20(X)0.000.

l’roved ()il l.amls and Numher ()f \Veils, 82,t)15 acres, 5215 (ill l),ulleti., ,March 31. l"31.

Total Barrels t()date, 1,240.296,917

\Vheeler Ridge I)oso Rmmd Mtn, Fruitvale128,t)74 ......................342,357 ..................344,7~)0 .............................371 ,(181 ........374,734 -10.277 8,701)32’ ),4S5 53.( )77 44,455 133,433

-( )25(), 15~) 1.82~),()5() 223,734 ., )4,04821’).237 3,3&~,()24 I, I()4,832 ()03,337

34 ()¢) 3 17

V~OINITY

TOWNSHIPAND

RANGE

KERN COUNTY CROP ~°4JRVEY, FOR FALL OF t93!FRO~ SURVEY BY KERN COUNTY AGRIOULTURAL CO~MI~81DNER’S OFFIOE

NET CROPPED AREAS IN ACRES; = = : : : ’’: : = : ::DELA~:MOTARLANDI ~ASCO ISHAFT~RI LERDOIBUTTONIRIO BRAVO:YAIR~AX: ARVIN IEDIS3N:SAN ~EDI~: POND = FAMOSO = : ! :WILLOW:ROSEDALE =BAKERS--:WEED ~MAGUN[Pt TEJON; : ~ : : : : :FIELD :PATCH : EN :: : : : : : I :PA~MA :LAMOND : ::~25, ’:T.’27--R~2-~:T-27, :T.~B, :T,ZS~ :T.2g :T.29.R.ZS:T--30, ~T.3’i;-- :T,28~ i:RE4,25;T.E6--R,2=:R.24,25:P~4~ES:R.2E~ :R.23- :26, 27 :RoEO,27.R.2B,2g:R.2B,:26, 27~ 26 ":T.26, ~ :28 : 24 :28,T.3~ ~0 :29~

TEHAC~PI:R(:U(

:t~

31~32,33,:~34 ~T,

: IR.Za,241 :

GRAPEFRUIT 6~LEMONS 81ORANGES 492:_TANGERINES3UB--TOTAL ~ ..CITRUS FRUITS:

APPLESAPRIOOTSOHERRIESFIGs ’ 24:WALNUTS

ALMONDSPECANSOLIVEs 47:NEOTARINEs 5:PEACHES 15:PEARSPERS|~’JON~ 2:PLUU~ 47~POMEGRANATES 3~:PRUNESqUINCES I:FAMILY OROHARO 8:BERRIES 1 I:~UB--TOTAL ’ ~:FRUITS OTHER :THAN ~ITRUS : 210:TXEL~ : io/U:

¯ ". 3:RI: 86: 121 237:

36:

67:

: 163:: 5:

?87: 147I 100:

74: 59: 190:14:

5:II: : !~:12: : 0:

602: 327: 733:

:

20 :

20:

?:

164t

2;5t

173:

:R.27

tO:

IG:

~g:

I:I:

3:

?@:

I0:

:T.30, :: R. 28-,.. :: 30 :

4O:

726:80:

WINE GR~PES : ggS:RAISIN ~RAPE$| 24~:~:U;~TErAL : :VINEYARD~ : 5167:

4Z~: IBi:’-- ~3/: 0~3-~25: 1331 =.bOo: ~75:~t----~-~ ,~ ~,~÷

1752: 14B0: 16Bg! 1345:

: 846: 60:

14: 313:7: 26:7t I0:

..5O:

19:

I:1031 7391

: ~a:~02: 954:

3: IB:1641 2Q:

: !4~: g:O: I!

179:

20:

111

~°

2~: 4:8: 3:

.... : : : "7

186: 447: 1688: 3~8:

546:

Ir’,

....... -’E.--T45T- -3~,ETT--’-TRTT

102: 430" 5553; 517;

129b:

w

!WATERMELONS: ~95:CANTALOUPS : 115:PERSIAN : I:HONEY BALL ! I0:

HONEY DEW : I1:~ASABA : 13:SUB--TOTAL ; :MELONS : 440:IRISH POTATOESSWEET POTATOFSCARROTSONIONSLETTUCEOASBA@EPEASBEANSCAULIFLOWEPTOMATOESASPARAOUSMIXED VEGET-- :

ABLES

VEGETABLES !

26:

97:45:

237:

~1:

5:

380: 306: 300120: 65:

3:

15: : ¯

57..4: 371: 35~31: 494: 337528: 33: 250:44: 44: 95:

381: 131; 104:: 31I r~:: 5: 21: : :: : ~3:: 21: 100:

2: : :40: I: I:

I0: 15: g:

476: 775: 4049:

280:

5:

29O:

I0:78

BB:

2:7:

I7:

I0: 7:

45: ~5:1401 I:70: 37:

50:

305: 63:

15: 8g: 201: 6I:: 4: 84: 4~:: 2: : I0:

21 31 343: 63:: 2: : :

I: 31 I0: 7:: 9: ?04: I00:

35: 171 : ::21 2: 38: :

: 121 3: ~3:8: i: : :

4: 48: 6: 30:

67: Ig2: 78g| 335:5~03: 397R: 3718: 790: 4600:

629: ~880: 1267: 475: L~087:: B: 28: : :

901 : 200: : :: .’ : : : :

66~2: 68~6: 52t3: 1265: 6687:

3727: 2547: 775G: 771 :2E~6: 6851: 5014: 366 :

18~ 240: 151 :: : : :

6346: g03B: 12785: lib7:

129:

,~o~

COTTON 476~!ALFALFA 1003:TAME HAYMINT5UE)-’TOTAL ---’-’~’~rFIELD CROPS 5771:

WHEAT ¯ -’-’----’-’--¯ 5885: 700: :BARLEY : 137: 131: 746:~ILO MAIZE : : : :CORN : 324: 50: 7171OATS : 50: : 326::~B--[OT&L : : ..... ~ :GRAiN : 6396: 5~1: 12891

I1!29:

448:161

50~:

5050:

650 :

5700:

29:210:37O:37:78:

7Z4:

45:Ill:BOg:544:

,o~,, ,%

15~41

3295: 53951 : 3;’~3:215: ! : i0337:799: I0: ! :!18: 4: : :

20~: : :

444~: 5409:, : 137~C:GRAND TOTALALL CROPS 10357:

¢

I i 108: 13068 :. 3923 : )87: 7445: | : :D725: |53i~:

GIANNIN| --,,U%,-;,~ ~ ~’,+A6"~CULTURAL ~CONg~:’. : :

LIBRARY

KERN COUNTY CROP SURVEY, FOR FALL OF 1931FROM ~I~RVEY BY KERN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CO’MISSIONER°S OFFICE

NET CROPPED AREAS IN ACRES ~-.---~+’-~.:-T---~:"I--, .... = " : ,40~Dl ’A~CO :Sl4AFrFR: LERDO:BUTTON:RIO BRAVO=FAIRFAX~ ARVIN ~EDISON:SAN E~EDIO:TEH^CHAPI :: C;UNTYToTAL

= : : :WlLLO*:.~EOALC :SA~ER~: WEED mAGUNr~ T~JO. :C*"TIL-- : :: : : : : =FIELD :PATOH : EN :

. .: = : ’ :PANAMA :LAMOND =7, :T.ZS, :r.z~, :T:20 it.Z~.R.25:T--ZO, ~T.31, :T.~;

,2Z:~,24,25:R.24,25:R,26"- :R.23-- ,26~ 27 :R.26,27.R.2B~Zg:Ro28, ::T.26~ , :28 : 24 .2B,T.31:30 :29~ ::P,Z~,24t : :R.27 : :T.30, :

m

: : :R. 28- :: : : : 30 :

¯ : : : : : :: : : : : 40:: : : : : :

20 : : tO : : : 726 :; : : ,~ : 80=

..... : ~ .; : : :20: : IO: : ¯ 846-

3121 237

163:5:

147: 109:

59: 1.90:

19:O:

?:

1641

2:5:

173:327: 733:

B6:

67:

+

74114:IO:5:I:

O2:

313: 179:26:I0:50: 20:

I:?39: I I I :

28:954: 56:

181 I20 :

9: -~,II: 31

59: 14:: 7:

~4: 7:I:I:

3~

~8: 103::: !

I0: 102:: 3:: 164:I

22: 4t:

: : ; T

186: 447: 1688: 348:

IE: -’-£45T-;~3~u/: ’1~/:~3’ I45: 634: 78:,..+eli 13~! 1~: 3~?:

I02: 430: 5563; 517~

80"’ - cAT,

!

I

I735:

+

:

: ,INYO :

:T.32, R. : ,: ¯ , ,

’ : :R.27-

:’ : 79

801 : : 1: t :

: 1290:

133: DOb: 275:

52: 14B0: | ’~8g: 13 ~,5:

306:65:

300:

.;30 :

28O:

,5:

5:

29O:

2:’7:

I:

I0:

45:140I70:

!50:

7:

7: 305:

~.5~II

37:

I

63:

4O8

1,32880

?:40,

tI0:¯ --.--¢,. +

76:

37! :

I0:78:

15: B9:: 4:: ?:

2: 3:2:

I 3:9:

35: 17:2: 2:

: 12:S: I:

201: 61=B4: 41:

: I0:243: 03:

I0: 7:804: I00:

3S:3: 23:

:: !

....... : .... : Ip4e2~: ?0: 577

I ,0304.3

130

68I0

74?II

i ,0547373~

I ,49479

I’~-4

37

3:

~43:

21

l

t5" 91 ’ : 4: 48: 6: 30:: : . :- : : ; :

775: 46,49: t~: : 67: ig2: 78~I 335:

7, ~’+i

494; 3875:33: 25OI44 : 95 I

|311 164:31: 00,~5: 2:

: 93:21 : I00:

: II: I:

: 17,545

: I, ~,39: .44%: II6: Ig: 77: ?5

..... i=

¯ :

10~ -~0: 4,93;~::I’3

37?33~7,.:,5

33"i¯ 145, I h£. 45

14-!,-;’-" .... + .......... " :’ 7 0~,7IlO: . ,6. ,

O3: 3976; 3718I 790: 4600: 372?: 2.,547 : 7756: 771;29I 2880: 1207; 475’ Z087= 26C6: 685I; 5014: 386 :

: 8: 2B: : : 18; 240: 15: ;(~Cl:

i’00: : : : : ......... : ..... =

~2’. 6066: 5213: 1265: 6687= 6346: 9638: 12785: 1157:

~0I I I11 : 5050~ 29: 45: 3295: 5395:311 746: 29i 7~0: : 210: Ill: 215: I

; : 448: 22: : 370: 809: 793: 1Or501 717: 16: : 650: 37: 544: lla: 41

: 326: : : : 78: I0: 20: :: "* : ’: : --- : " : "’ : :

~1~: 1289| ~CV~, 74~: 5700~ 724: 1524: 4446: 5409:

: : : 4177: 4~,6b0¯ 120: ll55: ,,,141, >],b14: : : 737I ! ,046: , : : ~g0: .... ~ +--T+

.~------"~77 ~- --~ ~, 705: a/PSI . =w.~ ¯ :: 100321 : 1435¯ 13,266: , , 105: .%562

’ : ~40* 4+605¯ i i ~, ": , . : 404

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Agricuit:i +iral Cro Re

Burtch Reveals lmni TiseValue of 1932 Product8

By LEWIS A. BURTCH

I I

Agrlc~lturnl CoI11m t:lllOtlttrr,,..t,., ,+ KERN CROP VALUES FOR I932¯ ,.rop,~,, x,qush’o (,f lh’estm’k and

d{~.|r3 }}ro,hwth,n. |ll ]’~l’lI I’01111~.~"

f-r th,. y~mr He:I;, [.~ .~,~,: ],1 4:t. ’]’]d, COMPILED BY L. A. BURTCH. Agric,ltural Commissioner

¯ ’lhlhtl-ll 1~ ba~;.,d t,ll tlw ~tx-era;~+,,.b l+r!t’,-4 r, ++dv*-] bx+ ~11o grm~- t’,~D ~.ere.rp

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th’ tot;t] ~ ;iltl ill" ;iKrh’tl]t~lrd[ I"X~ ........+ll a, ~;)l, II,LLt/~ .~+ S ~III’L’’+ - ¯ ~’i . ~ ,~)*t1

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tM . Ez, L VALUE OF1932 CROP IS SHOWN

;,celler to It point where littl6 dani-ag’~ is done. The %’glue of the hone.~:

crop tiffs ye:,r in $16,~00, whi,’h would~h’t’,’O been materially ]e.%’l wore it, notfor the centred of foil[ l)rood.

9000 Cars Inspected~Vo inspe,,l all ~hipment~ of fruits

gild "vegetltble.% both for tho 1)rotec-finn of the grower ,’lilt] the t’orl.~qlming

450 euyotes nnd 200 botwltt., Thisnlethod of ored;:tory gldnlgl eoliLrolwas suhstltuted for the ohl t+y:tbml, of

plt)-tng bOUll[ie.’~l and has pro~ ell nllDqlnloro ef~et’tix e and T:tluabl~ 1o thelix estoel¢ lnter~ts.

We are required to lS~,lle cerfl¢i+’gto.~

on shiplnellt~ ]~It;’lllg cur eollllly forglItrltots In other .~;tates, l~raetieall)

l)ublh’, to pt’e’,’ent tile murkethlg of In- 0.It of tile pt)htto crop gro:vn hero l.:f(.rlov quality frnft~ which rnlg’ht be .void in tile northwestnrn ~tates. wl:i.-hillfcJt{d with inseo~s, rols, frost 011111 require .% certificate of hl~.l,Oeli,+llag(." or other Qondlt]nn.% "u,’o tnsl)eet- ! traiT1 liolIlt {’f urighl filial Vltl’Ullln flJ"ed Itpprrmimaloly 9000 Parr, of frult.~; mlgatlon hefore (!ii(el’til~ their ~.tate:<:th+i vr,::etable~ IP~tvtllg thP oonn(y, ~’18~¢t¯11 Itr till ln,*ollllllg frulta and leg+,¸

tt,bh,~:, both frank "o. plant quarglltl,nesl~uldpotIlt and fruit vnd vegetablesta~ulardlzgtlon work,

We rejected many S|llr~rllen|8 dllt~ to)I~’1~ r,f nlat)Jrlty gild beegtlse of ovortolerance of other serlo~l,’l defoets, II.ndIiitor,.oIlted m,’tl)y ~.llIDlll~llts (’Oll)lnl~into th~ COUUty Infested with red .,egle,

If It were not for this serv+P*, ren-dered 1)y our department the gr,~wer::would bo unable to nlttrkot their vroD!’In these stat~s where t’4¢y can obt~dt+the hest prlee~.’. ~*,’o are alyo requirer~t(} OX~llnlIle and issue eerttfl¢’gtes topersoIl~ enKag(’d for hire In the eon-tr~,l of l)hLnt l)t’~ts gn~ {O ~Uptq’VISetheir work lind re%’okq their lit:eIIFeto oDerate if Izrlproper mgterlaD~ or

DUrl,lO se~,lo, mealyhugs and in:tny : work Is elrployed, This a/fords aoth+r ~-orh)ua pest:+ not k£1own to ex- i valuable protection to grower~.[st |n Eern eounty. .kgrietlltnre lti fgst he(’onlirlg Kern

Wo also art Its a clearing ItOllSe for county’.’ grelttost Ulld nlost fllll)twt;tnt+’r, lnDlahlt8 of grower.q to the DIvtslou ,, fn{tustr:,’, tul~l Ill)on the DroFllerley ofof Markets, ~,¯ho enfor,,n the Drt)’,lstoll.q ;tgrleulture ;vl 1 depend the l)rtwperltyof the Pl’Odtloe l)egle’r~’ Act+ lind in of ~I(ern county.ll3gllly (’[tse<1 h,’lV(~ r(!tllrll0d lll(,ne~ to ! .kS otlr It~rlPlllture (ieveh)l)~ ~x-~ IlOllethe grower whI+’h |le Wg~ ~ntltled to to keel+ the tldv.%ilt:tgeons l)O.qitlol;all(] other’a’l,~e ¢’ould Iiol roll(,+.|, whfPh .a’e no.v hold hi helr, g fl’eO fr¢)l+l

VCe llh’tlntalu t;xo O~:pert trappers ha mr)~v of the ~ert(,1;, ~ in~eet postn Illldpredatory Rll[llntl ,’ontrot work. Th0~e~plant diseases by ll~:+t)tllg onr fieldsnl,~II hltve rr, TId(!red a %’ery x’.’lhlgblo al’h~ l~l~’hgl’d: fro=! ftOl}l nlt)Ht nf the~-r’,’iee to the livestock |lldll~[r}- t)f ! ~eriour: il’:;e,*t + I ts; a Ild p lI{Ilt d iac:~so+.

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~iiANNIN! ~-OON:.,A]ION r~.

ANNUAL REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL CROPSKERN COUNTY 1934

By Lewis A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissioner

The condition of agriculture in Kern County at the closeof the 1934 season presents a more optimistic picture than hasbeen experienced since 1929.

The total value of all agriculture crops was $16,115,442,exclusive of livestock and livestock products. This is an increaseof approximately five million dollars over last year’s total.

Prices quoted are f.o.b, car at shipping point, and are ar-rived at by a study of market reports and reports from individualgrowers.

In addition to the value of crops, I have estimated theamount paid out for labor in producing and harvesting these cropsat $3~949,6?5, This money that was put in circulation for laborJ,as well as the money for other expenses of farming, has addedgreatly to the prosperity of the merchants and business men of theoounty.

Cotton continues to lead all other crops in value. We pro-duced 68,000 bales from 52,000 acres and the value of cotton lintand seed was $5:,360,700, We had an ttuusual’ly favorable year forcotton and harvested practically all of the crop before bad weatherset in. The cotton season was about a month earlier than usualand this was one of the contributing factors to the production ofan all time record of 650 pounds per acre. The main factor in our

production of large yields and fine quality cotton is due to theefforts of the Pure Seed Committee of the Kern County Farm Bureau.For the past ten years they have been constantly improving andbuilding up a so~Arce of pure planting seed and approximately 90 percent of our acreage was planted with this seed. Our growers paida good price for labor and we suffered no inconvenience such aswas caused last year in labor troubles, The prices paid for cottonpicking in Kern County were more than any other cotton growingcountry° The total amount paid out in labor for producing and har-vesting the cotton crop was $I~,778,000.

Grapes are second in the value of county crops. A total of68,962 tons brought $4,286!,480. This represents an increase of28,000 tons over last year’s cropl , and prices were better than forany time during the past five years. This is due to the fact thatwe had grapes on the market earlier than other grape producingsections and produced an exceptionally good quality,

The growers in Kern County suffered very little damage fromleafhoppers and there were no serious diseases such as affect vinesin other areas.

I look for an increase in the planting of table grapes inthe next few years, as Kern County has demonstrated the fact thatgrapes can be grown more profitable here than in any other sectionof California.

Alfalfa is next in value, although our tonnage was not in-creased over last year, prices were considerable better and grow-ers received $2,309,424 for their hay crops. There will be anincrease of 5000 acres in alfalfa planting for 1935o

Potatoes were next in value and Kern County is recognized asone of the leading producing sections of the west. Prices werenot as good as we received last year but our production was ex-ceptionally large and we had quite an increase in acreage. Thisyear we had 7,~71 acres and produced 1,454!,100 sacks valued at$1~, O9Q, 575.

Deciduous fruits showed considerable increase both in pro-duction and value. Our growers are fortunate in finding marketsfo~ a large portion of this production in Los Angeles, where theoost of transportation is considerable less than the eastern mar-kets. Due to the fact that our fruits mature earlier and that,~areful inspection provided for a good quality and grade on the11~a~ket ., we have exceeded the average price received throughout thestate.

The outlook for agriuulture in Kern County is much more op-t [mistic than it has been in many years past. We have had more<~infall up to this time than we received for all of last year.~d is growing rapidly and livestock producers are in a veryoptimistic frame of mind, and apparently, the depression is overin the agriculture industry in Kern County.

The attached sheets give details of the acreagel, productionand value of crops produced in Kern Count~, also!, an estimate ofthe money expended in labor to produce and harvest these crops.

CROP ACREAGE, SHi’FMENT1934

Acrma ge Product i on

Deciduous FruitApples 575 31,000 boxesApPicot s 939 ~,609 tons

Dried Apricots 40 tons

Berries 60 4,,I05 CratesCherries 48 20 tonsFigs 123 2!, 000 fiats

Dry Figs lO0 tons

Olives 641 400 tons

Peaches 983 3,, 083 tons}’~.-~r s 600 530 tons

}:’e.,: simmons 31 5,800 lugs.I: , ..,~:ns 1622 4,118 tons} ,.,:negranates 73 7!,040 lugs

IT :~,’~es 195 16 tons~.a,..~’~ut s 71 38 tons

Ai,’~nnd s 68 15 tonsOther Fruits 185 500 tons

Total 6214

c.rapefruit 47

C:.:znges 1338Ta ~Lger ine s 7 i

Total 1463

Citrus

4,, 881 boxes2,550 boxes

"197!,043 boxes12,000 lugs

GraDes

Ts.b le 14322 48,, 454Vi ae 2734 20~, 508Rc~ is ins 8!, 009

Total 17056

Potatoes 7271Onions 1065Sweet Potatoes 516Peas 134Lettuce 315Cabbage IiCarrots lOTomatoes 17Asparagus 40Cucumbers 4Others I____Q4_~

9487

t onstonstons

v_eget able s

D,4541,I00182.,40089.,76023!,70044,,897

95g!,O004,5004!,6694.,000

sackssackslugscratescratestonscrateslugscrate slugs

AND VALUE

Value

$ 31,750208!,720

12,,800S,1312.,5001,8008~,000

32,000215,810

37,1002.,900

370,620~,168I.,2808!,36031,300

30.,000$947!,239

$ 14,,643IO,200

4431,34718.~000

~486,,190

3~,876!,320410!,16042G,63Q

$41,707,,110

I:,090,57591,2OO44,8807 I., I0053!,876

D, 140 )900)

~,375)11!,673)

4!,000)I~,749)

$ ~,383,,468

Labor Cost

$2671,232

$1721,440

$938,,630

$ 305:,36025,69017.,4006~,700

2~,653

lO,O00

$394,,803

Acr ea ge

Me 1 ons

Product i on

Watermelons 695Cantaloupes 314Others 204

Total 1213

~,565 tons75,,900 crates151,900 crates

Field Croos

Cotton 52000Cotton SeedAlfa Ifa 29614(~.~’ain Hay 650 .~:;.].age 2000,~N,;.rsery Stock 40F~oney & Etc,,l,Sudan Grass Seed 270

Total 84574

681,000 bales27,,200 tons

1771,648 tons950 tons

3!,000 tons

163 tons

Gra in

Barley 3190 3!,632 tonsMilo 4643 8!,871 tonsWheat 10801 8!,651 tonsAcreage rented to government

Total 18634

$

Value Labor Cost

8Q,040681,31011,~130

- i681,480 -$241,852

41,4831, 500) S J, 7781,000877,,200)

2!,309,,424 293,119~,500 21,050

24.j000 12,,00020,000 ~,000611,090 61,00021,,190 650

$ 7!,8051,904 $2,,0951,819

90,800252,,823242.,22031,208

617,,051

Total acres of all crops - - - 138!,641

Total value of all crops ........ $16t, I151,442

Total amount of money expended for labor ...... $3!,949!,675

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ANNUAL REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL CROPSKern’County 1935

By Le~,is A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissioner

The total value of all a~ricultural crops produced in KernCounty for the year 1~35 was ~17,5~3,216. This is about two milliondollars less than 193~, and was due largely to the reduced produc-tion caused by unfavorable ,.feather conditions for many crops. Un-usually cool weather and rain at blooming time caused considerableloss.in many crees, however, this loss was somewhat offset by anincrease in range feed resulting in an increase of livestock produc-tion.

Cotton continues to lead all other crops in value. There wasa ~eduction of about 3,000 acres over last year’s planting. From47~g00 acres this year, we oroduced 59,347 bales, which makes an~ver~e of 620 lbs. per acre. In addition to this, we produced23,23~ tons of cotton seed. The value of this crop, including thebenefit payments, is $4,894,598. This figure will surprise mosteveryone in the cotton business as there had existed throughout thegrowing season the opinion that this wss the most unfavorable yearwe hsve ever had for cotton growing. A cold late spring, followedby a large infestation of olant bugs and an early frost, had indica-ted a much greater reduction in pounds of cotton per acre than isindicated by this report, however, the exceptionally dry weatherfollowing the early frost h~s permitted the harvest of a much greateroercentage of the late cotton than is normally harvested. Anotherfactor in the production that might have some bearing on the volumeper acre is the fact th:~t the acreage was measured by representativesof the AAA in the control program this year, when heretofore it wasestimated by growers and finance companies and probs~ly v~as much lessthan indicated.

The final figures may be subject to slight changes but will notbe very far from the s bove quotPtions, as more than 90 per cent ofthe cotton croo is already harvested, leaving ~ estimate of lessthan lO per cent to be harvested.

Live stock tnkes second place with a total production of@4,300.000~ This is about one million dollars more than last year’sproduction, P nd was due to an ~bundance of feed here and the factthat many thousand head of stock were brought in here from otherstates to be fattened, and sold.

Gr~pes arc third, with a valuation of $2,267,410 (includingrsisins). The production from.a standpoint of tonnage was as greatas the previous year~ but the quality was lower and the prices re-ceived were considerable lower. Our Vineyards were noticeably freefrom insect damage and fungus disease, which have sometimes beenresoonsible for production losses. We will have to blame the weatherfor our lower quality of fruit this year. The late varieties were

dam~&ed by frost, but the crop was not a total loss, as most all of

the table varieties that could not be marketed as fresh fruit woresold to the wineries.

Alfalfa is fourth in value and continues to be one of our lead-ing crops. We produced 150,000 tons valued at $1,575,000 this year.We are free from any insect posts that could’cause a loss in ouralfalfa production and this crop is hardy enough to thrive well underany climatic condition that could possibly exist in Kern County.The production is not subject to the fluctuations caused by weatherconditions, as in other crops.

Potatoes are next in value. This crop has been increasing inimnortance for the past several year§ ~d reached a peak of produc-tion in 19Z5 with the planting of 10,O00 acres. We produced2,361,000 sacks, valued at $1,416,600. There is practically noprofit for the grower at such prices as we received this year, and,we will, no doubt, sce some acreage reduction during the coming year.

Our deciduous fruit shows a much smaller production and lowerprices than in 1934, ~ud our citrus crop r,as considerable less andof poorer quality than last yeir. Most growers attribute this con-dition to a cold, rainy spring, followed by quite warm weather,causing a poor sot in some cases and a heavy Junc drop in othercases.

We had ~ very l~rge increase in the acropgo of g]~ain, producingonc of the largest grain crops in ycars, which offset some of thedisadvantages on fruit crops.

The attached report shows the acreage, production, and valueof all crops produced in Kern County. The prices quoted are f.o.b.shinning Doint, and are arrived at by a study of market reports and

reports from individual growers. We have also shovm benefit paymentsmade by the government on the Agriculture Adjustment Program.

CPOD

DEC!DTTOUS FRUIT

Anples

ADriootsA~gricots (dried)BerriesCherriesFi~sFi~s (dried)OlivesPe~chesPes, ches (dried)PearsPerqimmonsPlumsPomegranatesPrunesWslnutsAlmondsOther Fruits

Total

CITRUS

GranefruitLemonsCran~esTangerines

G~t&PES

Tsble~VineRaisins

~LONS

WstermelonsCantaloupesOthers

Total

Total

Total

VEGETABLES

PotatoesOnionsSweet PotatoesPeas

Continued on

CROP ACP~AGE,

Acreage

575939

6o4S

123

3811,O18

60o¯31

1,67773

195

185 _

6,044

471,3378

¯ . 711, ~63

14,3222,734

17, o5-6

925273157_

1,355

I0,000l, 363

55~ll2

following oage

PRODUCTION AND VALUE

1 9 3 5

ProductionTotalValue

200 tons

1,245 tonslO0 tons

4,000 crates30 tons30 tons

lO0 tons400 tons

1,500 tonsll5 tons330 tons90 tons

2,600 tons180 tons155 tons

tons600 tons

Doll~rs Only

$ 7,60o5~,78o20,000

4,0002,1001,5006, OOO

28,00067,5oo

,850

0005,040

93,0008,7505°°

000

630,020

5,082 boxes2,400 boxes

85,128 boxes7,000 lugs

12,7057,200

170,256

53,302 tons15,855 tons

5,000 tons

1,865, 57-)126,840275,000

2,--~7, ~lO

II,010 tons109,500 crates12,000 crates

165,15o82,]~59,000

256,2--7T-

2,361,000 sacks206,400 sacks125,000 lugs16,250 crates

I, 4162O69397

6oo14oo,750,500

9 T

Cro.n Acreage

Vegetables Continued

LettuceCabbageCarrotsTomatoesAsoaragusCucumbersSquashOthers

Total

FIELD CROWS

CottonCotton seedAlfalfaGrain HaySilageNursery StockHoney & Products

Total

24o17

5694o

244

I0012,5’g6

47,8oo

3o~ooo6,6002,000

4o

86,k40

GRAIN

BarleyMiloWheatSudan GrassFlax

LIVE

Total

STOCK SOLD

SheepCattleHogs

- Steers

16~ 36512,76535,337

27O220

64,957

Dairy Cows and CalvesPoultryWoolE~gsMilk & Butterfat

Government benefit

l~neatCottonHogs

payments:

Total benefit

Total acres of all cropsTotal value of all crops

Production

28,800 crates’125 tons

].,000 crates20,000 lugs4,130 crates8,000 lugs

12,723 lugs

59, bales23, tons

15~,000 tons,000 tons3~000 tons

12,274 tons26,115 tons21,503 tons

202 tons3,740 bushels

I00,00040,000

5,0001,000

i00,0002,000,000 Ibs.

200,000 dozen1,800,000 Ibs.

payment s.

- 189,861- Sly, 583,216

TotalValue

Dollars Only

38,8801,500

75o20,0008;260

12,0006,362

I0,0001,912,002

I, 5~,000

24~°°°000

40,00065,060

6,216,863

208,658496,186

26O5,984

1,296,165

630,0002,400, O00

go, ooo30,000

~, 0003 0,00050,000

720,0004,300,000

795_ Ii. 025

503,820

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~mIANN|~I ~ -

i.I ~F,~ A l-iY

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CROP ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE

KERN COUNTY -FOR THE YEAR 1936

Compiled by Lewis A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissioner

The past year showed tl~e largest production and the greatestvalue of agricultural crops in’ the’history of the county. The totalvalue of all crops was $29,736,~99. Last year the total was$17,583,216 , which shows an increase of 67 per cent over 1935.

The values are based on average prices obtained for the productspachcd and loaded on cars and not the net returns to growers. Priceswere obtained by a study of the market reports for the year and Into~~-

views ~,’ith the leading shippers.

This figure represents the money brought to Kern County from thesale of crops and includes the money spent for labor and other ex-penses in growing and harvesting the crops.

The farmer’s dollar is more quickly placed in general circulationthan money from any ether source and this adds much to the generalprosperity of the county.

COTTON

Cotton maintained its plac~ as the most valvable singl~ 6,rcp,producing i00,000 bales and 4OO,OCO tons of seed valucd ’at ~7,~0,000,T ith the compulsory acreage reduction of the A.A.A. removcd, the g1".ow-

.c;"s increased their plantings 65 per cent ovor last rear We had~,~ ...al growing weather t,_rougnout tho soason.and by continuing the u.~c(:f pure seed we have produced a grade and stap!c that pays us about,c~5.00 per bale premium over ordinary cotton.

The production avcra~iod 637 pounds of lint per acre which is aworld’s rc:3ord and is due to our superb climate and sell conditions,

KIO~ u cfalso one fact that v;o are free from cotton boll weevil and ~the serious diseases of cotton.

POTATOES

¯ Potatoes vJe~o second in’value, producinc 3,050,240 sacks fromII,292 acres and bringing ~6,963,040.

Thi~ wq~s’the largest r.creagc and production that the county hasover ~,d, and, in addition to this, we found the best market everexo::ricnccd. This is a combination of circumstances that hap!~ns once~n a lifetime and ~;o cannot expect to repeat on this season’s cropand market conditions. Our production comes in the early summer whenwo hnvc competition only from Florida, Alabama and Texas and thesedistricts sufforcd from drought and light crops. In addition to this,

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the storage’of old potatoes was about exhausted at the time we start-od shipping, sending the prlcos to unusual high~s and giving us mar-kets that we had not boon able to roach before¯

LIVE STOCK

This ycar’s livcstock sales wore considerable more than lastyear although prices roccivcd on’cattle wore not as high. Sheepwere about the same as last year, but wool was considerable higher.Hogs showed quite an increase in both production and prices received.Poultry and eggs were a little higher and milk end butterfat showedquite an improvement.

The increase in cattle was probably duo to a more thorough can-vassing of the sources of information ~d ccttinc a bettor check onthe number of cattle sold.

GRAPES

Our grape crop sh6wod a marked improvement ov,,r last year, bothin quality and tonna[~o, and taw maz,hots ~:cr.~. much more ~.vor,tblc.TIu. ’ :oroduction showed an increase of Ii per cent and’ an incr~,asc in~miuc of approximately ~5 per cent. The total of #4,450,315 putsSrmpcs as fourth in the value of all crops.

The fact that we arc earlier than any major crape crowing areain California gives us quite an advr~ita~o in the m~rkots and curo’:.cos rccoived arc consic~z,.ble higher than the state avor~;:o

D’6 are frcc from most of the sor~_ous insects and disoazcs offr"Des, which helps a lot in the production of fine qua~llty table

"’ 4’f-7,033, v.’::ich isThe total -¢aluc of the grain crops u’as :~I,,~.bout 18 per cent more than ~,’as produced in 1935. This is one of our.~taplc crops ,~d the p!antings do not vary much from year to year.

ALFALFA

Al.alf~. is sixth in va!uo and we produced 174,240 tons from34, ’ "o~o fores. T~lls is an increase of about 18 per cent in aoreaieo~-cr the past few years.

Alfalfa, lihe grain, is a staple crop and is one of the most surecrops that Vo have. ~,~any growers take adv,~tage of tills crop a~.~ a~cil builder which pays dividends while it enriches the soil forc,~hor crops.

C_ro~.__!

Deciduous Fruits

Apple sApricotsApricots (dried)DcrricsCi.crriesFigsFigs (dried)No c t,~.rinc sOlivesPeachesPecehes (dried)PearsPersimmonsPlumsPomegranatcsQuincesAlmondsWalnut sFamily Orchards

Total

Citrus

GrapcfruitLemons

Orance sTangs rinc s

Total

Grape s_

TableWineRaisins

Total

AcroaiTc

225755

6o4o23

512i, 047

48024

1,79251I0$26O

’ 133---

36ll

l, 3073S

i, 392

¯ . 7~505 tons16,800

6

Production

1~517 boxes1,705 tons

90 tons4,000 crates

2 cars2,164 fiats

20 tons1 ear

"405 tons2,646 tons

88 tons840 tons45 tons

3,995 tons225 tons

3 cars25 tons20 tons

405 tons

6~325 boxes1,310 boxes

179,6~6 boxes20,000 boxes

65,361 tons12 227 tons

Total Value

0

Total

2~ 2~6~oo76~860.009; ~5o; so%ooooo2,100.00

865.001,200.00’65o~oo

1~;175,oo1o5;8~o.oo12,32o.oo3~;6oo,oo~;~oo.oo

159;oOO~OOI0;125~00

1,350,005;oo0,oo

! oo!oo200 OOi~461,511 O0

Total

ii~068,003,930.00

.359;372.00.... i5;ooo.oo~3g9,37o.oo

Total

3,92l; 66o.oo183; ~LO5.. oo

"~75; 25o.oo% 48o, 315. oo

Helons

WatermelonsCantaloupesOther ~Iolons

Total

4~299

.... l 5

761

8~070 tons130;800 cratcs

6,817 cratcsTotal

il9ooo¯I00 O0

¯ ~ 3;4o~’oo~238, 698.00

_Crop _ Acreage__

Vogctrbles

PotatoesOnionsSweet PotatocsPeasLettuccCabbajcCarrot sTomatoesAsparagusCucumbersSquashOthers

Total

Production

Field Cro~s

Total Value

ll, 292 3, 05.0; 240 sachs 0 6,863; 0[’0:00i, 6~d 284,400 s:’cks , Z42; 200.00

5~4 ll5; 146 Zu~ 86,359;00lld 70; 402 crates 253; ~7.002~2 73:260 crates 73,2b0-0017 I00 tons i;200]00

5 "014- crates I~ 510.006 ooo lugs lO, ooo:oo40

2 ~, ~85 crates7,170.00

, ~05 lucs 6, 6O7 ] O044 "57~ Zug~ " 344-.oo

lOO 15,03o lug~ ’ 7;~$_~.0oii~, 121 Total 07,452, o527b-6

CottonCotton seedAlfalfaGrain HaySilageNursery StockHcnoy and ProductsSucar Boots

"37~3Total 119,7

o ~al

78,500

5; cool, O00

6o

Grain

II,07117,200~5, 42o7~, 176

-~-

Total

Total

BarleylilleUhcatFlax

SteersCovsC.~1.vesShe cp’Joeli-{ocsPcultryECCs??ilk & Butterfat

lOO; ooo re:los 06;ooo;oooioo:~ 40’.0,000 tons ,1;4-40;000]00

:/’-:_ 174’;240 tons 1,393;920.00’~: .....- .... 5,000 tons 50,000.00

1,500 tons 12;0C0.0048;000 so

6,700 -~ - .~~#):,500.oo~on,, 200 GOTot,~.Z 09,077, d°26 so

6; 6oo26, go619, ~"~O ~,~.L

23,520

LIVE STOCK SOLD

tons 158; 4-0o1ootons 7~,0 ~’~’ ,"tons

l~f,l~’ joo, ~0O?5.OO

buni-.el.~ ’~7~ 04LO. O0Tot al~,-,’-~,033. O0

i

~o;ooo ~2,ooo, ooo:oo40,000 .1,~oo;oo~.oo20;000 ~6o;ooo.oozoo;sos ~oo;ooo:oo

2, ooo;ooo ibs. 44o;000.00g;ooo i6o;ooo.oo125;0o0 &2;5o0.00210,000 doz&n 67;200,00

2,200,000 lbs. 1;100;000.00Total ~6,189,7oo.oo

acreage of all crops - 233,927’

value of all crops - ()29,736,899.00

4~

t,~A"~ ~~

~Ic~~,~L~’ q j ~i~,% % ~R¸¸

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CROP ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE

KERN COUNTY- FOR THE YEAR 1937

Compiled by Lewis A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissioner

The past year was characterized by the greatest agricul-tural expansion and development in the history of the county and,as compared with 1936, we increased the cultivated acres by 43,959and as a result increased the production of our major crops by about33 per cent.

Prices were considerable lower on most crops but with theincreased production the total return to the county was about halfa million dollars more than 1936. The total value of all crops for1937 was $30,254,784.

.These values are based on average prices obtained for theproducts packed and loaded on cars and not the net returns to grow-ers. Prices were obtained by a study of the market reports for theyear end interviews with the leading shippers.

This figure represents the money brought to Kern Countyfrom the sale of crops and includes the money spent for labor andother expenses in growing and harvesting the crops.

The farmer’s dollar is more quickly placed in general cir-culation than money from any other source and this adds much to thegeneral prosperity of the county.

COTTON

Co~ton continued to lead all other crops by a wide marginfrom a standpoint of total acreage and gross value. This year’sacreage was 122,000 from which we produced 150,O00 bales of cottonand 62,500 tons of seed valued at $9,500,000. Although the cottoncrop got off to a bad start this spring the fall weather was idealfor cotton, giving us shout thirty days longer growing period thanusual. Our high per acre yields of good quality cotton are largelydue to the general use of pure planting seed and our one varietydistrict and, with these advantages over other districts, Kern Countywill always be a large cotton producing county.

LIVE STOCK

This year’s sales of livestock showed an increase in valueand has placed the livestock industry in second place among allsgricultural activities for the first time. The production of sheepand hogs showed an increase and cattle showed a slight decrease butprices received were much better. Poultry, eggs and butterfat wereabout the same. The total value of livestock was $7,064,360.

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GRAPES

The grape crop was third in value with a total for allvarieties including raisins of $4,062,970¯ We produced 20,163 tonsmore than 1936 and received about 25 per cent loss ~oney per ton onour production.

Our early production gives us quite an advantage over thelater shipping districts and, as a result, our prices are higherthan the state average by quite a margin.

POTATOES

The rapid development of our potato industry in Kern Countythe pest three years is causing quite a sensation in the markets ofthe western states and among deslers and shippers in this business.This year we doubled last year’s acreage and increased our productionby 1,516,465 sacks. The prices received wore much less than lastyear as was predicted at that time but our potato growers are goodgamblers and expect to further increase the acreage next yoar. Thetotal value of this year’s crop was ~3,653,364.

ALFALFA

We had some increase in alfalfa plantings this year andprices were better than they have been for several years. We expectquite a large increase in planting of alfalfa next year as therewill be a decrease in cotton acreage and most growers like to plantalfalfa as a rotation crop ~-ith cotton. This year we had 35,000acres producing 1Y5~OOO tons valued at $2,450,000.

cruxDECIDUOUS FRUITS

ApplesApricotsApricots (dried)BerriesCherriesFigs (dried)NectarinesOlivesPeachesPePches (dried)PearsPersimmonsPlumsPomegranatesQuincesAlmondsWalnutsFamily Orchard

Total

Acreage _

225719

604o

4742o834

1,81962i08846

i~55,008

19 37Production

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1,000 boxes1,98~ tons

lOb tons4,000 crates

000 ibs.2 cars

520½ tons2,598 tons

185 tons1,120 tons4,300 lugs4,758 tons

197590311ugs32~ tons35 tons

400 tonsTotal

Total Value

$1,500118,980

14,8404,0004, o53

24O2,080

15,615168,87o

22,20047,040

285,

$,875~,500

I ,000.,$723,584

CITRUS

GrapefruitLemonsOrangesTangerines

Total

GRAPES

TableWineRaisins

Total

~ELONS

WatermelonsCantaloupesOther Melons

Total

VEGETABLES

PotatoesOnionsSweet PotatoesPeasLettuceCabbage

37ll

1,414

i, 500

15,368i~778

17,14~--

5oo25O

___5o--8OO

22,2501,075

4251355O0

i0

4,800 boxes500 boxes

149,197 boxes1,200 lugs

Total

563 tons5,925 tons

Total

~!244 tons

9 183 crates138 crates

Total

4,566,705 sacks191,317 srcks

89,880 lugs4,209 crates

crates

$6,0001,500

253,635

~_~o,o35

$3,159;400512,445

~1385,125 ....I 062,970

$IO5;038171,820

$290,565

$3,653,364191,31772,792.16~836

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.’. ~_~r~ Production.Crop_ ~c re. ~ti~_

VEGETI~BLES CONTINUED

To~’~’toe~ 22 2,700 lugs

Cucunbers 8 9,000 flats

Squ.~sh 50 5,226 lugs275. tonsBeans (Bl~ck Eye) 275

2,53 ° sacksGarli~Other Vegetrblos I00 8,221 lugs

Total 24-~-Total

Tot~l Value

~2,43021,6004,7o3

ii, COO5, ~728~221

FIELD CROPS

Cotton 122,000 150,000 balss

Cotton seed62,500 tons

Alfalfa 35,000 175,000 tons

~Ifalfa seed20 tons

Cnion seed 5 tons

Silpge !,000 1,500 tons

Nursery StockEoney & ProductsSu~.:ar Beets 3_7_5_-- 4,875 tons

¯ T ot al -1--58-~ 375 T o t al

~8,250,0001,250,0002,450,0(.0

iO, 0003,000

15,CO060,00085,840

_2_~250~m2,153,o9o

,~RAiN

Barley 13,960Y~ilo

~,,628Wheat 4 211Grain Hay i LS_Q~O__

Total ~9,299

LIVE

~,367 tonsi ,392 tons36,~86 tons3,000 tons

STOCK SOLD

185,],7531~, 6~917,15o

, 60~000

SteersCov:s & Heifers

S~.,~ ].V CSheepW;olHogs]?oultryE/.~, ;s~,~ilk & Butterfat

No. Head

33,~2g22,054

8,377145,132

I,~51,32o ibs.ii,07S

125,000 dozen210,000 dozon

2,200,000 lbs.

Bonefit payments AAA

Total acreage of all crops

Total value of all crops -

Total

~2,849,5401,132,790

179,5 i,~].,050

9o,221,560

62,50067,200

l~lO0_~O00

C7,064,360

200,000

- 276,956

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COUNTY OF KERN

__ 1938 ANNUAL REPORT -CROP ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE

Compiled by Lewis A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissioner

In contrast to last year’s production and value, which wasthe greatest in the history of the county, we find a considerable lossin the totel value of all agricultural crops and a reduction in thetotal acreage of cultivated crops.

The total value of all crops for 1938 was $24,995,944.This is a reduction of $5,258,840 over the returns for 1937. Thetotal acreage of cultivated crops was 270,169 ~hlch was 6,817 acresless than last year.

These values are based on average prices obtained for theproducts packed and loaded on cars and not the net returns to growers.Prices were obtained by a study of the market reports for the year andinterviews with the leading shippers.

This figure represents the money brought to Kern Countyfrom the sale of crops and includes the money spent for labor andother expenses in growing and harvesting the crops.

The farmer’s dollar is more quickly placed in general cir-culation than money from any other source and tl~is adds much to thegeneral prosperity of the county.

LIVESTOCK

Livestock was the only group that showed an increase invalue ever last year. This was due largely to the greater productionand has moved up to first place in the agricultural production ofKern County. The total value of all livestock including poultry anddairy products was $8,436, 8]4.

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Cotton moved back to second place with a greatly reducedacreage and yield which was the result of the AAA program and inaddition to this reduction in acreage and yield the prices obtainedwore less than last year. The total value of cotton and cotton seedfor this yenr was $5,101,025.

POTATOES

Potatoes wore third in value of all crops, though prloos wo~econsiderably loss than last year. The acreage and yield were increas-ed. We had 26,069 acres and produced 4,83%,012 sacks valued at$2,900,407.

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DECIDUOUS FRUITS

ApplesApricotsApricots (dried)BerriesCherriesFigsFigs (dried)NectarinesOlivesPe~ohosPeaches (dried)PestsPersimmonsPlumsPomegranatesQuincesAlmondsWrlnutsFamily Orc½~rd

Total

CITRUS

GrapefruitOrangesTangerines

Total

GRAPES

TableWineRaisins

To t al

MELONS

WaternolonsCantaloupesOther Melons

Total

Acreage

22

60].421

6242o836

1,76362I08846

4,753

iO1I, 05~

Production

1,500 boxes1,080 tons

32 tons4,000 crates

117 lugs

55~ lugstons60 tons

370 tons1,75~ tens

17% tons885 tons105 tons

5,8~ tonstons

40 tons20 tons3O tons

400 tons

5,170 boxesiii,288 boxes

15,650 lugs

63,991 tons

276,,2~S tons26~ tons

15,870 tons98,800 crates16,200 crates

Total

Total

Total

Total

Total Value

Dollars only

I~87564,800

~, 200,000351

5,600Ii,i00

lO,4~,25o

,,200234,600

2,6001,6002,0003,600

12,0OO492,756

3,~77155,803

7,825167,505

1,919,730300,16¢3!5,490.

2,533,298

206,31098,800

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Crc~ Acreage

VEGETABLES

Productl on Total Value

Dollars only

Potatoes 26,069 4,834,012 sacks 2,900,407Onions 820 l~l,600 sacks 84,960Sweet Potatoes 440 i18,314 lugs 70,988

Lettuce 553 1 9~9 crates 2 92~.Cabbage 20 2,088 crstes 2,088Tomstoes 46 849 lugs 637Cucumbers 4 2,415 lugs 4,830Squash 5 1,O00 lugs 750Beans 8 1,020 crates i,~30Garlic 4 700 sacks i,~00Other Vegetsbles 6½ 1,000 crates 750Sweet Corn 85 11,677 lugs 8,755Carrots qo 3,500 crates l~

Total 2s, V Total 1,623 -FIELD CROPS

Cotton 78,000Cotton seedAlfalfa 40,000Alfalfa seedOnion seed 62Silage 1,O00Nursery StockHoney and ProductsSugar Beets _____!1~_222_5__

Total 120,2~7

GRAIN

Barley 16,000Millo alze 9,331Wheat 68, ~00Grain Hay 2,500~lax

9~~Total

95,000 bales 4,275,00035,150 tons 82~, 025

200,000 tons 1,700,00057,000 pounds 9,975

000 pounds 3,0002,000 tons 20,000

60,00049,24o

18,375 t<ns 128~ 62_~5__Total 7~-07"T, S65

8,400 tons 147,00022,394 tons 391,89530;780 tons ~15,6002,500 tons 37,5006,675 bushels ll, 34~

Total l, 203,343

Government PaymentsGovez~ment Payments

ParityBenefit

Total

~25,00000~000

1,325,000

LIVE STOCK SOLD

SteersCows and heifersCalvesSheep p~d lambsWc elHogsPoultryEggsMilk and butterfatHidesBulls and stags

Number of head

39,96135,96412,036

169,0002,250,000 pounds

22,000125,000 dozen210,000 dozen

2,200,000 pounds25, 7S~

1,296Total

Value

Dollars only

3,216,860I,S52,146

249,72o1,Ol~,O00

360,000

3~’000,500

67,2001,110,O00

116,02845~60

g,436,81~

TOTAL ACREAGE OF ALL CROPS -- - 270, 169½-

TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CROPSINCLUDING LIVESTOCK $24,995,944

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1939 ANiiUAL REPORT - CROP ACREAGE - PRODUCTION AND VALUE -KERN COUNTY

Compiled by Lewis A. Burtch, Agricultura! 0ommissioner

"I ~ "~CROP Au~EAG~: PRODUCTI ON TOTAL V~UE

DECIDUOUS FRUITS

A ples 3,500 boxes 3,500.00Apricots 5 931 tons 55,~60.00Apricots, dried ll3 tons 20,340.00

Berries 60 4,175 crates 4, i75. O0

Cherries 14 ~53 lugs 633.00Figs 21 600 lugs 600.00

Figs, dried 4 tons 320.00Nectsrines 71 311 tons 21,770.00Olives 420 166 tons 9,130.00Peaches 787 2,850 tons 171,000.00

Peaches, dried 170 tons~1800.00Pears 179 675 tons 350.00

Persimmonsi~

109 tons ~,175.00Plums 1,66 6,525 tons 261,000.00Pomegranates 62 78 tons 3,510.00Quinces I0 I0 tons 500.00

’ 21~ tons 6,880.00A!mond~z $8 ~ ~"Pecans 40 2X tons 720.00Walnuts 46 ,31~ tons i0,O~0.O0Family Orchard l__~_ ~00 tons 12~000.00

Total 4,187 $642,343.00

CITRUS FRUIT

GrapefruitOrangesTangerines

Total

$5 ooo 76:5oo,oo157,~73 boxes 23 659.002o,s75 lugs _~_2,525,oo

1,4S9 ~256,684.00

GRAPES

TableWineRaisinsRaisinsiRaisln~.

16,1621,702

Soda DipZante Currants

Total 17,864

1676~42~ tons2,022,720.00

11~ tons 177;25~.oo5,947 tons 255,721.oo

61 tons 3.,965.0093 tons _~,97_~. o__o

~2,4-66,635.00

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CROP ACREAGE

MELONS

Watermelons 980Cantaloupes 342Other Melons 60

Total ’ I, 402

VEGETABLES

Potatoes 28,504Onions 900Sweet Potatoes 284Pens 785Lettuce 1,312Caobage i0Tomatoes 58Cucumbers 2Squash 6Beans 18Other Vegetables 20Sweet Corn 414Carro~q _ 45__

Total 32,361

FIELD CROPS

Cotton 67,043Cotton SeedAlfalfa 40,000Alfalfa SeedOnion SeedSilage i, 000Nursery Stock 40Honey and ProductsSugar Beets 2,562

Totel ii0,645

GRA ! N

BarleyMille MsizeWheatGrain HayFlaxOatsRye

Totsl

28,40012,6006s, 86o3,0003,100

15o__30__

116,140

PEODUCTI ON

7,270 tons171,182 crates

3~,109 crates

5,322,5~3 sacks164, p89 sacks104,399 lugs

79,9~9 crates298,1 9 crates

>00 crates16,401 lugs1,010 lugs1,4~5 lugs1,485 crates1,935 lugs

19,010 lugs9,720 crates

106,610 bales42,640 tons

200,000 tons74,17o Ibs.

~,000 ibs.2,000 tons

26,502 tons

14,200 tons6,300 tons

3~,119tons

,000 tons31,000 bushels

250 tons30 tons

TOTAL VALUE

98;145.oo171,182.oo25,582.00

$294,909. O0

4,258,066.00123,442.003~;54o.oo

131,237.00373,148. co

3~5.oo14,761. oo

~55.oo~55.oo

I,a85.00968.00

11,406.00__12,247.0o

$4,964,985. co

4,930,712.oo1,215,2~0.001,800~000.00

14; 834. co~,ooo.oo

20;000.007o;o~o,oo36,68o.oo

__l172,a63.OD

$8,263,729.00

255,600:00I~, 900 ¯ O0

7~,975,00000.00491600.00

6,250. O0780.00

$i~270, I05.00

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LIVE STOCK SOLD

Number of Head Total Value

Steers 36,047 $ 2,703,525.00

Cows and Heifers 35,547 2,061,726.00

Calves 11,799 294,975.00

Lambs 175,000 1,050,000.00

Sheep 15,000 37,500.00

Wool 1,710,000 ibs. 342~000.00

Hogs 25,000 450,000.00

~cultry 150,000 75,000.00

Eggs 220,000 dozen 48,400.00

~ilk and Butterfat 2,200,000 lbs. 1,100,OOO.O0

Hides ll,OLO 44,000.00

Bulls and Stags 1,102~ 89~262.00oo

Total acreage of all crops 234,08~

Total value of all crops including livestock

Government payment on all crops

Total acreage of grazing lands 4,335,912

@26,455,77S.OO

I, 5~3,387. oo$28, 009,165. oo

IN THE GOI,DEN EMPIRE OF KERN

A PRODUCT OF THE SOIL BRINGING IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW DOLLARS, FOR WHICH NO

ACCOUNTING IS GIVEN IN THIS REPORT. HOWEVER, THE FARMER CASHES IN ON THE TOURIST LURE OF

W!LD FLOWERS SINCE HE SUPPI..IES SO MANY TOURIST NECESSITIES. A BILLION DOLLARS IN SUNSHINE.

CARLOADINGS: 28,299 CARS SHIPPED FILLED WITH EARLY, FANCY:i FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THIS IS MORE THAN ANY OTHER YEAR

,N K~R~ COUNTY HS~OR~il INCREASE OVER 1938 WAS 2,434 CARS

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28,015,188. 75VALUE OF ALL CROPS

INCLUDING LIVE STOCK

Increase over 1938, $3,560,632.25

COMPILED BY

LEWIS A. BURTCHKERN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER

BAKERSFIELD. CALIFORNIA

MARCH 15, 1940

Incrcusing rchu’ns for more thorn huenlg co#r~’e(’uliuc !le~trs.~

((WEALTH COMES FROM UNDERSTANDING"

PUBLISHED BY

KERN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE*ARVIN, *BAKERSFIELD, *BUTTONWII.LOW, *DELANO: r:ELLOWS, GRAPE-VINE, *KERNVILLE, LEBEC, MARICOPA, *McFARLAND, McKITTRICK,MOJAVE~ OILDALE, RANDSBURG. *SHAFTER, TAFT, *TEHACHAPI, *WASCO.

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THE LARGEST FARM INCOME ITEM iN KERN COUNTY, LIVESTOCK RAISING, STEADILY IS BEC~’.’

~,b,, E\~’.~ ,~.!(DRF POPULAR MEANS B"r" WHICH THE FARMERS MAY MAINTAIN A STEADy INCY

; ()",~S%1"4G ,r’OSSIBLY THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TAXABLE ACRES OF GRAZING LAND TO BE t;", ;:: A".~’~ COL."qTY, KERN HAS 4,835,912 ACRES OR ABOUT FOUR-FIFTHS OF ITS 5, 121,920 ACkLi~%Hl(~f~ CC:N~,IST OF t<.ANGE LAND. THERE IS A TOTAl_ OF 1,981,780 ACRES OF GOVERNMENT-O\’,’~ ’\~’4[-) LNIbFI.’ CL~LTIVA’TION ARE 284,225 ACRES POTENTIAL FOR IRRIGATION--- !2, 100,000 AC:

8,296,388. °o

¯ A NATIONAL modelfor the east twentyyears, the Kern CountyUnion High School andJunior College farmoffers the bestsecondary schoolvm, at[onal farmtr~.ning ill tilei’r.v. The farm,~ffhe Future, ~-dlers of America,is developing youngloaders In the livestockindustry.

CALIFORNIA isdeficient in livestockproduction, and thereis room for exgansiOllin Kern County tomcct home marketdemands.

¯ ATTENTION will betocnsod oll thesedemands by the KernCounty LivestockShow, September18-22, 1940.

e DIVERSITY inagricultllre is one ofKern’s prime needs,anti hmrcase inlivestock productionis one of tile quickest,’tad most profitableanswers.

¯ ATTENTION is heineq to pasture andQ~g enterpris(,s to,,ly a market of

local buyers.

(trowing of livestock is one of Kern County’s oldestindush’ies and it continues to be the |||ost iml)ortantsingle agricultural activity. Because of a lqrge rangeoffe|’ing bolh winter and summer forage this industryhas ])vogressc(I and grown aL a rapid pacc. BecauseK~rn s range is recognized as one of the best in the\Vcstcvn states many cattle are shil)ped in from otherstates for fattening on wintcr foragc. With thegrowth of olher agL’ict|ltural interests. Kern hasdeveh)pe([ sources [or supplementary feed which

are aml)le to carry all livestock through wilhouldanger in case short grazing l)eriods arise. Cotton-

seed cake, of which thousands of h)ns are l)VOduce(Iannually, is one of the principal fee(is. One hundredthousan(l acres of hay an(I grain also form an aux-iliary on wh;ch Ihe slocknmn may (Iraw it’ necessary.Cult l)otatoes arc just now bccolning iml)ovlant as li\’esh,ck feed. The futt|t’e gives promise of morecovey CrOl)S, more l)asturage, and more auxiliary feedssuch as I)cet l)ull ). St|ear beets, for inshmce, annu-ally ave being planted in increasingly large acreages.

NUMBER OF HEAD UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

]:Logs ......................................... 25,000 $18.00 $ ,tSO,O00.O0Poultry ...................................... 150,000 .50 Each 75,000.00Eggs .............................................. 220,000 Dozen .22 Dozen 48,400.00

Steers ......................................... 36,0,t7 75.00 Eacll 2,703.525.00Bulls and Stags ........................ 1,102 Sl.OO 89,202.00

Cows and Heifers ................... 35,547 58.00 2,031,726.00Calves ...................................... 11,799 25.00 294,975.00I/ides ................................... ll,OOO 4.00 44,000.00

Local Farm Producl Demands Will Correcl Trade Balances. Kernlmports Excessive Amotmls o]’ Liveslock and /"arm Produce

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KERH COUNTY’S STANDING ARMY OF 106,715 BALES Of ACALA COTTON STANDSREADY T~ i

COMPRESSED INTO SERVICE FOR MARCHES FAR BEYOND DOMESTIC BOUNDARIES,KING CO1 i~HAS BEEN RECROWNED IN THIS COUNTY AND INCOME FROM THIS STAPLE HAS SECURED ITS POP([

DEVELOPMENT AS A MAJOR CROP. KERN’S RICH SOIL BRINGS A HARVEST RETURN OF 810POU~PER ACRE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS GREATER THAN ANY DISTRICT IN THE UNITED STATES.

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¯ TEXTILE MILLS areneeded to supply localdentan(,t~ tot’ cot(oil clothfahricated front locallyproduced co(toll.

~,EVEN San Joaqtiinicy million-dollar

...,llS now ~I’Q believedto |le more ([esirnhletllat! one $11,O00,OO0plant in 1ho futllr0.

¯ SAVINGS in freightcosts on shipment ofcotton goods 1o the coas:form an attl’activepotential profit,New spindles,air conditlotlilly,htlnl]llifiers nnd oth(!rii|~Z~tl |~C|llt’lllg]Ill pl’OV0nlollts elimhmtemajor trade hazards.

1)evt, lolmmnL of cotton in Kern County since \VorldWar 1 has made it one of the counly’s major crops.,\ h)ng growing season and a dry harvest periodmake Kern the best cothm country in tim \Vest.

()ver a period of years cotttm produclion per acrehas increased st) Ih~fl now, without danger of dispute,Kern may claim Ihe ",vorhl’s reco|’(I. In 1939 106,7151)ales were l)|’oduced I’rom 67,180 acres, an averageol’810l)ounds ol’lint per qere. Calih)rnia’s averagevichl was 685 l)t)unds; Ihc nalional average, 235.9i)ounds; and the S’m Joaquin Valley, 675 pounds.(, ~,During the ten-year pe[’io(I, J’ronl 1928 h) 1338, Kern(’ountv produced 594 l)ounds o1’ cotton 1)el" acre.The (~,alil’orni’t average was .191 pounds, and theUnited Slales average wqs 190 l)ounds per acre.\Vheu a 1)lace was envisioned i’o|" (levch)l)merit, (lt|clioa and mainte,muce o1’ l)ure seed, a nOn-l)rolitco-opcralive o|,ganizalion was established to makelhe vision a reality. This deveh)pment brought timfurlher realizalion that there was a need for growingof but one va|’iely oF c()lt(m in order to maintain pu|’ily o1’ our seed. Aeala proved to be the bestvariely and was a(Iol)te’l ~.,,:der the one-variety lawFor this 1)urpose. Ke:~:" ..;,,t,) crop, including cotton-see(I, had a value o[ ~($,151,97(i.()5 .~.16.25 per

CROP ACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE -

Cotton ..................... 67.1S0 106,715 Baler $ .16.25 $’l.935.56S.75d-

Cotton Seed ......... .12.6S6 Tons 28.50 L.2l(;.407.30-+-

The Ntdiomd Col/on Co(moil Is SeeMuff New Uses o[ Co~Ion audNew Fields for Mtu’ke/iu9

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WEALTH COMES FROM UNDERSTANDIt,~G UNDERSIANDING OF BO~I¢ NATURAL AND MECHANICAl

PROCESSES, AS EVIDENCED BY THE LABOR~ OF THESE SKILLED FARMERS EMPLOYING MODERN M-\-.

CEtlNERY TO HARVEST ONE-THIRD OF ALL THE POTATOES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA. KERN POTATOi ~:

IN SEASON LEAVE THE COUNTRY AT ThE RATE OF 400 CAR3 OR 120,000 SACKS DAILY DURTNG lf!

SEASON, AND ARE SHIPPED ALL OVER THE CODNTR’t.

4,258,066.oo .....PP © ©

¯ ONLY the fiTlest ¢ffirst-!trade potatoesare shipped, Tlteyleave tile COllnty at tilerate of 400 cars dailyduring the May, Junc

~ Jtlly harvest

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¯ EXCELLENT live.~tockfeed, stlrphls and CIIIIpotatoes will increasethe alllltlal pt’oductioIIof finished nlents il1I(ern Coil IIty.

¯ GROWTH ofhy.prodllCt ilSe tropltile Ctllls altd surplllsof this commodity ispoticeahle.

Polalo ])roduclion has grown I’rom a I’ew acres ill theShal;ier (lish’ict 15 years ago until at present it i,,~ one()1’ Ihe largest crol)S in the county. The I)otato acre-

age has been increasing steadily over a long periodof years. This pllenonlenal growth has been broughLabout by the excellenl yiehl and the line quality ofi)otah)es i)roduce(I, and our growers have been I(:. markel them in virtually all paris of the UnitedStates. MtHly are exl)orted to South American coun-h’ies. \Vhile growing of potatoes came al)out ill KernCounly l)ecause of tile early harvesl, this industrygradually is I)ecoming a year-rt)un(I aclivily. Thesllring harvest starts in the Edison (lish’icl in Apriland winds up at Shafler and \Vasco in .luly. liar-vesting of the fall crop commences in September andOct(;ber at Tehach’qfi and is continued at Edison inl)ecember and January. An oddity this year wasplanting o1’ ilt)laloes in one tiehl and h-u’vesling o1’ thetubers in’m adjoining fiehl on lhe same day. One(It’tile major ilroblems of this in(lush’y, and one onwhieh l)ublic allention is being directed, is that ofsecuring goo(I seed. Much of Kerll’S present seed isgrown in Tehachal)i nn(I Cummings Valley districts.

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CROP ACREAGE p,qOCUP, TION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

Pot=Hoes ..................................2S,50,1 5,322,583 Sacks $ ,SO $,l,258,066.00~

Sweet Potatoes ................... 28,I ]04,’399 Lugs .35 36,540.00--

Sarl,’s in l:~m,r!l Jhwkel Idenli[!l Pottdoes l’rom Slm/’h’r,Wusro, Edison (rod TehurhulH

EARLY SWEET TABLE GRAPES TICKLE THE PALATE. KERN GROWERS REACH THE MARKET FIRST WIlll

THE BEST QUALITY, LARGEST QUANTITY, AND WIDEST VARIET~ OF GRAPES GRAPES FOR ~-~!

VINTNER, FOR THE JELLY MAKER, FOR THE HOLJSEWIFE. KERN’S RED MALAGAS, RIBIERS, AN[:

THOMPSON SEEDLESS GRATIFY A CONSTANT POPULAR DEMAND.

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¯ KERN grapes pass nrigid inspection forsugar content and colorbefore beiug shipped.

¯ KERN is noted foreduction of fancy~evarieties with

Qa sweetness, an

¯ KERN grapes,possessing excellentblending qualities, areused to round offnearly all grapecommodity products.

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Conunercial planting of grapes was started in tile189(ls, with ilroducti(m fr()m a rather small acreageconfined, for the most part, to raisin varieties. Peakof vineyard l)lalfling was reached ill Kern Countyfrom 1920 to 1924, when further exl)ansion wasslopped by falling prices. "While there has been littleextension of vilmyar(ls during tile past tell years,nevertheless Kern produces an excellent qualily ofearly table gral)es. It was in Kern County that oneof the most famous table grapes, the Ribier, was (le-velope(1. While most of the Tlmml)son vineyardshere were planted l’or raisin growing, [he Thoml)SOnproved to be the lh’st table variety on the market,and they are itl great demand as fresh fruit. Kern isfree front Grapevine Phylloxera--a pest causing con-si(lerable dalnage to growers ill many other parts ofthe state. About 33 varieties are grown comnlevciallyin lhe county. The leading table grape varieties areTholnpson, l:{ed Malaga, and F~il)ier, which are har-vesled early and shil)l)ed ill July. Harvested laterarid shil)ped in November are the Emperors andAhnerias. Kern County has a total of 17,86-1 acresfrom which are produced 83,538 tons of grapes and6,000 tons of raisins. Total value of the 1939 cropwas $2,466,635.

CROP ACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

Table ......................................... 1(i,102 67,42.t Tons $ 30.00 Ton $2,022,720,00q-Wine ......................................... 1,702 16,114 Tons 11.00 Ton 177,254.00-Raisins ..................................... 5,9,17 Tons 43.00 Ton 255,721.00+Raisins, Soda Dip ................ 61 Tons 65.00 Ton 3,965,00+R~isitts, Zante Currants ...... 93 Tons 75.00 Ton 6,975.00+

TOTALS ............................. 17,81;,t ,$2:466,63~00

A Billion Dolhtrs in Sunshine Generates That E.rh’a Sugar ContentGiving Ker/l’s Grttpes Their E.rlrtt-Fu/l Mettsure of Sweelness

A TWO MILLION DOLLAR CROP, REMEMBER THE TRACTOR DOES NOT LIVF ON HAY p,~f ,, ’,

ALFALFA FINDS A YEAR-ROUND HARVEST AND A SELLERS’ MARKET. OCCASIONALLY BUYERS GO ’.

THE HAYFIELDS TO BUY AND LOAD THEIR TRUCKS WITH BALES OF AN EXTRA-LEAFY QUALIT~ ~,,’,

UNDER BUYERS’ MARKET CONDITIONS, STOCK FEED OFTEN NETS GREATER RETURNS, ESPEC A

WHEN THE FEED IS PROCESSED FOR EXPORT.

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¯ ALFALFA, a legume,in addition to itsmarket and feedvalues, greatlyImproves theproductivity of the

I(ern’s farmers~’it extensively with~.~r field crops.

¯ ALFALFA cuttingsare taken from five tosix times annually inKern County.

¯ ONE of Kern County’sfirst by-productnlanu faoturing plantswas an alfalfa mill.

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Alfalfa is one of Kern’s pioneer crops as well as oneof its most valuable ones not only from the stand-point of sales of hay and other feeds for local dairiesand sloclc.]-llen but also for its use as a soil builder incrop rotation t,or planting of cotton and other staples.Kerll County has -10,000 acres irt alfalfa l’rom whichwere l)roduced 200,000 tons of hay in 1939 valued at$1,800,000. There were produced 74,170 pounds ofalfall, a seed valued at $14,83-l. Kern’s ideal climategives about seven cuttings of hay a year -hay whichfinds a ready h~arket in southern California andwhich has an advantage over the l)ro(h|cts of other(listricts as there is a shorter haul which means haymay be delivered from ranch to market in about fourhours. A great 1)ereentage of this hay is red locally.Most of the fields are used for winter pasture whereflocks or sheep are brought in for the lambing season,thus making alfaffa virtually a year-round crop.There is in Kern County the latest and most modernequil)ment for handling of the crop. Most of the hayis now baled on the field with portable balers and isloaded Oil trucks for shipment from tiehl to market.

CROP ACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

i 1 ~’al [’tl ..................................... 40,000 200,000 TOll8 9,00 1,~00,000.00+

Alfalfa Seed .......................... 74,170 Pounds .20 14,834.00+

Kern CounhJ Really Makes Hay ]Vhen Its Sun Shines. The Year 1940Adds One More l)a!l [or Thal Purpose

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ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY! INSTEAD OF BOASTING ABOUT ITS SHEEP) KERN ADMIRES THEM

THE BASQUES, COLORFUL AND RUGGED INDIVIDUALISTS~ PROSPEROUS IN SHEEP HUSBANDRY, MAKE

SFIEEP HISTORY IN THIS COUNTY AND ADD "1-O THE GREAT WEALTH OF THE GOLDEN EMPIRE OF KERN.

$263,500,,i35

$180,000,000 .5,121,920’i,835,912 .2,100,0001,2S1,7S0.

:12S4,088150,000 .87,51,170,000 .S,O07

eytatistical ersonality of

Assessed l’alualloll¯ Dleollle Frol?] All Prod)tel,s,

Aere.v--##l;,l; Per Uenl Mounluin. 32 Per Cent Valley, 21..11 Per (’ent Desert

¯ Acres of Ronge La~ld¯ Acres 1Vhich Coltld Be Placed UTider Cltlticolioll

Acres of Gorernment Owned Lfn]dAcres Zrow Under Cultivatiol~

1)erso*ls, 25 Per Cent h*ath’e Beryl

Acres of Procen 0il La,ld¯ Persons in Greater Bakersfield

Square Miles l~l Kern County

Al)l)roxinmtely the size or" Massaehusetts and having a gre~ter assessed vahiation andmore persons than Nevada, Kern is unquestionably a Golden Empire. In studying Kern’sllsse[s ollo ]llUSt eonsider that:

1. II in I()(’lltt,([ [11 the SOll|hel¯n Gild of tile ,’gall.h~liqllin Viilloy--ll glltewli~" to Vli.~t Illllrlcets tllIhe I,t).n Allgelos Ine|l’Ollolilllil n reli.

2. II is I)i.~e(’te(t lly lile (ll)l(len Slttte I[Ighway.1". S. No. 99.

3¯ .\~ it t()tll¯ist terinhilll it is SQl’~*e(I I)y c(nnl)etitI~’,~r:lil, bits, tl¯nck, and airline sysiellls, lind it is itgillt, Wtly to Nlllh)nill I’lirks, lhe High Sierra.%

t the r(JlnnIlli(’ de~.rts--ilnd, ex*oll tile I)(,liehes llie west nlld ~t)tlth, ]ill ios.~ Ill)In thrt~e hotll’S:1 wn.v.

.l¯ !ll~ rP(’l¯~,lllh)ilnl iir(~grilnl Ol)~rnlos 3"~,ttl. rotlndf(ir .~ptlrts of ]ill khld~.

5. lL has t.llo llighest tn(,i)lne Imr flunily out California’s 58 counlIos.

6. Its rostdellts pay file Ilighost ill(’Olne tax pol¯

t’lipitit in the country.7. With t’rollS IlL’ extl¯n flillr2y vnrieties, It leads in

:ill enrLv ngrR’uiturni yields, with qunliLv andqllll Ill t{}’.

S. In general tel’IllS, it In rit,h ill oil, 1"Ill¯IllS, ii’¢o-Hlotq{, nlIillllf:lOll.ll’ing, filial IllhlJllg filial )Ills ItW(qilth of illstorieai lore lind [i)IIl¯]St hll’O.

~}. III 19II5 ]~el’ll’S relnil sli]{,~ were IlOill’l~’ $750per CllliitII* (’lIll.’4Idel’t’(1 oxt.ellent, lllllny tll’e,’ll~bo~lSt ~:10|}.

10. ttt~ I’l’lintll’l’.~l llill’tqy IiliVe liPen el¯Ossed, lllld ln-Vl~.~llllOllt (’illililii Is IloOll(,d to tlilI tile t¯ouiliy’.,tviist i,eH(luree.~. I’os~essillg :ill tile essenthtis lit’

There Is No Need in Kern Comity [or Additional learnl Labor

l’(lfft l,’i.#’letll

.\.~SI,.’I";SI’:I) VA I.L’.\’PIL)NYunr City

t 9~111-19~N .............................................. $’,lS,’~0q).l 91 I)u

19:1] -I ~i112 ............................... :1~,,I ihS,1155,11it¸1!1:12-]!1:111 .................................................. ;12,097,+;55.1)1110:13-]9;1.t .............................. :12,;17:1,11:15,1)1iI1t;I.I- t ~1115 ........................................ ii2,1175,:1115.1)1i1!t:15-1!1111; .................................................. 32,81 ;I,1911.1)1i111:1t;-1!1:17 ............................................... 118,725,6!11).111)¸19:17-1938 .......................................... :10,8,12.175.1)111911.~-t 9;1!i ................................................. 4 t,.170,071).01i]!1:Hto19 I(i .................................. ,I 2.1tit 1.6115.1111

County

$221+.:H)1 .O;I7.flll216,$1 .l,.125,110]!tt,661t,551l,tll)] 72,755,202.11"17;1,050,225.0112291,731,1].15,ilil’i 1] II, 7 tl 3, lilill.iltl2 5 4, I)11;I,tlt111,1} 112170.5 Oil, 1] 1] 5.11112111],588,-It15,tItI

Year Pulnllatlon Agricultural La,d Cotton Acres Potataes Beets+

] !J+l~’l + 71~,!113 119,231) 32.76]I!t211 7S,2S:, ) 2 (i,l)lig} i1~,()111)1927 . . "~,tIIll 137.7~1 71})]llll1!12~ 7~,2~II ] 7+,I+’12+i .141,(111411!1211 . . S¢),lt~(I 1 8],1.111 ;14,1)l)l) 1,t4111]!13li ... L~2,51;~r)

17.t,~15 51,I14)II 2,2411110+It ~ 2,111711 I 71,1141t ,I "~,l {~ql 4,0701 !t:12 ~;2,;17.p 1N94,047 35,114)11 1,91)1119113 . $5,X011 I 77,11117 7)7.11111) I .+~110I!HII !til. lk5 t 3+4,ii,I l 5’l,llllil ii,01111I !HI5 I {I I ,!tSPI 1 ~ll,~il l ’1 l,Sl)ll S, $51119111l I I 1.21 +’l 21111,1127 7.’+i,5011 1t,71H1 ;l’.liit !137 . I "(I,l)tlU 2 Iiil, 71171 ] 2 7,111111 77,1 ST 117 ~’lI ti1]~ I ’.11 .illill 37071 lilt 7~,111111 71].iliHI 1,275I !HI!I I I tl,llUil 2+4 t ,()S~ t17.1).1 ;I 2S.S 77 ’l, gl6210111 ]~st, i1.5,}11* I~.l’llilil’l’llll’lltm I’lll’ ~ill~ilr ht,t+t I’li(+ttit’+v ]5,lliili itt’l’p~.

P+louth 1037 1931] 1939.hillllill’.X ..... T l~.7.il’,lll.01i $ 715,61 t. IlU $ 1]1J,+702.(14iI+’ohrllili-.x . .. 17,t.tltll.illl ] 7~,74tll1.111) t 10.18971111PIlilrl.h ...... ] 57,11211.111i 11i I .+!l+~.llU 1 75,+1’,15,1)41++lln’ll . 1 !i,~.5!ill.(iil I till+if3.1 .ilii 197.4 70.011.%hly ...... kll, 743ll.i)11 ~7<~,~1 0.flU t17,11ll8.1111.hi I11+ . ................ 227,515.11il I Ii~1, 57,I,I .lilt li)5,207.(lil¯ hlly ............ 2;15,5117.111i 1 3.1.15if.lilt ~ 5, "i).~.llil+%ilgll:~l ............ 1711. 2911.1111 111S,] .I 5.ilil 1 25, "iliS,IIII~t’lil Olllht, r ...... <% 2,.t Ii 2.(lU "55,1111i.IIII 211il,5511.1)tlI )iqlllit, i. ............. ] 1 0,57Lllit 21111, 211;.i)li 15,710.1 .llllNll~+’olnJJtq.

. ...... S’+7 t 7.1111 74079!t,I .()ll 1111.1+~23.ll0I )l,l’t+lnhof ............. ,~ !!, t17711.9 l/ . ~llll, .1711+fill , 1 !) I.,1~419.1H1

$ 1.7571,2115,1111$ 2.1151 *FiT 2,ill] $ 1,~ 13,392.11ii

I ’1V I+IN*I’t n ’1~19:1,~-19:11t .Xt-4SI.’+NNMICNT Rill+I,+

Ih+t,l’ (+’iltlo . 1]!i,5S8 $1.1’,1S+105.9i)lliih’y I?illth, .. 11+~il7 +107,925.011I tl)I’SOH ......... :l.ii+l .t 111],01i0.011,~I tll(=.~ ........... ] ,;I71i ;17.~75,00Hhoel) ............... +IIS,2I 5 $415,5~0.00Mwillt+ + ........ 1,45S 75,6115,00

.tliiills ............ 1,90ti 2,280.00*TIIrkt,ys ......... 1,1] 1 <~; 2,090,11(iIhltlltry ........... Ii,.IS0 tt(17,. 0691170,110J h,t+hlvps ........... S,511l) 20,900.01l

$ 2,+1.15,0311+0tl

I 11";.~,t,’l’l IDeath Rate Birth RatePer I,OOO Per 1,003

] 9li’-+ . ti).S 17.519:1’,1 .... 11i,7 16,1] 9:1.1 ]0.Sit ]7.li]0;15 ..... lil.4 1li,5] 9lit; ...... 11).7 19.11l !ill7 ....... t121 21.11I li~l<~ I it.it 77.1J193li 74.11i 27.1

hifnlit .I I’t it) + Ii1.11(l’t,r 3I I.iv+ Llh’ths)

l!lfh~ ~IINI,++ILAI. AND 1111.IqIt)I)L’CTI(iN

I~+tl’t)h,Lllll ;tiitl Nitturlll(Ills .................. $1111,0 JL~,1529011

(hlhl .............................. :1,0:14,G95.00( ’11111~O1" ........................SID.’t,r . ........................ 7,12,25ti,00Nt ()Ira, M is¢’t+llulloUUS .... 2.t0,750.00Ihll’iltt~, Ilrh+k, I.YtWllt+llt,

(’lny ........................ .I,.tG2,450,00Vq)h’llnh’ Ash. Salt,

Tung.4] t+li ..................

$71,521],574,00

]till9 I|L’l],l)lNtl I’17]11,%11"1’.4hit’tlrllilrittt~d CIUe,s til~

Kl+’ I’ IX ( ’(ill 11 {.%’lit+liliio ............. $3-15,1102.09’l’it I’t ................. 811,258,1Jl)

"rt,hitt+hitlli ..... 83i+ It +ill+ illl

~hfl I+tor ........... 1l 5,60.1.0;i

~hll’[l+t)llil I ~’(llltli $112T,7S.t:)1i

I l’ .v :ill,+

Ol.:hllil)nlti ~i

(?il Ii l’tn’il hi ~i

7=" :’=’{7thtlll’tirli hi 15illl~l

]~illgS 115ll~lillllllll

TU lit re .1 II]¢el’n "18 --

3tilth’I’ll 52~lllll~lllllllll ~

74 It"I’~t’l’ll (’liilllty tt)tll’i~t illdllP+tl’)" +lilltll+lttnUIlllhili i. ~ tll)lllh,(I ill cllillllplJliilllhi (’tilil’lll’liitl .~hillltil ~ltl/.~, l’]l(ilit; ilL)" ttitll’i~t. Tht+ llllrlsl II*7i+’I(’O (l%’Oi’~;Oll~ ~tlillll;l~(+~lp~ lhl~ (|t’(’l~hlPl’lil)l)* llltil’t" itli(,ntitln. ’l’llt.)Otll> will tit, t,l+lillvlt, il liv Illl~ $3,UlUl,llihillrl.~t illtlLIil’lO+ +17~ +1 IKti’llllllqt’Z’ t’l

’l!ht’i’t’ I+ Ill] t)lililll’ttlnii)- ]lcrl+ I’111+ ih(l+~t+l’lA IhluIity .~tillld.~ la) .~livl+t, gt+ll~,()lilll)l’ttlnil) " ili ih,, llnlri.,4L ih)lhlr wh~.

$1 ,ll0il,llll0,iii)fl .....$l, 25{I,IIIIil,ljilll ciii, t, IH’lli, I) lill, Itll il .....$ ,I IIii, 9 li11. iliill ....$ ;llill,lli)ll,illlli . , +~llht I)(lll, ll(it

L’. S. I’II’+’I’AItT?dI’LNT i)l" (’11.’11.%114" (’Ig.N’St’S t)l ’+ ~I.XNI

]~.l,]lt N,Year Nu. ot Est. ~IIIp+111117 ..................... lilt 1,172t I1:1,~ .................. ~1 1,127 #

lb719 I’itt)l)t’(’TII)N l~l’]l{PR00U

F:eld Total I] .>oh’hlgo Nlil’t h ..... I.:It5l/t+l I’ld~t~ Notlth ........ lull] lUtlltll ~l’I~ llI . 31~711(’tllitll .......................... 1,9451C~ll’foc+ I~Ittlytm ........ ,lil~ +4" IC() Jo*~ ]~Ovt+t’ ......

~52t

]~disoll ........................ 942SElk ] lit t.~ .................. ;l.~ 211Fl’tli Lx’It Io ............... +’.:t 1211 reeh,y+ ..................... +,11](orn ]J’r(inl ..................... 7,175]~.O L’II I( t ’,’t+l’. ................. 1,1.;;]~tl~t Ilills ................... ] + +lii’s~h’l(ll i i’h,l( ............ 1,:~ii9

7%1 itl W11y - I ,It lo.+x’h, w. .....~+1 hi Wll y - +~ Ill r t t+i)l)li ........ t if,lit]I

~[t~uttL ]’()st) ....................... 1.1 ’~~h)untlt hl Vh’w ......... ’,:; ;~+

]Llo l~l’;tX’t) .......... " ~Il~t)tlntl ~h)tllltlilll ....... ~ i;~+;NI rltn(l .................. I:~’l’oll S(,t,t hill ........... ¸: ~ ’

~.t," lit’el]" I’ I{ hh4t’ I’~.~.l’VIn ....................... 1171t lilt+]=hi I {lilll’h ....... d{(?tih*(i-~lll r t int~z +’])evllm ])oil .............(I I’tt i)t~%’Irit¯ .................. ~:~t tst’ellllnetnls .......I~yramid I III1.~ ..........

. iI ’It lllllllt ....................> .

TI I"I’. ~, I, .....

Pd’rels Shllt In Producipg Total

:112 II 9 l 1 1 II.I762 t ’,IX II 9 27,7

2S t 227, 669 M) IXX :11 :H

¯ IS ~ll" 21 0t 9:,llfill

II D 1 D

I,+lll ii XD D3

D22 ~ 1!111 ’.}Ix

622 ] 5 165 ] ,%11211ii II 23 26

210 5~ :187 .I15

:I71 989 1,22I 2,171

3t9 ] Ill fill1 .Ill’.’

177 !1,% 21,1 3121 IF 5l 67

7711 7 ;’ill 1 .SlI5 2+613",;0 7 I 25"1 827

,22 1 18S 189o53 .t 7S ,"12

u!ll 38 38

’IIMI 6 64,;1 S 37 .15

7 7211,% ....3 .I 9 .I7’29 ....2 "771 ....

.9;1’,1 ] 1

(17i ’2 1 II99’,I "2 2II,.19" 1 "+2 9

,920 2 2

,73.I ’I 2 II,2117 1 1...... --%

,.11!i 2+61)tl d+2il,l" 8,STil

Year1029 ................. 26,.15519BII ................ 92,3D219 ’.15 .................. 3 It, IhIP, Il fiB6 ................... ;16.,~ 2’,I1097 .................... 1+1,93 It 9’,1S ................ 4 T,II.18] 9’,1I) ................... .l,q,19h

MIJ’IN)II. V}’;III{’I+I’] ItI,LII.’4TIt.UI’IIiN--I(I’]I’N (’()[’NTYAutomobiles True+~ Solid Trucks pneu. Motorcycles Trailers Total Fee

The W[irld .....................U.S.A .............................Ti/XilN .................................i ’it I I Plil’ilht .........................()lcl;ihimiit .............................li(+l’n (’llUllty ...................

Mill 3,1.13 lliiI 1,155 91,5Ii2223 1,;IX 157 1,920 B5,919.1’4 2,55S 178 9,477 .12,271:17 2,904 167 ;I,229 .12,861):12 :1,59.1 207 5,421 54,165211 :1,845 2115 5,9.11: 56,79.117 .I,I)85 21S 6,229 59,74-1

(ll I, I’It(II)UC’TION1938 1939

1,975,6.tl),11011 2,0d9,S 12,.11i.I1¸,207,1;22,.151) 1,255,7S;I,5:1’1

¯ t71,706,951i .170,7 Bli+ii252511,286,1)01i 22"i,32L4,395

1711,20~,,lUil 191i,I11i7,11i6611,09.1,,~ 1 tl 58,.tt18,,t 19

Post Office Buildinp Bakersfield Batiksyear Receipts Permits Oa¢ Loadin!Is Debits Clearlnlls

1930 ..... $191,577.19 $1,.1~7.310.1111 S,293 $151i,21T,till.~dlil $ tgT,+llll,Ti2.U’,l19:il ...... l 7.1,1911.55 $83,T 611dill 9,tl117 19;1,511,l ,;IFI5,011 .18, 125,911% 2a1997 ...... 17 ,%,(i11!1.’t 289,2!11.011 9,;152 II2,52~.3418.1i0 35,7!11,11119.~11103’3 .... 17 I ,ll3ii.tl’l 1 ~2,’1T’,l,iill 9,017 1119,] 89,79:Lliil 91.111!i’3nl’ilij

199"1 .... 190+’~"19"1171157,111T.illi1L’.175 121,~;5~,IIiO’(ill .t 3,ii11,5~2.11iiI D ’,15 .... +--; 23,1i23. 21 X I I,IIIl.lill 15,1 ’1"t 1 I ’1,797,7 ’1 ’;.llil 59,237) 47 S 1.1111

1936 .... 2 "t 8,9 ’,15, 9’% 1, ~116, ’,18 n.llil 1 P4, Ii’,lil lli1,5’~7,114’1-011 7 ’l.iigll.il ’lTl’01i

1!137 .... 2S3,1177.+’~ 1.759.205.110 25,415 23T,5 t.l+liUli.llU 71,5.17,Ii78.0111098 ..... 311,19B.3° 2,1151,5 i" +’‘011 +.’3, h 6ii +it 9+ii l .t,D,37.1111101,199,,167.00

19’,19 .... ~121l, 74~,S*+1’2 I,S tlh392.11il +iS O!lD i~ 251,551.311.Illi lll,l,dd0,2T9.00

]L~I,:I,;ItSI,’II~LI) POI’I_’[+ATI()N KICII.N (’til*NTY" I’(H’I’IJATI()N

19’2n .............................. I"i,II:I~’ lPl[I .................... 97,715I!121i ......... 5.l,S.t 3

1925 ........................... 2:1,.I S7 l!l:lll ...... ~2,570I !i21; .................. 29,:I"2 1 It;IS I,I~+ I ............... 120,111i(i192S ..................... :I 1,1i01t l !l~l!l I,Ist .......... 13.hllllli10:lit ................... :lt,lllill 1911i I~sl ........... 1 10,1ill0iP:ll ............................ 95,UlillI It:Ill .................. ll6,i)llll l H,It I 18’1" I,] I H*~ l+l VO’PI~I tS111:17 (Irt, iltel’ ihlkt+rslhqd 5(i,nllti I~I~ILN (’(+II’NTY193,+,; (Irl,utl+l. Illlkt, rslh,!d iili,llOli

193~1 ........................... :i2,1)0.tl!ilu (Irolllt+r ll;ll¢~+l.slit+l,l 711,ill)el 1095 ............................ :15,5.15t’, S. Nallx’~+ IIt)l’n White+S:Ii~C~+ 1936 ...................... .IL,21)7l,’o r t, ilan Ih)rn ....... 1:11~ ~ 193,+.; ........................... 5!1,9S7

.......... iI c’~. 1939 ........................ 6’1.215

] tA(’I’; Iq )I’[’I’+ATIIiNRace 0it U, S, Cl}IISUS 1939 Population 1940

~,Vlille S fi.9<% 1+’It,1511~.t;2 12.825.M t,xi{,il n .............

¯ +lS!i 31,8ilIII1.S6 1,281,i tll}ll lll,.~t¯i1..I T TUli( ’llllit,,’+.il.,I 5 d;IIiidliln ~ ........... li.OT .11°

I,’ilililuo .t ttlltW I till’ON ........ II.llll 8ll

’1’1 )TA I .......... "i ITii.llll "i :iiiUiii"+

Year

,’4(’ll(}lih I,]N Itl I hl..M I’]NT-- t I‘~, I+; I*+" I L:’4 l*" I I’1 h I }

Bigh School Elementary Junior College Kern Cuunty

1991 ............... 2 711li19IT2 ....................... 2,1:271119:1 ....................... 2+1UI7109.1 .................. 2,S921995 ............................. 3,2Tl1931; ............................ 11,51 l]9~17 .............................. :I,77:11999 ..................... :1,671

AIILI’()IUP---Iloille II}l’l~ ( )nl)’19311 1939

Sh i li.~i ThPotlgh ....... ++.11:1112,722

(’row .................... 5,960 5,662

I ,:i~IStqlgOi.8 (’lll’l’iell 11 .+till 17,5!10

Tolnl l’er~ons i,ltndlnglllld Till~Ing {}ff. 111,s:lll ~3,’.’52

¯ I,S 16 2Mi 2.141S7.I,";.15 .I,<’;1 25+375¯ I,T79 677 22,8823,$27 593 22,928+i+S05 71’t 27,74125,11911 6,+’;¸1 B2,1.17d,3111 657 :it,0779,322 91)7 IIS,065

III{IfI\VAYS AND II.(L\I}S8tlito Ilighv,’ii)’s 78d MilosI’olinly lilili(ls ...... ++,T31Mih,~

Alleys ............ 35 Milt+slel;ro~l ~t,i.vh,t.. .... Ii30 MIh.s

Ill 1939, ~lS in every otP, m’ year, the Km’n County Chamber of Commerce, a governmentaliagency SUl)lm~’ted entirely by taxation, has wo|’ked long and hard for Kern County a~ ]~

a whole. No yea)"s end inventory could 1)ossibly reflect the day to day work el, the

(n’ga.1)izati oil.

The work I’m" l!139 has produced some sell,.evident benefits. Other dividends which are

likely to be lost sight of, plus activities in t~ foundation should bring dividends in the

future. There also has been work which (lid not achieve its aim, but which was none-

theless iml)arlflnt and vel’y necessary.

Visiml seeks to highlight and index the l.~a,~ record el, labor by the staff and committee

nlentbers and ill siltll)le allalysis the |{el’l~ COUllty Chaltlbel" of Conlnlel’ee pattel’ll has

lhese objectives:

¯ .’~[~lke knowll Kel’n’s l’eSOlllTeS to those wllo can

and will develoD them.

6 lglleOlll’[l,~e l.ree elllerltl’ise {o nlake gild lllOVe goods,

¯ Create new 1)a)rolls; new industry, 1)y-ln’oductile manufacturing.

¯ Stimulate tourist travel; halt those going I)y.

¯ Act in an adve~’tising" advism’y and |’eseat’eh ealmcily fro’ Kern.

¯ Attract In’Olter immigration and investmellt cal)ital.

¯ llelp nmke life more abundant--richer and mm’e meaningful.

¯ ],Jncoul’age new Cl’ODS with better labm’ division.

¯ Sm’ve as a bridge between what Kern has and what it needs.

¯ Study and prmnote l.ulfilhnent el, l(m’n’s state highway needs.

¯ Stimulate col’dial l’elationships between all c(mnna|tities.

¯ Cl’eitto a greatel’ s~rvice to a gl’eatel’ llunll)er.

"\VEAI~TI[ (’O,MI’]S I:R().M UNI)EItST,\NDIN(I"

l’,t f~ I.’illht* f ,~

, ’ i i

1,429,500. o0

® SHEEP enjoy ideallambing oooditioos,Kern lambs bring theearliest high marketprlees,

SHEEP enjoy

~nslve range fnl’~ge,

1 topographyreveals mountain,42%; valley, 33%;desert. 20%. Portionsof these areas offerbenefit" to theindus~.y.

® SHEEP raising 111V, ern County isiaereasing as moregrazing is opened byirrigated pastures, IO

more recent yearssheepnten prefer tograze their flocks onirrigated pasture,

,)

NUMBER OF HEAD

- 175,()(mL[Hlll),~ ................................

15,(lIlIISheep ....................................

1,710,000 l’ouuflsWool ...................................

Raising ot; sheep began when the first settlers arrivedin Kern County. An outstanding advantage enjoye(lby sheepmel~ here is an early, mih[ winter which isideal for lambing. Many of the cultivated tiehls,such as alfalfa, grain, corn, and siubblc, even vine-yards, are used t’or fall and winter feed (luring thelalnbing season. The mihl winters bring early lambsable to migrate into the mountains and desert l’or

the summer I’ecd. Shearing is usually accomplishedbefore they are driven into the mountains in the Ialespring. I)evelopmcnt of better quality sheep has l)eena 1)rojecI encouraged l)y the Kern County Livestock

Show, the Future Farmers oli America, and the -1-11Clubs. As these t’ulure ITarmers mature and go into

the sheel) ])ttsilleSS t)n their own, there is no ([ou])lthat the production of wool and laml)s will l)c llltlC]lgreater than in years gone l)y. Kern l)oys ha~’e won

many prizes at the Slate Fair and the Great \VeslernLivestock Show. where they have exhibited annually

for the 1)ast Ion years. Last year Kern produee(I

and sold 175,000 laml)s, 15,000 shecl), and 1,710,000poLm(Is t)f wool. The h)t’d value was .$1, I29,500.

UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

$6.00 $1,050,000.002.50 37,500.00.20 342,000.00

Sheep Meel Ore’ of lhe I)im, rsi/ied l)emamls of Our I,~ro}mmir Slrm’lm’e(re(l, il~ Addiliou, Are fLr(.elleul Lo(m Colhderal, T.[I,

M(tri(,ol)(t, Ire/lows (rod .lh,Killri(’l¢ Also A/]’ordSome Addiliomtl S/we/) l~(tisir~g Are.s.

I~(IfH .%’i~lt t t r tl

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OVER A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS ARE REALIZED IN IkEIURNS FROM THIS STAPLE FARM CR,~.2~

"~C’CH OF KERN’S WHEAT, PRODUCED BOTH BY DRY-FARMING OPERATIONS AND IN LAKE BOTTOM~r5 USED IN FEED PRODUCTS¯ SHOULD2R~HtGH STANDS, SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE. AR~

,’~CC1MMON SIGHT tN KERN COUNTY. KERN IS FORTUNATE [N HAVING ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARO! x’MARKETS IN HER FRONT YARD

I1(1!11, ’l’ll,i ill~

1,270,105. oo

¯ GRAIN is one of thefirst of the earlycorn nlercially prod,eedcrops in tile co.nty.

¯ OAT hay is ill popular

,It~a.d locally as wellI~lsewilere ill".?[i for nta.

¯ AS IS TRUE withI(ern’s otker crops, tile!lrailt sacks are onlythree hours front theLos Angeles markets,

The l)roduclion o1’ grain is slill another million-dollar i,ldush’y in Kern County. In the early claysmany horses and inules were used I’m" plowing theland and hauling the grain over rough and dustyroads lolhe rail,’onds[’ovshipmenl. The large com-bine required al)oul 30 head o1" hm’ses Io pull it overthe [ields. Laler mobile power planls displaced theteams. Smneol’theohlsleam-prol)elled tractors arestill to be seen rusting in fence corners on stone of

Ihe ol(I ranches, l’l)-lo-date h’aclm’s ave now usedvi|’tuallv 1o the (,xclusi(m of other means of h)como-tion in plowing Ihe land and hauling lhe cmnl)ineswhich separate Ihe grains from the chaff and (luml)sacks in the field Rw picl:.ul) l)y trucks which takethem directly to market. Kern has n wide ranget)f land suihfl)le for graiu produclhm which is donei)rotilably in nil paris of the county. ,\ greal dealof gr.|in is grown in the foolhills wilhout i|,vigntionand considernl)le amounls are eullivaled in irrigatedsectors of Ihe county. The lwiucipal crop is wheat,wilh (i8.8(i(} acres under cullivalion l’vt)m whichlast year w(,re lwoduced 3(l,319 tons valued at$752,975. Also I)VOduced commercially in the countyare milo maize, hark’y, tlax, oats, rye, and grain hay.In 1939 l<.e|’n grains had a Iotal value of .~1,270.105.

CROPACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

............ 2S,.t0() 1.t.200 Tons $ lS.O0 $ 255,600.0(I-t-13arley..

12, [~(til (i,3(t(t ’[’o|t 23:10 144,900.00--

5Iilo Maize ............. 25.110 752,,~)75.00--I-

Wheat .......................6S.86() 3(I.119 Tons

Grain Hay . .........3.000 6,000 Tons 10.00 60,000.00-}-

3,1(11) 31,000 Bttshels 1.60 "19,600,00-F

~lax ........................ 151) 250 Tons 25.00 6,250.00"

Oats ............................ ’30 3(1 Tons 26:)0 780.00*

Rye ............................ - $1,270,105.00

TOTALS .........116,1.t(t

Silage...1 .()(11| 2.00(I Tons 1 ().(10 20,01)0.00"

¯ New (’11~1,,

"And I Will Heslore l’nlo You All lhe )’ears Ihe Locusl tialh Ealen."Kern Is tt ,Valurul Ever-Normal Granur!]

MILK AND HONEY! VAST TREASURES IN MILK FLOW FROM KERN’S DAIRY HERDS THRI~,’PqG UNDE~

SUNLIT SKIES. A SINGLE DAIRY IN THIS COUNTY HAS SUPPLIED THE HARVEY HOUSES ON "~HE SANTA

FE RAILROAD, FROM BAKERSFIELD TO CHICAGO, WITH ALl THEIR MII K FOR THE PAST QUARTER

OF A CENTURY

1,110,000. °°tt

¯ MILl/, shipped fromI(ern County hi glasstank trtleks arrives insouthern markets atthe same temperatureat which it was

~.,~g e d, Many milkeyers make the[11 three hotlrs.

® FARMERS find dairyheeds sttpply reatlyalld year.round casltant[ form a variablepart of airy diversifiedprogrnnl,

¯ LOW transportationcosts, coupled withi(el.nts proximity to

the vast Los Angelesmarket make dairyinga profit.gatherl,gactivity.

0

l)airving for many years past has been recognized asone ()17 the soundest possible activities in the county,which is ideally situated I’ov dairying, as there is anabundance oli feed, land, and water to cave for thestock. Many o1’ the lnt’gev dairies in Sc~uthevn Cali-fornia find it is cheaper to bt’ing their cows into Ket’nCOtlllty, where land is considerably lower priced filialwhere t’eed c,m be produced at a much smaller cost.than to maintain thoir herds behYw the Tehnehapis.l)aivx’men also tire Iintling it is cheaper to It’anSl)ortmill~" to the mat’l<et I’n’om Kern (Zotirdy than it is It)haul hay to cows closer it) the market in Los AngelesCounlv.~All Kern cows are tested t’ov tul)erculosis andmost t~fl" the dairymen l)ehmg to cow testing associa-Lions which keel) careful records of each cow’s pro-duction. Low producers are culled I’vom the herdsand owners constnntly ave l)uihling up better herdsand increasing their I)voduction. Mihl winter weathermtil,zes construction of large l~at’ns tmt~ecessary art(IIlltlllV dairy herds remain on pasture the year found.Spet{king well I’ov the quality o1’ Kern daivv products,one of the largest dairies in the county ~has I’ov 25years supplied the needs of the entire Harvey llousesystem, on the Sania Fe l~aih’oad, from Balc.ersliehlto Chicago. Dairy income in 1939 was ~l,100,000.

pRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

.

Milk and Butterfat ...............2,200,000 Pounds .50 1.100,000.00

Fresh Kern Cottnl!l Mill," Comes From tlettllh!l (rod (:oulenled (2otv.~Prodtu’ed Under Ihe ,llosl Desivctbh" (:omlilious Possibh,

PttIH’ ’l~;t’V~lt.II’t$ll ’(’v

TEHACHAPI BARTLETT PEARS+ LIKE THOSE SHOWN ABOVE, COMMAND MOST EXCELLENT PRICESGEARED TO QUALITY, PLUMS GROWN ON 1~664 ACRES. OF WHICH A DOZEN VARIETIES ARESHIPPED TO EASTERN MARKETS, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT OF KERN’S DECIDUOUS FRUITS. MORETHAN ONE-FOURTH OF THE TOTAL ACREAGE DEVOTED TO

DECIDUOUS FRUITS IS GIVEN OVER TOPLUMS. IN 1937 ONE CARLOAD OF PLUMS WERE JUDGED THEHIGHEST QUALIT’~ EVER SOLD ON NEWYORK FRUIT EXCHANGE. ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS PEAR SHIPPING IN KERN.

I+ +I’ ’l++t++ + -[ i ++ " ": -

642,343. oo

¯ EARLY Kern poachesoommand premiunlprices in MI markets.

¯ NO AREA bettersKern County in

q~ity of deciduous~’.

¯ COLD storage facilitiesenable growers to takeadvantage of favorableprices,

l)eciduous fruits have been all important part ofKern County’s agriet|ltural scheme for the past 15 or20 years. A total o|’ -I,187 acres is devoted to theirculture. The most imporla|lt ot’ deciduous products

is tile plum, of which a dozen varieties are shippedcommercially and to which 1,66l acres are planted.Kern’s earliest varieties are the Beauty and SantaRosa, usually shipped to lnarket early in May. There

are a number of ~’arieties o[’ early peaches command-ing premium prices both iil local and eastern mar-kets. The early peaches, for tile lnost part, areFlorence, Mayilower, and l{ed Bird. There are alsogrown ~’ery fine ([uality early Alberta and J. H. Hale

peaches. Apricots, sonic of tile earliest in the state,are shipped from Kern County. TIle earliest l)ro-

ducer is tile Newcastle, followed by the l{oyal, Tilton,and other ~.a|.ieties.

CROP ACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

67 3,500 Boxes $ 1.00 $ 3,500.00+

Sel)ples.................................... 171,000.00+aches ................................. 7S7 2,S50 Tons 60.00

aches, I)ried .....................i70 Tons 140.00 23.S00.00+

Pears ...................................... 179 675 Tons .I2.00 28,350.00--

Phuns .................................. 1,66,1 6,525 Tons .t0.00 26:l,000.00-4-

Apricots ............................... 504 931 Tons 60.00 Ton 55,860.00+113 TOllS 1S0.00 Ton 20,3.I0.00+

Apricots, Dried ................... 71 311 Tons 70.00 21,770.00+Nectarines .............................. ,t6 311/, Tons .16 Pound 10,080.00+Walnuts .................................. .10 2~ Tons .16 Pound 720.00+Pecans ..................................... 30.00 Ton 12,000.00+Family Orchards ................... 135 ,t00 Tons

¯ 10 10 Tons 50.00 5(~0.00--Quinces .................................... SS 21V.,, Tons .16 Pound 6,880.00+Almot~ds ................................. 60 .1,175 Crates 1.0(I ,1,175.00+Berries .................................... 14 253 Lugs 2.50 633.00+Cherries ................................... 21 600 Lugs 1.00 600.00+Figs ........................................ ,120 166 Tons 55.00 9.130.00-Olives ..................................... 19 109 Tons 75.00 8,175.00+Persimmons ............................ 62 78 Tons ,t5.00 3,510.00+l~onlegl.al~,,ttes .........................

As Deciduous Fruits Rolmd Oul lhe Diel, So Do They Round Oul

Diversi/ic(ttion o[ Kern Agrictdhu’e

± pOHt Tim!~tty-firc

GREEN LEAVES~ ROW ON ROW IN ~,E[~,N COUNTY COMPARE WII-H THE LETTUCE FIELDS OF THE

IMPERIAL AND SALINAS VALI.EYS. BLESSED iixl A HUNDRED THOUSAND OTHER WAYS, KERN FINDS

A PLACE ON THE I.ETTUCE MARKETS AS ITS CROP RIPENS IN TIME 70 FILL THE GAP BFTWEEN

HARVES]S OF THE OTHER T\~,C) GARDF~ SPOTS.

ptlflI" ’l’~l’l jltJl-,s,i~’

373,148. oo

¯ FiRM heads of lettucegrow in Kern Couety,W|lCre days are warmmild Ilights arc cool.

¯ PACKERS edge into atricky I11arket with

~ packages of grcellhiee.

¯ DELANO has becomelettuce headquartersfor tile entire SanJoaquin Valley.

CROP

Harvest of the spring lettuce crop usually gets startedal)out March 15. Lettuce requires warm days andcool nights to produce a good quality, and KernCounty has the ldnd of weather needed. In shippingto eastern markets an(l other distant points, packerscut the heads in the fiehls, load them loose in speci-ally designed trailers an(l dump them in bins in thepacldng sheds, where the outer leaves are trimmedand only the Ih’m, well-developed heads arc retained.Oiled paper is placed on the crate bottom, wherepulverized ice is sprinlded. A scoopful of ice isplace(t between each layer or’ lettuce. At’let the cratesare securely fastened in refrigerator cars, ice isl)h)wn into the cars under pressure until the carslook as though Ihey were the scenes of blizzards.l)uring the past few years the l)ro(luction of lcttttccin Kern. County has increased rapi(lly. Most of tiffsdevclopmeut has been in the Delano section, wherean excellent grade ol’ lettuce is produced an(l isplaced o,l the market between harvests ot! the largerllroducing areas in hnperiat an(1 Salinas Valleys.

+ 7 ..... :

ACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

Lettuce .................................. 1,312 296,1,19 Crates $1,26 $373,1.t8.00q-

Cal)l)ttge ............................... 10 500 Crates .75 ’375.00-

Tomatoes ................................ 58 16,401 I.,u gs .90 14,701.00-~

Beans ..................................... 18 1,485 Crates 1.00 1,,185.00-

Peas ......................................... 785 70,939 Crates 1,85 131,237.00+

Carrots ................................... 45 9,720 Crates 1.26 12,247.00+

Other Vegetables ................... 20 1.935 I,,ttgs .50 968.00+

Squash ..................................... 6 1,425 Lugs ,60 855,00q-

Cue, timbers ............................. 2 1,010 Lugs ..15 455.00--

,t,000 Pounds 1.00 4,000.O0-{-Onion Seed ..............................

900 16,t,589 S~telcs .75 123,,i,t2.00J-Onions ...................................... 11,406.00+Sweet Corn .............................

414 19,010 Lugs .60

YCatermelons ........................... 980 7,270 Tons 1.3.50 98,145.00--

362 171,182 Crates 1.00 Crate 171,182.00+Canta.loupes ............................

Ptlllc TIt+vltly-seCc+t

I :

NOTCHES IN THE ORANGE BELT HA~,E BEEN MO%,ED O%,ER. AFTER 30 "(EAt~.S THE CLTRUS AC~k:~:~’

HAS REMAINED ABOUT THE SAM, E. THE NEW ROBEP, TSON NA%EL MAY PROVE TO BE A BOON ’ ~

THE ORANGE GROWER.

IJttflt , TI "~I t "e tlht

256,684. °°

¯ KERN navels reaoltthe market first; thorois no red scale; thorois no frost.

¯ P.~APEFRUIT grownLl"ern County~.,eds in quality the

fruits of Arizona andimperial Valley butdoes not mature asearlY.

¯ COMMON citrus pestsassiduously avoid thogeographical confinesof far-flung KernCoooty.

Citrus culture was started about 30 years ago in tim

Edison, Delano, and Jasmine districts o1! KernCounty, but the industry did not develop much at’terthe first groves were set out. While an excellentquality oi’ ;ruil has been marketed the citrus ventureshave not pro~’ed to be very profitable. Kern hassome adx’antages: Navels here are off to the marketsooner than any other California navels; there is nored scale and there are few serious or costly citruspests; the crop is harvested before there is I’rostdanger and there is no need l’or smudging. KernCounty produces an excellent quality of grapefruit,and althougla it does not mature as early as theArizona or Imperial Valley fruit, when left on thetrees marl[ fully matured it is superior to lhe fruitsgrown in the other sections. The l~oberts(m navel, new ~.ariely, is coming into prominence. It seems to

be better suited to Kern conditions than the "Wash-ington navel, as il bears a heavier crop which isrea(ly for harvest -d)out two weeks earlier. It belie~,.ed the l~oberts(m will overeome the handicapo[’ the June drop-a l’ailing which lms resulted invery light crops in recent years.

ACREAGE PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

CROP . -- - -

- ............. - .......... 236,650.00-t-37 15,000 Boxes $ .50 Box $ 7,500.00+

Grapefruit ...............................1,365 157,773 Boxes

1.50 Box

Oranges .................................... $7 20,S75 Lugs.60 Lug 12,525.00+

1,489TOTALS ..............................

--- Cilrus Cullm’e Is Ore’ o[ lhe 3Iosl ph, asaul aml It~lf, resliugO(,cttpalio/zs in Kern (:ottnly

THIS TOPPER HAS NO HOLIDAY AS FIE TRIMS HIGH SUGAR CONTENT BEETSFOR SHIPMENT TO THE

REFINERY. WITH THE PLANTING OF DISEASE-RESISTANT VARIETIES BEETSARE AGAIN BECOMING

POPULAR IN KERN COUNTY AS A CROP ADMIRABLY SUITED TO LOCAL CONDITIONS.SUGAR BEET

PRODUCTION IS LIMITED BY GOVERNMENT QUOTAS AND NOT BY LACK OF SUITABLE LAND AND

COMPETENT FARMERS.

353,100°°

¯ DISEASE-RESISTINGbeets are I)econlJn(Jinm’easinglY well likedI)y far-seehlg farmt11 allaCGel’5,

¯ flI~ITI~OUGH tim 1939

I~ .e was douhle the~Ill~) u s total,re!lulations of theAAA linlit possibleeXpnll$|Otl of Sllgarbeet fields.

¯ ASPARAGUScultivation, startedby Di G|orgfo, mayhecoflte a regularfixture in Kqrnt’,.w 111J n (J progral)lS.

O

CROP

Sugar Beets ......................... ,tONursery Stock ...................1-Ioz)eY and products ........... 1.000 No produetlon Until 1941AsparagUS ...........................

The record shows sugar beets were planted in KernCou|fly many years ago but were discontinued be-cause o1! losses brought by curly-top. However, inthe last several ),ears a sugar beet has been developedwhich is resistant to the disease and the itldt|stry is

exl)erienci|lg a comeback. Kern has many acres o1’land which are admirably adapted to the growing ofsugarl)ccts. Lastycar the total acreagcwas doublcthat o1" 1)rcvious seasons, but this crop may not bcad\.anccd as rapidly as some growcrs might wishbecause it is rcgulatcd by the Agricultural Adjust-mcnt Admi|fistratio|l. Last ),cat’ 2,562 acrcs produccda crop or sugar beets vah|c(l at $172,163. With Ilaxtrod lettuce, sugar bccts are classified as a new Kcrncrop. Bccausc asparagus has ncvcr been produccd incommcrcia| quantities in Kern Cou|fly, thc Di GiorgioI!arms sqw an opportu|fity to produce a new cropgiving l)r omise of 1)rolitable returns and of being ameans of eml)loying lal)o|" iv, off seasons between

harvcstofothercr°I )s. About1,000 acrcshavcbecni)lanted which wilt come into production in 1910 and1911. It is cxpcctcd this will bc onc of the mostiml)ortani additions to Kcrn’s list ot! new crops.

pROOUGTION UNIT VALUE TOTAL VALUE

............... 26 502 Tons .$6.502,562 70,000.00"Jc

36,680.00-t-

Propom’tds of Stiff’ Sugar Tari/]’s 3htit~htitt Qualilg of Cane SttgarIs itz No Wag Belh, r Than Beel Sugar

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LI ,’~IqARV LJ[3RARY

ERN COUNTY D~PARTL~h, OF AGRICULTURE

FEBRUARY 17, 1941 ~ ..... :.L.’ . .... :_...._----

[ ,qR 6In compliance v:ith Section 65.5 of the A~ricultural Code,

State of California, I have herewith the crop report for 1940. Thisis tho’twcntieth consecutive annual report by this office of acrea[~e,prod~,Letion and value of agricultural crops of Kern County.

Since ~r,e are dc~ending upon the cooperation of growers,.... items are~h~r,-rs an@ otis:re to reveal the true ~.-~es individualheld in strict confidence, thus we believe the composite ~ur<~ arcaccurate to the extent of our ability to find all sourccs and assemble

the d.~ta.

Acreages arc calculated as net plants8 acres, yields in tar ~s¯ ’ d the Federal-State Crofof con~nercial cackac cs or units cstablis:~e by

T~eportin 3 Service and values in f.o.b, prices. The returns thus’:~clu.dc cost of .~!.-~n~ hauling, ~.act:!nc and delivering at the firstpoint. ":o arc indc, bt<:d to r.l[in,~) T individnals and organizations "’or¯ ar’ricultara! inspectors and deputiessplendid rcsr’onsc <°i~’,i ~ to thevho t,a~’e helped comTdl c this report.

Tl,e total aeroaL c of all crops for 1940 was 327,695. This

was a consid,trablc incrca~;e over 1939 w!:on wc h~.d 284,225 acres. The’~o 084. T~"~ ~ ~:as antotal r:;turn to a~’ricult urc£or 1940 ~ :,;o~,,~17,increase of ~ii~4,~01,S95 above the .~?ot~rns o:~ 1959o

Carlot :hipmtnts !;~crcascd b.t 2,055 cars over the 19,.%9 ship-.:,,nts. Th~ tot2,1 i-or 1940 bein,C 50,3[6 c~,r loads. T!~.~s is just forfruit and v,:get:~.blos c t~d {~o,’,~. ~ot inc!udc Ira.y, crain, cotton or other¯ " ..... ’- c~ ~" l "~ OfcroF, s. y.:: "at tl:~o ±a~,<t::~t CoF.u’:OdLity ~,~aS potatoes -,ith o t,_ ~,,

~- ~2,.’~.0 c~rz~. Orr~es ~:,:,ro n,~::t ,-ith 7,C4-6 ,2ors.i,~cxt in order ,,as

(*. ..... ~,r.’u~?.=’ b.,-;otr with 1,427 ¢..r~:, !o;;t~o 801 ’~ c:.ntc.].ou~t ..... 70c~ c~,ys.=] .:.s, ~, ~,.cr,’~ the ,:~/.jor 7rod.u~n:~ crops ~,n :>o;.nt of voles;I." a.-w*;nrj t’..,_ofruits e.nd ...... . .~a].l.,~

L.i.vc~r:toek c,,entlr:u,.,d to ! .,.-.. ,:-d it:,: l_",~..t i~,~)oznt of ,,.-lu~ ofall e~,mod/ti.:s ]:,roc h~°OC :~-~ 1940 ....

ith a t .... ~,.1 of ";~9,0<[,~°~

...... ", -h -t l,grCOt tOr~ ’."~,L t!~," ~o’Tt al’e;: i’_l V: l~l,t. "", ;...,Ci the iz;’, ....

OCt, C: .j~,j.:::].~ ,rc.~r CJL~,CO ,C ~l~t%’o b’ ::~ ~r(;!"iEl~ cottol~, il~ ](.’rn CoLlnt]? ,.Y,.d"" ~P"z" tntal v:-lue of t]’L<"

~.~rod~c;:d lk:[*,,O00 bales fr,~:-}.71, ~45 act’c,s .......cotton ere.r, inc!udi!tj; Cl,otO tons of cottou

-,.~,s :’)7, ~’’~° 950

Pot:.to,;s ,.-ere nc;:t in vo,!uc. Fro’,:~ an ae, r:,,<v- of °9 025 ,.s:n,oducod ~0,404,588 s.~.chs of ~)ot"to~ s vL.ieh brought .; return! to the

county O~ :.,5,9,~4,826.~.. ~. r~ , ~’" 5 ,:.1"i ]’,’faro-’" O

D,, ciduous fruits brousht in ,,;72o, oi.~.This ..........

of -<’2~oroo~i:x.t<;ll r .I00,000 ov=r 198°.

i -~ I I

Pace ..... 2

Citrus fruit brought in @31G,022. This was a con~:idc~rmblcincr;asc over the 1039 returns.

The value of our grape crop t/as i~1, 973, 849. This v:as oneof the crops which failed to bring in as much money as we received

~ 786 loss titan wa~ rocoivcdin 1939. Tho value of this crop was ~492,in 1909.

I~iclons brought @376,293 which was about ~i]75,000 more than~.,~.: r:;c::ivzd in 1939 for this crop.

"’c h:’~d a considerable increase in our alfalfa acre.ago vff~ichbrought ~, proportionate increase in production. "o have now 62,95~~cr’, s which prod~icod 251,702 tons of hay valued at ~2, 265, 318.

Sugar b~:cts v,c~s anoth’~r crop that increased in acrobatic and

v~’.luo over 1939. "’o had 3,5~9 acres in 1940 which broucht in ~i~36,1,744.This c~omparos with 9,562 acros bringing ~i,172,263 in 1939

Our grain crop brought !ass than 1939. Our acreage in-cr~asod but our value dccrca~,cd. ~70 had 127,077 acr:~s of jrsin which

s~

i~l,brought ~ 028,198 compared with II6,1oLO acr:’,s for 1939 bringing

~i~l, 270~ I05.

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- I~EN COUNTY19e.O ,~ ,~L iIEPORT CROP ACREAGE - PRODUCTION AND V, kLUE

Cor;pllcd by Lcwis A. Burtch, Agricultural Commissionor

CROP AC]IEAGE PRODUCTION TOTAL VALUE(Dollars 0nly)"

DECIDUOUS FRUITS

Appl’:s 67 1,000 boxcs (! 1,000

Apricots 491.5 675 tons ~..~, 0()0

Apricots, dried2 tons 350

B,:.rri ,.-s GO 5, 1.20 cr:mto s 5,032

Fi’<s 2].. 5 I, 571 l~]J~"~s i, 571 "- 4 tons :5-10

Fijls, driedN.: ct.r.r:irte s 60 2,391 :Lugs 2,9~.0

’o 4115 t~ms 20,88001 t V "--’r S zx"O -

P:)ach:s 779.5 1,044 tons 78,300

~" ed 377 tons 60,3°0P:%chcs, dll, 41,V75P,.:~r s 179 557 tons

o ..... ~.,,~ns 19 10,062 lu~:s 5,331........ , ...... ,.~ 4, ’/~’~" tons .i01,3’?’0Plur,ts I., u~) } ¯ ,~-"

Pom~crnn:.t <: s 61 12~ 000 lugs 4,800

Pruncs 118.4 ii 2bO ].uCs 6,181~o~ lug-: s 3,262

Quinces i0 6, ,.~,.

Al~!onds i00 [$2 tons 6,400

Pc c".ns 48.5 5 tons i, 50077~];- tons 3,0(33

’"~,Inut s 4G -. :~

Fo, mi ly Orchard 140 ,150 tens 15~750

Total 4,290.577 r~,

C IT]IUS F~{UIT

Gr apc fruit0..,I1 .....T~.n:: :r in,:: sL d mort s

Tot:d.

3’7 3,925 boxss 1,n’’~’

1,370.5 183,832 boxes 303,323

87 8,790 ~"~’~’ 7,9].1cD tD

ii 1,%13 boxo~: ~’, S~’6

1,505.5]~31G,022

G~.~ PE,.~

T,- 177;"

~Tino

F.,:isins, Zantc

Totr:l

10,263.5 76,36,:]: tons 1,527,280

1,800 15,72S boris 283,104

3,105 tons 150,105

Currrmts l,iO tons 13~300

18,063.b~" 7 (,~i, 973,849

i~ ~ |

’° i ¯ ¯ m e

CROP .aCF.EAGE PRODUCTION

XELONS

V k.t<rmclons 611 8,073

C~.ntaloupcs ,132 211,800

Iloncy dew 230 50,100

Other }~clons 30 15,900

Total i, 303

VEGETA DLZS

Pot:< t o e s 29, G25 5,404,388

Or ions .120 77,700

Sw’. ct Potatocs 631 75,000

P¢o s I, ’124 82,550

Lcttucc 813 288,360

Co.bbago i0 639

Corn 80 9,483

C:’.rrot s 30 1,980

’Ye,~=t o c s 340 76,050

p.~F.pcrs 2.~- 5.

C~; r.umbc r s 126

Cr:;n Beans 40 7, .-183

So u’t sh 9 2,043

Fjg Plant 3 2,433

L c ;:ns-Dl.nck Eyos 2,139 9,125S 5OSpi n’~ ch __----

T o t.ql 35,572

FIELD CROPS

Cott,~n 71, 0<3C c’,t t (m SeedAif:zlfa 62,958A1 f.~d.fa S-<dS ]. I’.~-.L ¢. i, 650l,!urs r ~" Stock 45- g

Hon?y ~.nd ProductsS,u*’.r B;cts 3,589

Total 139,885

:.~iU

f", r i. : V~[i l.lo ~,t’:.i z cv’h ..tOr’-.in HqFFlr.x

Total

34,69412,46873,598

3,382z~935,,

127,077

tomscratoscr~toscP~tos

sackssackslugscratescratcscratcslugscrat c sluzsluc. slugslugslugscratess~tc!£scrabcs

123,000 ba].cs61,500 tons

251,702 tons136,500 pounds

33,000 tons

58,359 tons

2,619 tons15,855 tons22,079 tons

6,764 tons29,350 buS’"el

.I. OTaL VALUE"[Do 11.qr s Oniy)

88,803232,080

42,58511,925

~376,293

5,944,82697,1D546,800

288,925360,j50

d795,0901,485

95,0C2].&.4

944,4901,0921,23.6

18,25038

(~6,86G,136

6,137,700i, 4’15,2502,265,318

13,99399,00067,50024,000

364~744

~i0, 418, 335

44,523317,100551,975

67,64046~960

~’,’~]]., 028,198

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LIVE STOCK SOLD

N~nbcr of Head

Stocrs 39,578

Cov.m 30,671

Calv,~ s I0,548

Dulls 911

Hidcr~ - Cow 9, ,1-67

Shccp 15,000

L?mbs 165,000

U’ool i, 700,000 Ibs.

Hogs 25,800

Tuz x,..j ~ 5,000

Pcu].tr~- 142,500

E."fs 207,800 clozon

Milk ~nd Buttcrfmt 2,458,569 Ibs.

T o t.ul

Tot~.l :--cr:~Lo of all crops 327,090

Tot".l v~luo of a].l crops includin~?~ liv:~s~tock

T~tr~.l honey rocoivcd oi,. all Govcr~llent paym’.nts of

the ALA progrc.~

Total returns to Agr’Lcu].turc

Total Vo.luo

3,522,442

1,870,931

31C~440

73,791

42,C01

.,~:" 5, 82G, 205

45~ 000

i, 072, ~00

~!",r i, 525,500

,,~,: 354,750

!0,000

71.,250

48~833...

083130,

e’, 22n 285_~_~ l, ~,

Oou, $23

~30,768, dTO

1,51 , el,_i08~

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..... ~NNUAL CROP REPORT FOR THE YEaR !941

TO THE STnTE DIRECTOR OF ~GRICULTURE ~ND THE COUNTY BO~RD OFSUPERVI SORS

In compliance with Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code,State of California, I have herewith the crop report for the year1941. This is the twenty-first consecutive annual report by thisoffice of acreage, production and value of agricultural crops of Ker_~n ,:j~County.

Since we are depending upon the cooperation of growers,shippers and others to reveal the true figures, individual items areheld in strict confidence, thus we belie~ the composite figures areaccurate to the extent of our ability to find all sources and assemblethe date.

~creages are calculated as net olanted ~cres, yields interms of commercial packages or units established by the Federal-StateCrop Reporting Service and values in f.o.b, prices. The returns thusinclude cost of picking, hauling, packing and delivering at the firstpoint. We are indebted to many individuals a;Ld organizations for thesplendid response given to the agricu!tur~ inspectors and deputieswho have helped compile this report.

The total acre~Igo of all crops for 1941 was 3.77r,357½. Thiswas a consi~erab!e increase over 1940 when ~-:e had 327, b9o ac~"es. Thegross return to agriculture of 44,197,220 was f,’~r greater than all ofour e:.r ~ier estimates and exceeded last year’s rotum~s by almost twel~million dollars. Net returns to growers wJre not ss great in prooor-tion as costs of labor, fertilizer, machinery and other expenses in-c ~eased almost "n proportion to the increase in prices of crops.

Carlot shipments incr-~ase d by 1,5S8 cars over the 1940 ship-ments. The total for ]..941 being 31,922 car loads. This is Just forfruit ~nd vegetables and does not include hay, ~""" cotton or othercroDs. By far the largest commodity was oot~,.toes with a total of18,~47~ cars. Grapes were ncx’c with 6,$19 cars. Next in order wassugar beets with 1,210 cars, cantaloupes 1,Oll cars and lettuce SO1cars. These ~:ere the major producing crops in point of volume amongthe fruits and vegetables.

~" 820 which was anLiw~,stock production accounted for ~13,326,increase of ~4,260,997 over last year.

Of the field crops cotton produced the greatest return ofany single crop in spite of the fact that it was the lowest productionper acre we have had in man, [ years. This was a result of cold rainyweather at planting time ahd a slow growing season followed by rainyand foggy weather st harvest time,increased prices taking up the lossin total gross returns, but the harw~sting and growing costs incr~asedto a point when few growers made as much as last year.

Potatoes were next in value. From an acreage of 34,320 weproduced 5,523,300 sacks of potatoes which brought a return to thecounty of $5,247,135. This crop was also beset with many troubles in-cluding late blight which reduced our yield considerable.

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Deciduous fruits brought in $994,437.of approximately $165,623 over 1940.

This was an increase

Citrus fruit brought in $220,423. This was a considerabledecrease over the 1940 returns.

The value of our grape crop was ~4,102,275. Prices weremuch better on this crop than the preceding year and returned to thecounty ~2,128,426 over last season.

Melons brought in ~843,338 which vas about ~467,O45 morethan was receiv~d in 1940 for this crop.

alfalfa is one of our stable crops and prices were muchbetter in 1941 than they were in 1940. From 62,928 acres we produced314,640 tons which brought ~3, 775, 680. This is an increase of~1,510,362 over the 1940 crop.

Sugar beets decreased in acreage over !940 due to inabilityof growers to get the acreage allotment. The acreage was 2,464 fromwhich we produced 43,960 tons valued at ~307,720. We expect an in-crease in acreage of this crop next year.

We had a big increase in acreage of most grain crops and

also a big rise in prico. The total acreage oz ~rain w~s 166 6vnvalued at ~3,706,358 ~Jhich is ~ increase of ~2,~78,160 over 19~O

CROP

1941 ANNUAL REPORT -CROP ~CP~GE -PRODUCTIONKERN COUNTY

Compiled by Lewis A. Burtch, Agricultural

~CRE~GE PRODUCTION

AND VALUE

Commissioner

TOTAL V~LUE

Deciduous Fruits

Apple s 2,075~pricots 4~79 IO5, Q85~pricots, dried 689Berrl es 60 5,150

O lFigs 5 ~5~

Nectarines Ii6 15,0363Olives 472 758"~"

Peaches 791 62,485Peaches, Cannery 2, 4.78Peaches~ dried 92Pears i04 8,504Per simmons 20

~ 600~lums !, 50’# 33 ,][.79Pomegranate s 22 9 ; 4<[ 7Quinces i0 2,3i~~I monds 88 _ o~Pecans 22 6Wal nut s 20 14Family Orchard !50 600

Total 3, 9!3

Citrus Fruit

Grapefruit 35 2,748Orangos 1450 155,580Tangerines 83 21,~00Lemons 8 900

Total !, 576

Taole 15,116 85,650Wine I, 928 II, 771Raisins 5, 81.IRaisins, Zante Currants

164 167

Melons

War e rmel onsCant al oupe sHoney DewsOther Melons

Total

17,208

lugslugstonscratestons freshtons drylugstonslugstonstonsboxeslugslugslugslugstonstonstonstons

boxesboxeslugsboxes

tonstolqStons

Dol ~ars Onl~

~l, 556. oolO5,O~5oOO!55, o25.oo

5,150.002,55o. oo3,300. O0

~5,O68.oo1~6,530. oo

b5,609. OO49,560, oo16,56OOOO19,134. co4,760.00

334,17.9 .uO7,063.00I, 383. OO5~920.001,800.004-. 200. O0

60; ooo. ooTOTAL ~ 994,437.o0

tons

2,748. oo

h’ oo,4-00. OO1,800.00

TOTAL ~ 220,423.00

535 6,708 tonsI, 837 324,824 crates

575 207,358 orates15 8,819 creates

2,962

3,426,000.00~5,42o.oo~35,~25.00

15,03o.ooTOTAL ~4,102,275.00

T 0T..~T,

s7,2o4.~o487,236.oo259,!97.oo

9,7Ol.OO

CROP ACREAGE PRODUCTION TOTAL V~UE

Ve~etab!es

Potatoes 34,320 5, 52~,Potato culls for stock feed 24,Peas l, 575 180,Onions Commercials 325 70,Onion Seed 191 9,Onions (Salt)

363Sweet Potatoes 5 180,Lettuce I, 583 256,LettuceSweet Corn 208 4,Carrots 195 ll,Tomatoes 2,918 463,Peppers pS½_ l,Garl i oSquash 2Beans - Black Eyes 2,500 25,Beans - Fava 3,Spinach 210Asparagus 900 (not full

Total 45,483w

Field Croos

Cotton 72,453Cotton seedAlfalfa 62,928nlfalfa seedSilage 1,650Nursery Stock 50Honey & ProductsSugar Beets _~2,464

Total 139,545

300 sacks615 tons

~2 hamperssacks500 pounds232 tons604 ilugs246 crates600 crate s400 crates900 crates610 lugs000 lugs300 sacks300 lugs000 Dags386 pounds

21,000 cra~esbearing)20,5~3 crates

~5,2~7,135.oo~9,230o00

180,902,0088,101o0033,250~ oo

4,640. O0252,846. O0384, }69. O0

bO0.O05,50o.o08,925.00

579,512.oo1,000.00

9oo.oo3oo.oo

50,000.0013,544.0042,000.00

30, 8!4. O0

Total $6,973,568.00

87,000 bales

3~,, 600 tons3 640 tons23,900 pounds33,000 tons

43,960 tons

Total

6,307,500.00I~880,000.003,775,680.00

7,170.00132,000.00I00,000.0041,5oo. oo

3o7,72o.oo~12,551~ 570. oo

Grain

Barley 35,00O !7,500 tonsNilo 15,000 15,000 tonsWheat 95,720 71,770 tonsGrain Hay 7,105 I0,657 tonsFlax 9,192 9,192 bushelsOats (Oat hay) 2,331 2,3~31 tonsSudan 2,322 4, 624 tons

~60,000. O005,000.00

2,368,410.00!17,227.00I~3, $40. GO

2̄~0. oo

Total 166,670 Total $ 3,7o6,358.oo

LIVE STOCK SOLD

SteersCows and heifersCalvesBu! I sHides - CowHides - Calf

Number of Head

%4,93934,935.12,556

1,2632o, 987

6,103

Total

Total Value

~5,167,985° co2,655,060°00

4.52, Ol 6o co141, %56° co251, o6%. co

27,46%. O0

~8,695, 04.5.00

SheepLambsWool

IO,O00170,O00

2,000,000 !bs.,

Total

50,000. O0I, 5.30,000. O0

bOO, 000. OO

~2,180,000.00

Hogs

TurkeysPoultryEggs

29,500

30,0004.00,000850,000 dozen

Total

Total

90,000.00200,000.00255~000.00

~545, ooo.oo

Milk and Butterfat 2,762,278 pounds

Total

Grand Total of all livestock

~__~:~. 2%1, o~5.oo

~l, 24-3,025. O0

~13, 326, 820. co

Total

Total

Total

Total

acreage of all crops 377,. 57"@

vaS.ue of all crops including livestock

money received on all Government paymentsthe AAA program

returns to agriculture

of

~42,718,789.oo

LIVE STOCK SOLD

SteersCows and heifersCalvesBul I sHides - CowHides - Calf

Number of Head

44,93934., 935.12,556

1,26320,987

6,103

Total

Total Value

$5, %67,985oO02,655,O60~00

422, Ol 6oOOl~l, 4.56° co251, o6a,.oo27,4.64.. oo

~8, 695, 045.00

SheepLambsWool

I0,000170, 000

2,000,000 lbs.

Total

50,000.00I,~30,000.00

bO0,O00.O0

~2,180,O00.OO

Hogs

TurkeysPoultryEggs

29,500

30,000400,000850,000 dozen

Total

Total

90,000.00200,000.00

__~55,ooo.oo

~545,000. O0

Nilk ~nd Butterfat 2,762,278 pounds

Total

Grand Total of all livestock

~_4i~ 5. co

C~!, 24-3,025.00

~13, 326, 820. co

Total

Total

Total

Total

]acreage of all crops 377,. 57~

value of all crops including livestock

money received on all Government payments ofthe A~A program

re turns to agric~l ture

~4.2,7].8,789. co