April 23, 1959 (7 pages)

{eh Se eae BakWater—the life-blood of agriculture—appeafs to be receiving the personal attention of California’s Governor Brown. Soon after his inauguration he reported to the people of this state that the solving . of California’s complex water-problems was high on his agenda for the 1959 legislative session. The session is “approaching the half-way mark, and the water problems seem closer to being resolved than at any time in the past decade. ~* In a state so large and diversified as California—in topography, industry, and people—there are bound to be great differences of opinion. These differences exist in the area of defining the problem as well as in the approaches for a solution. Generally -speak. ing, the greatest conflicts have arisen over the question of where the money will come from, and how to protect the counties of origin while still guaranteeing the areas of deficiency a firm supply of water. Water Fund The problem .of where the money will come from is currently under debate in the. legislative halls at Sacramento. Governor Brown has thrown the influential support of-his office behind a measure by Assemblyman Bruce Allen of Santa Clara County to establish a California Water Fund. The .principal source of money ‘for the new fund will be from the transfer of all funds in the current Investment Fund. This amounts to approximately 175 million dollars for use in the construction of water projects. This money comes primarily from tide-land oil: royalties, and proponents of the transfer point out that the state will be using monies gained from a natural resource which. is being depleted to develop another of the state’s major natural resources. California’s major farm organizations are ac~tively supporting this program, for their farmer members know first hand how important the rapid development of our water resources is to agriculture—-California’: number one industry— and to the welfare of the state’s over-all economy. Water is essential if we are to maintain our prominence in the agricultural Irrigated Pasture Demands Attention Irrigation practices stand .as the key to profitable production from irrigated pasture. This year the exceptionally dry spring has caused farmers to start irrigation earlier than usual. The aim of irrigation is to maintain a eontinuous supply of soil moisture throughout the root zone of the plants in the pasture mixture; points out Farm Advisor Bill Helphinstine of the University of. California Agricultural Extension Service. This is not a simple task because the different plants have varying depths of root zone. Infrequent, heavy irrigations will encourage the deeper-rooted plants in pastures but will eliminate the shalow-rooted ones, such as ladino clover. This clover is one of the most important plants in many pasture mixes. To avoid losses of such clover, many growers make sure that the top six inches of soil do not become completely dry. They use a shovel, soil tube, or probe to determine the dryness of this top six inches of soil, and guide themselves accordingly in timing irrigations. ‘In the loc cooperative -development of all. feasible supplies. =~ : ! ~~ time should /be lost state, and (federal The other major problem area the guaranteeing of present and future supplies) is being dis-: cussed by legislators from al sections of California. No one solution has been presented around which all however, the solution seems closer. by past legislatures and ~by terim committee studies has tended to isolate the problem areas. Sveryone agrees that the counties of origin must have protection for their present. water supDdlies and foreseeable future needs. in addition, it is agreed that areas sf deficiency must receive firm supplies water if they are to survive. What remains to be worked out segments Gan. rally, work done inThe outstanding of the much method whereby theses guarantees can be legally and fairly provided. The-vast water wealth tured, stored, and throughout our Golden State and prosper. Additional agriculture. toward a complex ture working to Caifornia’s termination. Redwood Association Offers Sales Helps Canada. inelude matchbooks, uct tags, package stickers, literature dispensers for booklets. includes publicity _ packets, standard data sheets pattern and tion beokliets, other items. Street, San Francisco 11. SEEN AND NOT HURT often turn sidewalks who dashes blindy vicim. needed is al of our mountain counties must be captransported if California is to continue to grow water supplies are essential for the.continuation of our basic industry— It is encouraging to, see the 1959 -California Legislasolution water problem with a nonpartisan deThe California Redwood Association has offered a ready-made redwood point-of-sale merchandising program to lumber dealers throughout the United States and “Described as the most complete merchandising kit ever prepared by the association, it is designed to help dealers sell redwood high quality upper grades and to tie into the association’s: national advertising campaign. Other items window streamers and door stickers, prodstationery stickers and counter-top CRA Other material offered dealers free mat Servite, envelope stuffers, use of CRA-prepared movies, revised specificaand Any or ail of the material is available from the association’s headquarters at 576 Sacramento Children should be seen and not hurt is another way of reminding motorists to use their eyes to prevent tragedy. Spring.and summer release children from imdoors and into play-} grounds. A child at play has no thought of safety. It’s up to the driver to be alert to save a child into a street from becoming a twisted traffic i Distributing 25 tons of tilizer on some 166 acres at 300 per acre. ing from 30 to Fertilizers may soon be taking to wirigs over mountain pastures too steep to be reached by ground spreader and flat lands too wet to enter when they need fertilizer. Through a demonstration sponsored by Watauga County agricultural workers, the Western North Carolinas Development Council, the TVA, and the American Potash Institute, hundreds of western North Carolina farmers have seen two airplanes apply 25 tons of 0-30-30 fertilizer on grasslands ranging from 30 to 60 per cent in slope. Sam Dobson, agronomy extension specialist at N. C. State College, reports on this unusual project in “Better Crops With Plant Food,” a pocket book of agriculture issued by the American Potash Institute. With most farmers, to see is to believe. And through this demonstration they saw a team of crop dusters called Yadkin Valley, Inc., top-dress 166 acres in two days, on pastures varying in size from 3 to 20 acres. The saw 300 pounds per acre of 0-30-30 fertilizer applied at a per acre application cost of $3.75 for 180 pounds of plant. food. They saw the planes fertilize one acre every. 3 minutes. while actually operating. And they agreed it was cheaper than they could do it by hand. A movie of the operation has been made by Dobson’s extension office at N.C. State. And special folders on the demonstration have been developed by the American Potash Institute. The uniformity of application was good, Dobson reports. Little adrift of material occurred, because little wind was stirring. The dusters don’t apply in wind strong desing grasslands rangji 60 per cent slope. enough to drift materials. It’s. too dangerous. Some lime was also applied, Dobson says. It went on well. The farmers were told that some problems would have to be solved before the practice could be generally adopted in western North, Carolina. , Most of the holdings are small, Dobson explains, meaning the job might have to be a neighborhood one. Adequate landing strips must be located—a bottomland pasture or cropfield converted temporarily—near’ areas to be top-dressed, both in distance and _ altitude. Quick loading is necessary, Dobson emphasizes. Size and shape of pasture determine how often the pilot has to cut off*his applicator and turn, building“up. his non-spreading flying time and the farmer’s cost. They need planes that will carry more payload and remain highly mnianeuverable. And the weather is a factor. In New Zealand, which Dobson visited two ears ago, they topdress between eight and ten milb= lion acres of pasture each year by plane. -This represents about 40 per cent of the total fertilizer used in that nation. The same Yadkin Valley dusters were récently called to Southwest Virginia to top-dress a large area of pastures. And Dobson and COLD SUFFERERS Get STANBACK, tablets or powders, for relief’éf COLD DISCOMFORTS. The STANBAC K prescription type formula isa” €Ombination of pain relieving ingredients that work together for FAST RELIEF of HEADACHE, NEURALGIA and ACHING MUSCLES « due to cofds. STANBACK also REDUCES FEVER. SNAP BACK with STANBACK. cee his @xtension team hope-to put on another demonstration sometime this spring. _ ~ Free copies of Dobson’s full report are available in popular folder form through News Service, American Potash Institute, 1102 . quently. during the growing sea-. , a son you want them to. , . plant bands this. month. Set a ; 4 . stake at planting time to help » . keep growth upright from the start. : home accidents account for five million accidetns a year, of which 780,000 result in disability. Historical Weekly—The NUG-: GET. ae . “ 1 Vines should be checked fre-. NUCGn” SANE ADS PAY OFFto make sure they go where reer ee page 55. Set out ‘carnations from SAMP SON’S Custom Printing Rubber Stamps Eaton’s Stationery Gibson Cards. 120 Mill St. Grass Valley Ed It has been estimated that Be a Booster for California’s 16th. St. N. W., Washington, D. C. CHECK THOSE GLASSES A recent survey by the Murine cent of the’ people interviewed who wear glasses are placing an abnormal burden on. their eyes, becauses the glasses were so dirty or dusty they put a strain} on the eyes. ee in Mont a Company indicated that 80 per} . # Listen to The San Francisco Examiner Sunday Comics hes KAGR Radio Sundays, 9:50-10 a.m. "Uncle" Doug Pledger, the well-known San Francisco radio personality, delights young ‘and old with his reading of such alltime favorites as Donald Duck, Blondie, Flash Gordon, Snuffy Smith and many more. a eS FOR SPRING CLEANING. Don’t throw it away. cept a dealer’s price. signment at the WHITE ELEPHANT Nevada City’s New Antique Shop 130 Main St. Don’t even acPut it on conFor pickup call N. C. 36 Join the Throng ; Satisfied Customers. forthe Best. Ready, ny ¥ > Phone N. C. 36 EAGER BEAVER Willing to Make You Happy. For Space in This Directory Look to us Eager and better balance! ee JEWELRY Our Gold Nugget and Quartz Jewelry . Makes lasting gifts and appropriate. souvenirs of the Gold Country. DIAMONDS _. WATCHES ‘SILVERWARE CLOCKS And many other Gifts. * Ls a, = ian oe ens i -et SS ae JEWELRY REPAIRING i . oe SS ee ee ee = = tstanee;net the-car, gives-you road-hugging stabil _./.~ less lean ahd sway. Only Pontiac has Wide-Track “SEE. YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER . . WIDE-TRACK PONTIAC! §f a Admiral, V.M. and Webcor HiFi Stereo Records Art’s TV and Radio Hospital SALES AND SERVICE 201 Mill St. Grass Valley, Calif. Enjoy the Best in Radio & 8 DRE $_ We Buy, Sel, Trade $. HAY SHOE SHOP Anything Open 5 days a week, 9:00 A. M. to 6 P. M. 224 Broad Street $ Grass Valley, Calif. Nevada City Calif. $ evision Service Lawson’s Catalogue Buyer’s. Service Buy by mail and save $$$$ Thousands of Name Brand Articles Call Lawson for home ap-pointment. G. V. 1802. PLASTERING CEMENT WORK No job toe big. “None too small. Free estimates.Phone N. C. 288 JACK WOERNER Alta Hill Garage General Repairing, Wheel Alignment, Wheel Balancing, ‘Welding, Lathe Work. Alta and Ridge Road Phone Grass Valley—973 . Sheet Metal Work Grass Valley The Best In Food GEO. H. SHIRKEY, Opt. D. % _ 118 Mi ALL KINDS — Laundry and Dry . TICo GUTTER AND CHIMNEY (ies _ CORNUCOPIA * CLEANING he . “Make One Call Do It All” . : : STINSON . . “111 Bennett Street National Hotel . Phone Nevada City 257 Grass Valley Phone 108 . Nevada City Calif. bai

{eh Se eae BakWater—the life-blood of agriculture—appeafs to be receiving the personal attention of California’s Governor Brown. Soon after his inauguration he reported to the people of this state that the solving . of California’s complex water-problems was high on his agenda for the 1959 legislative session. The session is “approaching the half-way mark, and the water problems seem closer to being resolved than at any time in the past decade. ~* In a state so large and diversified as California—in topography, industry, and people—there are bound to be great differences of opinion. These differences exist in the area of defining the problem as well as in the approaches for a solution. Generally -speak. ing, the greatest conflicts have arisen over the question of where the money will come from, and how to protect the counties of origin while still guaranteeing the areas of deficiency a firm supply of water. Water Fund The problem .of where the money will come from is currently under debate in the. legislative halls at Sacramento. Governor Brown has thrown the influential support of-his office behind a measure by Assemblyman Bruce Allen of Santa Clara County to establish a California Water Fund. The .principal source of money ‘for the new fund will be from the transfer of all funds in the current Investment Fund. This amounts to approximately 175 million dollars for use in the construction of water projects. This money comes primarily from tide-land oil: royalties, and proponents of the transfer point out that the state will be using monies gained from a natural resource which. is being depleted to develop another of the state’s major natural resources. California’s major farm organizations are ac~tively supporting this program, for their farmer members know first hand how important the rapid development of our water resources is to agriculture—-California’: number one industry— and to the welfare of the state’s over-all economy. Water is essential if we are to maintain our prominence in the agricultural Irrigated Pasture Demands Attention Irrigation practices stand .as the key to profitable production from irrigated pasture. This year the exceptionally dry spring has caused farmers to start irrigation earlier than usual. The aim of irrigation is to maintain a eontinuous supply of soil moisture throughout the root zone of the plants in the pasture mixture; points out Farm Advisor Bill Helphinstine of the University of. California Agricultural Extension Service. This is not a simple task because the different plants have varying depths of root zone. Infrequent, heavy irrigations will encourage the deeper-rooted plants in pastures but will eliminate the shalow-rooted ones, such as ladino clover. This clover is one of the most important plants in many pasture mixes. To avoid losses of such clover, many growers make sure that the top six inches of soil do not become completely dry. They use a shovel, soil tube, or probe to determine the dryness of this top six inches of soil, and guide themselves accordingly in timing irrigations. ‘In the loc cooperative -development of all. feasible supplies.. =~ : ! ~~ time should /be lost state, and (federal The other major problem area the guaranteeing of present and future supplies) is being dis-: cussed by legislators from al sections of California. No one solution has been presented around which all however, the solution seems closer. by past legislatures and ~by terim committee studies has tended to isolate the problem areas. Sveryone agrees that the counties of origin must have protection for their present. water supDdlies and foreseeable future needs. in addition, it is agreed that areas sf deficiency must receive firm supplies water if they are to survive. What remains to be worked out segments Gan. rally, work done inThe outstanding of the much method whereby theses guarantees can be legally and fairly provided. The-vast water wealth tured, stored, and throughout our Golden State and prosper. Additional agriculture. toward a complex ture working to Caifornia’s termination. Redwood Association Offers Sales Helps Canada. inelude matchbooks, uct tags, package stickers, literature dispensers for booklets. includes publicity _ packets, standard data sheets pattern and tion beokliets, other items. Street, San Francisco 11. SEEN AND NOT HURT often turn sidewalks who dashes blindy vicim. needed is al of our mountain counties must be captransported if California is to continue to grow water supplies are essential for the.continuation of our basic industry— It is encouraging to, see the 1959 -California Legislasolution water problem with a nonpartisan deThe California Redwood Association has offered a ready-made redwood point-of-sale merchandising program to lumber dealers throughout the United States and “Described as the most complete merchandising kit ever prepared by the association, it is designed to help dealers sell redwood high quality upper grades and to tie into the association’s: national advertising campaign. Other items window streamers and door stickers, prodstationery stickers and counter-top CRA Other material offered dealers free mat Servite, envelope stuffers, use of CRA-prepared movies, revised specificaand Any or ail of the material is available from the association’s headquarters at 576 Sacramento Children should be seen and not hurt is another way of reminding motorists to use their eyes to prevent tragedy. Spring.and summer release children from imdoors and into play-} grounds. A child at play has no thought of safety. It’s up to the driver to be alert to save a child into a street from becoming a twisted traffic i Distributing 25 tons of tilizer on some 166 acres at 300 per acre.. ing from 30 to Fertilizers may soon be taking to wirigs over mountain pastures too steep to be reached by ground spreader and flat lands too wet to enter when they need fertilizer. Through a demonstration sponsored by Watauga County agricultural workers, the Western North Carolinas Development Council, the TVA, and the American Potash Institute, hundreds of western North Carolina farmers have seen two airplanes apply 25 tons of 0-30-30 fertilizer on grasslands ranging from 30 to 60 per cent in slope. Sam Dobson, agronomy extension specialist at N. C. State College, reports on this unusual project in “Better Crops With Plant Food,” a pocket book of agriculture issued by the American Potash Institute. With most farmers, to see is to believe. And through this demonstration they saw a team of crop dusters called Yadkin Valley, Inc., top-dress 166 acres in two days, on pastures varying in size from 3 to 20 acres. The saw 300 pounds per acre of 0-30-30 fertilizer applied at a per acre application cost of $3.75 for 180 pounds of plant. food. They saw the planes fertilize one acre

every. 3 minutes. while actually operating. And they agreed it was cheaper than they could do it by hand. A movie of the operation has been made by Dobson’s extension office at N.C. State. And special folders on the demonstration have been developed by the American Potash Institute. The uniformity of application was good, Dobson reports. Little adrift of material occurred, because little wind was stirring. The dusters don’t apply in wind strong desing grasslands rangji 60 per cent slope. enough to drift materials. It’s. too dangerous. Some lime was also applied, Dobson says. It went on well. The farmers were told that some problems would have to be solved before the practice could be generally adopted in western North, Carolina. , Most of the holdings are small, Dobson explains, meaning the job might have to be a neighborhood one. Adequate landing strips must be located—a bottomland pasture or cropfield converted temporarily—near’ areas to be top-dressed, both in distance and _ altitude. Quick loading is necessary, Dobson emphasizes. Size and shape of pasture determine how often the pilot has to cut off*his applicator and turn, building“up. his non-spreading flying time and the farmer’s cost. They need planes that will carry more payload and remain highly mnianeuverable. And the weather is a factor. In New Zealand, which Dobson visited two ears ago, they topdress between eight and ten milb= lion acres of pasture each year by plane. -This represents about 40 per cent of the total fertilizer used in that nation. The same Yadkin Valley dusters were récently called to Southwest Virginia to top-dress a large area of pastures. And Dobson and COLD SUFFERERS Get STANBACK, tablets or powders, for relief’éf COLD DISCOMFORTS. The STANBAC K prescription type formula isa” €Ombination of pain relieving ingredients that work together for FAST RELIEF of HEADACHE, NEURALGIA and ACHING MUSCLES « due to cofds. STANBACK also REDUCES FEVER. SNAP BACK with STANBACK. cee his @xtension team hope-to put on another demonstration sometime this spring. _ ~ Free copies of Dobson’s full report are available in popular folder form through News Service, American Potash Institute, 1102 . quently. during the growing sea-. , a son you want them to. , . plant bands this. month. Set a ; 4 . stake at planting time to help » . keep growth upright from the start. : home accidents account for five million accidetns a year, of which 780,000 result in disability. Historical Weekly—The NUG-: GET.. ae . “ 1 Vines should be checked fre-. NUCGn” SANE ADS PAY OFFto make sure they go where reer ee page 55. Set out ‘carnations from SAMP SON’S Custom Printing Rubber Stamps Eaton’s Stationery Gibson Cards. 120 Mill St. Grass Valley Ed It has been estimated that Be a Booster for California’s 16th. St. N. W., Washington, D. C. CHECK THOSE GLASSES A recent survey by the Murine cent of the’ people interviewed who wear glasses are placing an abnormal burden on. their eyes, becauses the glasses were so dirty or dusty they put a strain} on the eyes. ee in Mont a Company indicated that 80 per} . # Listen to The San Francisco Examiner Sunday Comics hes KAGR Radio Sundays, 9:50-10 a.m. "Uncle" Doug Pledger, the well-known San Francisco radio personality, delights young ‘and old with his reading of such alltime favorites as Donald Duck, Blondie, Flash Gordon, Snuffy Smith and many more. a eS FOR SPRING CLEANING. Don’t throw it away. cept a dealer’s price. signment at the WHITE ELEPHANT Nevada City’s New Antique Shop 130 Main St. Don’t even acPut it on conFor pickup call N. C. 36 Join the Throng ; Satisfied Customers. forthe Best. Ready, ny ¥ > Phone N. C. 36 EAGER BEAVER Willing to Make You Happy. For Space in This Directory Look to us Eager and better balance! ee JEWELRY Our Gold Nugget and Quartz Jewelry . Makes lasting gifts and appropriate. souvenirs of the Gold Country. DIAMONDS _. WATCHES ‘SILVERWARE CLOCKS And many other Gifts. * Ls a, = ian oe ens i -et SS ae JEWELRY REPAIRING i . oe SS ee ee ee = = tstanee;net the-car, gives-you road-hugging stabil _./.~ less lean ahd sway. Only Pontiac has Wide-Track “SEE. YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER . . WIDE-TRACK PONTIAC! §f a Admiral, V.M. and Webcor HiFi Stereo Records Art’s TV and Radio Hospital SALES AND SERVICE 201 Mill St. Grass Valley, Calif. Enjoy the Best in Radio & 8 DRE $_ We Buy, Sel, Trade $. HAY SHOE SHOP Anything Open 5 days a week, 9:00 A. M. to 6 P. M. 224 Broad Street $ Grass Valley, Calif. Nevada City Calif. $ evision Service Lawson’s Catalogue Buyer’s. Service Buy by mail and save $$$$ Thousands of Name Brand Articles Call Lawson for home ap-pointment. G. V. 1802. PLASTERING CEMENT WORK No job toe big. “None too small. Free estimates.Phone N. C. 288 JACK WOERNER Alta Hill Garage General Repairing, Wheel Alignment, Wheel Balancing, ‘Welding, Lathe Work. Alta and Ridge Road Phone Grass Valley—973 . Sheet Metal Work Grass Valley The Best In Food GEO. H. SHIRKEY, Opt. D. % _ 118 Mi ALL KINDS — Laundry and Dry . TICo GUTTER AND CHIMNEY (ies _ CORNUCOPIA * CLEANING he . “Make One Call Do It All” . : : STINSON . . “111 Bennett Street National Hotel . Phone Nevada City 257 Grass Valley Phone 108 . Nevada City Calif. bai