The Farmers Star and Livestock Inspector from Wichita, Kansas • 6

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(Continued from Page 3.) the result would be a much bettion, of packed fruit which, in ter grade end, would give the Wichita disthe trict a reputation second to none. CLINT FAGER. Decreasing Production of Apples. Walter Wellhouse, speaking before the Sedgwick county. Horticutural society, said the production of apples in this county had declined 20,000,000 bushels in the past decade while the number of consumers had increased nearly or quite.

20,000,000 persons. looking for a reason for the Anyone increased cost of apples can find that reason in these facts. It moreover shows clearly that there will soon be fine opportunity to engage in orchard ing. (Continued from Page 1.) this ranch. We saw thousands of of head of cattle and horses belonging the ranch and passed one of the to main ranch headquarters.

On this ranch and the immediate adjoining They have a slaughter house where every day they kill eight or ten beeves for consumption on the ranch. The men are largely Spaniards and Mexicans. All of the Miller ranches in the San Joaquin Valley are under irrigation, there being over 1,000 miles of ditches and canals for irrigation purposes. There are over 250,000 head of cattle on the ranch and a like number of sheep. An interesting thing to me was the harvesting scene on the ranch.

Barley and wheat are about the only grain raised. It is harvested with a combined harvester and thresher drawn by about thirty mules and horses one or both as the case may be. The grain is sacked and piled up in great piles in the field. Only the head and a small part of the straw is cut, the remaining part of the straw is left standing and fed upon the ground. Every particle of feed is utilized on this ranch.

First the fattening cattle are turned in, then the stock cattle, then the sheep, and last of all the hogs to pick up every grain the rest of the stock has missed. I could not help feeling that it is not right for one man to own such a large tract of land. It seems bad policy for one man to own a large railroad system or for Rockefeller to control all the oil in the country, but for any one man to own and control 1,000,000 acres of "God's out-of-doors" when there are thousands of struggling young men who are trying hard to get even a small 40- acre home seems even worse. How these things are to be regulated I do not know, but some day I believe they will be evened up somewhat. Our fishing trip was successful in that we caught all the fish we could eat, had a fine time camping out right on the sandbar of the river with the blue sky as a "canopy.

The San Joaquin river is the source of water supply for this great valley and thus far there has been no trouble in regard to water. However, as the valley fills up there is some question as to whether or not the water supply will hold out. This is the only danger in an irrigated country where the water is not controlled by the government. We were told that we would simply roast to death when we struck this valley. And it was hot-112 in the shade one day.

However, there is a good breeze and the heat is dry and not SO oppressive at 112 as it would be at 90 at home. Farther down the valley they do not irrigate but do what they call "sky The main crop here is barley, with some wheat, and it is sown in the fall, the crop depending upon the amount of rainfall during the winter. As we passed through this section on our way to San Francisco we could see miles and miles of stubble or straw land for they head and thresh the grain here at the same time. The wind that came across these fields would seem like it came from -a furnace of fire. I put my hand out the car window and the wind fairly burned it.

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Davidson Case Lumber Co 200 South Market Phone 130 much colder here in San Francisco than in Los Angeles and one has to wear heavy underclothing all of the time. It seems to be a very healthy climate, however, and I think I should learn to like it very much. The seasons are about the same as Southern California SO far as rainfall is concerned and irrigation is the only means of securing moisture eight months of the year. We will go from here to Seattle by boat and my next letter will be from the Puget Sound country with something of our stay in San Francisco. J.

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